Events on 22 December include:
- Richard Reid unsuccessfully attempted to detonate a bomb in his shoe on a transatlantic flight from Paris to Miami (2001)
- Just after taking off from London Stansted Airport, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes into Hatfield Forest near Great Hallingbury, killing all four people on board (1999)
- In the United Kingdom, a 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time (1965)
This page gathers 73 events, 221 births and 99 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 69 to 2023.
Events · United Kingdom
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2001
Richard Reid unsuccessfully attempted to detonate a bomb in his shoe on a transatlantic flight from Paris to Miami. Wikipedia: Richard Reid · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1999
Just after taking off from London Stansted Airport, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes into Hatfield Forest near Great Hallingbury, killing all four people on board. Wikipedia: London Stansted Airport · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1965
In the United Kingdom, a 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time. Wikipedia: Speed limit · 48 languages
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1939
Members of the All-India Muslim League observed a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over the decision to enter the Second World War at the request of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: All-India Muslim League · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 54 languages
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1135
Three weeks after the death of King Henry I of England, Stephen of Blois claims the throne and is privately crowned King of England, beginning the English Anarchy. Wikipedia: Henry I of England · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
Around the world
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2023
2023 FIFA Club World Cup final — association football final match Wikipedia: 2023 FIFA Club World Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2023
Miss Earth 2023 — 23rd Miss Earth pageant Wikipedia: Miss Earth 2023 · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2019
2019 Supercoppa Italiana — football match Wikipedia: 2019 Supercoppa Italiana · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2018
A tsunami, triggered by the partial collapse of Anak Krakatoa, killed 426 people and injured over 14,000 in coastal areas of Indonesia. Wikipedia: 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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2018
The 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown, the second-longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history, begins. Wikipedia: 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2018
2018 FIFA Club World Cup final — association football match Wikipedia: 2018 FIFA Club World Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2017
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved. Wikipedia: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2016
A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, making it the first proven vaccine against the disease. Wikipedia: RVSV-ZEBOV vaccine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 12 languages
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2014
The United States Copyright Office stated that works lacking human authorship, such as a photograph taken by a monkey, could not be registered for copyright in the United States. Wikipedia: United States Copyright Office · 15 languages
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2014
2014 Supercoppa Italiana — football match Wikipedia: 2014 Supercoppa Italiana · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2012
Bashir Ahmad Bilour of Awami National Party and eight others are killed in a Pakistan Taliban bomber suicide attack in Dhaki Nalbandi area near Qissa Khwani Bazaar. Wikipedia: Bashir Ahmad Bilour · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2010
The United States repealed its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the military (signing pictured). Wikipedia: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2009
American Airlines Flight 331 — 2009 aviation accident in Jamaica Wikipedia: American Airlines Flight 331 · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2008
A dike ruptured at a waste containment area for a coal-fired power plant in Kingston, Tennessee, releasing 1.1 billion gallons (4.2 million m3) of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in US history. Wikipedia: Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2001
Burhanuddin Rabbani of the Northern Alliance handed over power in Afghanistan to the interim government headed by Hamid Karzai. Wikipedia: Burhanuddin Rabbani · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 60 languages
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2001
Battle of Amami-Ōshima — battle Wikipedia: Battle of Amami-Ōshima · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1997
Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquished the disputed title of President of Somalia. Wikipedia: Hussein Farrah Aidid · 16 languages
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1997
Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces. Wikipedia: Acteal massacre · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1996
Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes in Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board. Wikipedia: Airborne Express Flight 827 · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1992
During approach to Tripoli International Airport, a Boeing 727 operating as Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 collides in mid-air with a Libyan Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, killing 157 people. Wikipedia: Tripoli International Airport · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1990
Lech Wałęsa is elected President of Poland. Wikipedia: Lech Wałęsa · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 176 languages
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1990
Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship. Wikipedia: Marshall Islands · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 236 languages
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1989
Romanian Revolution: Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife Elena flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers. Wikipedia: Romanian revolution · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 51 languages
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1989
German reunification: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany. Wikipedia: German reunification · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 87 languages
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1988
Brazilian unionist and environmental activist Chico Mendes was murdered at his home in Xapuri. Wikipedia: Trade union · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1987
In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi. Wikipedia: Zimbabwe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1984
While riding a New York City Subway train, Bernhard Goetz shot four African-American youths who had attempted to rob him, sparking a nationwide debate on vigilantism, racism, and the legal limits of self-defense. Wikipedia: New York City Subway · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 76 languages
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1980
Saudia Flight 162 — Aviation accident Wikipedia: Saudia Flight 162 · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1978
The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for the reform and opening up. Wikipedia: 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 11 languages
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1975
U.S. President Gerald Ford creates the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in response to the 1970s energy crisis. Wikipedia: Gerald Ford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 175 languages
