Events on 25 January include:
- Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations (2003)
- Walt Disney Productions released the animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians, based on Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
- World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom (1942)
This page gathers 72 events, 185 births and 109 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 41 to 2019.
Events · United Kingdom
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2003
Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations. Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq · 49 languages
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1961
Walt Disney Productions released the animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians, based on Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Wikipedia: Walt Disney Pictures · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
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1942
World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
Archive: WORLD WAR II: Casualty Evaucation by jeep — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
1917
Serving as a British armed merchant cruiser, Laurentic (pictured) was sunk by German naval mines off the northern coast of Ireland, resulting in 354 deaths. Wikipedia: Armed merchantman · 20 languages
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1792
Thomas Hardy founded the London Corresponding Society to seek a "radical reform of parliament", later influencing the reform movements of early-19th-century England. Wikipedia: Thomas Hardy (political reformer) · 5 languages
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1791
The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada. Wikipedia: Parliament of Great Britain · 29 languages
Archive: Law of petitions to the Parliament of Great Britain: genesis and development — Library of the Wroclaw University, 2010 · Europeana
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1765
Port Egmont, the first British colony in the Falkland Islands, was founded. Wikipedia: Port Egmont · 10 languages
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1704
English colonists from the Province of Carolina and their native allies began a series of raids against the largely peaceful population of Apalachee in Spanish Florida. Wikipedia: Province of Carolina · 21 languages
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1585
Walter Raleigh is knighted, shortly after renaming a North American region as "Virginia", in honour of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Wikipedia: Walter Raleigh · 72 languages
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1533
Anne Boleyn (depicted), already pregnant with the future Elizabeth I, secretly married Henry VIII of England in the second of his six marriages. Wikipedia: Anne Boleyn · 105 languages
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1327
Fourteen-year-old Edward III ascends the throne of England after his father the king is forced to abdicate by Queen Isabella and her lover, Roger Mortimer. Wikipedia: Edward III · 84 languages
Around the world
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2019
A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people. Wikipedia: Brumadinho dam disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2018
An Ariane 5 rocket is launched carrying SES-14, Al Yah 3, and NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit. Wikipedia: Ariane 5 · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2015
A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Wikipedia: Mamasapano clash · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2013
At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Wikipedia: 2013 Uribana prison riot · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2011
Arab Spring: The Egyptian revolution began with protests on the "Day of Anger", eventually leading to the removal of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of rule. Wikipedia: Arab Spring · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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2010
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, en route to Addis Ababa, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut, Lebanon, killing all 90 people on board. Wikipedia: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2010
Avatar, a science-fiction film directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of all time. Wikipedia: Avatar (2009 film) · 122 languages
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2006
Three independent observing campaigns announced the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, a super-Earth 21,500 ± 3,300 light-years away from Earth near the center of the Milky Way. Wikipedia: OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb · 30 languages
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2006
Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killing of at least ten elderly women. Wikipedia: Lucha libre · 22 languages
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2005
A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258. Wikipedia: Mandher Devi temple stampede · 2 languages
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2004
Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed on Mars and rolled into Eagle crater, a small crater on the Meridiani Planum. Wikipedia: Mars Exploration Rover · 41 languages
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1999
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000. Wikipedia: Moment magnitude scale · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1998
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam detonated a truck bomb at the sacred Buddhist Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, killing 17 people. Wikipedia: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1998
During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country. Wikipedia: Pope John Paul II · 209 languages
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1996
Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the United States. Wikipedia: Billy Bailey · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1995
A team of Norwegian and American scientists launched a Black Brant XII sounding rocket, which was mistaken by Russian forces for a Trident missile. Wikipedia: Black Brant (rocket) · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1994
The spacecraft Clementine by BMDO and NASA is launched. Wikipedia: Clementine (spacecraft) · 28 languages
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1993
Pakistani national Mir Aimal Kansi shot five people outside the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia, killing two. Wikipedia: Mir Aimal Kansi · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1990
Avianca Flight 52 ran out of fuel on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport and crashed into the village of Cove Neck, New York, resulting in the deaths of 73 people. Wikipedia: Avianca Flight 052 · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1986
The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda. Wikipedia: National Resistance Movement · 17 languages
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1980
Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. Wikipedia: Mother Teresa · 200 languages
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1979
Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Wikipedia: Pope John Paul II · 209 languages
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1971
Idi Amin seized power from Ugandan president Milton Obote in a coup d'état, beginning eight years of military rule. Wikipedia: Idi Amin · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1971
