Events on 3 February include:
- British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government is likely to support decolonisation (1960)
- World War II: Free French and British forces began the Battle of Keren to capture the strategic town of Keren in Italian East Africa (1941)
- The London Protocol of 1830 establishes the full independence and sovereignty of Greece from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence (1830)
This page gathers 60 events, 167 births and 92 deaths recorded on this day, from 1047 to 2026.
Events · United Kingdom
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1960
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government is likely to support decolonisation. Wikipedia: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · 95 languages
Archive: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom visiting Finland — Finnish Heritage Agency · Europeana
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1941
World War II: Free French and British forces began the Battle of Keren to capture the strategic town of Keren in Italian East Africa. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 291 languages
Archive: WORLD WAR II: Casualty Evaucation by jeep — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
1830
The London Protocol of 1830 establishes the full independence and sovereignty of Greece from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence. Wikipedia: London Protocol (1830) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1807
A British military force, under Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the Spanish Empire city of Montevideo, now the capital of Uruguay. Wikipedia: Samuel Auchmuty (British Army officer, born 1758) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 7 languages
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1781
American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius. Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 115 languages
Archive: American Revolutionary War from "History of Trenton, New Jersey, etc. [With illustrations.]". — The British Library, 1895 · Europeana -
1583
Battle of São Vicente takes place off Portuguese Brazil where three English warships led by navigator Edward Fenton fight off three Spanish galleons sinking one in the process. Wikipedia: Battle of São Vicente · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
Around the world
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2026
Islamist militants massacred at least 162 while injuring and kidnapping dozens in two villages in Kwara State, Nigeria. Wikipedia: 2026 Kwara State attacks · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2023
A freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, releasing hazardous materials into the surrounding area. Wikipedia: East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2014
Russia's first school shooting took place when a student opened fire at School No. 263 in Moscow, resulting in the deaths of a teacher and a police officer. Wikipedia: School shooting · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2010
An edition of L'Homme qui marche I, a bronze sculpture by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, was sold for £65 million, setting the record for the most expensive sculpture sold at auction. Wikipedia: L'Homme qui marche I · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 15 languages
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2007
A Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339. Wikipedia: February 2007 Al-Saydiya market bombing · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2006
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen: 23 convicts, including several militants associated with al-Qaeda, escaped from a prison administered by the Political Security Organization in Sanaa, Yemen. Wikipedia: Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2005
One hundred five people are killed when Kam Air Flight 904 crashes in the Pamir Mountains in Afghanistan. Wikipedia: Kam Air Flight 904 · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1998
Despite a large international movement advocating the commutation of her sentence to life imprisonment, Karla Faye Tucker became the first woman to be executed in the United States since 1984. Wikipedia: Commutation (law) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1998
Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy. Wikipedia: 1998 Cavalese cable car crash · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1995
In mission STS-63, astronaut Eileen Collins (pictured) became the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle. Wikipedia: STS-63 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 26 languages
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1994
Space Shuttle program: STS-60 is launched, carrying Sergei Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard the Shuttle. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 35 languages
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1989
After a stroke two weeks previously, South African President P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months. Wikipedia: Stroke · 139 languages
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1989
A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954. Wikipedia: 1989 Paraguayan coup d'état · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1986
Steve Jobs purchased Pixar from Lucasfilm and launched it as an independent computer-animation studio. Wikipedia: Steve Jobs · ✓ Wikidata · 94 languages
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1984
Doctor John Buster and a research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the United States announce history's first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth. Wikipedia: John Buster · 6 languages
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1984
Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 35 languages
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1972
The deadliest blizzard in history began in Iran and continued for a week leaving more than 4,000 people dead. Wikipedia: 1972 Iran blizzard · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1971
New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption. Wikipedia: Frank Serpico · 26 languages
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1966
The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 282 languages
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1961
The United States Air Force begins Operation Looking Glass, and over the next 30 years, a "Doomsday Plane" is always in the air, with the capability of taking direct control of the United States' bombers and missiles in the event of the destruction of the SAC's command post. Wikipedia: United States Air Force · 88 languages
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1959
American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash (wreckage pictured) shortly after takeoff from Mason City Municipal Airport in Iowa. Wikipedia: Rock and roll · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1959
Sixty-five people are killed when American Airlines Flight 320 crashes into the East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Wikipedia: American Airlines Flight 320 · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1958