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1974
Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration. Wikipedia: Grande Comore · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1973
A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Tangier-Boukhalef Airport in Tangier, Morocco, killing 106. Wikipedia: Royal Air Maroc · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1971
The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders is founded by Bernard Kouchner and a group of journalists in Paris, France. Wikipedia: Médecins Sans Frontières · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 88 languages
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1968
Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty." Wikipedia: Cultural Revolution · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 123 languages
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1964
The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) takes place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, United States. Wikipedia: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 56 languages
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1963
The cruise ship Lakonia burns 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives. Wikipedia: Cruise ship · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 61 languages
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1948
Chaired by Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia was established to counter Dutch attempts to re-assert colonial control. Wikipedia: Sjafruddin Prawiranegara · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1946
Havana Conference — 1946 meeting of Mafia leaders in Cuba Wikipedia: Havana Conference · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1945
U.S. President Harry S. Truman issues an executive order giving World War II refugees precedence in visa applications under U.S. immigration quotas. Wikipedia: Harry S. Truman · 198 languages
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1944
World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!" Wikipedia: Battle of the Bulge · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 64 languages
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1944
World War II: The People's Army of Vietnam is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam. Wikipedia: People's Army of Vietnam · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1942
World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon. Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 328 languages
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1940
World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army. Wikipedia: Himarë · 9 languages
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1937
The Lincoln Tunnel, connecting New York City to Weehawken, New Jersey, opened. Wikipedia: Lincoln Tunnel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1921
Opening of Visva-Bharati College, also known as Santiniketan College, now Visva Bharati University, India. Wikipedia: Visva-Bharati University · 30 languages
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1920
The Congress of Soviets approved the GOELRO plan, the first Soviet plan for national economic recovery and development. Wikipedia: Congress of Soviets · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 15 languages
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1911
Battle of Tobruk (1911) — 1911 battle, part of the 1911-1912 Italo-Turkish War Wikipedia: Battle of Tobruk (1911) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1907
Santa María School massacre — 2020 incident in Chile Wikipedia: Santa María School massacre · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1906
An Mw 7.9 earthquake strikes Xinjiang, China, killing at least 280. Wikipedia: 1906 Manasi earthquake · 2 languages
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1894
The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason. Wikipedia: Dreyfus affair · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 65 languages
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1891
Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography. Wikipedia: 323 Brucia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 44 languages
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1890
Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia. Wikipedia: Cornwallis Valley Railway · 2 languages
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1888
The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement. Wikipedia: Christmas Meeting of 1888 · 10 languages
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1885
Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan. Wikipedia: Itō Hirobumi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1864
American Civil War: Savannah, Georgia, falls to the Union's Army of the Tennessee, and General Sherman tells President Abraham Lincoln: "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah". Wikipedia: American Civil War · 170 languages
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1851
India's first freight train is operated in Roorkee, to transport material for the construction of the Ganges Canal. Wikipedia: Roorkee · 31 languages
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1825
The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., burns. Wikipedia: Library of Congress · 103 languages
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1808
Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy. Wikipedia: Ludwig van Beethoven · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1807
In an effort to avoid engaging in the Napoleonic Wars, the United States Congress passed the Embargo Act, forbidding American ships from engaging in trade with foreign nations. Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 101 languages
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1790
The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies. Wikipedia: Izmail · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1788
Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty. Wikipedia: Quang Trung · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 39 languages
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1769
Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with the Qing dynasty withdrawing from Burma forever. Wikipedia: Sino-Burmese War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 17 languages
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1489
The forces of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, take control of Almería from the Nasrid ruler of Granada, Muhammad XI. Wikipedia: Catholic Monarchs of Spain · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 60 languages
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1216
Pope Honorius III approves the Dominican Order through the papal bull of confirmation Religiosam vitam. Wikipedia: Pope Honorius III · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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880
Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, is captured by rebel leader Huang Chao during the reign of Emperor Xizong. Wikipedia: Luoyang · 88 languages
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856
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 struck the eastern Alborz mountains in Persia, causing an estimated 200,000 deaths. Wikipedia: 856 Damghan earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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401
Pope Innocent I began his papacy, succeeding Anastasius I. Wikipedia: Pope Innocent I · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 79 languages
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69
Vespasian is proclaimed Emperor of Rome; his predecessor, Vitellius, attempts to abdicate but is captured and killed at the Gemonian stairs. Wikipedia: AD 69 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
World days
No entries.
