Events on 12 February include:
- Two-year-old James Bulger was led away from New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, England, and murdered by two 10-year-old boys, who became the youngest convicted murderers in modern English history (1993)
- Malcolm X visits Smethwick near Birmingham following the racially-charged 1964 United Kingdom general election (1965)
- Georgia Day: Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, by settling at Savannah (1733)
This page gathers 58 events, 207 births and 104 deaths recorded on this day, from 1059 to 2026.
Events · United Kingdom
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1993
Two-year-old James Bulger was led away from New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, England, and murdered by two 10-year-old boys, who became the youngest convicted murderers in modern English history. Wikipedia: Murder of James Bulger · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1965
Malcolm X visits Smethwick near Birmingham following the racially-charged 1964 United Kingdom general election. Wikipedia: Malcolm X · 135 languages
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1733
Georgia Day: Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, by settling at Savannah. Wikipedia: Georgia Day · 2 languages
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1689
The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication. Wikipedia: Convention Parliament (1689) · 4 languages
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1429
English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orléans in the Battle of the Herrings. Wikipedia: John Fastolf · 20 languages
Around the world
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2026
In the first general election since the July Revolution in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Tarique Rahman, wins a landslide victory upon returning to power after almost 19 years. A referendum held alongside was also approved by the majority of voters. Wikipedia: 2026 Bangladeshi general election · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2019
After being informed that its recently purchased coffin of Nedjemankh (pictured) had been looted, the Metropolitan Museum of Art shuttered its ongoing exhibition Nedjemankh and His Gilded Coffin two months early and later returned the artifact to Egypt. Wikipedia: Coffin of Nedjemankh · 7 languages
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2019
The country known as the Republic of Macedonia renames itself the Republic of North Macedonia in accordance with the Prespa agreement, settling a long-standing naming dispute with Greece. Wikipedia: North Macedonia · 326 languages
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2016
In the first meeting between the leaders of the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow signed the Havana Declaration at José Martí International Airport in Cuba. Wikipedia: Catholic Church · 208 languages
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2009
Just before landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes into a house in Clarence Center, New York, killing the house's occupant and all 49 people on board the aircraft. Wikipedia: Buffalo Niagara International Airport · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2004
The city of San Francisco begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom. Wikipedia: San Francisco · 238 languages
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2003
Protesters in La Paz and the Bolivian government brokered a deal to end two days of rioting against a proposed salary tax. Wikipedia: La Paz · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2002
The trial of Slobodan Milošević, the former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, begins at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. He dies four years later before its conclusion. Wikipedia: Trial of Slobodan Milošević · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2002
An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119. Wikipedia: Iran Airtour · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2001
The NASA space probe NEAR Shoemaker touched down on Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid. Wikipedia: NASA · 184 languages
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1999
United States President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial. Wikipedia: Bill Clinton · 223 languages
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1994
Edvard Munch's painting The Scream (pictured) was stolen from the National Gallery of Norway. Wikipedia: Edvard Munch · 120 languages
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1992
The current Constitution of Mongolia comes into effect. Wikipedia: Constitution of Mongolia · 16 languages
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1990
Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia. Wikipedia: Carmen Lawrence · 13 languages
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1988
While claiming the right of innocent passage through Soviet territorial waters in the Black Sea, the American cruiser USS Yorktown and destroyer USS Caron were bumped by Soviet warships. Wikipedia: Innocent passage · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1983
One hundred women protest in Lahore, Pakistan against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law. Wikipedia: Lahore · 142 languages
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1974
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn · 160 languages
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1968
Following the deaths of two employees on the job, black sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, began a strike that lasted more than two months. Wikipedia: Death of Echol Cole and Robert Walker · 3 languages
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1968
Vietnam War: The Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre occurs, allegedly by South Korean troops. Wikipedia: Vietnam War · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1966
Rabbi Morris Adler is fatally shot by a disgruntled congregant at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Michigan, United States. Wikipedia: Murder of Morris Adler · 1 language
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1963
Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. Wikipedia: Gateway Arch · 40 languages
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1963
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705 crashes into the Everglades shortly after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing all 45 people on board. Wikipedia: Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705 · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1961
The Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus. Wikipedia: Venera 1 · 44 languages
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1947
The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union. Wikipedia: Sikhote-Alin meteorite · 30 languages
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1947
Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world. Wikipedia: Christian Dior · 78 languages
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1946
World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1946
African American United States Army veteran Isaac Woodard is severely beaten by a South Carolina police officer to the point where he loses his vision in both eyes. The incident later galvanizes the civil rights movement and partially inspires Orson Welles' film Touch of Evil. Wikipedia: African Americans · 118 languages