Founding of the Benelux Economic Union, creating a testing ground for a later European Economic Community. Wikipedia: Benelux · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 122 languages
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1953
Hundreds of native creoles known as Forros were massacred on São Tomé Island by the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners. Wikipedia: Creole peoples · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1945
World War II: As part of Operation Thunderclap, 1,000 B-17s of the Eighth Air Force bomb Berlin, a raid which kills between 2,500 and 3,000 and dehouses another 120,000. Wikipedia: Bombing of Berlin in World War II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 17 languages
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1945
World War II: The United States and the Philippine Commonwealth begin a month-long battle to retake Manila from Japan. Wikipedia: Commonwealth of the Philippines · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1944
World War II: During the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, U.S. Army and Marine forces seize Kwajalein Atoll from the defending Japanese garrison. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 291 languages
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1943
The SS Dorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive. Wikipedia: SS Dorchester · 3 languages
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1933
Adolf Hitler announced that the conquest of Lebensraum in Eastern Europe, and its "ruthless Germanisation", were the geopolitical objectives of Reich foreign policy. Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 328 languages
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1931
The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258. Wikipedia: 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1930
The Communist Party of Indochina, the Communist Party of Annam and the Communist League of Indochina merged to form the Communist Party of Vietnam. Wikipedia: Communist Party of Indochina · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1927
A revolt against the military dictatorship of Portugal breaks out at Porto. Wikipedia: February 1927 Revolt · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 5 languages
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1918
The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,630 meters) long. Wikipedia: Twin Peaks Tunnel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 5 languages
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1917
World War I: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 265 languages
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1916
The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of seven lives. Wikipedia: Centre Block · 11 languages
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1913
The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax. Wikipedia: Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution · 25 languages
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1870
Reconstruction era: The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, formally prohibiting race-based disenfranchisement in the United States. Wikipedia: Reconstruction era · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 46 languages
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1862
Moldavia and Wallachia formally united, creating the Romanian United Principalities. Wikipedia: Moldavia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 59 languages
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1852
The Argentine Confederation was defeated in the Platine War by an alliance consisting of Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes. Wikipedia: Argentine Confederation · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 29 languages
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1813
Argentine War of Independence: José de San Martín and the Mounted Grenadiers Regiment defeated Spanish royalist forces in the Battle of San Lorenzo (depicted). Wikipedia: Argentine War of Independence · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1809
The Territory of Illinois is created by the 10th United States Congress. Wikipedia: Illinois Territory · 18 languages
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1787
Militia led by General Benjamin Lincoln crush the remnants of Shays' Rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts. Wikipedia: Benjamin Lincoln · 17 languages
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1783
Spain–United States relations are first established. Wikipedia: Spain–United States relations · 14 languages
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1716
The 1716 Algiers earthquake sequence began with an Mw 7.0 mainshock that caused severe damage and killed 20,000 in Algeria. Wikipedia: 1716 Algiers earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1706
During the Battle of Fraustadt Swedish forces defeat a superior Saxon-Polish-Russian force by deploying a double envelopment. Wikipedia: Battle of Fraustadt · 13 languages
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1690
The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas. Wikipedia: Massachusetts Bay Colony · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 34 languages
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1639
The House of Assembly of Barbados meets for the first time. Wikipedia: House of Assembly of Barbados · 11 languages
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1637
Tulip Mania collapses within the Dutch Republic. Wikipedia: Tulip mania · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 46 languages
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1509
The Portuguese navy defeats a joint fleet of the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Sultan of Gujarat, the Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, the Zamorin of Calicut, and the Republic of Ragusa at the Battle of Diu in Diu, India. Wikipedia: Portuguese Empire · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1488
Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south. Wikipedia: Bartolomeu Dias · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 82 languages
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1451
Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia: Sultan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 107 languages
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1266
Mudéjar revolt: King James I of Aragon entered the formerly Muslim-held city of Murcia following its surrender three days earlier. Wikipedia: Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266 · 10 languages
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1112
Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence, marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states. Wikipedia: Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 33 languages
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1047
Emperor Henry III declared Drogo of Hauteville to be count of all Apulian and Calabrian Normans. Wikipedia: Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor · 58 languages
World days
No entries.