Technology
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1890
Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia. Wikipedia: Cornwallis Valley Railway · 2 languages
Science
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2016
A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, making it the first proven vaccine against the disease. Wikipedia: RVSV-ZEBOV vaccine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 12 languages
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2008
A dike ruptured at a waste containment area for a coal-fired power plant in Kingston, Tennessee, releasing 1.1 billion gallons (4.2 million m3) of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in US history. Wikipedia: Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1891
Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography. Wikipedia: 323 Brucia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 44 languages
Business
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1975
U.S. President Gerald Ford creates the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in response to the 1970s energy crisis. Wikipedia: Gerald Ford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 175 languages
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1920
The Congress of Soviets approved the GOELRO plan, the first Soviet plan for national economic recovery and development. Wikipedia: Congress of Soviets · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 15 languages
Sport
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2023
2023 FIFA Club World Cup final — association football final match Wikipedia: 2023 FIFA Club World Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2019
2019 Supercoppa Italiana — football match Wikipedia: 2019 Supercoppa Italiana · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2018
2018 FIFA Club World Cup final — association football match Wikipedia: 2018 FIFA Club World Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2014
2014 Supercoppa Italiana — football match Wikipedia: 2014 Supercoppa Italiana · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
Culture
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1808
Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy. Wikipedia: Ludwig van Beethoven · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
Births
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2006
Callan McKenna, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Callan McKenna · 3 languages
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2003
Joe Anders, American-British actor Wikipedia: Joe Anders · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2002
David Datro Fofana, Ivorian footballer Wikipedia: David Datro Fofana · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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2001
Camila Osorio, Colombian tennis player Wikipedia: Camila Osorio · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2001
Jack Draper, British tennis player Wikipedia: Jack Draper · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2000
Joshua Bassett, American actor and singer Wikipedia: Joshua Bassett · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
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1998
G Hannelius, American actress and singer Wikipedia: G Hannelius · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1998
Latto, American rapper and singer Wikipedia: Latto · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1998
Casper Ruud, Norwegian tennis player Wikipedia: Casper Ruud · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1994
Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Rúben Lameiras · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1993
Sergi Darder, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Sergi Darder · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1993
Raphaël Guerreiro, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Raphaël Guerreiro · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1993
Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Meghan Trainor · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1992
Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player Wikipedia: Michaela Hončová · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1992
Nick Johnson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Nick Johnson (basketball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1992
Moonbyul, South Korean rapper, vocalist and songwriter Wikipedia: Moonbyul · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1991
DaBaby, American rapper Wikipedia: DaBaby · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1990
Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer Wikipedia: Jean-Baptiste Maunier · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1989
Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: Jordin Sparks · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1989
Jacob Stallings, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jacob Stallings · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1988
Scott Darling, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Scott Darling · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1988
Mohamed El Shenawy, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia: Mohamed El Shenawy · 33 languages
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1988
Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby player Wikipedia: Leigh Halfpenny · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1987
Zack Britton, American baseball player Wikipedia: Zack Britton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1987
Éder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Eder (footballer, born 1987) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1986
Dennis Armfield, Australian footballer Wikipedia: Dennis Armfield · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1986
Fatih Öztürk, Turkish footballer Wikipedia: Fatih Öztürk (footballer, born 1986) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1984
Basshunter, Swedish singer, record producer and DJ Wikipedia: Basshunter · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 221 languages
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1984
Greg Finley, American actor Wikipedia: Greg Finley · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1983
José Fonte, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: José Fonte · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1983
Doc Gallows, American wrestler Wikipedia: Doc Gallows · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1983
Viola Kibiwot, Kenyan runner Wikipedia: Viola Kibiwot · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1982
Britta Heidemann, German fencer Wikipedia: Britta Heidemann · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1982
Alinne Moraes, Brazilian actress and model Wikipedia: Alinne Moraes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1981
Marina Kuptsova, Russian high jumper Wikipedia: Marina Kuptsova · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1980
Chris Carmack, American actor, singer, and model Wikipedia: Chris Carmack · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1980
Marcus Haislip, American basketball player Wikipedia: Marcus Haislip · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1979
Jamie Langfield, Scottish footballer and coach Wikipedia: Jamie Langfield · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1978
Danny Ahn, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Danny Ahn · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1978
Joy Ali, Fijian boxer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Joy Ali · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1978
Emmanuel Olisadebe, Nigerian-Polish footballer Wikipedia: Emmanuel Olisadebe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1977
Steve Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Steve Kariya · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1976
Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian sprinter Wikipedia: Katleen De Caluwé · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1976
