Events on 28 August include:
- World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914)
- Anglo-Zulu War: Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British (1879)
- The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives royal assent, making the purchase or ownership of slaves illegal in the British Empire with exceptions (1833)
This page gathers 71 events, 224 births and 106 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 475 to 2022.
Events · United Kingdom
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1914
World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1879
Anglo-Zulu War: Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British. Wikipedia: Anglo-Zulu War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 47 languages
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1833
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives royal assent, making the purchase or ownership of slaves illegal in the British Empire with exceptions. Wikipedia: Slavery Abolition Act 1833 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 29 languages
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1810
Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy accepts the surrender of a British Royal Navy fleet at the Battle of Grand Port. Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 101 languages
Archive: American growth and Napoleonic Wars — National Library of Serbia · Europeana -
1648
Second English Civil War: The Siege of Colchester ends when Royalist Forces surrender to the Parliamentary Forces after eleven weeks. Wikipedia: Second English Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 14 languages
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1640
Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England. Wikipedia: Bishops' Wars · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1290
The second treaty of Birgham is ratified in which Margaret, Maid of Norway and granddaughter of king Alexander III of Scotland is to marry the English prince Edward of Caernarfon. Wikipedia: Treaty of Birgham · 6 languages
Around the world
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2022
Phoenix shooting: A man opens fire on pedestrians outside of a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, resulting in the deaths of three people, including the perpetrator. Wikipedia: 2022 Phoenix shooting · 2 languages
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2021
The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened for service. Wikipedia: Thomson–East Coast Line · 12 languages
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2017
China–India border standoff: China and India both pull their troops out of Doklam, putting an end to a two-month-long stalemate over China's construction of a road in disputed territory. Wikipedia: 2017 China–India border standoff · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 14 languages
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2016
The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of an Air Breathing Propulsion System is successfully conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. Wikipedia: ISRO · 74 languages
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2009
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-128. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · 61 languages
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2003
In "one of the most complicated and bizarre crimes in the annals of the FBI", Brian Wells dies after becoming involved in a complex plot involving a bank robbery, a scavenger hunt, and a homemade explosive device. Wikipedia: Federal Bureau of Investigation · 115 languages
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1999
The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 reaches completion, ending nearly 10 years of continuous occupation on the space station Mir as it approaches the end of its life. Wikipedia: Soyuz TM-29 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 20 languages
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1998
Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate. Wikipedia: Pakistan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 355 languages
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1998
Second Congo War: Loyalist troops backed by Angolan and Zimbabwean forces repulse the RCD and Rwandan offensive on Kinshasa. Wikipedia: Second Congo War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 51 languages
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1996
Chicago Seven defendant David Dellinger, antiwar activist Bradford Lyttle, Civil Rights Movement historian Randy Kryn, and eight others are arrested by the Federal Protective Service while protesting in a demonstration at the Kluczynski Federal Building in downtown Chicago during that year's Democratic National Convention. Wikipedia: Chicago Seven · 18 languages
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1993
The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured). Wikipedia: Galileo (spacecraft) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 11 languages
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1993
The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon. Wikipedia: Galileo (spacecraft) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 11 languages
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1993
Singaporean presidential election: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong is elected President of Singapore. Although it is the first presidential election to be determined by popular vote, the allowed candidates consist only of Ong and a reluctant whom the government had asked to run to confer upon the election the semblance of an opposition. Wikipedia: 1993 Singaporean presidential election · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1993
The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia in Bosnia and Herzegovina is transformed into the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia. Wikipedia: Bosnia and Herzegovina · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 342 languages
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1993
A Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes during takeoff from Khorog Airport in Tajikistan, killing 82. Wikipedia: Tajik Air · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1990
Gulf War: Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province. Wikipedia: Gulf War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 114 languages
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1990
An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people. Wikipedia: 1990 Plainfield tornado · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1988
Ramstein air show disaster: Three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. Seventy are killed and 346 seriously injured. Wikipedia: Ramstein air show disaster · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1987
Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea. Wikipedia: Ryugyong Hotel · 57 languages
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1973
Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; the hostages had bonded with their captors during the incident, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome. Wikipedia: Norrmalmstorg robbery · 23 languages
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1968
Police and protesters clash during 1968 Democratic National Convention protests as protesters chant "The whole world is watching". Wikipedia: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests · 5 languages
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1964
The Philadelphia race riot begins. Wikipedia: 1964 Philadelphia race riot · 2 languages
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1963
American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. Wikipedia: Martin Luther King Jr. · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1957
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the United States Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later. This would remain the longest speech ever conducted by a single Senator until Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and five minutes, beginning on March 31, 2025. Wikipedia: United States Senate · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1955
African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement. Wikipedia: Emmett Till · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1950
American tennis player Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships. Wikipedia: Althea Gibson · 51 languages