Technology
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1986
Steve Jobs purchased Pixar from Lucasfilm and launched it as an independent computer-animation studio. Wikipedia: Steve Jobs · ✓ Wikidata · 94 languages
Science
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1995
In mission STS-63, astronaut Eileen Collins (pictured) became the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle. Wikipedia: STS-63 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 26 languages
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1994
Space Shuttle program: STS-60 is launched, carrying Sergei Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard the Shuttle. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 35 languages
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1984
Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 35 languages
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1966
The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 282 languages
Business
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1958
Founding of the Benelux Economic Union, creating a testing ground for a later European Economic Community. Wikipedia: Benelux · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 122 languages
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1913
The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax. Wikipedia: Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution · 25 languages
Sport
No entries.
Culture
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2010
An edition of L'Homme qui marche I, a bronze sculpture by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, was sold for £65 million, setting the record for the most expensive sculpture sold at auction. Wikipedia: L'Homme qui marche I · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 15 languages
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1959
American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash (wreckage pictured) shortly after takeoff from Mason City Municipal Airport in Iowa. Wikipedia: Rock and roll · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
Births
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2004
Rei, Japanese rapper and singer Wikipedia: Rei (singer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2004
Scoot Henderson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Scoot Henderson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2001
Tre Mann, American basketball player Wikipedia: Tre Mann · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2001
Rhys Williams, English footballer Wikipedia: Rhys Williams (footballer, born 2001) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1999
Kanna Hashimoto, Japanese actress Wikipedia: Kanna Hashimoto · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1998
Tyler Huntley, American football player Wikipedia: Tyler Huntley · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1998
Isaiah Roby, American basketball player Wikipedia: Isaiah Roby · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1998
Aurélien Giraud, French skateboarder Wikipedia: Aurélien Giraud · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1995
Tao Tsuchiya, Japanese actress Wikipedia: Tao Tsuchiya · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1994
Rougned Odor, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia: Rougned Odor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1993
Adam Reach, English footballer Wikipedia: Adam Reach · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1992
Olli Aitola, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Olli Aitola · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1992
James White, American football player Wikipedia: James White (running back) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1990
Sean Kingston, American-Jamaican singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Sean Kingston · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1989
Jia, Chinese singer and actress Wikipedia: Jia (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1989
Slobodan Rajković, Serbian footballer Wikipedia: Slobodan Rajković · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1988
Cho Kyu-hyun, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Cho Kyu-hyun · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1987
Elvana Gjata, Albanian singer Wikipedia: Elvana Gjata · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1986
Mathieu Giroux, Canadian speed skater Wikipedia: Mathieu Giroux · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1986
Kanako Yanagihara, Japanese actress Wikipedia: Kanako Yanagihara · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1985
Angela Fong, Canadian wrestler and actress Wikipedia: Angela Fong · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1985
Andrei Kostitsyn, Belarusian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Andrei Kostitsyn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1984
Elizabeth Holmes, American fraudster, founder of Theranos Wikipedia: Elizabeth Holmes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1984
Matthew Moy, American actor Wikipedia: Matthew Moy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1982
Becky Bayless, American wrestler Wikipedia: Becky Bayless · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1982
Marie-Ève Drolet, Canadian speed skater Wikipedia: Marie-Ève Drolet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1982
Bridget Regan, American actress Wikipedia: Bridget Regan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1978
Joan Capdevila, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Joan Capdevila · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1978
Amal Clooney, British-Lebanese barrister and activist Wikipedia: Amal Clooney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1977
Maitland Ward, American actress and model Wikipedia: Maitland Ward · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1977
Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer Wikipedia: Daddy Yankee · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 55 languages
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1977
Marek Židlický, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Marek Židlický · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1977
Adia Barnes, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Adia Barnes · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1976
Mathieu Dandenault, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Mathieu Dandenault · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1976
Isla Fisher, Omani-Australian actress Wikipedia: Isla Fisher · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1976
Tim Heidecker, American actor, comedian, and musician Wikipedia: Tim Heidecker · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1976
