Events on 8 January include:
- Megxit — 2020 relinquishment of "senior" royal status by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (2020)
- The RMS Queen Mary 2, then the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II (2004)
- Kegworth air disaster: British Midland Flight 92, a Boeing 737-400, crashes into the M1 motorway, killing 47 of the 126 people on board (1989)
This page gathers 75 events, 185 births and 107 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 307 to 2025.
Events · United Kingdom
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2020
Megxit — 2020 relinquishment of "senior" royal status by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Wikipedia: Megxit · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2004
The RMS Queen Mary 2, then the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Wikipedia: Queen Mary 2 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 48 languages
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1989
Kegworth air disaster: British Midland Flight 92, a Boeing 737-400, crashes into the M1 motorway, killing 47 of the 126 people on board. Wikipedia: Kegworth air disaster · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1940
World War II: Britain introduces food rationing. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 291 languages
Archive: WORLD WAR II: Casualty Evaucation by jeep — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
1912
The city of San Diego passes an ordinance restricting free speech, provoking months of civil unrest between socialist Wobblies and business leaders that become the bloodiest free speech fight in history. Wikipedia: San Diego · 164 languages
Archive: San Diego. Hillman Residence, San Diego, Cal. — Deutsche Fotothek · Europeana -
1815
War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British. Wikipedia: War of 1812 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
Archive: Medal commemorating the War of 1812 — Tallinn City Museum, 1912 · Europeana
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1806
The Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa becomes the British Cape Colony as a result of the Battle of Blaauwberg. Wikipedia: Dutch Cape Colony · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1746
Second Jacobite rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling. Wikipedia: Jacobite rising of 1745 · 26 languages
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1735
George Frideric Handel's opera Ariodante premiered at the Covent Garden Theatre (pictured) in London. Wikipedia: George Frideric Handel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 160 languages
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1697
Scottish student Thomas Aikenhead became the last person in Great Britain to be executed for blasphemy. Wikipedia: Thomas Aikenhead · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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871
Æthelred I and Alfred the Great lead a West Saxon army to repel an invasion by Danelaw Vikings. Wikipedia: Æthelred I of Wessex · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
Around the world
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2025
2025 N'Djamena attack — 2025 terrorist attack Wikipedia: 2025 N'Djamena attack · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2023
Supporters of former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro storm the Brazilian Congress. Wikipedia: Jair Bolsonaro · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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2021
Twenty-three people are killed in what is described as a police ″massacre″ in La Vega, Caracas, Venezuela. Wikipedia: La Vega raid · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2020
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashes immediately after takeoff at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport; all 176 on board are killed. The plane was shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile. Wikipedia: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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2020
Operation Martyr Soleimani — Iranian military offensive on January 8, 2020 Wikipedia: Operation Martyr Soleimani · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2017
2017 Jerusalem truck attack — terrorist vehicle-ramming attack Wikipedia: 2017 Jerusalem truck attack · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2016
Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico. Wikipedia: El Chapo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 54 languages
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2016
West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashes near the Swedish reservoir of Akkajaure; both pilots, the only people on board, are killed. Wikipedia: West Air Sweden Flight 294 · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2015
2015 Sri Lankan presidential election — Election Wikipedia: 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2011
Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by U.S. representative Gabby Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, killing six people and injuring twelve others. Wikipedia: Jared Lee Loughner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2010
Gunmen from an offshoot of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda attacked the bus transporting the Togo national football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, killing three people. Wikipedia: Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2009
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills 15 people and injures 32. Wikipedia: 2009 Cinchona earthquake · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2009
14th Critics' Choice Awards — annual US film awards ceremony Wikipedia: 14th Critics' Choice Awards · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2005
The nuclear sub USS San Francisco collides at full speed with an undersea mountain south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired. Wikipedia: USS San Francisco (SSN-711) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 13 languages
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2005
Cyclone Gudrun — powerful storm in northern Europe in 2005 Wikipedia: Cyclone Gudrun · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2003
Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashes near Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, killing the entire crew and 70 of the 75 passengers. Wikipedia: Turkish Airlines Flight 634 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2003
Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes at Charlotte-Douglas Airport, in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing all 21 people on board. Wikipedia: Air Midwest Flight 5481 · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2002
President of the United States George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act. Wikipedia: George W. Bush · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1996
An Antonov An-32 cargo aircraft crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing up to 223 people on the ground; two of six crew members are also killed. Wikipedia: Antonov An-32 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1994
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space. Wikipedia: Astronaut · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 131 languages
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1991
Jeremy Wade Delle committed suicide in his high-school class in Richardson, Texas, an event that inspired the Pearl Jam song "Jeremy". Wikipedia: Richardson, Texas · 56 languages
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1982
Breakup of the Bell System: In the United States, AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions. Wikipedia: Breakup of the Bell System · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 3 languages
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1981
In Trans-en-Provence, France, a local farmer reported a UFO sighting claimed to be "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time". Wikipedia: Trans-en-Provence · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1977
Three bombs attributed to Armenian nationalists exploded across Moscow, killing seven people and injuring 37 people. Wikipedia: 1977 Moscow bombings · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1975
Ella T. Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, the first woman to serve as a governor in the United States other than by succeeding her husband. Wikipedia: Ella Grasso · 23 languages