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1946
The Workers' Party of North Korea, predecessor of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, is founded at a congress held in Pyongyang, North Korea. Wikipedia: Workers' Party of North Korea · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1944
World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 291 languages
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1943
Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark. Wikipedia: Denmark in World War II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 24 languages
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1937
Toyota Motors becomes an independent company. Wikipedia: Toyota · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 149 languages
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1936
Nazi Germany begins its mass arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses, who are interned in concentration camps. Wikipedia: Nazi Germany · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 178 languages
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1924
The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union. Wikipedia: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1921
Russian Civil War: The Red Army dissolves the Makhnovshchina after driving the Revolutionary Insurgent Army out of Ukraine. Wikipedia: Russian Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 105 languages
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1917
Ten suffragists, members of the Silent Sentinels, are arrested while picketing the White House in favor of women's suffrage in the United States. Wikipedia: Suffrage · 64 languages
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1916
A confrontation at Blargies prison camp in France led to a charge of mutiny for New Zealand private John Braithwaite, for which he was later executed. Wikipedia: Blargies prison camp · 2 languages
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1916
World War I: Germany declares war on Romania. Wikipedia: Kingdom of Romania · 64 languages
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1916
World War I: Italy declares war on Germany. Wikipedia: Kingdom of Italy · 96 languages
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1913
Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague. Wikipedia: Wilhelmina of the Netherlands · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 78 languages
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1909
The 1909 Monterrey hurricane dissipated; one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones on record, it killed an estimated 4,000 people throughout Mexico. Wikipedia: 1909 Monterrey hurricane · 4 languages
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1909
A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms. Wikipedia: Hellenic Army · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1901
Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country. Wikipedia: Silliman University · 14 languages
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1898
Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola". Wikipedia: Caleb Bradham · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 23 languages
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1890
The strongest storm in Finnish history kills at least three people. Wikipedia: August Storm of 1890 · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1867
The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll. Wikipedia: Midway Atoll · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 99 languages
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1862
American Civil War: The Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas, begins in Virginia. The battle ends on August 30 with another Union defeat. Wikipedia: Second Battle of Bull Run · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1861
American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which lasts for two days. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1859
The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted. Wikipedia: Carrington Event · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1850
Richard Wagner's Lohengrin premieres at the Staatskapelle Weimar. Wikipedia: Richard Wagner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 206 languages
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1849
Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire: After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria. Wikipedia: Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 27 languages
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1845
The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published. Wikipedia: Scientific American · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1830
Tom Thumb (replica pictured), the first American-built steam locomotive, took part in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn car in Maryland. Wikipedia: Tom Thumb (locomotive) · 8 languages
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1789
With the first use of his 1.2-metre (3.9 ft) telescope, then the largest in the world, William Herschel discovered a new moon of Saturn, later named Enceladus (pictured). Wikipedia: William Herschel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 114 languages
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1709
Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur. Wikipedia: Gharib Niwaz (Manipur) · 5 languages
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1619
Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was unanimously elected Holy Roman Emperor. Wikipedia: Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 71 languages
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1609
Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay. Wikipedia: Henry Hudson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 71 languages
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1565
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States. Wikipedia: Pedro Menéndez de Avilés · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 22 languages
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1542
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts: During the Battle of Wofla, the Portuguese commander Cristóvão da Gama was captured by the Adal Sultanate and executed the next day. Wikipedia: Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1524
The Kaqchikel Maya rebel against their former Spanish allies during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. Wikipedia: Kaqchikel people · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 20 languages
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1521
Ottoman wars in Europe: The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade. Wikipedia: Ottoman wars in Europe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 42 languages
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1189
Third Crusade: The Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan. Wikipedia: Third Crusade · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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663
Silla–Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang. Wikipedia: Silla · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 69 languages
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632
Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, dies, with her cause of death being a controversial topic among the Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims. Wikipedia: Fatima · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 101 languages
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489
Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy. Wikipedia: Theodoric the Great · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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475
Orestes took control of Ravenna, the capital of the Western Roman Empire, forcing Emperor Julius Nepos to flee. Wikipedia: Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 36 languages
World days
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Technology
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1859
The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted. Wikipedia: Carrington Event · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1830
Tom Thumb (replica pictured), the first American-built steam locomotive, took part in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn car in Maryland. Wikipedia: Tom Thumb (locomotive) · 8 languages