Eihi Shiina, Japanese fashion model and actress Wikipedia: Eihi Shiina · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1974
Ayanna Pressley, American politician Wikipedia: Ayanna Pressley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1973
Ilana Sod, Mexican journalist and producer Wikipedia: Ilana Sod · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1971
Elisa Donovan, American actress Wikipedia: Elisa Donovan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1971
Sarah Kane, English playwright (died 1999) Wikipedia: Sarah Kane · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1971
Hong Seok-cheon, South Korean actor Wikipedia: Hong Seok-cheon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1970
Óscar Córdoba, Colombian footballer Wikipedia: Óscar Córdoba · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1970
Warwick Davis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Warwick Davis · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1970
Antony Russo, American director, producer and screenwriter Wikipedia: Russo brothers · 44 languages
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1970
Keith Carney, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Keith Carney · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1969
Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (died 2015) Wikipedia: Beau Biden · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1969
Retief Goosen, South African golfer Wikipedia: Retief Goosen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1969
Robert Pack, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Robert Pack (basketball) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1968
Vlade Divac, Serbian-American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Vlade Divac · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1968
Marwan Khoury, Lebanese singer, songwriter, and composer Wikipedia: Marwan Khoury · 11 languages
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1968
František Kučera, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: František Kučera · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1967
Tim Flowers, English footballer and coach Wikipedia: Tim Flowers · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1967
Mixu Paatelainen, Finnish footballer and coach Wikipedia: Mixu Paatelainen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1966
Danny Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Danny Morrison (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1965
Manuel Loff, Portuguese politician Wikipedia: Manuel Loff · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1965
Maura Tierney, American actress and producer Wikipedia: Maura Tierney · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1964
Indrek Tarand, Estonian historian, journalist, and politician Wikipedia: Indrek Tarand · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1963
Vũ Đức Đam, Vietnamese politician Wikipedia: Vũ Đức Đam · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1963
Raghuram Rajan, Indian economist and academic Wikipedia: Raghuram Rajan · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1962
Michele Greene, American actress, singer, and author Wikipedia: Michele Greene · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1960
Marty Jannetty, American wrestler Wikipedia: Marty Jannetty · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1960
Joachim Löw, German footballer and manager Wikipedia: Joachim Löw · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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1959
Thomas Calabro, American actor Wikipedia: Thomas Calabro · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1959
Lol Tolhurst, English musician and songwriter Wikipedia: Lol Tolhurst · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1959
Óscar Iván Zuluaga, Colombian economist and politician, 67th Colombian Minister of Finance Wikipedia: Óscar Iván Zuluaga · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1958
Joe F. Edwards, Jr., American commander, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia: Joe F. Edwards Jr. · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1958
Greg Mankiw, American economist and academic Wikipedia: Greg Mankiw · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1957
Eric Lander, American mathematician, geneticist, and academic Wikipedia: Eric Lander · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1956
Nathan Lane, American actor and comedian Wikipedia: Nathan Lane · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1956
Lee Ranaldo, American musician and songwriter Wikipedia: Lee Ranaldo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1954
Tiger Williams, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Tiger Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1952
Fred Lynn, American baseball player Wikipedia: Fred Lynn · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1951
Arsène Auguste, Haitian footballer (died 1993) Wikipedia: Arsène Auguste · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1951
Eugenijus Riabovas, Lithuanian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Eugenijus Riabovas · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1950
Morgan Fairchild, American actress Wikipedia: Morgan Fairchild · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1950
Pamela Franklin, Japanese-English actress Wikipedia: Pamela Franklin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1950
Grant Goldman, Australian radio and television host (died 2020) Wikipedia: Grant Goldman · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1948
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, East Timorese Roman Catholic bishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wikipedia: Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1948
Henning Mankell, Swedish author and playwright (died 2015) Wikipedia: Henning Mankell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1947
Paul Auster, American novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2024) Wikipedia: Paul Auster · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
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1947
Dave Davies, English musician Wikipedia: Dave Davies · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1947
Stephen McHattie, Canadian actor and director Wikipedia: Stephen McHattie · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1947
Melanie, American singer-songwriter (died 2024) Wikipedia: Melanie (singer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1945
Bob Griese, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Bob Griese · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1943
Blythe Danner, American actress Wikipedia: Blythe Danner · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1941