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1973
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 282 languages
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1973
Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins. Wikipedia: Watergate scandal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 84 languages
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1972
Following Pakistan's defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto released Bangladeshi politician Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (pictured) from prison in response to international pressure. Wikipedia: Pakistani Instrument of Surrender · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 14 languages
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1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States. Wikipedia: Lyndon B. Johnson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 175 languages
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1962
Harmelen train disaster — train wreck Wikipedia: Harmelen train disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1961
In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria. Wikipedia: 1961 French referendum on Algerian self-determination · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1959
Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic. Wikipedia: Charles de Gaulle · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 222 languages
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1956
Five Evangelical Christian missionaries from the United States were killed by the Huaorani in the rainforest of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them. Wikipedia: Evangelicalism · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 68 languages
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1946
Andrei Zhdanov, Chairman of the Finnish Allied Commission, submits to the Finnish War Criminal Court an interrogation report by General Erich Buschenhagen, a German prisoner of war, on the contacts between Finnish and German military personnel before the Continuation War and a copy of Hitler's Barbarossa plan. Wikipedia: Andrei Zhdanov · 56 languages
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1945
World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack invading Japanese Imperial forces. Wikipedia: Commonwealth of the Philippines · 35 languages
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1942
Battles of Rzhev — 1942 series of Soviet Operations in World War II Wikipedia: Battles of Rzhev · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1939
The New Deal for Aborigines was formally announced by the Australian government, providing for full civil rights for Indigenous Australians in exchange for cultural assimilation. Wikipedia: New Deal for Aborigines · 1 language
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1936
Reza Shah issued the Kashf-e hijab decree, ordering Iranian police to remove hijabs from any women in public. Wikipedia: Reza Shah · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1933
Anarchist insurrection of January 1933 breaks out in Barcelona, Spain. Wikipedia: Anarchist insurrection of January 1933 · 9 languages
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1928
The Committee for Union Action is established in Guatemala. Wikipedia: Comité Pro Acción Sindical · 1 language
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1926
Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ is crowned emperor of Vietnam, the country's last monarch. Wikipedia: Bảo Đại · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 58 languages
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1926
Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. Wikipedia: Ibn Saud · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 95 languages
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1920
The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union. Wikipedia: 1919 General Steel Strike · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 5 languages
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1919
Hutsul Republic — 1919 unrecognised state in western Ukraine Wikipedia: Hutsul Republic · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1918
U.S. president Woodrow Wilson announced his Fourteen Points for a moral cause and for post–World War I peace in Europe. Wikipedia: Woodrow Wilson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1912
The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC). Wikipedia: African National Congress · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1904
Blackstone Library (pictured), the first branch of the Chicago Public Library system, was dedicated. Wikipedia: Blackstone Library · 3 languages
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1900
President William McKinley places Alaska under military rule. Wikipedia: William McKinley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 142 languages
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1889
American statistician Herman Hollerith received a patent for his electromechanical tabulating machine for punched-card data. Wikipedia: Herman Hollerith · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 59 languages
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1877
Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory. Wikipedia: Crazy Horse · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1867
The United States Congress passes the bill to allow African American men the right to vote in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia: African Americans · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 118 languages
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1863
American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1835
US President Andrew Jackson announces a celebratory dinner after having reduced the United States national debt to zero for the only time. Wikipedia: Andrew Jackson · 165 languages
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1828
The Democratic Party of the United States is organized. Wikipedia: Democratic Party (United States) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 140 languages
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1811
Charles Deslondes leads an unsuccessful slave revolt in the North American settlements of St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana. Wikipedia: Charles Deslondes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1790
George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address in New York City, then the provisional capital of the United States. Wikipedia: George Washington · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 275 languages
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1676
Battle of Stromboli — 1676 naval battle during Franco-Dutch War Wikipedia: Battle of Stromboli · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1547
The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg. Wikipedia: Lithuanian language · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 185 languages
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1504
Battle of Garigliano (1503) — 1503 battle Wikipedia: Battle of Garigliano (1503) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1499
Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany in accordance with a law set by his predecessor, Charles VIII. Wikipedia: Louis XII · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 81 languages
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1454
The papal bull Romanus Pontifex awards the Kingdom of Portugal exclusive trade and colonization rights to all of Africa south of Cape Bojador. Wikipedia: Papal bull · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1297
François Grimaldi, disguised as a monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco. Wikipedia: François Grimaldi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 321 languages
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1198
Lotario dei Conti was elected as Pope Innocent III; he later worked to restore papal power in Rome. Wikipedia: 1198 papal election · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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307
Sima Chi becomes emperor of the Jin dynasty in succession to his brother, Sima Zhong, despite a challenge from his other brother, Sima Ying. Wikipedia: Emperor Huai of Jin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
World days
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Typing Day (International observance) Wikipedia: Typing Day · 1 language
Technology
No entries.