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1945
A devistating tornado outbreak across Mississippi and Alabama kills 45 people and injures 427 others. Wikipedia: Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945 · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1942
The Imperial Japanese Army initiated the Battle of Pasir Panjang in Kent Ridge Park in Singapore. Wikipedia: Imperial Japanese Army · 54 languages
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1935
USS Macon, one of the largest helium-filled airships ever created, crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Wikipedia: USS Macon (ZRS-5) · 18 languages
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1924
George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue premiered at Aeolian Hall in New York. Wikipedia: George Gershwin · 85 languages
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1921
Bolsheviks launch a revolt in Georgia as a preliminary to the Red Army invasion of Georgia. Wikipedia: Bolsheviks · 91 languages
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1919
The Second Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Huliaipole. Wikipedia: Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents · 3 languages
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1917
Mexican football club Toluca FC was founded by a group of local businessmen and sports enthusiasts. Wikipedia: Toluca FC · 38 languages
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1912
The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates. Wikipedia: Puyi · 85 languages
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1909
The ferry SS Penguin struck a rock in Wellington Harbour and sank, killing 75 people in New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century. Wikipedia: SS Penguin · 5 languages
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1909
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. Wikipedia: NAACP · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1894
Ère des attentats: In one of the first acts of modern terrorism, Émile Henry threw a bomb into Café Terminus in Paris, France, killing one person and injuring 17 more. Wikipedia: Ère des attentats · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1889
Antonín Dvořák's Jakobín is premiered at the National Theater in Prague. Wikipedia: Antonín Dvořák · 151 languages
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1855
The precursor of Michigan State University in East Lansing was founded as the United States' first agricultural college. Wikipedia: Michigan State University · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1832
Ecuador annexes the Galápagos Islands. Wikipedia: Ecuador · 315 languages
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1825
The Creek cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government by the Treaty of Indian Springs, and migrate west. Wikipedia: Muscogee · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1818
Bernardo O'Higgins formally approves the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile. Wikipedia: Bernardo O'Higgins · 60 languages
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1817
An Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops at the Battle of Chacabuco. Wikipedia: Argentina · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1771
Gustav III becomes the King of Sweden. Wikipedia: Gustav III · 61 languages
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1691
A papal conclave convened to select a new pope after the death of Pope Alexander VIII. Wikipedia: 1691 conclave · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1593
Japanese invasion of Korea: Approximately 3,000 Joseon defenders led by general Kwŏn Yul successfully repel more than 30,000 Japanese forces in the Siege of Haengju. Wikipedia: Imjin War · 46 languages
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1541
Santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de Valdivia. Wikipedia: Santiago · 275 languages
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1502
Queen Isabella I issued an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity. Wikipedia: Isabella I of Castile · 104 languages
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1502
Vasco da Gama sets sail with 15 ships and 800 men from Lisbon, Portugal on his second voyage to India. Wikipedia: Vasco da Gama · 184 languages
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1404
The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sofia performs the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist Spital in Vienna. Wikipedia: Galeazzo di Santa Sofia · 5 languages
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1096
Pope Urban II confirms the foundation of the abbey of La Roë under Robert of Arbrissel as a community of canons regular. Wikipedia: Pope Urban II · 97 languages
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1059
Upon reaching Rome, Bruno of Toul is elected as pope Leo IX and starts initiating reforms. Wikipedia: Pope Leo IX · 77 languages
World days
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Technology
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Science
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2001
The NASA space probe NEAR Shoemaker touched down on Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid. Wikipedia: NASA · 184 languages
Business
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2003
Protesters in La Paz and the Bolivian government brokered a deal to end two days of rioting against a proposed salary tax. Wikipedia: La Paz · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
Sport
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1917
Mexican football club Toluca FC was founded by a group of local businessmen and sports enthusiasts. Wikipedia: Toluca FC · 38 languages
Culture
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2019
After being informed that its recently purchased coffin of Nedjemankh (pictured) had been looted, the Metropolitan Museum of Art shuttered its ongoing exhibition Nedjemankh and His Gilded Coffin two months early and later returned the artifact to Egypt. Wikipedia: Coffin of Nedjemankh · 7 languages
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1994
Edvard Munch's painting The Scream (pictured) was stolen from the National Gallery of Norway. Wikipedia: Edvard Munch · 120 languages
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1974
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn · 160 languages
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1946
African American United States Army veteran Isaac Woodard is severely beaten by a South Carolina police officer to the point where he loses his vision in both eyes. The incident later galvanizes the civil rights movement and partially inspires Orson Welles' film Touch of Evil. Wikipedia: African Americans · 118 languages
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1924
George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue premiered at Aeolian Hall in New York. Wikipedia: George Gershwin · 85 languages
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1889
Antonín Dvořák's Jakobín is premiered at the National Theater in Prague. Wikipedia: Antonín Dvořák · 151 languages
Births
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2001
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian footballer Wikipedia: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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2000
Kim Ji-min, South Korean actress Wikipedia: Kim Ji-min (actress) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1994