Jason Lane, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Jason Lane · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1976
Aya Takano, Japanese author and illustrator Wikipedia: Aya Takano · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1975
Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist Wikipedia: Sergei Aschwanden · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1975
Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Dmitri Khokhlov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1975
Marcin Mięciel, Polish footballer Wikipedia: Marcin Mięciel · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1975
Stanislav Neckář, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Stanislav Neckář · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1975
Takuya Onishi, Japanese astronaut Wikipedia: Takuya Onishi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1974
Rei Hance, American actress Wikipedia: Heather Donahue · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1972
Mark Hill, English musician, producer and songwriter Wikipedia: Mark Hill (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1972
Kirk Maltby, Canadian ice hockey player and scout Wikipedia: Kirk Maltby · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1972
Vanessa Paradis, French singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: Vanessa Paradis · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1971
Ajeenkya Patil, Indian economist and academic Wikipedia: Ajeenkya Patil · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1970
Gary Anderson, Scottish darts player Wikipedia: Gary Anderson (darts player) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1970
Ted Cruz, Canadian-American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Ted Cruz · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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1969
Myriam Bédard, Canadian biathlete Wikipedia: Myriam Bédard · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1969
Mark Robins, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Mark Robins · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1968
Emre Aracı, Turkish composer, conductor, and historian Wikipedia: Emre Aracı · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1968
Luis Hernández, Mexican footballer Wikipedia: Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1968
Lori McKenna, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Lori McKenna · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1968
Dina Meyer, American actress Wikipedia: Dina Meyer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1967
Richey Edwards, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995) Wikipedia: Richey Edwards · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1967
Stéphane Gendron, Canadian lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Stéphane Gendron · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1967
Rebecca Harris, English businesswoman and politician Wikipedia: Rebecca Harris · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1967
Dan Petrescu, Romanian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Dan Petrescu · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1966
Dmitry Bilozerchev, Russian gymnast and coach Wikipedia: Dmitry Bilozerchev · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1966
Marcel Schirmer, German singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia: Destruction (band) · 34 languages
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1966
David Wright, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia: David Wright (British politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1965
David S. Goyer, American screenwriter Wikipedia: David S. Goyer · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1965
Urszula Włodarczyk, Polish heptathlete and triple jumper Wikipedia: Urszula Włodarczyk · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1964
Mike Jackson, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mike Jackson (right-handed pitcher) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1964
Angela James, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Angela James · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1964
Simon Kirby, English businessman and politician Wikipedia: Simon Kirby · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1963
Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Giuseppe Bergomi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1963
Brian McMillan, South African cricketer and educator Wikipedia: Brian McMillan · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1963
Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American painter and illustrator Wikipedia: Luna H. Mitani · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1962
Ralph Fiennes, English actor Wikipedia: Ralph Fiennes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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1961
Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia: Yuri Malenchenko · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1960
Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter and poet (died 1988) Wikipedia: Jean-Michel Basquiat · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1960
Luther Campbell, American rapper and actor Wikipedia: Uncle Luke · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1960
Paul Kuniholm, Artist Wikipedia: Paul Kuniholm Pauper · 2 languages
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1959
Bernd Schuster, German footballer and manager Wikipedia: Bernd Schuster · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1958
Frank Gambale, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Frank Gambale · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1958
David Heavener, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director Wikipedia: David Heavener · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1957
Stephen Conway, English bishop Wikipedia: Stephen Conway · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1957
Carole James, English-Canadian educator and politician Wikipedia: Carole James · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1957
Peter Mortimer, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Peter Mortimer (rugby league) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1956
Jane Lighting, English businesswoman Wikipedia: Jane Lighting · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1955
Galina Murašova, Lithuanian discus thrower Wikipedia: Galina Murašova · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1955
Lonnie Smith, American baseball player Wikipedia: Lonnie Smith (baseball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1955
Thomas C. Südhof, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Thomas C. Südhof · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1954
Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese racing driver Wikipedia: Hideshi Matsuda · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1954
Derick Parry, Nevisian cricketer Wikipedia: Derick Parry · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1953
Ian Turnbull, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Ian Turnbull (ice hockey) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1953
Tom Underwood, American baseball player (died 2010) Wikipedia: Tom Underwood · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1952
Sandra Kalniete, Latvian politician and diplomat, former Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia: Sandra Kalniete · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1951
Lasse Bengtsson, Swedish journalist Wikipedia: Lasse Bengtsson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1951
Charles de Lint, Dutch-Canadian author and critic Wikipedia: Charles de Lint · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1951
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, British landowner, businessman and philanthropist (died 2016) Wikipedia: Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1951
Tony Isabella, American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic Wikipedia: Jenny Blake Isabella · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1951
Jan Stephenson, Australian golfer Wikipedia: Jan Stephenson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1950