Science
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1994
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space. Wikipedia: Astronaut · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 131 languages
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1973
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 282 languages
Business
No entries.
Sport
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2010
Gunmen from an offshoot of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda attacked the bus transporting the Togo national football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, killing three people. Wikipedia: Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
Culture
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1735
George Frideric Handel's opera Ariodante premiered at the Covent Garden Theatre (pictured) in London. Wikipedia: George Frideric Handel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 160 languages
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2009
14th Critics' Choice Awards — annual US film awards ceremony Wikipedia: 14th Critics' Choice Awards · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1547
The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg. Wikipedia: Lithuanian language · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 185 languages
Births
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2001
Zach Charbonnet, American football player Wikipedia: Zach Charbonnet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2000
Noah Cyrus, American singer, songwriter, and actress Wikipedia: Noah Cyrus · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1999
Ignas Brazdeikis, Lithuanian-Canadian basketball player Wikipedia: Ignas Brazdeikis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1999
Damiano David, Italian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Damiano David · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1998
Tony Bradley, American basketball player Wikipedia: Tony Bradley (basketball) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1998
Jhoan Durán, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Jhoan Durán · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1995
Ryan Destiny, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Ryan Destiny · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1994
Glenn Robinson III, American basketball player Wikipedia: Glenn Robinson III · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1993
William Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: William Karlsson · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1993
Sophie Pascoe, New Zealand swimmer Wikipedia: Sophie Pascoe · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1992
Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Stefanie Dolson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1992
Koke, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Koke (footballer, born 1992) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1992
Valkyrae, American online streamer Wikipedia: Valkyrae · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1991
Josh Hazlewood, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Josh Hazlewood · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1991
Stefan Johansen, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia: Stefan Johansen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1991
Stefan Savić, Montenegrin footballer Wikipedia: Stefan Savić · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1991
Greg Smith, American basketball player Wikipedia: Greg Smith (basketball, born 1991) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1990
Blair Walsh, American football player Wikipedia: Blair Walsh · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1989
Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Aaron Cruden · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1988
Adrián López, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Adrián López · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1988
Michael Mancienne, English footballer Wikipedia: Michael Mancienne · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1988
Alex Tyus, American-Israeli basketball player Wikipedia: Alex Tyus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1987
Chris Douglas-Roberts, American basketball player Wikipedia: Chris Douglas-Roberts · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1987
Cynthia Erivo, English actress and singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Cynthia Erivo · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1987
Freddie Stroma, English actor Wikipedia: Freddie Stroma · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1984
Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player and broadcaster Wikipedia: Jeff Francoeur · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1983
Chris Masters, American wrestler Wikipedia: Chris Masters · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1982
Gaby Hoffmann, American actress Wikipedia: Gaby Hoffmann · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1981
Genevieve Cortese, American actress Wikipedia: Genevieve Padalecki · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1981
Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player Wikipedia: Jeff Francis · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1980
Sam Riley, English actor and singer Wikipedia: Sam Riley · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1979
Seol Ki-hyeon, South Korean footballer and manager Wikipedia: Seol Ki-hyeon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1979
Windell Middlebrooks, American actor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Windell Middlebrooks · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1979
Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer Wikipedia: Adrian Mutu · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1979
Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer Wikipedia: Stipe Pletikosa · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1979
Sarah Polley, Canadian actress and director Wikipedia: Sarah Polley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1978
Marco Fu, Hong Kongese snooker player Wikipedia: Marco Fu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1977
Amber Benson, American actress, writer, director, and producer Wikipedia: Amber Benson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1976
Jenny Lewis, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress Wikipedia: Jenny Lewis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1973
Mike Cameron, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mike Cameron · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1972
Paul Clement, English footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Paul Clement (football manager) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1971
Jason Giambi, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jason Giambi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1971
Andreas Kollross, Austrian politician Wikipedia: Andreas Kollross · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1971
Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer and coach Wikipedia: Pascal Zuberbühler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1968
Bull Nakano, Japanese professional wrestler Wikipedia: Bull Nakano · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1967