Kemal Bilmez, Belgian politician Wikipedia: Kemal Bilmez · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1994
Arman Hall, American sprinter Wikipedia: Arman Hall · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1994
Paxton Lynch, American football player Wikipedia: Paxton Lynch · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1993
Bud Dupree, American football player Wikipedia: Bud Dupree · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1993
Rafinha, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Rafinha (footballer, born February 1993) · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1993
Jennifer Stone, American actress Wikipedia: Jennifer Stone · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1992
Magda Linette, Polish tennis player Wikipedia: Magda Linette · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1991
Patrick Herrmann, German footballer Wikipedia: Patrick Herrmann · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1991
Kane Richardson, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Kane Richardson · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1990
Katherine Barrell, Canadian actress, director, writer, and producer Wikipedia: Katherine Barrell · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1990
Robert Griffin III, American football player Wikipedia: Robert Griffin III · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1989
Josh Harrellson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Josh Harrellson · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1988
DeMarco Murray, American football player Wikipedia: DeMarco Murray · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1988
Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine footballer Wikipedia: Nicolás Otamendi · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1988
Josh Phegley, American baseball player Wikipedia: Josh Phegley · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1988
Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Mike Posner · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1987
Jérémy Chardy, French tennis player Wikipedia: Jérémy Chardy · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1987
Gabriela Mărginean, Romanian basketball player Wikipedia: Gabriela Mărginean · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1986
Todd Frazier, American baseball player Wikipedia: Todd Frazier · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1985
Konstantin Pushkaryov, Kazakhstani ice hockey player Wikipedia: Konstantin Pushkaryov · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1984
Brad Keselowski, American race car driver Wikipedia: Brad Keselowski · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1984
Andrei Sidorenkov, Estonian footballer Wikipedia: Andrei Sidorenkov · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1984
Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer Wikipedia: Peter Vanderkaay · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1983
Carlton Brewster, American football player and coach Wikipedia: Carlton Brewster · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1982
Jonas Hiller, Swiss ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jonas Hiller · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1982
Louis Tsatoumas, Greek long jumper Wikipedia: Louis Tsatoumas · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1982
Anthony Tuitavake, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Anthony Tuitavake · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1981
Wade McKinnon, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Wade McKinnon · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1980
Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player Wikipedia: Juan Carlos Ferrero · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1980
Sarah Lancaster, American actress Wikipedia: Sarah Lancaster · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1980
Gucci Mane, American rapper Wikipedia: Gucci Mane · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1980
Christina Ricci, American actress and producer Wikipedia: Christina Ricci · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
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1979
Jesse Spencer, Australian actor and violinist Wikipedia: Jesse Spencer · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1978
Paul Anderson, English actor Wikipedia: Paul Anderson (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1977
Jimmy Conrad, American soccer player and manager Wikipedia: Jimmy Conrad · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1976
Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Christian Cullen · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1975
Scot Pollard, American basketball player and actor Wikipedia: Scot Pollard · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1974
Naseem Hamed, English boxer Wikipedia: Naseem Hamed · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1973
Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater Wikipedia: Gianni Romme · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1973
Tara Strong, Canadian-American voice actress and singer Wikipedia: Tara Strong · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1972
Owen Nolan, Northern Irish-Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Owen Nolan · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1971
Scott Menville, American voice actor, singer, actor and musician Wikipedia: Scott Menville · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1970
Jim Creeggan, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia: Jim Creeggan · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1970
Bryan Roy, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia: Bryan Roy · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1970
Judd Winick, American author and illustrator Wikipedia: Judd Winick · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1969
Darren Aronofsky, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Darren Aronofsky · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1969
Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian educator and politician (died 2014) Wikipedia: Alemayehu Atomsa · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1969
Steve Backley, English javelin thrower Wikipedia: Steve Backley · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1969
Anneli Drecker, Norwegian singer and actress Wikipedia: Anneli Drecker · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1969
Hong Myung-bo, South Korean footballer and manager Wikipedia: Hong Myung-bo · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1968
Josh Brolin, American actor Wikipedia: Josh Brolin · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1968
Chynna Phillips, American singer and actress Wikipedia: Chynna Phillips · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1968
Nathan Rees, Australian politician, 41st Premier of New South Wales Wikipedia: Nathan Rees · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1966
Greg Carberry, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Greg Carberry · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1966
Paul Crook, American musician, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Paul Crook · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1966
Lochlyn Munro, Canadian actor Wikipedia: Lochlyn Munro · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1965
Rubén Amaro, Jr., American baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Rubén Amaro Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1965