Manfred Moore, American football player and rugby league player (died 2020) Wikipedia: Manfred Moore · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1949
Maurice Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2003) Wikipedia: Maurice Gibb · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1949
Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Robin Gibb · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1949
Ray Guy, American football player (died 2022) Wikipedia: Ray Guy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1948
Steve Garvey, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Steve Garvey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1948
Don Kardong, American runner, journalist, and author Wikipedia: Don Kardong · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1948
Rick Nielsen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Rick Nielsen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1948
Chris Old, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Chris Old · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1948
Lynne Thigpen, American actress and singer (died 2003) Wikipedia: Lynne Thigpen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1947
Brian Daley, American author and screenwriter (died 1996) Wikipedia: Brian Daley · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1947
Dilip Doshi, Indian cricketer Wikipedia: Dilip Doshi · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1946
Roger Carr, English businessman Wikipedia: Roger Carr (businessman) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1946
C. Eugene Steuerle, American economist and author Wikipedia: C. Eugene Steuerle · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1945
Frances Lannon, English historian and academic Wikipedia: Frances Lannon · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1945
Sam Newman, Australian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Sam Newman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1945
Diane Sawyer, American journalist Wikipedia: Diane Sawyer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1944
Mary Archer, English chemist and academic Wikipedia: Mary Archer · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1944
Steve Carlton, American baseball player Wikipedia: Steve Carlton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1944
Barry Jenkins, English drummer Wikipedia: Barry Jenkins (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1943
Stefan Janos, Slovak-Swiss physicist and academic Wikipedia: Štefan Jánoš · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1943
Paul Wolfowitz, American banker and politician, 25th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Wikipedia: Paul Wolfowitz · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1942
Jerry Koosman, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jerry Koosman · 6 languages
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1942
Dick Parry, English saxophonist (died 2026) Wikipedia: Dick Parry · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1940
Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (died 2009) Wikipedia: Luis Francisco Cuéllar · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1940
Mike Molloy, English journalist, author, and illustrator Wikipedia: Mike Molloy · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1938
Matty Alou, Dominican-American baseball player and scout (died 2011) Wikipedia: Matty Alou · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1938
Lucien Bouchard, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of Quebec Wikipedia: Lucien Bouchard · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1938
Red Steagall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and poet Wikipedia: Red Steagall · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1937
Charlotte Lamb, English author (died 2000) Wikipedia: Charlotte Lamb · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1937
Eduard Uspensky, Russian author, poet, and playwright (died 2018) Wikipedia: Eduard Uspensky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1937
Ken Whitmore, English author and playwright Wikipedia: Ken Whitmore · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1936
James Burke, Irish historian and author Wikipedia: James Burke (science historian) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1936
Héctor Elizondo, American actor and director Wikipedia: Héctor Elizondo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1935
Paulo Rocha, Portuguese director and screenwriter (died 2012) Wikipedia: Paulo Rocha (film director) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1934
David Pearson, American race car driver (died 2018) Wikipedia: David Pearson (racing driver) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1933
John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (died 1968) Wikipedia: John Hartle · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1932
Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer player and manager (died 2013) Wikipedia: Phil Woosnam · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1931
Gisela Birkemeyer, German hurdler and coach (died 2024) Wikipedia: Gisela Birkemeyer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1931
Carlos Graça, São Toméan lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (died 2013) Wikipedia: Carlos Graça · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1930
Ardalion Ignatyev, Russian sprinter and educator (died 1998) Wikipedia: Ardalion Ignatyev · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1929
Wazir Mohammad, Indian-Pakistani cricketer (died 2025) Wikipedia: Wazir Mohammad · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1928
Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (died 2016) Wikipedia: Fredrik Barth · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1926
Alcides Ghiggia, Italian-Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2015) Wikipedia: Alcides Ghiggia · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1926
Roberta Leigh, English writer, artist and TV producer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Roberta Leigh · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1925
Lewis Glucksman, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2006) Wikipedia: Lewis Glucksman · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1925
Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Turkish footballer and manager (died 2012) Wikipedia: Lefter Küçükandonyadis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1924
Frank Corsaro, American actor and director (died 2017) Wikipedia: Frank Corsaro · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1923
Peregrine Worsthorne, English journalist and author (died 2020) Wikipedia: Peregrine Worsthorne · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1922
Ruth Roman, American actress (died 1999) Wikipedia: Ruth Roman · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1922
Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jim Wright · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1921
Dimitri Fampas, Greek guitarist and composer (died 1996) Wikipedia: Dimitri Fampas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1921
Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1963) Wikipedia: Hawkshaw Hawkins · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1917
Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor (died 1999) Wikipedia: Gene Rayburn · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1915
Barbara Billingsley, American actress (died 2010) Wikipedia: Barbara Billingsley · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1915
Phillip Glasier, English author and academic (died 2000) Wikipedia: Phillip Glasier · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1913
Giorgio Oberweger, Italian discus thrower and hurdler (died 1998) Wikipedia: Giorgio Oberweger · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1912
Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (died 1943) Wikipedia: Ilias Degiannis · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1912
Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (died 2007) Wikipedia: Lady Bird Johnson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1911
Danny O'Dea, English actor (died 2003) Wikipedia: Danny O'Dea · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1909
Patricia Hayes, English actress (died 1998) Wikipedia: Patricia Hayes · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1908
Giacomo Manzù, Italian sculptor and academic (died 1991) Wikipedia: Giacomo Manzù · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1907
Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (died 1991) Wikipedia: Peggy Ashcroft · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1905
Pierre Brasseur, French-Italian actor and screenwriter (died 1972) Wikipedia: Pierre Brasseur · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1905
Pierre Levegh, French ice hockey player and racing driver (died 1955) Wikipedia: Pierre Levegh · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1905
Kenneth Rexroth, American poet, translator, and academic (died 1982) Wikipedia: Kenneth Rexroth · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1903
Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1983) Wikipedia: Haldan Keffer Hartline · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1901
Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor and composer (died 1980) Wikipedia: Andre Kostelanetz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1900
Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter (died 1973) Wikipedia: Marc Allégret · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1899
Gustaf Gründgens, German actor and director (died 1963) Wikipedia: Gustaf Gründgens · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1898
Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (died 1974) Wikipedia: Vladimir Fock · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1894
Edwin Linkomies, Finnish academic, professor and the Prime Minister of Finland (died 1963) Wikipedia: Edwin Linkomies · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1892
Herman Potočnik, Slovenian-Austrian engineer (died 1929) Wikipedia: Herman Potočnik · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1889
George Hutson, English runner and soldier (died 1914) Wikipedia: George Hutson · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1888
J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (died 1972) Wikipedia: J. Arthur Rank · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1887
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (died 1920) Wikipedia: Srinivasa Ramanujan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 110 languages
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1885
Deems Taylor, American conductor and critic (died 1966) Wikipedia: Deems Taylor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1884
St. Elmo Brady, African American chemist and educator (died 1966) Wikipedia: St. Elmo Brady · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1883
Marcus Hurley, American cyclist (died 1941) Wikipedia: Marcus Hurley · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1883
Edgard Varèse, French-American composer (died 1965) Wikipedia: Edgard Varèse · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1880
Fred Woolley, Australian rugby league player (died 1955) Wikipedia: Fred Woolley · 1 language
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1878
Myer Prinstein, Polish-American jumper (died 1925) Wikipedia: Myer Prinstein · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1876
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (died 1944) Wikipedia: Filippo Tommaso Marinetti · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1874
Franz Schmidt, Austrian cellist, pianist, and composer (died 1939) Wikipedia: Franz Schmidt (composer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1872
Camille Guérin, French veterinarian and bacteriologist (died 1961) Wikipedia: Camille Guérin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1869
Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1931) Wikipedia: Dmitri Egorov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1869
Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (died 1935) Wikipedia: Edwin Arlington Robinson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1868
Jaan Tõnisson, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1941?) Wikipedia: Jaan Tõnisson · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1865
Charles Sands, American golfer and tennis player (died 1945) Wikipedia: Charles Sands · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1862
Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (died 1956) Wikipedia: Connie Mack · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1858
Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (died 1924) Wikipedia: Giacomo Puccini · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 147 languages
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1856
Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937) Wikipedia: Frank B. Kellogg · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1853
Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1917) Wikipedia: Teresa Carreño · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1853
Evgraf Fedorov, Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist (died 1919) Wikipedia: Evgraf Fedorov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1853
Sarada Devi, Indian mystic and philosopher (died 1920) Wikipedia: Sarada Devi · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1850
Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general and politician, 35th President of Mexico (died 1916) Wikipedia: Victoriano Huerta · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1839
John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician (died 1917) Wikipedia: John Nevil Maskelyne · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1819
Franz Abt, German composer and conductor (died 1870) Wikipedia: Franz Abt · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1819
Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic (died 1892) Wikipedia: Pierre Ossian Bonnet · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1807
Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic (died 1873) Wikipedia: Johan Sebastian Welhaven · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1805
John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist (died 1893) Wikipedia: John O. Westwood · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1799
Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist (died 1864) Wikipedia: Nicholas Callan · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1765
Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (died 1825) Wikipedia: Johann Friedrich Pfaff · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1723
Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (died 1787) Wikipedia: Carl Friedrich Abel · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1696
James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia (died 1785) Wikipedia: James Oglethorpe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1694
Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic (died 1768) Wikipedia: Hermann Samuel Reimarus · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1666
Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet (died 1708) Wikipedia: Guru Gobind Singh · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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1639
Jean Racine, French poet and playwright (died 1699) Wikipedia: Jean Racine · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 119 languages
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1591
Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor (died 1666) Wikipedia: Tommaso Dingli · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1569
Étienne Martellange, French architect (died 1641) Wikipedia: Étienne Martellange · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1550
Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author (died 1631) Wikipedia: Cesare Cremonini (philosopher) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1546
Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō (died 1604) Wikipedia: Kuroda Yoshitaka · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1459