Willie Anderson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Willie Anderson (basketball) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1967
R. Kelly, American singer-songwriter, producer, and sex offender Wikipedia: R. Kelly · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
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1967
Tom Watson, English politician Wikipedia: Tom Watson, Baron Watson of Wyre Forest · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1966
Maria Pitillo, American actress Wikipedia: Maria Pitillo · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1966
Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player (died 2009) Wikipedia: Igor Vyazmikin · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1966
Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter (died 1990) Wikipedia: Andrew Wood (singer) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1965
Michelle Forbes, American actress Wikipedia: Michelle Forbes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1964
Ron Sexsmith, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Ron Sexsmith · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1961
Calvin Smith, American sprinter Wikipedia: Calvin Smith · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1960
Dave Weckl, American drummer Wikipedia: Dave Weckl · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1959
Paul Hester, Australian drummer (died 2005) Wikipedia: Paul Hester · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1958
Betsy DeVos, American businesswoman and politician, 11th Secretary of Education Wikipedia: Betsy DeVos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1958
Rey Misterio, Mexican wrestler, trainer, and actor (died 2024) Wikipedia: Rey Misterio · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1957
Dwight Clark, American football player (died 2018) Wikipedia: Dwight Clark · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1957
Nacho Duato, Spanish dancer and choreographer Wikipedia: Nacho Duato · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1957
Ron Cephas Jones, American actor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Ron Cephas Jones · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1957
Calvin Natt, American basketball player Wikipedia: Calvin Natt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1955
Harriet Sansom Harris, American actress Wikipedia: Harriet Sansom Harris · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1955
Mike Reno, Canadian singer and drummer Wikipedia: Mike Reno · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1953
Marián Šťastný, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia: Marián Šťastný · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1953
Bruce Sutter, American baseball pitcher (died 2022) Wikipedia: Bruce Sutter · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1952
Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist and educator Wikipedia: Vladimir Feltsman · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1952
Peter McCullagh, Irish mathematician and academic Wikipedia: Peter McCullagh · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1951
Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Wikipedia: Kenny Anthony · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1949
Shadia Abu Ghazaleh, Palestinian militant (died 1968) Wikipedia: Shadia Abu Ghazaleh · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1949
Lawrence Rowe, Jamaican cricketer Wikipedia: Lawrence Rowe · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1948
Gillies MacKinnon, Scottish director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Gillies MacKinnon · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1947
David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2016) Wikipedia: David Bowie · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 136 languages
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1947
Antti Kalliomäki, Finnish pole vaulter and politician Wikipedia: Antti Kalliomäki · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1946
Robby Krieger, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Robby Krieger · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1946
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Mexican drug lord Wikipedia: Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1945
Phil Beal, English footballer Wikipedia: Phil Beal · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1945
Nancy Bond, American author and academic Wikipedia: Nancy Bond · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1945
Kathleen Noone, American actress Wikipedia: Kathleen Noone · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1944
Terry Brooks, American lawyer and author Wikipedia: Terry Brooks · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1942
Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (died 2018) Wikipedia: Stephen Hawking · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 201 languages
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1942
Junichirō Koizumi, Japanese politician, 56th Prime Minister of Japan Wikipedia: Junichiro Koizumi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
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1942
Yvette Mimieux, American actress (died 2022) Wikipedia: Yvette Mimieux · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1941
Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter (died 1989) Wikipedia: Graham Chapman · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1941
Boris Vallejo, Peruvian-American painter Wikipedia: Boris Vallejo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1940
Cristy Lane, American country and gospel singer Wikipedia: Cristy Lane · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1939
Carolina Herrera, Venezuelan-American fashion designer Wikipedia: Carolina Herrera · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1938
Bob Eubanks, American game show host and producer Wikipedia: Bob Eubanks · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1937
Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer Wikipedia: Shirley Bassey · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1936
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-English zoologist, ecologist, and academic (died 2020) Wikipedia: Robert May, Baron May of Oxford · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1935
Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (died 1977) Wikipedia: Elvis Presley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 216 languages
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1934
Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (died 1987) Wikipedia: Jacques Anquetil · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1934
Roy Kinnear, British actor (died 1988) Wikipedia: Roy Kinnear · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1933
Charles Osgood, American soldier and journalist (died 2024) Wikipedia: Charles Osgood · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1933
Jean-Marie Straub, French director and screenwriter (died 2022) Wikipedia: Straub–Huillet · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 16 languages
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1931
Bill Graham, German-American businessman (died 1991) Wikipedia: Bill Graham (promoter) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1931
Clarence Benjamin Jones, American lawyer and scholar Wikipedia: Clarence B. Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1929