Charles Manson and four "Family" members (three of them female) are found guilty of the 1969 Tate–LaBianca murders. Wikipedia: Charles Manson · 95 languages
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1969
Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the military dictatorship, taking with him ten machine guns and 63 rifles. Wikipedia: Brazilian Army · 21 languages
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1967
South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Cao Kỳ fired his rival Nguyễn Hữu Có while the latter was overseas on a diplomatic visit. Wikipedia: South Vietnam · 98 languages
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1964
Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes. Wikipedia: Nike, Inc. · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1961
In Washington, D.C., US President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference. Wikipedia: John F. Kennedy · 249 languages
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1960
The National Association of Broadcasters in the United States reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records. Wikipedia: National Association of Broadcasters · 9 languages
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1949
The first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club. Wikipedia: Emmy Awards · 95 languages
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1947
Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game. Wikipedia: Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. · 9 languages
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1946
The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor. Wikipedia: United Mine Workers of America · 6 languages
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1946
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1 relating to Military Staff Committee is adopted. Wikipedia: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1 · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1945
World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends. Wikipedia: Battle of the Bulge · 64 languages
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1944
Representatives of the Chetnik movement began a four-day congress to organise political opposition to the Allied support of the communist-led Yugoslav Partisans in Yugoslavia. Wikipedia: Chetniks · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1941
Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. Wikipedia: Pope Pius XII · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1937
The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009. Wikipedia: Guiding Light · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1932
The Alt Llobregat insurrection was suppressed in central Catalonia, and over 100 Catalan anarchist activists were arrested and deported. Wikipedia: Alt Llobregat insurrection · 4 languages
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1932
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin. Wikipedia: Second Sino-Japanese War · 90 languages
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1924
The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games. Wikipedia: 1924 Winter Olympics · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
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1918
The Ukrainian People's Republic declares independence from Soviet Russia. Wikipedia: Ukrainian People's Republic · 65 languages
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1918
The Finnish Defence Forces (The White Guards) are established as the official army of independent Finland, and Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim is appointed its Commander-in-Chief. Wikipedia: Finnish Defence Forces · 34 languages
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1915
Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco. Wikipedia: Alexander Graham Bell · 161 languages
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1909
Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera. Wikipedia: Richard Strauss · 93 languages
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1890
American journalist Nellie Bly (pictured) completed a circumnavigation of the globe by land and sea in a then-record-breaking 72 days. Wikipedia: Nellie Bly · 70 languages
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1881
Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. Wikipedia: Thomas Edison · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1879
The Bulgarian National Bank is founded. Wikipedia: Bulgarian National Bank · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1858
The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional. Wikipedia: Wedding March (Mendelssohn) · 21 languages
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1819
University of Virginia chartered by Commonwealth of Virginia, with Thomas Jefferson one of its founders. Wikipedia: University of Virginia · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1787
Shays' Rebellion: The rebellion's largest confrontation, outside the Springfield Armory, results in the killing of four rebels and the wounding of twenty. Wikipedia: Shays's Rebellion · 22 languages
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1725
Privateer Amaro Pargo was declared a hidalgo, a member of the Spanish nobility. Wikipedia: Amaro Pargo · 44 languages
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1650
As part of the purges following the Great Potosí Mint Fraud of 1649 Francisco Gómez de la Rocha, a rich former corregidor of Potosí, is executed. Wikipedia: Great Potosí Mint Fraud of 1649 · 1 language
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1575
Luanda, the capital of Angola, is founded by the Portuguese navigator Paulo Dias de Novais. Wikipedia: Luanda · 186 languages
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1573
Battle of Mikatagahara: In Japan, Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu. Wikipedia: Battle of Mikatagahara · 25 languages
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1554
São Paulo, Brazil, is founded by Jesuit priests. Wikipedia: São Paulo · 256 languages
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1515
Francis I, a great-great-grandson of Charles V, was crowned king of France in the Reims Cathedral. Wikipedia: Francis I of France · 92 languages
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1494
Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. Wikipedia: Alfonso II of Naples · 34 languages
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1479
The Treaty of Constantinople ends the 16-year-long First Ottoman–Venetian War. Wikipedia: Treaty of Constantinople (1479) · 19 languages
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1348
A strong earthquake strikes the South Alpine region of Friuli in modern Italy, causing considerable damage to buildings as far away as Rome. Wikipedia: 1348 Eastern Alps earthquake · 9 languages
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750
In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty. Wikipedia: Battle of the Zab · 29 languages
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41
After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate. Wikipedia: 40s · 79 languages
World days
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Technology
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Science
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2018
An Ariane 5 rocket is launched carrying SES-14, Al Yah 3, and NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit. Wikipedia: Ariane 5 · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1995