Sultan Cem, Ottoman politician (died 1495) Wikipedia: Cem Sultan · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1300
Khutughtu Khan Kusala, Mongolian emperor (died 1329) Wikipedia: Khutughtu Khan Kusala · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1183
Chagatai Khan, Mongol ruler (died 1242) Wikipedia: Chagatai Khan · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1178
Emperor Antoku of Japan (died 1185) Wikipedia: Emperor Antoku · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1095
Roger II of Sicily (died 1154) Wikipedia: Roger II of Sicily · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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948
Kang Kam-ch'an, Korean official and general (died 1031) Wikipedia: Kang Kamch'an · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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244
Diocletian, Roman emperor (died 311) Wikipedia: Diocletian · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 97 languages
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2025
Chris Rea, English singer-songwriter (born 1951) Wikipedia: Chris Rea · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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2023
Leon Coates, English composer (born 1937) Wikipedia: Leon Coates · 1 language
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2019
Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher and author (born 1931) Wikipedia: Ram Dass · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2018
Paddy Ashdown, British politician (born 1941) Wikipedia: Paddy Ashdown · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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2018
Simcha Rotem, last survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (born 1924) Wikipedia: Simcha Rotem · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2018
Herman Sikumbang, Indonesian guitarist (born 1982); casualty during 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami Wikipedia: Seventeen (Indonesian band) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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2017
Gonzalo Morales Sáurez, Costa Rican painter (born 1945) Wikipedia: Gonzalo Morales Sáurez · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2016
Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (born 1980) Wikipedia: Chad Robinson · 4 languages
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2015
Peter Lundblad, Swedish singer-songwriter (born 1950) Wikipedia: Peter Lundblad · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2015
Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (born 1927) Wikipedia: Freda Meissner-Blau · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2014
John Robert Beyster, American physicist and academic (born 1924) Wikipedia: John Robert Beyster · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2014
Christine Cavanaugh, American actress (born 1963) Wikipedia: Christine Cavanaugh · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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2014
Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (born 1944) Wikipedia: Joe Cocker · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
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2014
Bernard Stone, American lawyer and politician (born 1927) Wikipedia: Bernard Stone · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1956) Wikipedia: Diomedes Díaz · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2013
Hans Hækkerup, Danish lawyer and politician (born 1945) Wikipedia: Hans Hækkerup · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2013
Oscar Peer, Swiss author, playwright, and philologist (born 1928) Wikipedia: Oscar Peer · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2012
Chuck Cherundolo, American football player and coach (born 1916) Wikipedia: Chuck Cherundolo · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2012
Ryan Freel, American baseball player (born 1976) Wikipedia: Ryan Freel · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2012
Cliff Osmond, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937) Wikipedia: Cliff Osmond · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2012
Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysian physician and politician (born 1939) Wikipedia: Lim Keng Yaik · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2010
Fred Foy, American soldier and announcer (born 1921) Wikipedia: Fred Foy · 4 languages
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2009
Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (born 1940) Wikipedia: Luis Francisco Cuéllar · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 8 languages
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2009
Albert Scanlon, English footballer (born 1935) Wikipedia: Albert Scanlon · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2007
Charles Court, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (born 1911) Wikipedia: Charles Court · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2007
Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and playwright (born 1932) Wikipedia: Adrian Cristobal · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2006
Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (born 1960) Wikipedia: Elena Mukhina · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2006
Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (born 1919) Wikipedia: Galina Ustvolskaya · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2004
Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (born 1950) Wikipedia: Doug Ault · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2002
Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer, politician and President of Guyana (born 1929) Wikipedia: Desmond Hoyte · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2002
Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter (born 1952) Wikipedia: Joe Strummer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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2001
Ovidiu Iacov, Romanian footballer (born 1981) Wikipedia: Ovidiu Iacov · 2 languages
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2001
Walter Newton Read, American lawyer and second chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (born 1918) Wikipedia: Walter Newton Read · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1997
Sebastian Arcos Bergnes, Cuban-American dentist and activist (born 1931) Wikipedia: Sebastian Arcos Bergnes · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1996
Jack Hamm, American cartoonist and television host (born 1916) Wikipedia: Jack Hamm · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1995
Butterfly McQueen, American actress and dancer (born 1911) Wikipedia: Butterfly McQueen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1995
James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907) Wikipedia: James Meade · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1993
Don DeFore, American actor (born 1913) Wikipedia: Don DeFore · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1992
Harry Bluestone, English violinist and composer (born 1907) Wikipedia: Harry Bluestone · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1992
Frederick William Franz, American religious leader (born 1893) Wikipedia: Frederick Franz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1989
Samuel Beckett, Irish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1906) Wikipedia: Samuel Beckett · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 140 languages
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1988
Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (born 1944) Wikipedia: Chico Mendes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1987
Luca Prodan, Italian-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953) Wikipedia: Luca Prodan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1986
Mary Burchell, English author and activist (born 1904) Wikipedia: Mary Burchell · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1986