Saeed Jaffrey, Indian-British actor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Saeed Jaffrey · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1928
Slade Gorton, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 14th Attorney General of Washington (died 2020) Wikipedia: Slade Gorton · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1927
Charles Tomlinson, English poet and academic (died 2015) Wikipedia: Charles Tomlinson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1926
Evelyn Lear, American operatic soprano (died 2012) Wikipedia: Evelyn Lear · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1926
Kerwin Mathews, American actor (died 2007) Wikipedia: Kerwin Mathews · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1926
Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian dancer and choreographer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Kelucharan Mohapatra · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1926
Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer (died 2022) Wikipedia: Hanae Mori · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1926
Soupy Sales, American comedian and actor (died 2009) Wikipedia: Soupy Sales · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1925
Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (died 1972) Wikipedia: Mohan Rakesh · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1924
Benjamin Lees, Chinese-American soldier and composer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Benjamin Lees · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1924
Ron Moody, English actor and singer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Ron Moody · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1923
Larry Storch, American actor and comedian (died 2022) Wikipedia: Larry Storch · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1923
Giorgio Tozzi, American opera singer and actor (died 2011) Wikipedia: Giorgio Tozzi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1923
Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (died 1985) Wikipedia: Johnny Wardle · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1923
Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American computer scientist and author (died 2008) Wikipedia: Joseph Weizenbaum · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1922
Dale D. Myers, American engineer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Dale D. Myers · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1920
Douglas Wilmer, English actor (died 2016) Wikipedia: Douglas Wilmer · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1917
Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1994) Wikipedia: Peter Taylor (writer) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1915
Walker Cooper, American baseball player and manager (died 1991) Wikipedia: Walker Cooper · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1912
José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor and director (died 1992) Wikipedia: José Ferrer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1912
Lawrence Walsh, Canadian-American lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General (died 2014) Wikipedia: Lawrence Walsh · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1911
Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, dancer, and author (died 1970) Wikipedia: Gypsy Rose Lee · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1910
Galina Ulanova, Russian actress and ballerina (died 1998) Wikipedia: Galina Ulanova · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1909
Ashapoorna Devi, Indian author and poet (died 1995) Wikipedia: Ashapurna Devi · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1909
Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer (died 1995) Wikipedia: Bruce Mitchell (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1909
Evelyn Wood, American author and educator (died 1995) Wikipedia: Evelyn Wood (teacher) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1908
William Hartnell, English actor (died 1975) Wikipedia: William Hartnell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1908
Fearless Nadia, Australian-Indian actress and stuntwoman (died 1996) Wikipedia: Fearless Nadia · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1905
Carl Gustav Hempel, German philosopher from the Vienna and the Berlin Circle (died 1997) Wikipedia: Carl Gustav Hempel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1904
Karl Brandt, German physician and SS officer (died 1948) Wikipedia: Karl Brandt · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1902
Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (died 1987) Wikipedia: Carl Rogers · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
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1900
Dorothy Adams, American character actress (died 1988) Wikipedia: Dorothy Adams · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1900
Serge Poliakoff, Russian-French painter (died 1969) Wikipedia: Serge Poliakoff · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1899
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (died 1959) Wikipedia: S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1897
Dennis Wheatley, English soldier and author (died 1977) Wikipedia: Dennis Wheatley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1896
Jaromír Weinberger, Czech-American composer and academic (died 1967) Wikipedia: Jaromír Weinberger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1891
Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957) Wikipedia: Walther Bothe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
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1891
Storm Jameson, English journalist and author (died 1986) Wikipedia: Storm Jameson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1891
Bronislava Nijinska, Russian dancer and choreographer (died 1972) Wikipedia: Bronislava Nijinska · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1888
Richard Courant, German-American mathematician and academic (died 1972) Wikipedia: Richard Courant · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1885
John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1945) Wikipedia: John Curtin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1885
Mór Kóczán, Hungarian javelin thrower and pastor (died 1972) Wikipedia: Mór Kóczán · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1885
A. J. Muste, Dutch-American pastor and activist (died 1967) Wikipedia: A. J. Muste · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1883
Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (died 1941) Wikipedia: Pavel Filonov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1883
Patrick J. Hurley, American general, politician, and diplomat, 51st United States Secretary of War (died 1963) Wikipedia: Patrick J. Hurley · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1881
Henrik Shipstead, American dentist and politician (died 1960) Wikipedia: Henrik Shipstead · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1881
Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (died 1945) Wikipedia: Linnie Marsh Wolfe · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1873
Iuliu Maniu, Romanian lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania (died 1953) Wikipedia: Iuliu Maniu · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1871