Dory Funk, Jr., American wrestler and trainer (died 2026) Wikipedia: Dory Funk Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1940
Fran Tarkenton, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Fran Tarkenton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1939
Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016) Wikipedia: Michael Cimino · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1938
Victor Buono, American actor (died 1982) Wikipedia: Victor Buono · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1938
Emile Griffith, American boxer and trainer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Emile Griffith · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1937
Billy Meier, Swiss author and photographer Wikipedia: Billy Meier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1936
Bob Simpson, Australian cricketer and coach (died 2025) Wikipedia: Bob Simpson (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1935
Johnny "Guitar" Watson, American blues, soul, and funk singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1996) Wikipedia: Johnny "Guitar" Watson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1934
Juan Carlos Calabró, Argentinian actor and screenwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia: Juan Carlos Calabró · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1933
Paul Sarbanes, American lawyer and politician (died 2020) Wikipedia: Paul Sarbanes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1927
Kenneth Anger, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023) Wikipedia: Kenneth Anger · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1927
Blas Ople, Filipino journalist and politician, 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines (died 2003) Wikipedia: Blas Ople · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1926
Hans-Jochen Vogel, German lawyer and politician, 8th Mayor of Berlin (died 2020) Wikipedia: Hans-Jochen Vogel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1925
Shelley Berman, American actor and comedian (died 2017) Wikipedia: Shelley Berman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1925
John Fiedler, American actor (died 2005) Wikipedia: John Fiedler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1924
Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 2013) Wikipedia: Martial Asselin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1924
E. P. Thompson, English historian and author (died 1993) Wikipedia: E. P. Thompson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1920
Henry Heimlich, American physician and author (died 2016) Wikipedia: Henry Heimlich · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1918
Joey Bishop, American actor and producer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Joey Bishop · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1918
Helen Stephens, American runner, baseball player, and manager (died 1994) Wikipedia: Helen Stephens · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1917
Shlomo Goren, Polish-Israeli rabbi and general (died 1994) Wikipedia: Shlomo Goren · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1915
Johannes Kotkas, Estonian wrestler and hammer thrower (died 1998) Wikipedia: Johannes Kotkas · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1914
Mary Carlisle, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2018) Wikipedia: Mary Carlisle · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1912
Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist and politician (died 1990) Wikipedia: Jacques Soustelle · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1911
Jehan Alain, French organist and composer (died 1940) Wikipedia: Jehan Alain · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1909
André Cayatte, French lawyer and director (died 1989) Wikipedia: André Cayatte · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1909
Simone Weil, French mystic and philosopher (died 1943) Wikipedia: Simone Weil · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 98 languages
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1907
James A. Michener, American author and philanthropist (died 1997) Wikipedia: James A. Michener · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1906
George Adamson, Indian-English author and activist (died 1989) Wikipedia: George Adamson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1905
Paul Ariste, Estonian linguist and academic (died 1990) Wikipedia: Paul Ariste · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1905
Arne Beurling, Swedish-American mathematician and academic (died 1986) Wikipedia: Arne Beurling · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1904
Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (died 1934) Wikipedia: Pretty Boy Floyd · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1903
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier, pilot, and politician (died 1973) Wikipedia: Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1900
Mabel Mercer, English-American singer (died 1984) Wikipedia: Mabel Mercer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1899
Café Filho, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th President of Brazil (died 1970) Wikipedia: Café Filho · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1898
Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect, designed the Finlandia Hall and Aalto Theatre (died 1976) Wikipedia: Alvar Aalto · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 97 languages
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1894
Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator (died 1978) Wikipedia: Norman Rockwell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1893
Gaston Julia, Algerian-French mathematician and academic (died 1978) Wikipedia: Gaston Julia · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1892
Juan Negrín, Spanish physician and politician, 67th Prime Minister of Spain (died 1956) Wikipedia: Juan Negrín · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1889
Artur Adson, Estonian poet, playwright, and critic (died 1977) Wikipedia: Artur Adson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1889
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (died 1968) Wikipedia: Carl Theodor Dreyer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1889
Risto Ryti, Finnish lawyer, politician and the Governor of the Bank of Finland; 5th President of Finland (died 1956) Wikipedia: Risto Ryti · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1887
Georg Trakl, Austrian pharmacist and poet (died 1914) Wikipedia: Georg Trakl · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1878
Gordon Coates, New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1943) Wikipedia: Gordon Coates · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1878