David Penhaligon, Cornish Liberal Politician (born 1944), Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro (1974–1986) Wikipedia: David Penhaligon · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1985
D. Boon, American singer and musician (born 1958) Wikipedia: D. Boon · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1979
Darryl F. Zanuck, American director and producer (born 1902) Wikipedia: Darryl F. Zanuck · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1974
Sterling North, American author and critic (born 1906) Wikipedia: Sterling North · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1974
Carlos Alberto Sacheri, Argentinian philosopher (born 1933) Wikipedia: Carlos Alberto Sacheri · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1971
Godfried Bomans, Dutch journalist and author (born 1913) Wikipedia: Godfried Bomans · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1969
Enrique Peñaranda, 45th President of Bolivia (born 1892) Wikipedia: Enrique Peñaranda · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1968
Raymond Gram Swing, American journalist (born 1887) Wikipedia: Raymond Gram Swing · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1965
Richard Dimbleby, English journalist (born 1913) Wikipedia: Richard Dimbleby · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1962
Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia (born 1891) Wikipedia: Ross McLarty · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1960
Ninian Comper, Scottish-English architect (born 1864) Wikipedia: Ninian Comper · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1959
Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress and dancer (born 1901) Wikipedia: Gilda Gray · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1957
Frank George Woollard, English engineer (born 1883) Wikipedia: Frank George Woollard · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1950
Frederick Freake, English polo player (born 1876) Wikipedia: Frederick Freake · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1944
Harry Langdon, American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian (born 1884) Wikipedia: Harry Langdon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1943
Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (born 1866) Wikipedia: Beatrix Potter · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
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1942
Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (born 1858) Wikipedia: Franz Boas · 69 languages
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1941
Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, composer, and screenwriter (born 1879) Wikipedia: Karel Hašler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1940
Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (born 1903) Wikipedia: Nathanael West · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1939
Ma Rainey, American singer (born 1886) Wikipedia: Ma Rainey · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1925
Amelie Beese, German pilot and engineer (born 1886) Wikipedia: Amelie Beese · 10 languages
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1925
Frank Munsey, American publisher, banker, political financier and author (born 1854) Wikipedia: Frank Munsey · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1924
Karl Denke, German serial killer and cannibal (born 1860) Wikipedia: Karl Denke · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1919
Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (born 1864) Wikipedia: Hermann Weingärtner · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1918
Aristeidis Moraitinis, Greek lieutenant and pilot (born 1891) Wikipedia: Aristeidis Moraitinis (aviator) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1917
Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (born 1850) Wikipedia: Frances Xavier Cabrini · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1915
Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (born 1864) Wikipedia: Rose Talbot Bullard · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1902
Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychiatrist and author (born 1840) Wikipedia: Richard von Krafft-Ebing · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1899
Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Publishers (born 1837) Wikipedia: Dwight L. Moody · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1891
Paul de Lagarde, German biblical scholar and orientalist (born 1827) Wikipedia: Paul de Lagarde · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1884
John Chisum, American cattle baron (born 1824) Wikipedia: John Chisum · 12 languages
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1880
George Eliot, English novelist and poet (born 1819) Wikipedia: George Eliot · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 138 languages
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1870
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (born 1836) Wikipedia: Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
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1867
Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (born 1788) Wikipedia: Jean-Victor Poncelet · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1853
Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and politician. President (1853) (born 1802) Wikipedia: Manuel María Lombardini · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1828
William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (born 1766) Wikipedia: William Hyde Wollaston · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1806
William Vernon, English-American merchant (born 1719) Wikipedia: William Vernon · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1788
Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (born 1714) Wikipedia: Percivall Pott · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1767
John Newbery, English publisher (born 1713) Wikipedia: John Newbery · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1681
Richard Alleine, English minister and author (born 1611) Wikipedia: Richard Alleine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 5 languages
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1666
Guercino, Italian painter (born 1591) Wikipedia: Guercino · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1660
André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (born 1612) Wikipedia: André Tacquet · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1646
Petro Mohyla, Ruthenian metropolitan and saint (born 1596) Wikipedia: Petro Mohyla · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1641
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (born 1560) Wikipedia: Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1603
Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (born 1566) Wikipedia: Mehmed III · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1572
François Clouet, French miniaturist (born c. 1510) Wikipedia: François Clouet · 37 languages
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1554
Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (born 1498) Wikipedia: Moretto da Brescia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 22 languages
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1530
Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (born 1470) Wikipedia: Willibald Pirckheimer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1419
Antipope John XXIII Wikipedia: Antipope John XXIII · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1115
Olaf Magnusson, King of Norway (born 1099) Wikipedia: Olav Magnusson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1100
Bretislav II of Bohemia (born 1060) Wikipedia: Bretislav II · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1060
Cynesige, Archbishop of York Wikipedia: Cynesige · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1012
Baha' al-Dawla, Buyid amir of Iraq Wikipedia: Baha al-Dawla · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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731
Yuan Qianyao, official of the Chinese Tang dynasty Wikipedia: Yuan Qianyao · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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69
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