Christine Elise, American actress and producer Wikipedia: Christine Elise · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1965
Brett Kavanaugh, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Wikipedia: Brett Kavanaugh · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1965
David Westlake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: David Westlake · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1964
Omar Hakim, American drummer, producer, arranger, and composer Wikipedia: Omar Hakim · 17 languages
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1964
Raphael Sbarge, American actor and director Wikipedia: Raphael Sbarge · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1963
John Michael Higgins, American actor and comedian Wikipedia: John Michael Higgins · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1961
David Graeber, American anthropologist and activist (died 2020) Wikipedia: David Graeber · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1961
Jim Harris, Canadian environmentalist and politician Wikipedia: Jim Harris (politician) · 6 languages
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1961
Michel Martelly, Haitian singer and politician, 56th President of Haiti Wikipedia: Michel Martelly · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1959
Larry Nance, American basketball player Wikipedia: Larry Nance · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1958
Bobby Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and executive Wikipedia: Bobby Smith (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1956
Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host Wikipedia: Arsenio Hall · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1956
Ad Melkert, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Wikipedia: Ad Melkert · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1956
Brian Robertson, Scottish musician and songwriter Wikipedia: Brian Robertson (guitarist) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1955
Bill Laswell, American musician and producer Wikipedia: Bill Laswell · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1955
Chet Lemon, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Chet Lemon · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1954
Zach Grenier, American actor Wikipedia: Zach Grenier · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1954
Joseph Jordania, Georgian-Australian musicologist and academic Wikipedia: Joseph Jordania · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1954
Tzimis Panousis, Greek comedian, singer, and author (died 2018) Wikipedia: Tzimis Panousis · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1954
Phil Zimmermann, American cryptographer and programmer Wikipedia: Phil Zimmermann · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1953
Joanna Kerns, American actress and director Wikipedia: Joanna Kerns · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1952
Simon MacCorkindale, English actor, director, and producer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Simon MacCorkindale · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1952
Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia: Michael McDonald (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1950
Angelo Branduardi, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Angelo Branduardi · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1950
Steve Hackett, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Steve Hackett · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1950
Michael Ironside, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Michael Ironside · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1949
Lenny Randle, American baseball player Wikipedia: Lenny Randle · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1949
Gundappa Viswanath, Indian cricketer Wikipedia: Gundappa Viswanath · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1948
Ray Kurzweil, American computer scientist and engineer Wikipedia: Ray Kurzweil · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1948
Nicholas Soames, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces Wikipedia: Nicholas Soames · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1946
Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Gabonese politician, Prime Minister of Gabon Wikipedia: Jean Eyeghé Ndong · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1946
Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: Ajda Pekkan · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1945
Maud Adams, Swedish model and actress Wikipedia: Maud Adams · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1945
David D. Friedman, American economist, physicist, and scholar Wikipedia: David D. Friedman · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1942
Ehud Barak, Israeli general and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Israel Wikipedia: Ehud Barak · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
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1942
Terry Bisson, American science fiction and fantasy author (died 2024) Wikipedia: Terry Bisson · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1942
Pat Dobson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2006) Wikipedia: Pat Dobson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1941
Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (died 2013) Wikipedia: Dominguinhos · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1941
Naomi Uemura, Japanese mountaineer and explorer (died 1984) Wikipedia: Naomi Uemura · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1939
Leon Kass, American physician, scientist, and educator Wikipedia: Leon Kass · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1939
Ray Manzarek, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ray Manzarek · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1938
Judy Blume, American author and educator Wikipedia: Judy Blume · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1936
Joe Don Baker, American actor (died 2025) Wikipedia: Joe Don Baker · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1936
Alan Ebringer, Australian immunologist Wikipedia: Alan Ebringer · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1935
Gene McDaniels, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Gene McDaniels · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1934
Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress Wikipedia: Annette Crosbie · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1934
Anne Osborn Krueger, American economist and academic Wikipedia: Anne Osborn Krueger · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1934
Bill Russell, American basketball player and coach (died 2022) Wikipedia: Bill Russell · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1933
Ivan Anikeyev, Soviet cosmonaut (died 1992) Wikipedia: Ivan Anikeyev · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1933
Costa-Gavras, Greek-French director and producer Wikipedia: Costa-Gavras · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1932
Axel Jensen, Norwegian author and poet (died 2003) Wikipedia: Axel Jensen · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1932
Julian Simon, American economist, author, and academic (died 1998) Wikipedia: Julian Simon · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1931
Janwillem van de Wetering, Dutch-American author and translator (died 2008) Wikipedia: Janwillem van de Wetering · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1930
John Doyle, Irish hurler and politician (died 2010) Wikipedia: John Doyle (Tipperary hurler) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1930