Jeanne Adnet, French anarchist (died 1942) Wikipedia: Jeanne Adnet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1871
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish captain and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (died 1940) Wikipedia: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1870
Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (died 1930) Wikipedia: Miguel Primo de Rivera · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1867
Emily Greene Balch, American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961) Wikipedia: Emily Greene Balch · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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1866
William G. Conley, American educator and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (died 1940) Wikipedia: William G. Conley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1865
Winnaretta Singer, American philanthropist (died 1943) Wikipedia: Winnaretta Singer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1864
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (died 1892) Wikipedia: Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1862
Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company (died 1934) Wikipedia: Frank Nelson Doubleday · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1860
Emma Booth-Tucker, English author (died 1903) Wikipedia: Emma Booth-Tucker · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1859
Fanny Bullock Workman, American mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (died 1925) Wikipedia: Fanny Bullock Workman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1852
James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (died 1931) Wikipedia: James Milton Carroll · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1843
Frederick Abberline, English police officer (died 1929) Wikipedia: Frederick Abberline · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1836
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-English painter and academic (died 1912) Wikipedia: Lawrence Alma-Tadema · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1830
Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (died 1894) Wikipedia: Hans von Bülow · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1824
Wilkie Collins, English novelist, playwright, and short story writer (died 1889) Wikipedia: Wilkie Collins · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1824
Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet and composer (died 1861) Wikipedia: Francisco González Bocanegra · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1823
Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh geographer, biologist, and explorer (died 1913) Wikipedia: Alfred Russel Wallace · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 107 languages
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1821
James Longstreet, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Turkey (died 1904) Wikipedia: James Longstreet · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1817
Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (died 1893) Wikipedia: Theophilus Shepstone · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1812
Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss pianist and composer (died 1871) Wikipedia: Sigismond Thalberg · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1805
John Bigler, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 3rd Governor of California (died 1871) Wikipedia: John Bigler · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1805
Orson Hyde, American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (died 1878) Wikipedia: Orson Hyde · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1792
Lowell Mason, American composer and educator (died 1872) Wikipedia: Lowell Mason · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1788
Rudolf of Austria, Austrian archduke and archbishop (died 1831) Wikipedia: Archduke Rudolf of Austria · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1786
Nicholas Biddle, American banker and financier (died 1844) Wikipedia: Nicholas Biddle · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1763
Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American translator and diplomat (died 1834) Wikipedia: Edmond-Charles Genêt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1735
John Carroll, American archbishop, founder of Georgetown University (died 1815) Wikipedia: John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1638
Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (died 1665) Wikipedia: Elisabetta Sirani · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1635
Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish cardinal (died 1709) Wikipedia: Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1632
Samuel von Pufendorf, German economist and jurist (died 1694) Wikipedia: Samuel von Pufendorf · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1628
François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (died 1695) Wikipedia: François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1626
Jean Talon, first Intendant of New France (died 1694) Wikipedia: Jean Talon · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1601
Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (died 1658) Wikipedia: Baltasar Gracián · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1589
Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet and playwright (died 1638) Wikipedia: Ivan Gundulić · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1587
Johannes Fabricius, German astronomer and academic (died 1616) Wikipedia: Johannes Fabricius · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1587
Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (died 1629) Wikipedia: Jan Pieterszoon Coen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1583
Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (died 1643) Wikipedia: Simon Episcopius · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1529
John Frederick II, duke of Saxony (died 1595) Wikipedia: John Frederick II of Saxony · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1345
Kadi Burhan al-Din, poet, kadi, and ruler of Sivas (died 1398) Wikipedia: Kadi Burhan al-Din · 19 languages
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1037
Su Dongpo, Chinese calligrapher and poet (died 1101) Wikipedia: Su Shi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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2025
Mangkra Souvanna Phouma, Laotian prince (born 1938) Wikipedia: Mangkra Souvanna Phouma · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2024
Adan Canto, Mexican actor (born 1981) Wikipedia: Adan Canto · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2022
Michael Lang, American concert promoter and producer (born 1944) Wikipedia: Michael Lang (producer) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2021
Iancu Țucărman, Romanian Holocaust survivor (born 1922) Wikipedia: Iancu Țucărman · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2020
Pat Dalton, Australian footballer (born 1942) Wikipedia: Pat Dalton · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2020
Buck Henry, American actor, screenwriter, and director (born 1930) Wikipedia: Buck Henry · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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2017
Nicolai Gedda, Swedish operatic tenor (born 1925) Wikipedia: Nicolai Gedda · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2017