Science
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2009
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-128. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · 61 languages
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1999
The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 reaches completion, ending nearly 10 years of continuous occupation on the space station Mir as it approaches the end of its life. Wikipedia: Soyuz TM-29 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 20 languages
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1993
The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured). Wikipedia: Galileo (spacecraft) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 11 languages
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1993
The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon. Wikipedia: Galileo (spacecraft) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 11 languages
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1845
The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published. Wikipedia: Scientific American · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1789
With the first use of his 1.2-metre (3.9 ft) telescope, then the largest in the world, William Herschel discovered a new moon of Saturn, later named Enceladus (pictured). Wikipedia: William Herschel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 114 languages
Business
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1963
American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. Wikipedia: Martin Luther King Jr. · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1937
Toyota Motors becomes an independent company. Wikipedia: Toyota · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 149 languages
Sport
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1950
American tennis player Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships. Wikipedia: Althea Gibson · 51 languages
Culture
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1957
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the United States Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later. This would remain the longest speech ever conducted by a single Senator until Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and five minutes, beginning on March 31, 2025. Wikipedia: United States Senate · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1850
Richard Wagner's Lohengrin premieres at the Staatskapelle Weimar. Wikipedia: Richard Wagner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 206 languages
Births
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2004
Kano Fujihira, Japanese entertainer Wikipedia: Kano Fujihira · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2003
Quvenzhané Wallis, American actress Wikipedia: Quvenzhané Wallis · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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2001
Kamilla Rakhimova, Russian tennis player Wikipedia: Kamilla Rakhimova · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2000
Marissa Bode, American actress Wikipedia: Marissa Bode · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1998
Weston McKennie, American soccer player Wikipedia: Weston McKennie · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1996
Kim Se-jeong, South Korean actress and singer Wikipedia: Kim Se-jeong · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1994
Manon Arcangioli, French tennis player Wikipedia: Manon Arcangioli · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1994
Ons Jabeur, Tunisian tennis player Wikipedia: Ons Jabeur · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1993
Jakub Sokolík, Czech footballer Wikipedia: Jakub Sokolík · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1992
Bismack Biyombo, Congolese basketball player Wikipedia: Bismack Biyombo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1992
Max Collins, American-Filipino actress and model Wikipedia: Max Collins (actress) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1992
Gabriela Drăgoi, Romanian gymnast Wikipedia: Gabriela Drăgoi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1991
Felicio Brown Forbes, German footballer Wikipedia: Felicio Brown Forbes · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1991
Andreja Pejić, Bosnian model Wikipedia: Andreja Pejić · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1990
Bojan Krkić, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Bojan Krkić · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1989
César Azpilicueta, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: César Azpilicueta · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1989
Valtteri Bottas, Finnish race car driver Wikipedia: Valtteri Bottas · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1989
Jo Kwon, South Korean singer and dancer Wikipedia: Jo Kwon · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1988
Rosie MacLennan, Canadian trampoline gymnast Wikipedia: Rosie MacLennan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1987
Caleb Moore, American snowmobile racer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Caleb Moore · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1986
Jeff Green, American basketball player Wikipedia: Jeff Green (basketball) · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1986
Tommy Hanson, American baseball player (died 2015) Wikipedia: Tommy Hanson · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1986
Simon Mannering, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia: Simon Mannering · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1985
Kjetil Jansrud, Norwegian skier Wikipedia: Kjetil Jansrud · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1984
Will Harris, American baseball player Wikipedia: Will Harris (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1983
Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer Wikipedia: Lasith Malinga · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1983
Luke McAlister, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Luke McAlister · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1983
Lilli Schwarzkopf, German heptathlete Wikipedia: Lilli Schwarzkopf · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1982
Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Anderson de Silva (footballer, born 1982) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1982
Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Kevin McNaughton · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1982
Thiago Motta, Brazilian-Italian footballer Wikipedia: Thiago Motta · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1982
Carlos Quentin, American baseball player Wikipedia: Carlos Quentin · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1981
Kezia Dugdale, Scottish politician Wikipedia: Kezia Dugdale · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1981
Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer Wikipedia: Daniel Gygax · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1981
Raphael Matos, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia: Raphael Matos · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1981
Ahmed Talbi, Moroccan footballer Wikipedia: Ahmed Talbi · 4 languages
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1981
Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter Wikipedia: Agata Wróbel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1980
Antony Hämäläinen, Finnish singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Antony Hämäläinen · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1980
Debra Lafave, American sex offender and former teacher Wikipedia: Debra Lafave · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1980
Ryan Madson, American baseball player Wikipedia: Ryan Madson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1980
Jaakko Ojaniemi, Finnish decathlete Wikipedia: Jaakko Ojaniemi · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1980
Jonathan Reynolds, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Jonathan Reynolds · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1979
Shaila Dúrcal, Spanish singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Shaila Dúrcal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1979
Robert Hoyzer, German footballer and referee Wikipedia: 2005 German football match-fixing scandal · 6 languages
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1979
Kristen Hughes, Australian netball player Wikipedia: Kristen Heinrich · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1979