A team of Norwegian and American scientists launched a Black Brant XII sounding rocket, which was mistaken by Russian forces for a Trident missile. Wikipedia: Black Brant (rocket) · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1994
The spacecraft Clementine by BMDO and NASA is launched. Wikipedia: Clementine (spacecraft) · 28 languages
Business
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2019
A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people. Wikipedia: Brumadinho dam disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1881
Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. Wikipedia: Thomas Edison · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
Sport
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1964
Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes. Wikipedia: Nike, Inc. · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1949
The first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club. Wikipedia: Emmy Awards · 95 languages
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1924
The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games. Wikipedia: 1924 Winter Olympics · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
Culture
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1961
Walt Disney Productions released the animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians, based on Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Wikipedia: Walt Disney Pictures · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
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2010
Avatar, a science-fiction film directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of all time. Wikipedia: Avatar (2009 film) · 122 languages
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1909
Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera. Wikipedia: Richard Strauss · 93 languages
Births
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2004
Laila Edwards, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Laila Edwards · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2002
Lil Mosey, American rapper Wikipedia: Lil Mosey · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2001
Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italian tennis player Wikipedia: Elisabetta Cocciaretto · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1997
Noah Hanifin, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Noah Hanifin · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1996
Mohamed Hany, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia: Mohamed Hany · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1996
Seunghee, South Korean singer and television personality Wikipedia: Seunghee · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1996
Adama Traoré, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Adama Traoré (footballer, born 1996) · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1991
Ariana DeBose, American actress, singer, and dancer Wikipedia: Ariana DeBose · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1991
Ahmed Hegazi, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia: Ahmed Hegazi · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1990
Apostolos Giannou, Greek-Australian footballer Wikipedia: Apostolos Giannou · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1990
Lee Jun-ho, South Korean singer and actor Wikipedia: Lee Jun-ho · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1988
Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player Wikipedia: Tatiana Golovin · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1988
Ryota Ozawa, Japanese actor Wikipedia: Ryota Ozawa · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1987
Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player Wikipedia: Maria Kirilenko · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1986
Chris O'Grady, English footballer Wikipedia: Chris O'Grady · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1985
Brent Celek, American football player Wikipedia: Brent Celek · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1985
Hwang Jung-eum, South Korean actress Wikipedia: Hwang Jung-eum · 20 languages
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1985
Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2006 contestant Wikipedia: Tina Karol · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1985
Acie Law, American basketball player Wikipedia: Acie Law · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1985
Hartley Sawyer, American actor Wikipedia: Hartley Sawyer · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1985
Michael Trevino, American actor Wikipedia: Michael Trevino · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1985
Patrick Willis, American football player Wikipedia: Patrick Willis · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1984
Jay Briscoe, American wrestler (died 2023) Wikipedia: Jay Briscoe · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1984
Stefan Kießling, German footballer Wikipedia: Stefan Kießling · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1984
Robinho, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Robinho · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
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1984
Fara Williams, English footballer Wikipedia: Fara Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1983
Josh Powell, American basketball player Wikipedia: Josh Powell · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1981
Francis Jeffers, English footballer Wikipedia: Francis Jeffers · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1981
Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress Wikipedia: Alicia Keys · ✓ Wikidata · 98 languages
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1981
Toše Proeski, Macedonian singer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Toše Proeski · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1980
Alayna Burns, Australian track cyclist Wikipedia: Alayna Burns · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1980
Michelle McCool, American wrestler Wikipedia: Michelle McCool · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1980
Xavi, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Xavi (footballer, born 1980) · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
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1979
Christine Lakin, American actress and director Wikipedia: Christine Lakin · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1979
David Mutendera, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia: David Mutendera · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1979
Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver Wikipedia: Rodrigo Ribeiro (racing driver) · 6 languages
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1978
Charlene, Princess of Monaco Wikipedia: Charlene, Princess of Monaco · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1978
Ahmet Dursun, Turkish footballer Wikipedia: Ahmet Dursun · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1978
Denis Menchov, Russian cyclist Wikipedia: Denis Menchov · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1978
Derrick Turnbow, American baseball player Wikipedia: Derrick Turnbow · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1978
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian actor, comedian, and politician, 6th President of Ukraine Wikipedia: Volodymyr Zelenskyy · ✓ Wikidata · 214 languages
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1977
Michael Brown, English footballer, manager and pundit Wikipedia: Michael Brown (footballer, born 1977) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1976
Stephanie Bellars, American wrestler and manager Wikipedia: Stephanie Bellars · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1976
