Events on 7 February include:
- Researchers announced the discovery of the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa, at more than 800,000 years old (2014)
- The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army shelled 10 Downing Street with mortars in a failed attempt to assassinate British prime minister John Major (1991)
- Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom (1974)
This page gathers 56 events, 183 births and 84 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 457 to 2024.
Events · United Kingdom
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2014
Researchers announced the discovery of the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa, at more than 800,000 years old. Wikipedia: Happisburgh footprints · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1991
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army shelled 10 Downing Street with mortars in a failed attempt to assassinate British prime minister John Major. Wikipedia: The Troubles · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
Archive: The troubles of intellectual life in Germany. — Bauhaus University Weimar. University Library · Europeana -
1974
Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: Grenada · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
Archive: 'Grenada' — Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, 1951 · Europeana -
1900
Second Boer War: British troops made a third unsuccessful attempt to lift the siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Vaal Krantz. Wikipedia: Second Boer War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1813
Napoleonic Wars: Two evenly matched frigates, the French Aréthuse and the British Amelia, battled to a stalemate (pictured) at the Îles de Los off the Guinean coast. Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
Archive: American growth and Napoleonic Wars — National Library of Serbia · Europeana -
1783
American Revolutionary War: After three years and seven months, Spain and France abandoned their attempt (pictured) to capture Gibraltar from the British. Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
Archive: American Revolutionary War from "History of Trenton, New Jersey, etc. [With illustrations.]". — The British Library, 1895 · Europeana -
1301
Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales. Wikipedia: Caernarfon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
Around the world
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2024
Pakistan election offices are hit by twin bombings, killing at least 24 people a day before general elections. Wikipedia: February 2024 Balochistan bombings
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2021
The 2021 Uttarakhand flood begins. Wikipedia: 2021 Uttarakhand flood · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2016
North Korea launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 into outer space violating multiple UN treaties and prompting condemnation from around the world. Wikipedia: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2014
An inquiry report of the United Nations Human Rights Council found systematic and wide-ranging violations of human rights in North Korea. Wikipedia: Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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2013
The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995. Wikipedia: Mississippi
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2012
President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of the Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military. Wikipedia: Mohamed Nasheed · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2009
Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history. Wikipedia: Black Saturday bushfires · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2005
President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats. Wikipedia: Ilham Aliyev
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2001
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-98, carrying the Destiny laboratory module to the International Space Station. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1999
Abdullah II became the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the death of his father King Hussein. Wikipedia: Abdullah II · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1997
Steve Jobs returned to Apple Inc. as a consultant after the company's acquisition of his technology startup NeXT. Wikipedia: Steve Jobs · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1995
Ramzi Yousef, one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the bombing of Philippine Airlines Flight 434, was arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan. Wikipedia: Ramzi Yousef · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1994
Having retired four months earlier, American basketball player Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball. Wikipedia: Michael Jordan
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1992
The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the formation of the European Union, was signed by the member states of the European Communities. Wikipedia: Maastricht Treaty · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1991
Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in. Wikipedia: Haiti · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1990
Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power. Wikipedia: Dissolution of the Soviet Union · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1986
President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier fled the country after a popular uprising, ending 28 years of one-family rule in the nation. Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Duvalier · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1984
During the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart performed the first untethered spacewalk (pictured). Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Challenger · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1981
A plane crash at Pushkin Airport kills 50 people, including 16 members of the Pacific Fleet. Wikipedia: 1981 Pushkin Tu-104 crash
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1979
Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered. Wikipedia: Pluto · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1966
The Great Fire of Iloilo breaks out in a lumber yard in Iznart Street and burns for almost half a day destroying nearly three-quarters of the City Proper area and Php 50 million pesos in total properties' damage. Wikipedia: 1966 Iloilo City fire