Markus Pröll, German footballer Wikipedia: Markus Pröll · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1979
Ruth Riley, American basketball player Wikipedia: Ruth Riley · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1978
Karine Turcotte, Canadian weightlifter Wikipedia: Karine Turcotte · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1976
Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia: Federico Magallanes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1975
Jamie Cureton, English footballer Wikipedia: Jamie Cureton · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1975
Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Gareth Farrelly · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1975
Hamish McLachlan, Australian television personality Wikipedia: Hamish McLachlan · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1975
Royce Willis, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Royce Willis · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1974
Johan Andersson, Swedish game designer and programmer Wikipedia: Johan Andersson (game developer) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1974
Takahito Eguchi, Japanese pianist and composer Wikipedia: Takahito Eguchi · 8 languages
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1974
Carsten Jancker, German footballer and manager Wikipedia: Carsten Jancker · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1973
Kirby Morrow, Canadian actor, comedian, and writer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Kirby Morrow · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1972
Ravindu Shah, Kenyan cricketer Wikipedia: Ravindu Shah · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1972
Jay Witasick, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Jay Witasick · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1971
Shane Andrews, American baseball player Wikipedia: Shane Andrews · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1971
Raúl Márquez, Mexican-American boxer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Raúl Márquez · 9 languages
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1969
Pierre Turgeon, Canadian-American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Pierre Turgeon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1967
Jamie Osborne, English jockey and trainer Wikipedia: Jamie Osborne (jockey) · 1 language
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1965
Dan Crowley, Australian rugby player Wikipedia: Dan Crowley (rugby union) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1965
Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game developer; created Pokémon Wikipedia: Satoshi Tajiri · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1965
Shania Twain, Grammy Award-winning Canadian Country Singer-Songwriter Wikipedia: Shania Twain · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1964
Lee Janzen, American golfer Wikipedia: Lee Janzen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1964
Kaj Leo Johannesen, Faroese footballer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands Wikipedia: Kaj Leo Johannesen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1963
Maria Gheorghiu, Romanian folk singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Maria Gheorghiu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1963
Regina Jacobs, American runner Wikipedia: Regina Jacobs · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1962
Paul Allen, English footballer Wikipedia: Paul Allen (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1962
Craig Anton, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Craig Anton · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1962
David Fincher, American director and producer Wikipedia: David Fincher · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
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1961
Kim Appleby, English singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: Kim Appleby · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1961
Cliff Benson, American football player Wikipedia: Cliff Benson · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1961
Ian Pont, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Ian Pont · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1961
Deepak Tijori, Indian actor and director Wikipedia: Deepak Tijori · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1959
Brian Thompson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Brian Thompson (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1957
Ai Weiwei, Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist Wikipedia: Ai Weiwei · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1957
Greg Clark, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Wikipedia: Greg Clark · 18 languages
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1957
Ivo Josipović, Croatian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 3rd President of Croatia Wikipedia: Ivo Josipović · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
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1956
Luis Guzmán, Puerto Rican actor Wikipedia: Luis Guzmán · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 43 languages
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1956
John Long, American basketball player Wikipedia: John Long (basketball player) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1956
Steve Whiteman, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Steve Whiteman · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1954
Katharine Abraham, American feminist economist Wikipedia: Katharine Abraham · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1954
George M. Church, American geneticist, chemist, and engineer Wikipedia: George Church (geneticist) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1954
John Dorahy, Australian rugby player and coach Wikipedia: John Dorahy · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1954
Ravi Kanbur, Indian-English economist and academic Wikipedia: Ravi Kanbur · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1953
Ditmar Jakobs, German footballer Wikipedia: Ditmar Jakobs · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1953
Tõnu Kaljuste, Estonian conductor and journalist Wikipedia: Tõnu Kaljuste · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1952
Jacques Chagnon, Canadian educator and politician Wikipedia: Jacques Chagnon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1952
Rita Dove, American poet and essayist Wikipedia: Rita Dove · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1952
Wendelin Wiedeking, German businessman Wikipedia: Wendelin Wiedeking · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1951
Colin McAdam, Scottish footballer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Colin McAdam (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1951
Wayne Osmond, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2025) Wikipedia: Wayne Osmond · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1951
Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Keiichi Suzuki · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1950
Ron Guidry, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Ron Guidry · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1950
Tony Husband, English cartoonist (died 2023) Wikipedia: Tony Husband · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1949
Hugh Cornwell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Hugh Cornwell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1949
Svetislav Pešić, Serbian basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Svetislav Pešić · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1948
Vonda N. McIntyre, American author (died 2019) Wikipedia: Vonda N. McIntyre · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1948
Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer and educator Wikipedia: Murray Parker (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1948
Heather Reisman, Canadian publisher and businesswoman Wikipedia: Heather Reisman · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1948
Danny Seraphine, American drummer and producer Wikipedia: Danny Seraphine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1948
Elizabeth Wilmshurst, English academic and jurist Wikipedia: Elizabeth Wilmshurst · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1947
Emlyn Hughes, English footballer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Emlyn Hughes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1947
Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress and singer Wikipedia: Liza Wang · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1945
Bob Segarini, American-Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2023) Wikipedia: Bob Segarini · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1944
Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia: Marianne Heemskerk · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1943
Jihad Al-Atrash, Lebanese actor and voice actor Wikipedia: Jihad Al-Atrash · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1943
Surayud Chulanont, Thai general and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand Wikipedia: Surayud Chulanont · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1943
Robert Greenwald, American director and producer Wikipedia: Robert Greenwald · 12 languages
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1943
Shuja Khanzada, Pakistani colonel and politician (died 2015) Wikipedia: Shuja Khanzada · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1942
Wendy Davies, Welsh historian and academic Wikipedia: Wendy Davies · 3 languages
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1942
Jorge Urosa, Venezuelan cardinal (died 2021) Wikipedia: Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1941
Michael Craig-Martin, Irish painter and illustrator Wikipedia: Michael Craig-Martin · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1941
Toomas Leius, Estonian tennis player and coach Wikipedia: Toomas Leius · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1941
John Stanley Marshall, English drummer (died 2023) Wikipedia: John Marshall (drummer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1941
Paul Plishka, American opera singer Wikipedia: Paul Plishka · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1940
William Cohen, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Defense Wikipedia: William Cohen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1940
Roger Pingeon, French cyclist (died 2017) Wikipedia: Roger Pingeon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1939
John Kingman, English mathematician and academic Wikipedia: John Kingman · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1939
Catherine Mackin, American newswoman, 1st to regularly anchor evening network newscast alone (died 1982) Wikipedia: Catherine Mackin · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1938
Maurizio Costanzo, Italian journalist and academic (died 2023) Wikipedia: Maurizio Costanzo · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1938
Bengt Fahlström, Swedish journalist (died 2017) Wikipedia: Bengt Fahlström · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1938
Marcello Gandini, Italian automotive designer (died 2024) Wikipedia: Marcello Gandini · 34 languages
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1938
Paul Martin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Canada Wikipedia: Paul Martin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1936
Don Denkinger, American baseball player and umpire (died 2023) Wikipedia: Don Denkinger · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1936
Warren M. Washington, American atmospheric scientist Wikipedia: Warren M. Washington · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1935
Melvin Charney, Canadian sculptor and architect (died 2012) Wikipedia: Melvin Charney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1935
Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1998) Wikipedia: Gilles Rocheleau · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1933
Philip French, English journalist, critic, and producer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Philip French · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1933
Patrick Kalilombe, Malawian bishop and theologian (died 2012) Wikipedia: Patrick Kalilombe · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1932
Yakir Aharonov, Israeli academic and educator Wikipedia: Yakir Aharonov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1932
Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2016) Wikipedia: Andy Bathgate · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1931
Tito Capobianco, Argentinian director and producer (died 2018) Wikipedia: Tito Capobianco · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1931
Cristina Deutekom, Dutch soprano and actress (died 2014) Wikipedia: Cristina Deutekom · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1931
Ola L. Mize, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2014) Wikipedia: Ola L. Mize · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1931
John Shirley-Quirk, English actor, singer, and educator (died 2014) Wikipedia: John Shirley-Quirk · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1931
Roger Williams, English hepatologist and academic (died 2020) Wikipedia: Roger Williams (hepatologist) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1930
Windsor Davies, British actor (died 2019) Wikipedia: Windsor Davies · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1930
Ben Gazzara, American actor (died 2012) Wikipedia: Ben Gazzara · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1929
István Kertész, Hungarian conductor (died 1973) Wikipedia: István Kertész (conductor) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1929
Roxie Roker, American actress (died 1995) Wikipedia: Roxie Roker · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1928
F. William Free, American businessman (died 2003) Wikipedia: F. William Free · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1928
Vilayat Khan, Indian sitar player and composer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Vilayat Khan · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1925
Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011) Wikipedia: Billy Grammer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1925
Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2003) Wikipedia: Donald O'Connor · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1925
Philip Purser, English author and critic (died 2022) Wikipedia: Philip Purser · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1924
Janet Frame, New Zealand novelist Who Explored Madness (died 2004) Wikipedia: Janet Frame · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1924
Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricketer and engineer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Tony MacGibbon · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1924
Peggy Ryan, American actress and dancer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Peggy Ryan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1924
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author (died 2014) Wikipedia: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1921
John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (died 1979) Wikipedia: John Herbert Chapman · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1921
Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and playwright (died 2007) Wikipedia: Fernando Fernán Gómez · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1921
Nancy Kulp, American actress and soldier (died 1991) Wikipedia: Nancy Kulp · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1921
Lidia Gueiler Tejada, the first female President of Bolivia (died 2011) Wikipedia: Lidia Gueiler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1919
Godfrey Hounsfield, English biophysicist and engineer Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004) Wikipedia: Godfrey Hounsfield · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1918
L. B. Cole, American illustrator and publisher (died 1995) Wikipedia: L. B. Cole · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1917
Jack Kirby, Comic Book Artist and Writer (died 1994) Wikipedia: Jack Kirby · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1916
Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (died 1997) Wikipedia: Hélène Baillargeon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1916
C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author (died 1962) Wikipedia: C. Wright Mills · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1916
Jack Vance, American author (died 2013) Wikipedia: Jack Vance · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1915
Max Robertson, Bengal-born English sportscaster and author (died 2009) Wikipedia: Max Robertson · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1915
Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator (died 2008) Wikipedia: Tasha Tudor · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1913