Grigory Petrovsky, Ukrainian Soviet revolutionary and politician (died 1958) Wikipedia: Grigory Petrovsky · 23 languages
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1874
Gertrude Stein, American novelist, poet, playwright, (died 1946) Wikipedia: Gertrude Stein · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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1872
Lou Criger, American baseball player and manager (died 1934) Wikipedia: Lou Criger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1867
Charles Henry Turner, American biologist, educator and zoologist (died 1923) Wikipedia: Charles Henry Turner (zoologist) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1862
James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge (died 1946) Wikipedia: James Clark McReynolds · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1859
Hugo Junkers, German engineer, designed the Junkers J 1 (died 1935) Wikipedia: Hugo Junkers · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1857
Giuseppe Moretti, Italian sculptor, designed the Vulcan statue (died 1935) Wikipedia: Giuseppe Moretti · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1843
William Cornelius Van Horne, American-Canadian businessman (died 1915) Wikipedia: William Cornelius Van Horne · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1842
Sidney Lanier, American composer and poet (died 1881) Wikipedia: Sidney Lanier · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1840
Allan McLean, Scottish-Australian politician, 19th Premier of Victoria (died 1911) Wikipedia: Allan McLean (Australian politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1830
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1903) Wikipedia: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1826
Walter Bagehot, English journalist and businessman (died 1877) Wikipedia: Walter Bagehot · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1824
Ranald MacDonald, American explorer and educator (died 1894) Wikipedia: Ranald MacDonald · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1821
Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician and educator (died 1910) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
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1817
Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (died 1881) Wikipedia: Achille Delesse · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1817
Émile Prudent, French pianist and composer (died 1864) Wikipedia: Émile Prudent · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1816
Ram Singh Kuka, Indian credited with starting the Non-cooperation movement Wikipedia: Satguru Ram Singh · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1815
Edward James Roye, 5th President of Liberia (died 1872) Wikipedia: Edward James Roye · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1811
Horace Greeley, American journalist and politician (died 1872) Wikipedia: Horace Greeley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1809
Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1847) Wikipedia: Felix Mendelssohn · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 124 languages
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1807
Joseph E. Johnston, American general and politician (died 1891) Wikipedia: Joseph E. Johnston · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1795
Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia (died 1830) Wikipedia: Antonio José de Sucre · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1790
Gideon Mantell, English scientist (died 1852) Wikipedia: Gideon Mantell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1780
Mihail G. Boiagi, Aromanian grammarian and professor (died uncertain) Wikipedia: Mihail G. Boiagi · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1777
John Cheyne, Scottish physician and author (died 1836) Wikipedia: John Cheyne (physician) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1763
Caroline von Wolzogen, German author (died 1847) Wikipedia: Caroline von Wolzogen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1757
Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon (died 1833) Wikipedia: Joseph Forlenze · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1747
Samuel Osgood, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Postmaster General (died 1813) Wikipedia: Samuel Osgood · 17 languages
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1736
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer and theorist (died 1809) Wikipedia: Johann Georg Albrechtsberger · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1721
Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (died 1773) Wikipedia: Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1689
Blas de Lezo, Spanish admiral (died 1741) Wikipedia: Blas de Lezo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1677
Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect, designed the Karlova Koruna Chateau (died 1723) Wikipedia: Jan Santini Aichel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1504
Scipione Rebiba, Italian cardinal (died 1577) Wikipedia: Scipione Rebiba · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1478
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (died 1521) Wikipedia: Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1428
Helena Palaiologina, Queen of Cyprus (died 1458) [citation needed] Wikipedia: Helena Palaiologina · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1393
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English nobleman and military commander (died 1455) Wikipedia: Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1338
Joanna of Bourbon (died 1378) Wikipedia: Joanna of Bourbon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
Deaths
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2025
Harry Jayawardena, Sri Lankan industrialist (born 1942) Wikipedia: Harry Jayawardena · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2025
Kandiah Balendra, Sri Lankan corporate leader and executive (born 1940) Wikipedia: Kandiah Balendra · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2020
George Steiner, French-American philosopher, author, and critic (born 1929) Wikipedia: George Steiner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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2019
Julie Adams, American actress (born 1926) Wikipedia: Julie Adams · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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2019
Kristoff St. John, American actor (born 1966) Wikipedia: Kristoff St. John · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2017
Dritëro Agolli, Albanian poet, writer and politician (born 1931) Wikipedia: Dritëro Agolli · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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2016