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1964
The Beatles land in the United States for the first time, at the newly renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport. Wikipedia: The Beatles · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1962
The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports. Wikipedia: United States embargo against Cuba · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1951
Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces. Wikipedia: Korean War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1948
Neil Harvey became the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket. Wikipedia: Neil Harvey
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1944
World War II: In Anzio, Italy, German forces launch a counteroffensive during the Allied Operation Shingle. Wikipedia: Anzio · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1943
World War II: Japan successfully withdrew its troops from Guadalcanal. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1941
Soviet border guards opened fire on civilians attempting to cross the border from the Soviet Union to Romania near Lunca, killing several hundred people. Wikipedia: Lunca massacre
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1940
Walt Disney's Pinocchio, the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award, debuted at the Center Theatre in New York City. Wikipedia: Walt Disney · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1914
Kid Auto Races at Venice, featuring the first appearance of comedy actor Charlie Chaplin's character the Tramp, was released. Wikipedia: Kid Auto Races at Venice · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1904
The Great Baltimore Fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. Wikipedia: Great Baltimore Fire · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1900
A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco fell ill with the bubonic plague in the first epidemic of the disease in the continental United States. Wikipedia: Bubonic plague · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1898
Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse...! Wikipedia: Dreyfus affair · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1894
The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States. Wikipedia: 1894 Cripple Creek miners' strike · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1865
The trustees of Seattle enacted an ordinance that expelled Native Americans from the newly incorporated town. Wikipedia: Seattle
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1863
HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189. Wikipedia: HMS Orpheus (1860) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1854
A law is approved to found the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Lectures started October 16, 1855. Wikipedia: ETH Zurich · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1842
Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien. Wikipedia: Battle of Debre Tabor
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1819
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar. Wikipedia: Stamford Raffles · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1812
The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri. Wikipedia: 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1807
Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day. Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1795
The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting the ability of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals to sue U.S. states in federal courts, was ratified. Wikipedia: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1756
Guaraní War: The leader of the Guaraní rebels, Sepé Tiaraju, is killed in a skirmish with Spanish and Portuguese troops. Wikipedia: Guaraní War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1497
Supporters of the Dominican preacher Girolamo Savonarola collected and publicly burned thousands of vanity items such as cosmetics, art and books in Florence, Italy. Wikipedia: Dominican Order · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1365
Albert, King of Sweden, granted a charter to the town of Ulvila, the third-oldest city in Finland. Wikipedia: Albert, King of Sweden · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1313
King Thihathu founds the Pinya Kingdom as the de jure successor state of the Pagan Kingdom. Wikipedia: Thihathu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1285
A synod at Blachernae convened by anti-Unionist Greek clergy condemns the former pro-Unionist patriarch John XI of Constantinople. Wikipedia: Council of Constantinople (1285)
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987
Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros, Byzantine generals of the military elite, begin a wide-scale rebellion against Emperor Basil II. Wikipedia: Bardas Phokas the Younger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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457
Leo I (pictured), who ruled for nearly 20 years, was crowned Byzantine emperor. Wikipedia: Leo I (emperor) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
World days
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Technology
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Science
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2001
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-98, carrying the Destiny laboratory module to the International Space Station. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1984
During the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart performed the first untethered spacewalk (pictured). Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Challenger · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
Business
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2005
President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats. Wikipedia: Ilham Aliyev
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1997
Steve Jobs returned to Apple Inc. as a consultant after the company's acquisition of his technology startup NeXT. Wikipedia: Steve Jobs · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
Sport
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1994
Having retired four months earlier, American basketball player Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball. Wikipedia: Michael Jordan
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1948