Mário Haberfeld, Brazilian racing driver Wikipedia: Mário Haberfeld · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1976
Dimitris Nalitzis, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Dimitris Nalitzis · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1975
Duncan Jupp, Anglo-Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Duncan Jupp · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1975
Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress Wikipedia: Mia Kirshner · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1974
Robert Budreau, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Robert Budreau · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1974
Emily Haines, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia: Emily Haines · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1974
Attilio Nicodemo, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Attilio Nicodemo · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1973
Geoff Johns, American author, screenwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Geoff Johns · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1972
Shinji Takehara, Japanese boxer Wikipedia: Shinji Takehara · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1971
Luca Badoer, Italian racing driver Wikipedia: Luca Badoer · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1971
Ana Ortiz, American actress Wikipedia: Ana Ortiz · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1970
Stephen Chbosky, American author, screenwriter, and director Wikipedia: Stephen Chbosky · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1970
Milt Stegall, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Milt Stegall · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1969
Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2012) Wikipedia: Sergei Ovchinnikov (volleyball) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1968
Eric Orie, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia: Eric Orie · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1967
David Ginola, French footballer Wikipedia: David Ginola · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1967
Nicole Uphoff, German equestrian Wikipedia: Nicole Uphoff · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1966
Chet Culver, American educator and politician, 41st Governor of Iowa Wikipedia: Chet Culver · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1966
Yiannos Ioannou, Cypriot footballer and manager Wikipedia: Yiannos Ioannou · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1966
Mark Schlereth, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Mark Schlereth · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1965
Esa Tikkanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Esa Tikkanen · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1964
Stephen Pate, Australian cyclist Wikipedia: Stephen Pate · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1963
Fernando Haddad, Brazilian academic and politician, 61st Mayor of São Paulo Wikipedia: Fernando Haddad · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1963
Molly Holzschlag, American computer scientist and author (died 2023) Wikipedia: Molly Holzschlag · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1962
Chris Chelios, American ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia: Chris Chelios · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1961
Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean ophthalmologist and politician, Singaporean Ministry of National Development Wikipedia: Vivian Balakrishnan · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1961
Tim Dorsey, American novelist (died 2023) Wikipedia: Tim Dorsey · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1958
Franco Pancheri, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Franco Pancheri · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1958
Peter Watts, Canadian science fiction author Wikipedia: Peter Watts (author) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1957
Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish technologist and politician, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs Wikipedia: Eskil Erlandsson · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1957
Andrew Harris, American politician Wikipedia: Andy Harris (politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1957
Jenifer Lewis, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Jenifer Lewis · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1956
Dinah Manoff, American actress Wikipedia: Dinah Manoff · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1954
Ricardo Bochini, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Ricardo Bochini · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1954
Renate Dorrestein, Dutch journalist and author (died 2018) Wikipedia: Renate Dorrestein · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1953
The Honky Tonk Man, American wrestler Wikipedia: The Honky Tonk Man · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1952
Peter Tatchell, Australian-English journalist and activist Wikipedia: Peter Tatchell · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1951
Steve Prefontaine, American runner (died 1975) Wikipedia: Steve Prefontaine · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1950
Gloria Naylor, American novelist (died 2016) Wikipedia: Gloria Naylor · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1949
Paul Nurse, English geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Paul Nurse · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1948
Ros Kelly, Australian educator and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Wikipedia: Ros Kelly · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1948
Georgy Shishkin, Russian painter and illustrator Wikipedia: Georgy Shishkin · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1947
Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer (died 2017) Wikipedia: Ángel Nieto · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1947
Tostão, Brazilian footballer, journalist, and physician Wikipedia: Tostão · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1945
Byron Beck, American basketball player Wikipedia: Byron Beck · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1945
Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress Wikipedia: Leigh Taylor-Young · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1943
Tobe Hooper, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017) Wikipedia: Tobe Hooper · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1942
Carl Eller, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Carl Eller · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1942
Eusébio, Mozambican-Portuguese footballer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Eusébio · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
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1941
Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (died 2015) Wikipedia: Buddy Baker · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1938
Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese author and illustrator (died 1998) Wikipedia: Shotaro Ishinomori · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1938
Etta James, American singer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Etta James · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1938
Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese author, illustrator, and animator (died 2023) Wikipedia: Leiji Matsumoto · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1938
Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (died 1980) Wikipedia: Vladimir Vysotsky · ✓ Wikidata · 117 languages
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1937