James Mancham, Seychellois politician, President 1976-77 (born 1939) Wikipedia: James Mancham · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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2017
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian politician (born 1934) Wikipedia: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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2017
Peter Sarstedt, Indian-British singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941) Wikipedia: Peter Sarstedt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2016
Maria Teresa de Filippis, Italian racing driver (born 1926) Wikipedia: Maria Teresa de Filippis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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2016
German Moreno, Filipino television host, actor, comedian and talent manager (born 1933) Wikipedia: German Moreno · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2015
Andraé Crouch, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor (born 1942) Wikipedia: Andraé Crouch · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2015
Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (born 1926) Wikipedia: Kep Enderby · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 17 languages
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2015
Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer (born 1921) Wikipedia: Patsy Garrett · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2014
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Dutch-Australian swimmer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2014
Antonino P. Roman, Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1939) Wikipedia: Antonino Roman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2013
Kenojuak Ashevak, Canadian sculptor and illustrator (born 1927) Wikipedia: Kenojuak Ashevak · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2013
Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (born 1920) Wikipedia: Jeanne Manford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2013
Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (born 1930) Wikipedia: Alasdair Milne · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2012
Dave Alexander, American singer and pianist (born 1938) Wikipedia: Dave Alexander (blues musician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2012
T. J. Hamblin, English haematologist and academic (born 1943) Wikipedia: T. J. Hamblin · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2012
Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (born 1929) Wikipedia: Alexis Weissenberg · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2011
Jiří Dienstbier, Czech journalist and politician (born 1937) Wikipedia: Jiří Dienstbier · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2011
Thorbjørn Svenssen, Norwegian footballer (born 1924) Wikipedia: Thorbjørn Svenssen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2010
Art Clokey, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) Wikipedia: Art Clokey · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2009
Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan journalist (born 1958) Wikipedia: Lasantha Wickrematunge · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2008
George Moore, Australian jockey and trainer (born 1923) Wikipedia: George Moore (jockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2007
Jane Bolin, American lawyer and judge (born 1908) Wikipedia: Jane Bolin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2007
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (born 1916) Wikipedia: Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2007
Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-American actress and singer (born 1922) Wikipedia: Yvonne De Carlo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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2007
David Ervine, Northern Irish politician and activist (born 1953) Wikipedia: David Ervine · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2007
Iwao Takamoto, American animator, director, and producer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Iwao Takamoto · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2006
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish broadcaster and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (born 1942) Wikipedia: Tony Banks, Baron Stratford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2003
Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (born 1925) Wikipedia: Ron Goodwin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2002
Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916) Wikipedia: Alexander Prokhorov · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 78 languages
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2002
Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy's (born 1932) Wikipedia: Dave Thomas (businessman) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2000
Hilary Smart, American sailor (born 1925) Wikipedia: Hilary Smart · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1998
Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (born 1905) Wikipedia: Michael Tippett · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1997
Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) Wikipedia: Melvin Calvin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1996
Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (born 1968) Wikipedia: Metin Göktepe · 14 languages
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1996
François Mitterrand, French sergeant and politician, 21st President of France (born 1916) Wikipedia: François Mitterrand · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 135 languages
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1994
Pat Buttram, American actor and comedian (born 1915) Wikipedia: Pat Buttram · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1994
Harvey Haddix, American baseball player and coach (born 1925) Wikipedia: Harvey Haddix · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1991
Steve Clark, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1960) Wikipedia: Steve Clark · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1990
Bernard Krigstein, American illustrator (born 1919) Wikipedia: Bernard Krigstein · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1990
Terry-Thomas, English actor and comedian (born 1911) Wikipedia: Terry-Thomas · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1986
Pierre Fournier, French cellist and educator (born 1906) Wikipedia: Pierre Fournier · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1983
Gerhard Barkhorn, German general and pilot (born 1919) Wikipedia: Gerhard Barkhorn · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1982
Grégoire Aslan, Swiss-English actor and screenwriter (born 1908) Wikipedia: Grégoire Aslan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1980
John Mauchly, American physicist and academic (born 1907) Wikipedia: John Mauchly · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1976
Zhou Enlai, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1898) Wikipedia: Zhou Enlai · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 100 languages
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1975
Richard Tucker, American operatic tenor (born 1913) Wikipedia: Richard Tucker · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1963