Joe Alaskey, American actor (born 1952) Wikipedia: Joe Alaskey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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2016
Balram Jakhar, Indian lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of Madhya Pradesh (born 1923) Wikipedia: Balram Jakhar · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2016
József Kasza, Serbian politician and economist (born 1945) Wikipedia: József Kasza · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2015
Martin Gilbert, English historian, author, and academic (born 1936) Wikipedia: Martin Gilbert · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2015
Mary Healy, American actress and singer (born 1918) Wikipedia: Mary Healy (entertainer) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2015
Charlie Sifford, American golfer (born 1922) Wikipedia: Charlie Sifford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2015
Nasim Hasan Shah, Pakistani lawyer and judge, 12th Chief Justice of Pakistan (born 1929) Wikipedia: Nasim Hasan Shah · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2013
Cardiss Collins, American politician (born 1931) Wikipedia: Cardiss Collins · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2013
Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian composer and producer (born 1921) Wikipedia: Oscar Feltsman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2013
James Muri, American soldier and pilot (born 1918) Wikipedia: James Muri · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (born 1954) Wikipedia: Jam Mohammad Yousaf · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2012
Toh Chin Chye, Singaporean academic and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (born 1921) Wikipedia: Toh Chin Chye · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2012
Ben Gazzara, American actor and director (born 1930) Wikipedia: Ben Gazzara · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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2012
Terence Hildner, American general (born 1962) Wikipedia: Terence Hildner · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2012
Raj Kanwar, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1961) Wikipedia: Raj Kanwar · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2012
Zalman King, American actor, director, and producer (born 1942) Wikipedia: Zalman King · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2012
Andrzej Szczeklik, Polish physician and academic (born 1938) Wikipedia: Andrzej Szczeklik · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2011
Maria Schneider, French actress (born 1952) Wikipedia: Maria Schneider (actress) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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2010
Dick McGuire, American basketball player and coach (born 1926) Wikipedia: Dick McGuire · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2010
Frances Reid, American actress (born 1914) Wikipedia: Frances Reid · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2009
Sheng-yen, Chinese monk and scholar, founded the Dharma Drum Mountain (born 1930) Wikipedia: Sheng-yen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2006
Al Lewis, American actor and activist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Al Lewis · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2005
Zurab Zhvania, Georgian biologist and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Georgia (born 1963) Wikipedia: Zurab Zhvania · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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2005
Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist and ornithologist (born 1904) Wikipedia: Ernst Mayr · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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2004
Mrs. Ngô Bá Thành, Vietnamese lawyer, politician, and activist (born 1931) Wikipedia: Mrs. Ngô Bá Thành · 4 languages
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1999
Gwen Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1950) Wikipedia: Gwen Guthrie · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1996
Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker (born 1922) Wikipedia: Audrey Meadows · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1993
Françoys Bernier, Canadian pianist and conductor (born 1927) Wikipedia: Françoys Bernier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1991
Nancy Kulp, American actress (born 1921) Wikipedia: Nancy Kulp · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1989
John Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1929) Wikipedia: John Cassavetes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1989
Lionel Newman, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1916) Wikipedia: Lionel Newman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1985
Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (born 1912) Wikipedia: Frank Oppenheimer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1975
William D. Coolidge, American physicist and engineer (born 1873) Wikipedia: William D. Coolidge · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1975
Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1904) Wikipedia: Umm Kulthum · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 110 languages
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1969
C. N. Annadurai, Indian journalist and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Madras State (born 1909) Wikipedia: C. N. Annadurai · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1969
Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambican activist and academic (born 1920) Wikipedia: Eduardo Mondlane · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1967
Joe Meek, English songwriter and producer (born 1929) Wikipedia: Joe Meek · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1963
Benjamin R. Jacobs, American biochemist (born 1879) Wikipedia: Benjamin R. Jacobs · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1961
William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, Scottish-Australian captain and politician, 14th Governor-General of Australia (born 1893) Wikipedia: William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1961
Anna May Wong, American actress (born 1905) Wikipedia: Anna May Wong · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1960
Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor (born 1921) Wikipedia: Fred Buscaglione · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1959
The Day the Music Died Wikipedia: The Big Bopper · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1959
The Day the Music Died Wikipedia: Buddy Holly · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1959
The Day the Music Died Wikipedia: Ritchie Valens · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1956