Robertson Davies, Canadian journalist, author, and playwright (died 1995) Wikipedia: Robertson Davies · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1913
Jack Dreyfus, American businessman, founded the Dreyfus Corporation (died 2009) Wikipedia: Jack Dreyfus · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1913
Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 1993) Wikipedia: Lindsay Hassett · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1913
Robert Irving, English conductor and director (died 1991) Wikipedia: Robert Irving (conductor) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1913
Terence Reese, English bridge player and author (died 1996) Wikipedia: Terence Reese · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1913
Richard Tucker, American tenor and actor (died 1975) Wikipedia: Richard Tucker · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1911
Joseph Luns, Dutch politician and diplomat, 5th Secretary General of NATO (died 2002) Wikipedia: Joseph Luns · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1910
Morris Graves, American painter and academic (died 2001) Wikipedia: Morris Graves · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1910
Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch-American mathematician and economist Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) Wikipedia: Tjalling Koopmans · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1908
Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and author (died 1996) Wikipedia: Roger Tory Peterson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1906
John Betjeman, English poet and academic (died 1984) Wikipedia: John Betjeman · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1905
Cyril Walters, Welsh-English cricketer (died 1992) Wikipedia: Cyril Walters · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1904
Secondo Campini, Italian-American engineer (died 1980) Wikipedia: Secondo Campini · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1904
Leho Laurine, Estonian chess player (died 1998) Wikipedia: Leho Laurine · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1903
Bruno Bettelheim, Austrian-American psychologist and author (died 1990) Wikipedia: Bruno Bettelheim · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1899
Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (died 1978) Wikipedia: Charles Boyer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1899
Andrei Platonov, Russian author and poet (died 1951) Wikipedia: Andrei Platonov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1899
James Wong Howe, Chinese American cinematographer (died 1976) Wikipedia: James Wong Howe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1898
Charlie Grimm, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (died 1983) Wikipedia: Charlie Grimm · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1896
Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian author, poet, and critic (died 1982) Wikipedia: Firaq Gorakhpuri · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1896
Leon Theremin, Russian-Soviet electronic musical instruments inventor (died 1993) Wikipedia: Leon Theremin · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1894
Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor and director (died 1981) Wikipedia: Karl Böhm · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1893
Val Imm, American politician and newspaper editor (died 1981) Wikipedia: Val Imm · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1891
Benno Schotz, Estonian-Scottish sculptor and engineer (died 1984) Wikipedia: Benno Schotz · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1888
Evadne Price, Australian actress, astrologer, and author (died 1985) Wikipedia: Evadne Price · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1887
August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (died 1973) Wikipedia: August Kippasto · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1887
István Kühár, Slovenian priest and politician (died 1922) Wikipedia: István Kühár · 5 languages
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1885
Vance Palmer, Australian author, playwright, and critic (died 1959) Wikipedia: Vance Palmer · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1884
Peter Fraser, Scottish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1950) Wikipedia: Peter Fraser · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1878
George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976) Wikipedia: George Whipple · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1867
Umberto Giordano, Italian composer and academic (died 1948) Wikipedia: Umberto Giordano · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1859
Matilda Howell, American archer (died 1938) Wikipedia: Lida Howell · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1859
Vittorio Sella, Italian mountaineer and photographer (died 1943) Wikipedia: Vittorio Sella · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1853
Vladimir Shukhov, Russian architect and engineer, designed the Adziogol Lighthouse (died 1939) Wikipedia: Vladimir Shukhov · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1841
Louis Le Prince, French artist and original inventor of the motion picture camera (disappeared 1890) Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1840
Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish-Japanese pharmacist and businessman, founded Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club (died 1900) Wikipedia: Alexander Cameron Sim · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1837
Francis von Hohenstein, duke of Teck (died 1900) Wikipedia: Francis, Duke of Teck · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1833
Edward Burne-Jones, English artist of the Pre-Raphaelite movement (died 1898) Wikipedia: Edward Burne-Jones · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1827
Catherine Mikhailovna, Russian grand duchess (died 1894) Wikipedia: Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1822
Graham Berry, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Victoria (died 1904) Wikipedia: Graham Berry · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1816
Charles Sladen, English-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Victoria (died 1884) Wikipedia: Charles Sladen · 4 languages
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1814
Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish author (died 1873) Wikipedia: Sheridan Le Fanu · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1801
Antoine Augustin Cournot, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1877) Wikipedia: Antoine Augustin Cournot · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1774
Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition (died 1821) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Ann Seton · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1749
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German novelist, poet, playwright, and diplomat (died 1832) Wikipedia: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 278 languages
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1740
John Lynch, American city founder and abolitionist (died 1820) Wikipedia: John Lynch (1740–1820) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1739
Agostino Accorimboni, Italian composer (died 1818) Wikipedia: Agostino Accorimboni · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1728
John Stark, American general (died 1822) Wikipedia: John Stark · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1714
Anthony Ulrich, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1774) Wikipedia: Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1691
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress (died 1750) Wikipedia: Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1667
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (died 1721) Wikipedia: Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1612
Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and scholar (died 1653) Wikipedia: Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1592
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English courtier and politician (died 1628) Wikipedia: George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1591
John Christian of Brieg, duke of Brzeg (died 1639) Wikipedia: John Christian of Brieg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1582
Taichang, emperor of China (died 1620) Wikipedia: Taichang Emperor · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1481
Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet (died 1558) Wikipedia: Francisco de Sá de Miranda · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1476
Kanō Motonobu, Japanese painter (died 1559) Wikipedia: Kanō Motonobu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1366
Jean Le Maingre, marshal of France (died 1421) Wikipedia: Jean II Le Maingre · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 24 languages
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1023
Go-Reizei, emperor of Japan (died 1068) Wikipedia: Emperor Go-Reizei · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 31 languages
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2026
Harald V of Norway (born 1937) Wikipedia: Harald V · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 107 languages
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2024
Obi Ndefo, American actor (born 1972) Wikipedia: Obi Ndefo · 5 languages
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2024
Steve Silberman, American writer and journalist (born 1957) Wikipedia: Steve Silberman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2020
Chadwick Boseman, American actor and playwright (born 1976) Wikipedia: Chadwick Boseman · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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2017
Mireille Darc, French actress and model (born 1938) Wikipedia: Mireille Darc · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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2016
Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter (born 1950) Wikipedia: Juan Gabriel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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2016
Mr. Fuji, American professional wrestler and manager (born 1934) Wikipedia: Mr. Fuji · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2015
Al Arbour, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1932) Wikipedia: Al Arbour · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2015
Mark Krasniqi, Kosovan ethnographer, poet, and translator (born 1920) Wikipedia: Mark Krasniqi · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2015
Nelson Shanks, American painter and educator (born 1937) Wikipedia: Nelson Shanks · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2014
Glenn Cornick, English bass guitarist (born 1947) Wikipedia: Glenn Cornick · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2014
Hal Finney, American cryptographer and programmer (born 1956) Wikipedia: Hal Finney (computer scientist) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2014
John Anthony Walker, American soldier and spy (born 1937) Wikipedia: John Anthony Walker · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2013
John Bellany, Scottish painter and academic (born 1942) Wikipedia: John Bellany · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Lorella Cedroni, Italian political scientist and philosopher (born 1961) Wikipedia: Lorella Cedroni · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2013
Edmund B. Fitzgerald, American businessman (born 1926) Wikipedia: Edmund B. Fitzgerald · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2013
Frank Pulli, American baseball player and umpire (born 1935) Wikipedia: Frank Pulli · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2013
Barry Stobart, English footballer (born 1938) Wikipedia: Barry Stobart · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2013
Rafael Díaz Ycaza, Ecuadorian journalist, author, and poet (born 1925) Wikipedia: Rafael Díaz Ycaza · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2012
Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician (born 1925) Wikipedia: Rhodes Boyson · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2012
Shulamith Firestone, Canadian-American activist and author (born 1945) Wikipedia: Shulamith Firestone · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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2012
Dick McBride, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1928) Wikipedia: Dick McBride (poet) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2012
Saul Merin, Polish-Israeli ophthalmologist and academic (born 1933) Wikipedia: Saul Merin · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2012
Ramón Sota, Spanish golfer (born 1938) Wikipedia: Ramón Sota · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2011
Bernie Gallacher, English footballer (born 1967) Wikipedia: Bernie Gallacher · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2010
William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (born 1919) Wikipedia: William P. Foster · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2009
Adam Goldstein, American drummer, DJ, and producer (born 1973) Wikipedia: DJ AM · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2009
Richard Egan, US Ambassador, Owner of Dell EMC, Engineer (born 1936) Wikipedia: Richard J. Egan · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2008
Phil Hill, American race car driver (born 1927) Wikipedia: Phil Hill · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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2007
Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (born 1926) Wikipedia: Arthur Jones (inventor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2007
Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (born 1932) Wikipedia: Hilly Kristal · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2007
Paul MacCready, American engineer and businessman, founded AeroVironment (born 1925) Wikipedia: Paul MacCready · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2007
Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author (born 1935) Wikipedia: Francisco Umbral · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2007
Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress (born 1929) Wikipedia: Miyoshi Umeki · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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2006
Heino Lipp, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (born 1922) Wikipedia: Heino Lipp · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2006
Benoît Sauvageau, Canadian educator and politician (born 1963) Wikipedia: Benoît Sauvageau · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2006
Melvin Schwartz, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932) Wikipedia: Melvin Schwartz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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2005
Jacques Dufilho, French actor (born 1914) Wikipedia: Jacques Dufilho · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2005
Esther Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (born 1910) Wikipedia: Esther Szekeres · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2005
George Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (born 1911) Wikipedia: George Szekeres · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1995
Earl W. Bascom, American rodeo performer and painter (born 1906) Wikipedia: Earl W. Bascom · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1995
Michael Ende, German scientist and author (born 1929) Wikipedia: Michael Ende · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1993
William Stafford, American poet and academic (born 1914) Wikipedia: William Stafford (poet) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1991
Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (born 1913) Wikipedia: Alekos Sakellarios · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1990
Willy Vandersteen, Belgian author and illustrator (born 1913) Wikipedia: Willy Vandersteen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1989
John Steptoe, American author and illustrator (born 1950) Wikipedia: John Steptoe · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1988
Jean Marchand, Canadian union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada (born 1918) Wikipedia: Jean Marchand · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1988
Max Shulman, American author and screenwriter (born 1919) Wikipedia: Max Shulman · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1987
John Huston, Irish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1906) Wikipedia: John Huston · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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1986
Russell Lee, American photographer and journalist (born 1903) Wikipedia: Russell Lee (photographer) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1985
Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter (born 1896) Wikipedia: Ruth Gordon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1984
Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (born 1901) Wikipedia: Mohamed Naguib · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1982
Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (born 1911) Wikipedia: Geoff Chubb · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1981
Béla Guttmann, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (born 1899) Wikipedia: Béla Guttmann · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1978
Bruce Catton, American historian and journalist (born 1899) Wikipedia: Bruce Catton · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1978
Robert Shaw, English actor (born 1927) Wikipedia: Robert Shaw · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1976
Anissa Jones, American actress (born 1958) Wikipedia: Anissa Jones · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1975
Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (born 1907) Wikipedia: Fritz Wotruba · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1972
Prince William of Gloucester (born 1941) Wikipedia: Prince William of Gloucester · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1971
Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar (born 1889) Wikipedia: Reuben Margolies · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1968
Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (born 1887) Wikipedia: Dimitris Pikionis · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1965
Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (born 1909) Wikipedia: Giulio Racah · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1959
Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer and educator (born 1890) Wikipedia: Bohuslav Martinů · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1955
Emmett Till, African-American kidnapping and lynching victim (born 1941) Wikipedia: Emmett Till · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1943
Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (born 1870) Wikipedia: Georg Hellat · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1943
Boris III of Bulgaria (born 1894) Wikipedia: Boris III of Bulgaria · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1937
George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (born 1854) Wikipedia: George Prendergast · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1934
Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (born 1858) Wikipedia: Edgeworth David · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1919
Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (born 1872) Wikipedia: Adolf Schmal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1903
Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park (born 1822) Wikipedia: Frederick Law Olmsted · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1900
Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (born 1838) Wikipedia: Henry Sidgwick · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1891
Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (born 1814) Wikipedia: Robert Caldwell · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1888
Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (born 1835) Wikipedia: Julius Krohn · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1839
William Smith, English geologist and engineer (born 1769) Wikipedia: William Smith (geologist) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1832
Edward Dando, English thief Wikipedia: Edward Dando · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1820
Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor and urban planner (born 1754) Wikipedia: Andrew Ellicott · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1818
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, American fur trader, founded Chicago (born 1750) Wikipedia: Jean Baptiste Point du Sable · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1805
Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader and author (born 1722) Wikipedia: Alexander Carlyle · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1793
Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, French general (born 1740) Wikipedia: Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1784
Junípero Serra, Spanish priest and missionary (born 1713) Wikipedia: Junípero Serra · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1761
Melchor de Navarrete, Spanish colonial governor of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia, 1739–1742); of Spanish Florida (1749–1752); and of Yucatán (Mexico, 1754–1758) (born 1693) Wikipedia: Melchor de Navarrete · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1757
David Hartley, English psychologist and philosopher (born 1705) Wikipedia: David Hartley (philosopher) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1735
Edwin Stead, English landowner and cricketer (born 1701) Wikipedia: Edwin Stead · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1678
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1602) Wikipedia: John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1665
Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (born 1638) Wikipedia: Elisabetta Sirani · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1654
Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (born 1583) Wikipedia: Axel Oxenstierna · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1648
George Lisle, English general (born 1610) Wikipedia: George Lisle (Royalist) · 1 language
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1648
Charles Lucas, English general (born 1613) Wikipedia: Charles Lucas · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1646
Johannes Banfi Hunyades, English-Hungarian alchemist, chemist and metallurgist. (born 1576) Wikipedia: Johannes Banfi Hunyades · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1645
Hugo Grotius, Dutch playwright, philosopher, and jurist (born 1583) Wikipedia: Hugo Grotius · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 94 languages
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1609
Francis Vere, English governor and general Wikipedia: Francis Vere · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1540
Federico II Gonzaga, duke of Mantua (born 1500) Wikipedia: Federico II Gonzaga of Mantua · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1481
Afonso V, king of Portugal (born 1432) Wikipedia: Afonso V of Portugal · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1406
John de Sutton V, Baron Sutton of Dudley (born 1380) Wikipedia: John Sutton V · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1341
Levon IV, king of Armenia (born 1309) Wikipedia: Leo IV of Armenia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1231
Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark Wikipedia: Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1149
Mu'in ad-Din Unur, Turkish ruler and regent Wikipedia: Mu'in ad-Din Unur · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1055
Xing Zong, Chinese emperor (born 1016) Wikipedia: Emperor Xingzong of Liao · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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919
He Gui, Chinese general (born 858) Wikipedia: He Gui · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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876
Louis the German, Frankish king (born 804) Wikipedia: Louis the German · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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770
Kōken, emperor of Japan (born 718) Wikipedia: Empress Kōken · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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683
Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I, ajaw of the city-state of Palenque (born 615) Wikipedia: Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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632
Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad (born 605) Wikipedia: Fatima · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 101 languages
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476
Orestes, Roman general and politician Wikipedia: Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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430
Augustine of Hippo, Algerian bishop, theologian, and saint (born 354) Wikipedia: Augustine of Hippo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 227 languages
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388
Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor (born 335) Wikipedia: Magnus Maximus · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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