Ange-Félix Patassé, Central African engineer and politician, 5th President of the Central African Republic (died 2011) Wikipedia: Ange-Félix Patassé · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1936
Diana Hyland, American actress (died 1977) Wikipedia: Diana Hyland · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1936
Onat Kutlar, Turkish author and poet (died 1995) Wikipedia: Onat Kutlar · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1935
Conrad Burns, American journalist, and politician (died 2016) Wikipedia: Conrad Burns · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1935
António Ramalho Eanes, Portuguese general and politician, 16th President of Portugal Wikipedia: António Ramalho Eanes · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1935
Don Maynard, American football player (died 2022) Wikipedia: Don Maynard · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1933
Corazon Aquino, Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines (died 2009) Wikipedia: Corazon Aquino · ✓ Wikidata · 110 languages
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1933
Anne Innis Dagg, Canadian zoologist and author (died 2024) Wikipedia: Anne Innis Dagg · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1931
Dean Jones, American actor and singer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Dean Jones (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1929
Elizabeth Allen, American actress and singer (died 2006) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Allen (actress) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1929
Robert Faurisson, English-French author and academic (died 2018) Wikipedia: Robert Faurisson · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1929
Benny Golson, American saxophonist and composer (died 2024) Wikipedia: Benny Golson · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1928
Jérôme Choquette, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2017) Wikipedia: Jérôme Choquette · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1928
Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian general and politician, 2nd President of Georgia (died 2014) Wikipedia: Eduard Shevardnadze · ✓ Wikidata · 100 languages
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1928
Cor van der Hart, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2006) Wikipedia: Cor van der Hart · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1927
Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1994) Wikipedia: Antônio Carlos Jobim · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1926
Dick McGuire, American basketball player and coach (died 2010) Wikipedia: Dick McGuire · 15 languages
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1925
Giorgos Zampetas, Greek bouzouki player and songwriter (died 1992) Wikipedia: Giorgos Zampetas · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1924
Lou Groza, American football player and coach (died 2000) Wikipedia: Lou Groza · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1924
Husein Mehmedov, Bulgarian-Turkish wrestler and coach (died 2014) Wikipedia: Husein Mehmedov · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1923
Arvid Carlsson, Swedish pharmacologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018) Wikipedia: Arvid Carlsson · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1923
Shirley Ardell Mason, American psychiatric patient (died 1998) Wikipedia: Shirley Ardell Mason · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1923
Sally Starr, American actress and television host (died 2013) Wikipedia: Sally Starr (TV hostess) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1923
Jean Taittinger, French politician, French Minister of Justice (died 2012) Wikipedia: Jean Taittinger · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1922
Raymond Baxter, English television host and pilot (died 2006) Wikipedia: Raymond Baxter · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1921
Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist and academic (died 2010) Wikipedia: Samuel T. Cohen · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1921
Josef Holeček, Czech canoeist (died 2005) Wikipedia: Josef Holeček (canoeist) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1919
Norman Newell, English record producer and lyricist (died 2004) Wikipedia: Norman Newell · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1919
Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (died 2010) Wikipedia: Edwin Newman · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1917
Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003) Wikipedia: Ilya Prigogine · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
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1917
Jânio Quadros, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 22nd President of Brazil (died 1992) Wikipedia: Jânio Quadros · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1916
Pop Ivy, American football player and coach (died 2003) Wikipedia: Pop Ivy · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1915
Ewan MacColl, English singer-songwriter, actor and producer (died 1989) Wikipedia: Ewan MacColl · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1914
William Strickland, American conductor and organist (died 1991) Wikipedia: William Strickland (conductor) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1913
Huang Hua, Chinese translator and politician, 5th Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (died 2010) Wikipedia: Huang Hua · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1913
Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (died 1994) Wikipedia: Witold Lutosławski · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1913
Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (died 2003) Wikipedia: Luis Marden · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1910
Edgar V. Saks, Estonian historian, author, and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (died 1984) Wikipedia: Edgar V. Saks · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1908
Hsieh Tung-min, Taiwanese politician and Vice President of the Republic of China (died 2001) Wikipedia: Hsieh Tung-min · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1906
Toni Ulmen, German racing driver and motorcycle racer (died 1976) Wikipedia: Toni Ulmen · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1905
Maurice Roy, Canadian cardinal (died 1985) Wikipedia: Maurice Roy · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1905
Margery Sharp, English author and educator (died 1991) Wikipedia: Margery Sharp · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1905
Sava Kovačević, Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (died 1943) Wikipedia: Sava Kovačević · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1901
Mildred Dunnock, American actress (died 1991) Wikipedia: Mildred Dunnock · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1900
István Fekete, Hungarian author (died 1970) Wikipedia: István Fekete · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1900
Yōjirō Ishizaka, Japanese author and educator (died 1986) Wikipedia: Yōjirō Ishizaka · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1900
Theodosius Dobzhansky, Russian-American geneticist and pioneer of evolutionary biology (died 1975) Wikipedia: Theodosius Dobzhansky · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1899
Sleepy John Estes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977) Wikipedia: Sleepy John Estes · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1899
Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian lawyer and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 1972) Wikipedia: Paul-Henri Spaak · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1895