Émile Borel, French mathematician and academic (born 1871) Wikipedia: Émile Borel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1956
Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (born 1916) Wikipedia: Johnny Claes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1955
Vasily Blokhin, Russian general (born 1895) Wikipedia: Vasily Blokhin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1952
Harold L. Ickes, American journalist and politician, 32nd United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1874) Wikipedia: Harold L. Ickes · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1947
Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (born 1887) Wikipedia: Marc Mitscher · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1945
Roland Freisler, German lawyer and judge (born 1893) Wikipedia: Roland Freisler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1944
Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (born 1865) Wikipedia: Yvette Guilbert · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1935
Hugo Junkers, German engineer, designed the Junkers J 1 (born 1859) Wikipedia: Hugo Junkers · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1929
Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician and engineer (born 1878) Wikipedia: Agner Krarup Erlang · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1924
Woodrow Wilson, American historian, academic, and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1856) Wikipedia: Woodrow Wilson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 190 languages
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1922
Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician, State President of the Orange Free State (born 1854) Wikipedia: Christiaan de Wet · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1922
John Butler Yeats, Irish painter and illustrator (born 1839) Wikipedia: John Butler Yeats · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1899
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, Dutch supercentenarian (born 1788) Wikipedia: Geert Adriaans Boomgaard · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1873
Isaac Baker Brown, English gynecologist and surgeon (born 1811) Wikipedia: Isaac Baker Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1866
François-Xavier Garneau, Canadian poet, author, and historian (born 1809) Wikipedia: François-Xavier Garneau · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1862
Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (born 1774) Wikipedia: Jean-Baptiste Biot · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
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1832
George Crabbe, English surgeon and poet (born 1754) Wikipedia: George Crabbe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1820
Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor (born 1762) Wikipedia: Gia Long · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1813
Juan Bautista Cabral, Argentinian sergeant (born 1789) Wikipedia: Juan Bautista Cabral · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1802
Pedro Rodríguez, Spanish statesman and economist (born 1723) Wikipedia: Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1737
Tommaso Ceva, Italian mathematician and academic (born 1648) Wikipedia: Tommaso Ceva · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1619
Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1564) Wikipedia: Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1618
Philip II, duke of Pomerania (born 1573) Wikipedia: Philip II of Pomerania · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1566
George Cassander, Flemish theologian and author (born 1513) Wikipedia: George Cassander · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1537
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (born 1513) Wikipedia: Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 13 languages
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1475
John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count (born 1410) Wikipedia: John IV of Nassau-Siegen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1468
Johannes Gutenberg, German publisher, invented the printing press (born 1398) Wikipedia: Johannes Gutenberg · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 183 languages
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1451
Murad II, Ottoman sultan (born 1404) Wikipedia: Murad II · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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1428
Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shōgun (born 1386) Wikipedia: Ashikaga Yoshimochi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1399
John of Gaunt, Belgian-English politician, Lord High Steward (born 1340) Wikipedia: John of Gaunt · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1252
Sviatoslav III, Russian Grand Prince (born 1196) Wikipedia: Sviatoslav III of Vladimir · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1161
Inge I, king of Norway (born 1135) Wikipedia: Inge Haraldsson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1116
Coloman, king of Hungary Wikipedia: Coloman, King of Hungary · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1014
Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark and England (born 960) Wikipedia: Swein Forkbeard · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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994
William IV, duke of Aquitaine (born 937) Wikipedia: William IV of Aquitaine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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938
Zhou Ben, Chinese general (born 862) Wikipedia: Zhou Ben · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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929
Guy, margrave of Tuscany Wikipedia: Guy of Tuscany · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 15 languages
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865
Ansgar, Frankish archbishop (born 801) Wikipedia: Ansgar · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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699
Werburgh, English nun and saint Wikipedia: Werburgh · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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639
K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I, ruler of Piedras Negras Wikipedia: Kʼinich Yoʼnal Ahk I · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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456
Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II, ruler of Tikal Wikipedia: Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II · 10 languages
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6
Ping, emperor of the Han Dynasty (born 9 BC) Wikipedia: 0s · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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