Arlen Specter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 2012) Wikipedia: Arlen Specter · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1928
Vincent Montana, Jr., American drummer and composer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Vincent Montana Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1926
Rolf Brem, Swiss sculptor and illustrator (died 2014) Wikipedia: Rolf Brem · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1926
Joe Garagiola, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2016) Wikipedia: Joe Garagiola · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1926
Charles Van Doren, American academic (died 2019) Wikipedia: Charles Van Doren · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1925
Anthony Berry, English politician (died 1984) Wikipedia: Anthony Berry · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1925
Joan Mitchell, American-French painter (died 1992) Wikipedia: Joan Mitchell · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1923
Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director, producer, and politician (died 2019) Wikipedia: Franco Zeffirelli · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1922
Hussein Onn, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia (died 1990) Wikipedia: Hussein Onn · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1920
Raymond Mhlaba, South African anti-apartheid and ANC activist (died 2005) Wikipedia: Raymond Mhlaba · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1919
Forrest Tucker, American actor (died 1986) Wikipedia: Forrest Tucker · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1918
Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic (died 2015) Wikipedia: Norman Farberow · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1918
Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994) Wikipedia: Julian Schwinger · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1917
Al Cervi, American basketball player and coach (died 2009) Wikipedia: Al Cervi · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1917
Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (died 2009) Wikipedia: Dom DiMaggio · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1916
Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (died 1998) Wikipedia: Joseph Alioto · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1915
Lorne Greene, Canadian-American actor (died 1987) Wikipedia: Lorne Greene · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1915
Olivia Hooker, American sailor (died 2018) Wikipedia: Olivia Hooker · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1914
Tex Beneke, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader (died 2000) Wikipedia: Tex Beneke · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1914
Hanna Neumann, German-Canadian mathematician (died 1971) Wikipedia: Hanna Neumann · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1912
R. F. Delderfield, English author and playwright (died 1972) Wikipedia: R. F. Delderfield · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1911
Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater (died 1994) Wikipedia: Charles Mathiesen · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1909
Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator (died 2005) Wikipedia: Zoran Mušič · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1909
Sigmund Rascher, German physician (died 1945) Wikipedia: Sigmund Rascher · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1908
Jean Effel, French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist (died 1982) Wikipedia: Jean Effel · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1908
Jacques Herbrand, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1931) Wikipedia: Jacques Herbrand · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1907
Joseph Kearns, American actor (died 1962) Wikipedia: Joseph Kearns · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1904
Ted Mack, American radio and television host (died 1976) Wikipedia: Ted Mack (radio and television host) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1903
Jorge Basadre, Peruvian historian (died 1980) Wikipedia: Jorge Basadre · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1903
Chick Hafey, American baseball player and manager (died 1973) Wikipedia: Chick Hafey · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1902
William Collier, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1987) Wikipedia: William Collier Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1900
Roger J. Traynor, American lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California (died 1983) Wikipedia: Roger J. Traynor · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1898
Wallace Ford, English-American actor and singer (died 1966) Wikipedia: Wallace Ford · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1897
Charles Groves Wright Anderson, South African-Australian colonel and politician (died 1988) Wikipedia: Charles Groves Wright Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1897
Lincoln LaPaz, American astronomer and academic (died 1985) Wikipedia: Lincoln LaPaz · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1895
Kristian Djurhuus, Faroese lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 1984) Wikipedia: Kristian Djurhuus · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1893
Omar Bradley, American general (died 1981) Wikipedia: Omar Bradley · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1889
Bhante Dharmawara, Cambodian monk, lawyer, and judge (died 1999) Wikipedia: Bhante Dharmawara · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1885
James Scott, American composer (died 1938) Wikipedia: James Scott (composer) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1885
Julius Streicher, German publisher, founded Der Stürmer (died 1946) Wikipedia: Julius Streicher · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1884
Max Beckmann, German painter and sculptor (died 1950) Wikipedia: Max Beckmann · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1884
Johan Laidoner, Estonian-Russian general (died 1953) Wikipedia: Johan Laidoner · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1884
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American author (died 1980) Wikipedia: Alice Roosevelt Longworth · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1884
Marie Vassilieff, Russian-French painter (died 1957) Wikipedia: Marie Vassilieff · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1882
Walter Nash, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1968) Wikipedia: Walter Nash · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1881
Anna Pavlova, Russian-English ballerina and actress (died 1931) Wikipedia: Anna Pavlova · 84 languages
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1880
George Preca, Maltese priest and saint (died 1962) Wikipedia: George Preca · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1880
John L. Lewis, American miner and union leader (died 1969) Wikipedia: John L. Lewis · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1877
Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded Renault (died 1944) Wikipedia: Louis Renault (industrialist) · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1876
13th Dalai Lama (died 1933) Wikipedia: 13th Dalai Lama · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1870
Marie Lloyd, English actress and singer (died 1922) Wikipedia: Marie Lloyd · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1869
Kiến Phúc, Vietnamese emperor (died 1884) Wikipedia: Kiến Phúc · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1866