Florence Mills, American singer, dancer, and actress (died 1927) Wikipedia: Florence Mills · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1894
Aino Aalto, Finnish architect and designer (died 1949) Wikipedia: Aino Aalto · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1886
Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor and composer (died 1954) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Furtwängler · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1886
Dean Ivan Lamb, American pioneer pilot and mercenary (died 1955) Wikipedia: Dean Ivan Lamb · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1885
Kitahara Hakushū, Japanese poet and author (died 1942) Wikipedia: Hakushū Kitahara · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1882
Virginia Woolf, English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (died 1941) Wikipedia: Virginia Woolf · ✓ Wikidata · 176 languages
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1878
Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-American engineer (died 1975) Wikipedia: Ernst Alexanderson · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1874
W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, novelist, and short story writer (died 1965) Wikipedia: W. Somerset Maugham · ✓ Wikidata · 114 languages
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1868
Juventino Rosas, Mexican violinist and composer (died 1894) Wikipedia: Juventino Rosas · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1864
Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and author (died 1934) Wikipedia: Julije Kempf · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1860
Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (died 1936) Wikipedia: Charles Curtis · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1858
Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (died 1954) Wikipedia: Kokichi Mikimoto · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1841
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, English admiral (died 1920) Wikipedia: John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1824
Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and playwright (died 1873) Wikipedia: Michael Madhusudan Dutt · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1823
José María Iglesias, Mexican politician and interim President (died 1891) Wikipedia: José María Iglesias · 28 languages
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1822
Charles Reed Bishop, American businessman, philanthropist, and politician, founded the Bishop Museum (died 1915) Wikipedia: Charles Reed Bishop · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1822
William McDougall, Canadian lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories (died 1905) Wikipedia: William McDougall (Ontario politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1816
Anna Gardner, American abolitionist and teacher (died 1901) Wikipedia: Anna Gardner · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1813
J. Marion Sims, American gynecologist and physician (died 1883) Wikipedia: J. Marion Sims · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1796
William MacGillivray, Scottish ornithologist and biologist (died 1852) Wikipedia: William MacGillivray · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1794
François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist, physician, physiologist, and lawyer (died 1878) Wikipedia: François-Vincent Raspail · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1783
William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (died 1857) Wikipedia: William Colgate · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1759
Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter (died 1796) Wikipedia: Robert Burns · ✓ Wikidata · 124 languages
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1755
Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (probable; died 1815) Wikipedia: Paolo Mascagni · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1750
Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer (died 1813) Wikipedia: Johann Gottfried Vierling · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1743
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher and author (died 1819) Wikipedia: Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1739
Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1823) Wikipedia: Charles François Dumouriez · 36 languages
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1736
Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian-French mathematician and astronomer (died 1813) Wikipedia: Joseph-Louis Lagrange · ✓ Wikidata · 104 languages
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1640
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Steward of the Household (died 1707) Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1635
Daniel Casper von Lohenstein, German writer, diplomat and lawyer (died 1683) Wikipedia: Daniel Casper von Lohenstein · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1634
Gaspar Fagel, Dutch politician and diplomat (died 1688) Wikipedia: Gaspar Fagel · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1627
Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist (died 1691) Wikipedia: Robert Boyle · ✓ Wikidata · 114 languages
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1615
Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (died 1660) Wikipedia: Govert Flinck · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1526
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (died 1586) Wikipedia: Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp · 26 languages
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1509
Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (died 1580) Wikipedia: Giovanni Morone · 20 languages
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1477
Anne of Brittany (probable; died 1514) Wikipedia: Anne of Brittany · 60 languages
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1459
Paul Hofhaimer, Austrian organist and composer (died 1537) Wikipedia: Paul Hofhaimer · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1408
Katharina of Hanau, German countess regent (died 1460) Wikipedia: Katharina of Hanau · 6 languages
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750
Leo IV the Khazar, Byzantine emperor (died 780) Wikipedia: Leo IV the Khazar · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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2025
Gloria Romero, Filipino actress (born 1933) Wikipedia: Gloria Romero · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2024
Sanath Nishantha, Sri Lankan politician (born 1975) Wikipedia: Sanath Nishantha · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2018
Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist and diplomat (born 1916) Wikipedia: Neagu Djuvara · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2017
Stephen P. Cohen, Canadian academic (born 1945) Wikipedia: Stephen P. Cohen (Middle East scholar) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2017
Robert Garcia, American politician (born 1933) Wikipedia: Robert Garcia (New York politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2017
John Hurt, English actor (born 1940) Wikipedia: John Hurt · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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2017
Harry Mathews, American novelist and poet (born 1930) Wikipedia: Harry Mathews · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2017
Marcel Prud'homme, Canadian politician (born 1934) Wikipedia: Marcel Prud'homme · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2017