Neil Harvey became the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket. Wikipedia: Neil Harvey
Culture
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1964
The Beatles land in the United States for the first time, at the newly renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport. Wikipedia: The Beatles · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1940
Walt Disney's Pinocchio, the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award, debuted at the Center Theatre in New York City. Wikipedia: Walt Disney · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1497
Supporters of the Dominican preacher Girolamo Savonarola collected and publicly burned thousands of vanity items such as cosmetics, art and books in Florence, Italy. Wikipedia: Dominican Order · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
Births
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2007
Diego Aguado, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Diego Aguado · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2003
Alessandro Fontanarosa, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Alessandro Fontanarosa
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2002
Shedeur Sanders, American football player Wikipedia: Shedeur Sanders
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2001
R. J. Hampton, American basketball player Wikipedia: R. J. Hampton
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2000
Jayden Campbell, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Jayden Campbell
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1999
Omar Marmoush, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia: Omar Marmoush · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1997
Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Nicolò Barella · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1997
Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player Wikipedia: Anhelina Kalinina · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1996
Aaron Ekblad, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Aaron Ekblad · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1996
Pierre Gasly, French racing driver Wikipedia: Pierre Gasly · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1995
Tom Glynn-Carney, English actor and musician Wikipedia: Tom Glynn-Carney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1995
Roberto Osuna, Mexican baseball player Wikipedia: Roberto Osuna
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1994
Riley Barber, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Riley Barber
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1994
Nathan Walker, Welsh-Australian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Nathan Walker
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1993
Javon Hargrave, American football player Wikipedia: Javon Hargrave
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1993
Chris Mears, English diver Wikipedia: Chris Mears (diver) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1992
Sergi Roberto, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Sergi Roberto · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1992
Ksenia Stolbova, Russian figure skater Wikipedia: Ksenia Stolbova · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1992
Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer and actress Wikipedia: Maimi Yajima · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1991
Gabbie Hanna, American Internet personality and singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Gabbie Hanna
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1991
Ryan O'Reilly, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Ryan O'Reilly · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1991
Richard Pánik, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia: Richard Pánik
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1990
Morris Claiborne, American football player Wikipedia: Morris Claiborne
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1990
Jacksepticeye, Irish YouTuber Wikipedia: Jacksepticeye · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1990
Gianluca Lapadula, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Gianluca Lapadula · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1990
Dalilah Muhammad, American hurdler Wikipedia: Dalilah Muhammad · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1990
Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Steven Stamkos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1989
Nick Calathes, American-Greek basketball player Wikipedia: Nick Calathes · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1989
Isaiah Thomas, American basketball player Wikipedia: Isaiah Thomas (basketball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1989
Elia Viviani, Italian cyclist Wikipedia: Elia Viviani · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1988
Ai Kago, Japanese singer and actress Wikipedia: Ai Kago · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1988
Matthew Stafford, American football player Wikipedia: Matthew Stafford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1987
Joel Freeland, English basketball player Wikipedia: Joel Freeland · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1985
Josh Hennessy, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Josh Hennessy
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1985
Bernard James, American basketball player Wikipedia: Bernard James
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1985
Tina Majorino, American actress Wikipedia: Tina Majorino · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1985
Deborah Ann Woll, American actress Wikipedia: Deborah Ann Woll · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1984
Trey Hardee, American decathlete Wikipedia: Trey Hardee · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1984
Jeremy Meeks, American model and actor Wikipedia: Jeremy Meeks
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1983
Scott Feldman, American baseball player Wikipedia: Scott Feldman
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1983
Federico Marchetti, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Federico Marchetti · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1982
Mohammed Bijeh, Iranian serial killer (died 2006) Wikipedia: Mohammed Bijeh
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1982
Osamu Mukai, Japanese actor Wikipedia: Osamu Mukai
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1982