Lev Shestov, Russian philosopher (died 1938) Wikipedia: Lev Shestov · 47 languages
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1861
Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-German psychoanalyst and author (died 1937) Wikipedia: Lou Andreas-Salomé · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1857
Eugène Atget, French photographer (died 1927) Wikipedia: Eugène Atget · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1857
Bobby Peel, English cricketer and coach (died 1943) Wikipedia: Bobby Peel · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1837
Thomas Moran, British-American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School (died 1926) Wikipedia: Thomas Moran · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1828
George Meredith, English novelist and poet (died 1909) Wikipedia: George Meredith · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1824
Dayananda Saraswati, Indian monk and philosopher, founded Arya Samaj (died 1883) Wikipedia: Dayananda Saraswati · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1819
William Wetmore Story, American sculptor, architect, poet and editor (died 1895) Wikipedia: William Wetmore Story · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1809
Charles Darwin, English naturalist, geologist, biologist and theorist (died 1882) Wikipedia: Charles Darwin · ✓ Wikidata · 279 languages
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1809
Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and statesman, 16th President of the United States (died 1865) Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln · ✓ Wikidata · 296 languages
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1804
Heinrich Lenz, German-Italian physicist and academic (died 1865) Wikipedia: Emil Lenz · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1794
Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player and composer (died 1867) Wikipedia: Alexander Petrov (chess player) · 20 languages
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1794
Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician (died 1850) Wikipedia: Valentín Canalizo · 20 languages
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1791
Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union (died 1883) Wikipedia: Peter Cooper · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1788
Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (died 1869) Wikipedia: Carl Reichenbach · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1787
Norbert Provencher, Canadian bishop and missionary (died 1853) Wikipedia: Norbert Provencher · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1785
Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist (died 1838) Wikipedia: Pierre Louis Dulong · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1777
Bernard Courtois, French chemist and academic (died 1838) Wikipedia: Bernard Courtois · 28 languages
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1777
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German author and poet (died 1843) Wikipedia: Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1775
Louisa Adams, 6th First Lady of the United States (died 1852) Wikipedia: Louisa Adams · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1768
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1835) Wikipedia: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1761
Jan Ladislav Dussek, Czech pianist and composer (died 1812) Wikipedia: Jan Ladislav Dussek · 28 languages
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1753
François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, French admiral (died 1798) Wikipedia: François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1728
Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (died 1799) Wikipedia: Étienne-Louis Boullée · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1706
Johann Joseph Christian, German Baroque sculptor and woodcarver (died 1777) Wikipedia: Johann Joseph Christian · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1704
Charles Pinot Duclos, French author (died 1772) Wikipedia: Charles Pinot Duclos · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1665
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (died 1721) Wikipedia: Rudolf Jakob Camerarius · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1663
Cotton Mather, English-American minister and author (died 1728) Wikipedia: Cotton Mather · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1637
Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist and zoologist (died 1680) Wikipedia: Jan Swammerdam · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1608
Daniello Bartoli, Italian Jesuit priest (died 1685) Wikipedia: Daniello Bartoli · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1606
John Winthrop the Younger, English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of Connecticut (died 1676) Wikipedia: John Winthrop the Younger · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1584
Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (died 1648) Wikipedia: Caspar Barlaeus · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1567
Thomas Campion, English composer, poet, and physician (died 1620) Wikipedia: Thomas Campion · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1540
Wŏn Kyun, Korean general and admiral (died 1597) Wikipedia: Wŏn Kyun · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1480
Frederick II of Legnica, Duke of Legnica (died 1547) Wikipedia: Frederick II of Legnica · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1443
Giovanni II Bentivoglio, Italian noble (died 1508) Wikipedia: Giovanni II Bentivoglio · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1322
John Henry, Margrave of Moravia (died 1375) Wikipedia: John Henry, Margrave of Moravia · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1218
Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shōgun (died 1256) Wikipedia: Kujō Yoritsune · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1074
Conrad II of Italy (died 1101) Wikipedia: Conrad II of Italy · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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661
Princess Ōku of Japan (died 702) Wikipedia: Princess Ōku · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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528
Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei, nominal empress regnant of Northern Wei Wikipedia: Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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41
Britannicus, Roman son of Claudius (died 55) Wikipedia: 40s · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2022
Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1946) Wikipedia: Ivan Reitman · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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2020
Christie Blatchford, Canadian newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (born 1951) Wikipedia: Christie Blatchford · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2020
Geert Hofstede, Dutch social psychologist (born 1928) Wikipedia: Geert Hofstede · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2019
Gordon Banks, English footballer (born 1937) Wikipedia: Gordon Banks · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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2019
Lyndon LaRouche, American political activist (born 1922) Wikipedia: Lyndon LaRouche · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2019
Pedro Morales, Puerto Rican professional wrestler and commentator (born 1942) Wikipedia: Pedro Morales · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2018