Kay Sage, American painter (born 1898) Wikipedia: Kay Sage · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1961
Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (born 1910) Wikipedia: Schoolboy Rowe · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1958
Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (born 1869) Wikipedia: Mary Colter · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1954
Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian-French painter and illustrator (born 1898) Wikipedia: Eduard Wiiralt · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1953
Hugh Binney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Tasmania (born 1883) Wikipedia: Hugh Binney · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1952
Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1866) Wikipedia: Antonia Maury · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1950
Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and academic (born 1883) Wikipedia: Joseph Schumpeter · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1948
Kurt Schwitters, German painter and graphic designer (born 1887) Wikipedia: Kurt Schwitters · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1945
Karl Ernst Krafft, Swiss astrologer and author (born 1900) Wikipedia: Karl Ernst Krafft · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1944
William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American lieutenant and sailor (born 1878) Wikipedia: William Kissam Vanderbilt II · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1943
Andres Larka, Estonian general and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of War (born 1879) Wikipedia: Andres Larka · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1942
Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American lawyer and religious leader (born 1869) Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1941
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general and founder of the Scout movement (born 1857) Wikipedia: Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 106 languages
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1941
Vladimír Mandl, Czechoslovak lawyer (born 1899) Wikipedia: Vladimír Mandl · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1938
Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (born 1880) Wikipedia: Johnny Gruelle · 9 languages
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1934
Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (born 1880) Wikipedia: Andrei Bely · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1934
Alexandre Stavisky, Ukrainian-French financier (born 1886) Wikipedia: Alexandre Stavisky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1925
George Bellows, American painter (born 1882) Wikipedia: George Bellows · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1920
Josef Josephi, Polish-born singer and actor (born 1852) Wikipedia: Josef Josephi · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1918
Ellis H. Roberts, American journalist and politician, 20th Treasurer of the United States (born 1827) Wikipedia: Ellis H. Roberts · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1916
Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (born 1884) Wikipedia: Rembrandt Bugatti · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1916
Ada Rehan, Irish-American actress (born 1860) Wikipedia: Ada Rehan · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1914
Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and 30th Governor of Kentucky (born 1823) Wikipedia: Simon Bolivar Buckner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1896
William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (born 1825) Wikipedia: William Rainey Marshall · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1896
Paul Verlaine, French poet and writer (born 1844) Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 118 languages
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1883
Miska Magyarics, Slovene-Hungarian poet (born 1825) Wikipedia: Miska Magyarics · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1880
Emperor Norton, English-American businessman (born 1811) Wikipedia: Emperor Norton · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1878
Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (born 1821) Wikipedia: Nikolay Nekrasov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
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1874
Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French historian and archaeologist (born 1814) Wikipedia: Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1865
Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (born 1779) Wikipedia: Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1854
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (born 1768) Wikipedia: William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1825
Eli Whitney, American engineer and theorist, invented the cotton gin (born 1765) Wikipedia: Eli Whitney · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1815
Edward Pakenham, Anglo-Irish general and politician (born 1778) Wikipedia: Edward Pakenham · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1794
Justus Möser, German lawyer and jurist (born 1720) Wikipedia: Justus Möser · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1789
Jack Broughton, English boxer (born 1703) Wikipedia: Jack Broughton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1775
John Baskerville, English printer and type designer (born 1706) Wikipedia: John Baskerville · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1713
Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (born 1653) Wikipedia: Arcangelo Corelli · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1707
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and politician, Scottish Secretary of State (born 1648) Wikipedia: John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1642
Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (born 1564) Wikipedia: Galileo Galilei · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 270 languages
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1598
John George, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1525) Wikipedia: John George, Elector of Brandenburg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1570
Philibert de l'Orme, French sculptor and architect, designed the Château d'Anet (born 1510) Wikipedia: Philibert de l'Orme · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1557
Albert Alcibiades, margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (born 1522) Wikipedia: Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1538
Beatrice of Portugal, duchess of Savoy (born 1504) Wikipedia: Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1456
Lawrence Giustiniani, Italian bishop and saint (born 1381) Wikipedia: Lawrence Justinian · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1424
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1354
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1337
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1198
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1107
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1079
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926
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871
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482
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307
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