Mickaël Piétrus, French basketball player Wikipedia: Mickaël Piétrus · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1981
Neto, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Neto (footballer, born 1981) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1981
Lee Ok-sung, South Korean boxer Wikipedia: Lee Ok-sung
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1980
Dalibor Bagarić, Croatian basketball player Wikipedia: Dalibor Bagarić · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1980
Mikey Erg, American drummer, guitarist, and vocalist Wikipedia: Mikey Erg
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1979
Daniel Bierofka, German footballer and coach Wikipedia: Daniel Bierofka · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1979
Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Tawakkol Karman · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1979
Sam J. Miller, American author Wikipedia: Sam J. Miller
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1978
David Aebischer, Swiss ice hockey player Wikipedia: David Aebischer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1978
Endy Chávez, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia: Endy Chávez · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1978
Ashton Kutcher, American model, actor, producer, and entrepreneur Wikipedia: Ashton Kutcher · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1978
Milt Palacio, American-Belizean basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Milt Palacio · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1978
Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Daniel Van Buyten · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1977
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Japanese footballer Wikipedia: Tsuneyasu Miyamoto · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1976
Chito Miranda, Filipino singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Chito Miranda
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1975
Wes Borland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Wes Borland · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1975
Miriam Corowa, Australian journalist, television presenter and producer Wikipedia: Miriam Corowa
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1975
Alexandre Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Alexandre Daigle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1975
Rémi Gaillard, French comedian and actor Wikipedia: Rémi Gaillard · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1974
J Dilla, American rapper and producer (died 2006) Wikipedia: J Dilla · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1974
Steve Nash, South African-Canadian basketball player Wikipedia: Steve Nash · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1974
Nujabes, Japanese record producer, DJ, composer and arranger (died 2010) Wikipedia: Nujabes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1973
Juwan Howard, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Juwan Howard · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1972
Essence Atkins, American actress Wikipedia: Essence Atkins · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1972
Robyn Lively, American actress Wikipedia: Robyn Lively · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1971
Anita Tsoy, Russian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Anita Tsoy
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1969
Franz Jantscher, Austrian politician Wikipedia: Franz Jantscher
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1969
Andrew Micallef, Maltese painter and musician Wikipedia: Andrew Micallef
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1968
Peter Bondra, Ukrainian-Slovak ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia: Peter Bondra · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1968
Christian Drobits, Austrian politician Wikipedia: Christian Drobits
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1968
Sully Erna, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia: Sully Erna · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1968
Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Mark Tewksbury · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1966
Kristin Otto, German swimmer Wikipedia: Kristin Otto · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1965
Chris Rock, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Chris Rock · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1964
Ashok Banker, Indian journalist, author, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Ashok Banker
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1963
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, American Naval officer and astronaut Wikipedia: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1962
Garth Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Garth Brooks · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1962
David Bryan, American keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia: David Bryan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1962
Eddie Izzard, English comedian, actor, and producer Wikipedia: Eddie Izzard · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1960
Robert Smigel, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Robert Smigel
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1960
James Spader, American actor and producer Wikipedia: James Spader · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1959
Mick McCarthy, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster Wikipedia: Mick McCarthy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1958
Giuseppe Baresi, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Giuseppe Baresi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1958
Terry Marsh, English boxer and politician Wikipedia: Terry Marsh (boxer)
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1958
Matt Ridley, English journalist, author, and politician Wikipedia: Matt Ridley · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1957
Dámaso García, Dominican baseball player and footballer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Dámaso García
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1956
John Nielsen, Danish racing driver Wikipedia: John Nielsen (racing driver) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1956
Mark St. John, American guitarist (died 2007) Wikipedia: Mark St. John · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1955
Rolf Benirschke, American football player and game show host Wikipedia: Rolf Benirschke