Bill Crider, American author (born 1941) Wikipedia: Bill Crider · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2017
Al Jarreau, American singer (born 1940) Wikipedia: Al Jarreau · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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2017
Anna Marguerite McCann, first female American underwater archaeologist (born 1933) Wikipedia: Anna Marguerite McCann · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2016
Dominique D'Onofrio, Italian-Belgian footballer and coach (born 1953) Wikipedia: Dominique D'Onofrio · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2016
Yannis Kalaitzis, Greek cartoonist (born 1945) Wikipedia: Giannis Kalaitzis · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2016
Yan Su, Chinese general and composer (born 1930) Wikipedia: Yan Su · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2015
Movita Castaneda, American actress and singer (born 1916) Wikipedia: Movita Castaneda · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2015
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Malaysian cleric and politician, 12th Menteri Besar of Kelantan (born 1931) Wikipedia: Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2015
Gary Owens, American radio host and voice actor (born 1934) Wikipedia: Gary Owens · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2015
Steve Strange, Welsh singer (born 1959) Wikipedia: Steve Strange · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2014
Sid Caesar, American actor and comedian (born 1922) Wikipedia: Sid Caesar · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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2014
John Pickstone, English historian and author (born 1944) Wikipedia: John Pickstone · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2013
Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (born 1941) Wikipedia: Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2013
Reginald Turnill, English journalist and author (born 1915) Wikipedia: Reginald Turnill · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Hennadiy Udovenko, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine (born 1931) Wikipedia: Hennadiy Udovenko · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2012
Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (born 1945) Wikipedia: Zina Bethune · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2012
Denis Flannery, Australian rugby player and coach (born 1928) Wikipedia: Denis Flannery · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2012
David Kelly, Irish actor (born 1929) Wikipedia: David Kelly (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2012
John Severin, American illustrator (born 1921) Wikipedia: John Severin · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2011
Peter Alexander, Austrian singer and actor (born 1926) Wikipedia: Peter Alexander (Austrian performer) · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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2011
Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1919) Wikipedia: Betty Garrett · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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2011
Kenneth Mars, American actor and comedian (born 1935) Wikipedia: Kenneth Mars · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2010
Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (born 1988) Wikipedia: Nodar Kumaritashvili · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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2009
Colgan Air Flight 3407 victims: Wikipedia: Colgan Air Flight 3407 · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2009
Alison Des Forges, American historian and activist (born 1942) Wikipedia: Alison Des Forges · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2009
Beverly Eckert, American activist (born 1951) Wikipedia: Beverly Eckert · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2009
Mat Mathews, Dutch accordion player (born 1924) Wikipedia: Mat Mathews · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2009
Coleman Mellett, American guitarist (born 1974) Wikipedia: Coleman Mellett · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2009
Gerry Niewood, American saxophonist (born 1943) Wikipedia: Gerry Niewood · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2008
David Groh, American actor (born 1939) Wikipedia: David Groh · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2007
Ann Barzel, American writer and dance critic (born 1905) Wikipedia: Ann Barzel · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2007
Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1905) Wikipedia: Peggy Gilbert · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2005
Dorothy Stang, American-Brazilian nun and missionary (born 1931) Wikipedia: Dorothy Stang · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2002
John Eriksen, Danish footballer (born 1957) Wikipedia: John Eriksen · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2001
Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and producer (born 1912) Wikipedia: Kristina Söderbaum · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2000
Tom Landry, American football player and coach (born 1924) Wikipedia: Tom Landry · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2000
Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, created Peanuts (born 1922) Wikipedia: Charles M. Schulz · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1998
Gardner Ackley, American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (born 1915) Wikipedia: Gardner Ackley · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1995
Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (born 1952) Wikipedia: Philip Taylor Kramer · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1994
Donald Judd, American painter and sculptor (born 1928) Wikipedia: Donald Judd · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1992
Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (born 1907) Wikipedia: Bep van Klaveren · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1991
Roger Patterson, American bass player (born 1968) Wikipedia: Roger Patterson (bassist) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1989
Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and author (born 1931) Wikipedia: Thomas Bernhard · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1985
Nicholas Colasanto, American actor and director (born 1924) Wikipedia: Nicholas Colasanto · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1984
Anna Anderson, Polish-American woman, who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (born 1896) Wikipedia: Anna Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1984
Julio Cortázar, Belgian-Argentinian author and poet (born 1914) Wikipedia: Julio Cortázar · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
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1983
Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (born 1887) Wikipedia: Eubie Blake · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1982
Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor (born 1902) Wikipedia: Victor Jory · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1980
Muriel Rukeyser, American poet and activist (born 1913) Wikipedia: Muriel Rukeyser · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1979
Jean Renoir, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1894) Wikipedia: Jean Renoir · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
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1977
Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher and scholar (born 1894) Wikipedia: Herman Dooyeweerd · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1976
Frank Stagg, Irish Republican died on hunger strike (born 1941) Wikipedia: Frank Stagg (Irish republican) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1976
Sal Mineo, American actor (born 1939) Wikipedia: Sal Mineo · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1975
Carl Lutz, Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (born 1895) Wikipedia: Carl Lutz · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1971
James Cash Penney, American businessman and philanthropist, founded J. C. Penney (born 1875) Wikipedia: James Cash Penney · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1970
Clare Turlay Newberry, American author and illustrator (born 1903) Wikipedia: Clare Turlay Newberry · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1960
Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and academic (born 1887) Wikipedia: Oskar Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1958
Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (born 1897) Wikipedia: Douglas Hartree · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1954
Dziga Vertov, Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (born 1896) Wikipedia: Dziga Vertov · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1949
Hassan al-Banna, Egyptian educator, founded the Muslim Brotherhood (born 1906) Wikipedia: Hassan al-Banna · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1947
Moses Gomberg, Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (born 1866) Wikipedia: Moses Gomberg · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1942
Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1909) Wikipedia: Eugene Esmonde · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1942
Avraham Stern, Polish-Israeli militant leader (born 1907) Wikipedia: Avraham Stern · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1942
Grant Wood, American painter and academic (born 1891) Wikipedia: Grant Wood · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1935
Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (born 1846) Wikipedia: Auguste Escoffier · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1931
Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (born 1855) Wikipedia: Samad bey Mehmandarov · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1929
Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (born 1853) Wikipedia: Lillie Langtry · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1916
Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (born 1831) Wikipedia: Richard Dedekind · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
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1915
Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1837) Wikipedia: Émile Waldteufel · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1912
Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (born 1841) Wikipedia: Gerhard Armauer Hansen · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1896
Ambroise Thomas, French composer and academic (born 1811) Wikipedia: Ambroise Thomas · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1894
Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1830) Wikipedia: Hans von Bülow · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1886
Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (born 1846) Wikipedia: Randolph Caldecott · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1834
Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher and scholar (born 1768) Wikipedia: Friedrich Schleiermacher · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1804
Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (born 1724) Wikipedia: Immanuel Kant · ✓ Wikidata · 254 languages
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1789
Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (born 1738) Wikipedia: Ethan Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1771
Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (born 1710) Wikipedia: Adolf Frederick of Sweden · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1763
Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (born 1688) Wikipedia: Pierre de Marivaux · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1728
Agostino Steffani, Italian priest and composer (born 1653) Wikipedia: Agostino Steffani · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1713
Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (born 1664) Wikipedia: Jahandar Shah · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1624
George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist, founded George Heriot's School (born 1563) Wikipedia: George Heriot · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1612
Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (born 1563) Wikipedia: Jodocus Hondius · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1600
Edward Denny, Knight Banneret of Bishop's Stortford, English soldier, privateer and adventurer (born 1547) Wikipedia: Edward Denny (soldier) · 2 languages
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1590
François Hotman, French lawyer and author (born 1524) Wikipedia: François Hotman · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1578
Pari Khan Khanum, Iranian princess (born 1548) Wikipedia: Pari Khan Khanum · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1571
Nicholas Throckmorton, English politician and diplomat (born 1515) Wikipedia: Nicholas Throckmorton · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1554
Lord Guildford Dudley, Disputed Consort of the English Monarch, Husband of Lady Jane Grey (born c1535; executed) Wikipedia: Lord Guildford Dudley · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1554
Lady Jane Grey, de facto monarch of England and Ireland for nine days (born 1537; executed) Wikipedia: Lady Jane Grey · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1538
Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, engraver, and architect (born 1480) Wikipedia: Albrecht Altdorfer · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1517
Catherine of Navarre (born 1468) Wikipedia: Catherine of Navarre · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1266
Amadeus of the Amidei, Italian saint Wikipedia: Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order · 11 languages
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1247
Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg, ruler (born 1185) Wikipedia: Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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981
Ælfstan, bishop of Ramsbury Wikipedia: Ælfstan (bishop of Ramsbury) · 4 languages
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941
Wulfhelm, Archbishop of Canterbury Wikipedia: Wulfhelm · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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914
Li, empress of Yan Wikipedia: Empress Li (Liu Shouguang's wife) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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901
Antony II, patriarch of Constantinople Wikipedia: Antony II of Constantinople · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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890
Henjō, Japanese priest and poet (born 816) Wikipedia: Henjō · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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821
Benedict of Aniane, French monk and saint (born 747) Wikipedia: Benedict of Aniane · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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