Mary Tyler Moore, American actress and producer (born 1936) Wikipedia: Mary Tyler Moore · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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2015
John Leggett, American author and academic (born 1917) Wikipedia: John Leggett · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2015
Richard McBrien, American priest, theologian, and academic (born 1936) Wikipedia: Richard McBrien · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2015
Bill Monbouquette, American baseball player and coach (born 1936) Wikipedia: Bill Monbouquette · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2015
Demis Roussos, Egyptian-Greek singer (born 1946) Wikipedia: Demis Roussos · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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2014
Arthur Doyle, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and flute player (born 1944) Wikipedia: Arthur Doyle · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2014
Heini Halberstam, Czech-English mathematician and academic (born 1926) Wikipedia: Heini Halberstam · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2014
Dave Strack, American basketball player and coach (born 1923) Wikipedia: Dave Strack · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2014
Morrie Turner, American cartoonist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Morrie Turner · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1924) Wikipedia: Martial Asselin · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2013
Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (born 1929) Wikipedia: Kevin Heffernan (Gaelic footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Aase Nordmo Løvberg, Norwegian soprano and actress (born 1923) Wikipedia: Aase Nordmo Løvberg · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2012
Paavo Berglund, Finnish violinist and conductor (born 1929) Wikipedia: Paavo Berglund · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2012
Jacques Maisonrouge, French businessman (born 1924) Wikipedia: Jacques Maisonrouge · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2012
Franco Pacini, Italian astrophysicist and academic (born 1939) Wikipedia: Franco Pacini · 10 languages
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2012
Robert Sheran, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1916) Wikipedia: Robert Sheran · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2011
Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos Greek captain and businessman (born 1935) Wikipedia: Vassilis Constantakopoulos · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2011
Vincent Cronin, Welsh historian and author (born 1924) Wikipedia: Vincent Cronin · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2010
Ali Hassan al-Majid, Iraqi general and politician, Iraqi Minister of Defence (born 1941) Wikipedia: Ali Hassan al-Majid · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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2009
Eleanor F. Helin, American astronomer (born 1932) Wikipedia: Eleanor F. Helin · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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2009
Ewald Kooiman, Dutch organist and educator (born 1938) Wikipedia: Ewald Kooiman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2009
Kim Manners, American director and producer (born 1951) Wikipedia: Kim Manners · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2005
Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Stanisław Albinowski · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2005
William Augustus Bootle, American lawyer and judge (born 1902) Wikipedia: William Augustus Bootle · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2005
Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the PPG Place and Crystal Cathedral (born 1906) Wikipedia: Philip Johnson · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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2005
Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet (born 1907) Wikipedia: Manuel Lopes (writer) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2005
Netti Witziers-Timmer, Dutch runner (born 1923) Wikipedia: Netti Witziers-Timmer · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2004
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch runner and hurdler (born 1918) Wikipedia: Fanny Blankers-Koen · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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2004
Miklós Fehér, Hungarian footballer (born 1979) Wikipedia: Miklós Fehér · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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2003
Sheldon Reynolds, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1923) Wikipedia: Sheldon Reynolds (producer) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2003
Samuel Weems, American lawyer and author (born 1936) Wikipedia: Samuel Weems · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2002
Cliff Baxter, employee at Enron (born 1958) Wikipedia: J. Clifford Baxter · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2001
Alice Ambrose, American philosopher and logician (born 1906) Wikipedia: Alice Ambrose · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1999
Sarah Louise Delany, American author and educator (born 1889) Wikipedia: Sarah Louise Delany · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1999
Robert Shaw, American conductor (born 1916) Wikipedia: Robert Shaw (conductor) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1997
Dan Barry, American author and illustrator (born 1923) Wikipedia: Dan Barry (cartoonist) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1996
Jonathan Larson, American playwright and composer (born 1960) Wikipedia: Jonathan Larson · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1994
Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (born 1909) Wikipedia: Stephen Cole Kleene · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1992
Mir Khalil ur Rehman, Founder and editor of the Jang Group of Newspapers (born 1927) Wikipedia: Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman · 5 languages
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1991
Frank Soo, English footballer and manager (born 1914) Wikipedia: Frank Soo · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1990
Ava Gardner, American actress (born 1922) Wikipedia: Ava Gardner · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
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1988
Colleen Moore, American actress (born 1899) Wikipedia: Colleen Moore · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1987
Frank J. Lynch, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1922) Wikipedia: Frank J. Lynch · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1985
Ilias Iliou, Greek jurist and politician (born 1904) Wikipedia: Ilias Iliou · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1982
Mikhail Suslov, Russian economist and politician (born 1902) Wikipedia: Mikhail Suslov · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1981
Adele Astaire, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1896) Wikipedia: Adele Astaire · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1978
Skender Kulenović, Bosnian author, poet, and playwright (born 1910) Wikipedia: Skender Kulenović · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1975
Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (born 1896) Wikipedia: Charlotte Whitton · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1972
Erhard Milch, German field marshal (born 1892) Wikipedia: Erhard Milch · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1971
Barry III, Guinean lawyer and politician (born 1923) Wikipedia: Barry III · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1970