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1955
Miguel Ferrer, American actor and director (died 2017) Wikipedia: Miguel Ferrer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1954
Dieter Bohlen, German singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Dieter Bohlen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1953
Robert Brazile, American football player Wikipedia: Robert Brazile · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1950
Karen Joy Fowler, American author Wikipedia: Karen Joy Fowler
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1949
Jacques Duchesneau, Canadian police officer and politician Wikipedia: Jacques Duchesneau · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1949
Alan Lancaster, English-Australian bass player singer and songwriter Status Quo (died 2022) Wikipedia: Alan Lancaster · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1946
Héctor Babenco, Argentinian-Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016) Wikipedia: Héctor Babenco · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1946
Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian priest and activist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Gérard Jean-Juste
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1946
Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (died 2011) Wikipedia: Pete Postlethwaite · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1946
Cepillín, Mexican clown (died 2021) Wikipedia: Cepillín
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1945
Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player and journalist Wikipedia: Gerald Davies · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1943
Eric Foner, American historian, author, and academic Wikipedia: Eric Foner
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1942
Gareth Hunt, English actor (died 2007) Wikipedia: Gareth Hunt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1940
Tony Tan, Singaporean academic and politician, 7th President of Singapore Wikipedia: Tony Tan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1937
Peter Jay, English economist, journalist, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States (died 2024) Wikipedia: Peter Jay (journalist)
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1937
Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (died 2021) Wikipedia: Juan Pizarro (baseball)
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1936
Jas Gawronski, Italian journalist and politician Wikipedia: Jas Gawronski
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1935
Cliff Jones, Welsh international footballer Wikipedia: Cliff Jones (Welsh footballer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1935
Herb Kohl, American businessman and politician (died 2023) Wikipedia: Herb Kohl · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1935
Jörg Schneider, Swiss actor and author (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jörg Schneider (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1934
Eddie Fenech Adami, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Malta Wikipedia: Eddie Fenech Adami · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1934
King Curtis, American saxophonist and producer (died 1971) Wikipedia: King Curtis · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1934
Earl King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2003) Wikipedia: Earl King · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1933
K. N. Choksy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Finance (died 2015) Wikipedia: K. N. Choksy
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1932
Gay Talese, American journalist and memoirist Wikipedia: Gay Talese · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1932
Alfred Worden, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2020) Wikipedia: Alfred Worden · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1929
Jim Langley, English international footballer and manager (died 2007) Wikipedia: Jim Langley
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1928
Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (died 2014) Wikipedia: Lincoln D. Faurer
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1927
Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress (died 2020) Wikipedia: Juliette Gréco · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1927
Vladimir Kuts, Ukrainian-Russian runner and coach (died 1975) Wikipedia: Vladimir Kuts · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1927
Lalo Ríos, Mexican actor (died 1973) Wikipedia: Lalo Ríos
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1926
Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (died 2009) Wikipedia: Konstantin Feoktistov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1925
Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (died 2012) Wikipedia: Hans Schmidt (wrestler)
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1923
Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (died 2014) Wikipedia: Dora Bryan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1922
Hattie Jacques, English actress (died 1980) Wikipedia: Hattie Jacques · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1921
Athol Rowan, South African cricketer (died 1998) Wikipedia: Athol Rowan
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1920
Oscar Brand, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and author (died 2016) Wikipedia: Oscar Brand
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1920
An Wang, Chinese-American engineer and businessman, founded Wang Laboratories (died 1990) Wikipedia: An Wang · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1919
Desmond Doss, American army corporal and combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2006) Wikipedia: Desmond Doss · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1919
Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman (died 1989) Wikipedia: Jock Mahoney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1916
Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2007) Wikipedia: Frank Hyde
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1915
Teoctist Arăpașu, Romanian patriarch (died 2007) Wikipedia: Teoctist Arăpașu · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1915
Eddie Bracken, American actor and singer (died 2002) Wikipedia: Eddie Bracken · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1912
Russell Drysdale, English-Australian painter (died 1981) Wikipedia: Russell Drysdale
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1912
Roberta McCain, American socialite and oil heiress (died 2020) Wikipedia: Roberta McCain · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1909
Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop (died 1999) Wikipedia: Hélder Câmara · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1909
Amedeo Guillet, Italian soldier (died 2010) Wikipedia: Amedeo Guillet · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1908
Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (died 1983) Wikipedia: Buster Crabbe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1908
Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian journalist and author (died 2000) Wikipedia: Manmath Nath Gupta
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1906
Oleg Antonov, Soviet engineer, founded the Antonov Design Bureau (died 1984) Wikipedia: Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1906
Puyi, Chinese emperor (died 1967) Wikipedia: Puyi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1905
Paul Nizan, French philosopher and author (died 1940) Wikipedia: Paul Nizan · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1905
Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1983) Wikipedia: Ulf von Euler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1904
Ernest E. Debs, American politician (died 2002) Wikipedia: Ernest E. Debs
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1901
Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand minister and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Finance (died 1989) Wikipedia: Arnold Nordmeyer
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1895
Anita Stewart, American actress (died 1961) Wikipedia: Anita Stewart · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1893
Joseph Algernon Pearce, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 1988) Wikipedia: Joseph Algernon Pearce
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1893
Nicanor Abelardo, Filipino pianist, composer and teacher (died 1934) Wikipedia: Nicanor Abelardo
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1889
Harry Nyquist, Swedish-American engineer and theorist (died 1976) Wikipedia: Harry Nyquist · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1887
Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (died 1983) Wikipedia: Eubie Blake · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1887
Peter Arshinov, Russian anarchist revolutionary (disappeared 1940) Wikipedia: Peter Arshinov
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1885
Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1951) Wikipedia: Sinclair Lewis · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1885
Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (died 1953) Wikipedia: Hugo Sperrle · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1878
Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian-American pianist and conductor (died 1936) Wikipedia: Ossip Gabrilowitsch
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1877
G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and geneticist (died 1947) Wikipedia: G. H. Hardy · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1875
Erkki Melartin, Finnish composer (died 1937) Wikipedia: Erkki Melartin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1873
Thomas Andrews, Irish shipbuilder and businessman, designed the RMS Titanic (died 1912) Wikipedia: Thomas Andrews · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1871
Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1927) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Stenhammar · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1870
Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish psychologist and therapist (died 1937) Wikipedia: Alfred Adler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1867
Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (died 1957) Wikipedia: Laura Ingalls Wilder · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1864
Arthur Collins, American baritone singer (died 1933) Wikipedia: Arthur Collins (singer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1837
James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (died 1915) Wikipedia: James Murray (lexicographer)
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1834
Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe, French architect (died 1895) Wikipedia: Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe
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1825
Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist (died 1908) Wikipedia: Karl Möbius · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1812
Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (died 1870) Wikipedia: Charles Dickens · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1804
John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company (died 1886) Wikipedia: John Deere (inventor) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1802
Louisa Jane Hall, American poet, essayist, and literary critic (died 1892) Wikipedia: Louisa Jane Hall
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1796
Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (baptism date; (died 1874) Wikipedia: Thomas Gregson
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1758
Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer (died 1826) Wikipedia: Benedikt Schack · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1741
Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic (died 1825) Wikipedia: Henry Fuseli · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1726
Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter (died 1766) Wikipedia: Margaret Fownes-Luttrell
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1722
Azar Bigdeli, Iranian anthologist and poet (died 1781) Wikipedia: Azar Bigdeli
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1693
Empress Anna of Russia (died 1740) Wikipedia: Anna of Russia · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1622
Vittoria della Rovere, Italian noble (died 1694) Wikipedia: Vittoria della Rovere · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1612
Thomas Killigrew, English playwright and manager (died 1683) Wikipedia: Thomas Killigrew · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1500
João de Castro, viceroy of Portuguese India (died 1548) Wikipedia: João de Castro · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1487
Queen Dangyeong, Korean royal consort (died 1557) Wikipedia: Queen Dangyeong
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1478
Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (died 1535) Wikipedia: Thomas More · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1449
Adriana of Nassau-Siegen, German countess (died 1477) Wikipedia: Adriana of Nassau-Siegen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1102
Empress Matilda, Holy Roman Empress and claimant to the English throne (probable; (died 1167) Wikipedia: Empress Matilda · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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574
Prince Shōtoku of Japan (died 622) Wikipedia: Prince Shōtoku · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2025
Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Welsh academic and politician (born 1946) Wikipedia: Dafydd Elis-Thomas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2025
Tony Roberts, American actor and singer (born 1939) Wikipedia: Tony Roberts (actor)
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2020
Li Wenliang, Chinese ophthalmologist who initially warned about COVID-19 (born 1985) Wikipedia: Li Wenliang · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2019
John Dingell, American politician (born 1926) Wikipedia: John Dingell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2019
Albert Finney, English actor (born 1936) Wikipedia: Albert Finney · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2019
Jan Olszewski, Polish politician, 3rd Prime Minister (born 1930) Wikipedia: Jan Olszewski · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2019
Frank Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1935) Wikipedia: Frank Robinson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2017
Richard Hatch, American actor (born 1945) Wikipedia: Richard Hatch (actor) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2017
Hans Rosling, Swedish academic (born 1948) Wikipedia: Hans Rosling · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2017
Tzvetan Todorov, Bulgarian philosopher (born 1939) Wikipedia: Tzvetan Todorov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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2015
Billy Casper, American golfer (born 1931) Wikipedia: Billy Casper · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2015
Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (born 1934) Wikipedia: Marshall Rosenberg · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2015
Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (born 1931) Wikipedia: Dean Smith
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2015
John C. Whitehead, American banker and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of State (born 1922) Wikipedia: John C. Whitehead
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2014
Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1933) Wikipedia: Doug Mohns
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2013
Krsto Papić, Croatian director and screenwriter (born 1933) Wikipedia: Krsto Papić
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2012
Harry Keough, American soccer player and coach (born 1927) Wikipedia: Harry Keough · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2010
Franco Ballerini, Italian cyclist and coach (born 1964) Wikipedia: Franco Ballerini · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2009
Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (born 1924) Wikipedia: Blossom Dearie · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2006
Princess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire (born 1914) Wikipedia: Dürrüşehvar Sultan
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2005
Atli Dam, Faroese engineer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (born 1932) Wikipedia: Atli Dam · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2003
Augusto Monterroso, Guatemalan author (born 1921) Wikipedia: Augusto Monterroso · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2001
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (born 1906) Wikipedia: Anne Morrow Lindbergh · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2000
Doug Henning, Canadian magician and politician (born 1947) Wikipedia: Doug Henning · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1999
King Hussein of Jordan (born 1935) Wikipedia: Hussein of Jordan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1999
Bobby Troup, American actor, pianist, and composer (born 1918) Wikipedia: Bobby Troup · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1994
Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (born 1913) Wikipedia: Witold Lutosławski · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1991
Amos Yarkoni, Israeli colonel (born 1920) Wikipedia: Amos Yarkoni
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1990
Alan Perlis, American computer scientist and academic (born 1922) Wikipedia: Alan Perlis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1990
Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (born 1905) Wikipedia: Alfredo Santos
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1986
Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Cheikh Anta Diop · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1979
Josef Mengele, German SS officer and physician (born 1911) Wikipedia: Josef Mengele · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1972
Walter Lang, American director and screenwriter (born 1896) Wikipedia: Walter Lang · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1968
Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (born 1931) Wikipedia: Nick Adams (actor, born 1931) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1964
Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1894) Wikipedia: Sofoklis Venizelos · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1963
Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager (born 1902) Wikipedia: Learco Guerra · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1960
Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (born 1903) Wikipedia: Igor Kurchatov · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1959
Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (born 1874) Wikipedia: Nap Lajoie · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1959
Daniel François Malan, South African minister and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (born 1874) Wikipedia: D. F. Malan · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1959
Guitar Slim, American singer and guitarist (born 1926) Wikipedia: Guitar Slim · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1944
Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (born 1874) Wikipedia: Lina Cavalieri · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1942
Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (born 1876) Wikipedia: Ivan Bilibin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1940
James McCormick (Irish republican), Executed Irish Republican (born 1910) Wikipedia: James McCormick (Irish republican)
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1940
Peter Barnes (Irish republican), Executed Irish Republican (born 1907) Wikipedia: Peter Barnes (Irish republican)
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1939
Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (born 1886) Wikipedia: Boris Grigoriev
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1938
Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (born 1868) Wikipedia: Harvey S. Firestone · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1937
Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1845) Wikipedia: Elihu Root · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1921
John J. Gardner, American politician (born 1845) Wikipedia: John J. Gardner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1920
Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and explorer (born 1874) Wikipedia: Alexander Kolchak · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1920
Charles Langelier, Canadian journalist, judge, and politician (born 1850) Wikipedia: Charles Langelier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1919
William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1841) Wikipedia: William Halford
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1897
Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (born 1847) Wikipedia: Galileo Ferraris · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1891
Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (born 1849) Wikipedia: Marie Louise Andrews
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1878
Pope Pius IX (born 1792) Wikipedia: Pope Pius IX · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1873
Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish author (born 1814) Wikipedia: Sheridan Le Fanu · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1871
Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (born 1797) Wikipedia: Henry E. Steinway · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1864
Vuk Karadžić, Serbian philologist and linguist (born 1787) Wikipedia: Vuk Karadžić · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1862
Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1787) Wikipedia: Francisco Martínez de la Rosa · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1849
Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845–1846) (born 1797) Wikipedia: Mariano Paredes
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1837
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (born 1778) Wikipedia: Gustav IV Adolf · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1823
Ann Radcliffe, English author (born 1764) Wikipedia: Ann Radcliffe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1819
August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (born 1737) Wikipedia: August Wilhelm Hupel
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1801
Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (born 1726) Wikipedia: Daniel Chodowiecki · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1799
Qianlong Emperor of China (born 1711) Wikipedia: Qianlong Emperor · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1779
William Boyce, English organist and composer (born 1711) Wikipedia: William Boyce (composer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1736
Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (born 1666) Wikipedia: Stephen Gray (scientist) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1693
Paul Pellisson, French lawyer and author (born 1624) Wikipedia: Paul Pellisson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1642
William Bedell, English bishop and academic (born 1571) Wikipedia: William Bedell
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1626
William V, Duke of Bavaria (born 1548) Wikipedia: William V of Bavaria · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1623
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (born 1546) Wikipedia: Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
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1603
Bartholomäus Sastrow, German politician (born 1520) Wikipedia: Bartholomäus Sastrow · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1560
Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Florentine sculptor (born 1493) Wikipedia: Baccio Bandinelli · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1520
Alfonsina de' Medici, Regent of Florence (born 1472) Wikipedia: Alfonsina Orsini · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1333
Nikko, Japanese priest, founder of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism (born 1246) Wikipedia: Nikkō Shōnin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1320
Jan Muskata, Bishop of Kraków (born 1250) Wikipedia: Jan Muskata · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1317
Robert, Count of Clermont (born 1256) Wikipedia: Robert, Count of Clermont · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1259
Thomas, Count of Flanders Wikipedia: Thomas, Count of Flanders · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1165
Marshal Stephen of Armenia Wikipedia: Stephen of Armenia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1127
Ava, German poet (born 1060) Wikipedia: Ava (poet) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1065
Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim (born c. 1010) Wikipedia: Siegfried I of Sponheim · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1045
Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (born 1009) Wikipedia: Emperor Go-Suzaku · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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999
Boleslaus II the Pious, Duke of Bohemia (born 932) Wikipedia: AD 999 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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318
Jin Mindi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 300) Wikipedia: Emperor Min of Jin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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199
Lü Bu, Chinese warlord Wikipedia: AD 199 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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