Jane Bathori, French soprano (born 1877) Wikipedia: Jane Bathori · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1970
Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese director and producer (born 1901) Wikipedia: Eiji Tsuburaya · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1968
Louie Myfanwy Thomas, Welsh writer (born 1908) Wikipedia: Louie Myfanwy Thomas · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1968
Yvor Winters, American poet and literary critic (born 1900) Wikipedia: Yvor Winters · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1966
Saul Adler, Belarusian-English microbiologist and parasitologist (born 1895) Wikipedia: Saul Adler · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1960
Diana Barrymore, American actress (born 1921) Wikipedia: Diana Barrymore · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1958
Cemil Topuzlu, Turkish surgeon and politician, Mayor of Istanbul (born 1866) Wikipedia: Cemil Topuzlu · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1958
Robert R. Young, American businessman and financier (born 1897) Wikipedia: Robert R. Young · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1957
Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman, founded Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (born 1873) Wikipedia: Ichizō Kobayashi · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1957
Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (born 1871) Wikipedia: Kiyoshi Shiga · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1949
Makino Nobuaki, Japanese politician, 15th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (born 1861) Wikipedia: Makino Nobuaki · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1947
Al Capone, American gangster and mob boss (born 1899) Wikipedia: Al Capone · ✓ Wikidata · 109 languages
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1939
Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (born 1870) Wikipedia: Charles Davidson Dunbar · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1925
Juan Vucetich, Croatian-Argentinian anthropologist and police officer (born 1858) Wikipedia: Juan Vucetich · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1914
Frank Avery Hutchins, American librarian and educator (born 1851) Wikipedia: Frank Avery Hutchins · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1912
Dmitry Milyutin, Russian field marshal and politician (born 1816) Wikipedia: Dmitry Milyutin · 23 languages
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1910
W. G. Read Mullan, American Jesuit and academic (1860) Wikipedia: W. G. Read Mullan · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1908
Ouida, English-Italian author (born 1839) Wikipedia: Ouida · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1908
Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player and theoretician (born 1850) Wikipedia: Mikhail Chigorin · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1907
René Pottier, French cyclist (born 1879) Wikipedia: René Pottier · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1900
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, German Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (born 1835) Wikipedia: Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1891
Theo van Gogh, Art dealer, the brother of Vincent van Gogh (born 1857) Wikipedia: Theo van Gogh (art dealer) · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1884
Périclès Pantazis, Greek-Belgian painter (born 1849) Wikipedia: Périclès Pantazis · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1881
Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (born 1794) Wikipedia: Konstantin Thon · 25 languages
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1872
Richard S. Ewell, American general (born 1817) Wikipedia: Richard S. Ewell · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1856
John Doubleday, British craftsperson, restorer, and dealer Wikipedia: John Doubleday (restorer) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1852
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (born 1778) Wikipedia: Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1751
Paul Dudley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1675) Wikipedia: Paul Dudley (jurist) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1742
Edmond Halley, English astronomer (born 1656) Wikipedia: Edmond Halley · ✓ Wikidata · 99 languages
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1733
Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (born 1652) Wikipedia: Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1726
Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (born 1675) Wikipedia: Guillaume Delisle · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1670
Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (born 1612) Wikipedia: Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1640
Robert Burton, English physician and scholar (born 1577) Wikipedia: Robert Burton · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1586
Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter (born 1515) Wikipedia: Lucas Cranach the Younger · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1578
Mihrimah Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (born 1522) Wikipedia: Mihrimah Sultan (daughter of Suleiman I) · 48 languages
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1559
Christian II of Denmark (born 1481) Wikipedia: Christian II of Denmark · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1494
Ferdinand I of Naples (born 1423) Wikipedia: Ferdinand I of Naples · 43 languages
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1492
Ygo Gales Galama, Frisian warlord and rebel (born 1443) Wikipedia: Ygo Gales Galama · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1431
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (born 1364) Wikipedia: Charles II of Lorraine · 21 languages
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1413
Maud de Ufford, Countess of Oxford (born 1345) Wikipedia: Maud de Ufford · 5 languages
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1366
Henry Suso, German priest and mystic (born 1300) Wikipedia: Henry Suso · 35 languages
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1139
Godfrey I, Count of Louvain and Duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey VI) Wikipedia: Godfrey I of Louvain · 26 languages
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1138
Antipope Anacletus II Wikipedia: Antipope Anacletus II · 35 languages
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1067
Emperor Yingzong of Song (born 1032) Wikipedia: Emperor Yingzong of Song · 36 languages
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1003
Lothair I, Margrave of the Nordmark Wikipedia: Lothair I, Margrave of the Nordmark · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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951
Ma Xiguang, ruler of Chu (Ten Kingdoms) Wikipedia: Ma Xiguang · 8 languages
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863
Charles of Provence, Frankish king (born 845) Wikipedia: Charles of Provence · 31 languages
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844
Pope Gregory IV (born 795) Wikipedia: Pope Gregory IV · 82 languages
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750
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Umayyad caliph Wikipedia: Ibrahim ibn al-Walid · 39 languages
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477
Gaiseric, king of the Vandals (born 389) Wikipedia: Gaiseric · 64 languages
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390
Gregory Nazianzus, theologian and Patriarch of Constantinople (born 329) Wikipedia: Gregory of Nazianzus · 88 languages
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