Events on 20 July include:
- Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing eleven British Army personnel and seven horses (1982)
- Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs (1950)
- The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom (1922)
This page gathers 77 events, 244 births and 105 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 70 to 2021.
Events · United Kingdom
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1982
Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing eleven British Army personnel and seven horses. Wikipedia: Provisional Irish Republican Army · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1950
Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs. Wikipedia: Cold War · 210 languages
Archive: “Approaching an abyss”: liberalist ideology in a Norwegian Cold War business paper — GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Library Cologne, 2018 · Europeana -
1922
The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: League of Nations · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
Archive: A League of Nations — Digital Library of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 1917 · Europeana
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1914
George V reviewed more than 200 Royal Navy vessels at Spithead, England. Wikipedia: George V · 109 languages
Archive: Kung George V. — Naval Museum · Europeana
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1885
The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association. Wikipedia: The Football Association · 65 languages
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1871
British Columbia joins the Canadian Confederation. Wikipedia: British Columbia · 176 languages
Archive: Apiculture in British Columbia — University of California Libraries, 1913 · Europeana
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1793
Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific coast at Bella Coola, British Columbia, completing the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico. Wikipedia: Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) · 39 languages
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1651
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at the Battle of Inverkeithing, opening the rest of the country to occupation. Wikipedia: Wars of the Three Kingdoms · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1398
The Battle of Kellistown was fought on this day between the forces of the English led by Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March against the O'Byrnes and O'Tooles under the command of Art Óg mac Murchadha Caomhánach, the most powerful Chieftain in Leinster. Wikipedia: English people · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1333
Second War of Scottish Independence: The Scottish-held town of Berwick-upon-Tweed surrendered to English forces, ending a siege led by King Edward III. Wikipedia: Second War of Scottish Independence · 13 languages
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1189
Richard I of England officially invested as Duke of Normandy. Wikipedia: Richard I of England · 112 languages
Around the world
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2021
American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin. Wikipedia: Jeff Bezos · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2019
Soyuz MS-13 is launched to the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Wikipedia: Soyuz MS-13 · 23 languages
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2017
O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas. Wikipedia: O. J. Simpson · 62 languages
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2015
A suicide attack (aftermath pictured) in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others. Wikipedia: Suruç bombing · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2015
The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades. Wikipedia: United States · 427 languages
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2013
Seventeen government soldiers are killed in an attack by FARC revolutionaries in the Colombian department of Arauca. Wikipedia: 2013 Colombian clashes · 5 languages
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2013
Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn ends with the expulsion of Islamist forces from the city by the People's Protection Units (YPG). Wikipedia: Syrian civil war · 117 languages
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2012
A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others. Wikipedia: James Holmes (mass murderer) · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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2012
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the cities of Amuda and Efrîn without resistance. Wikipedia: Syrian civil war · 117 languages
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2005
The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada. Wikipedia: Civil Marriage Act · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2001
Twenty-three-year-old Italian anti-globalist Carlo Giuliani was shot dead by a police officer while protesting outside the 27th G8 summit held in Genoa, Italy. Wikipedia: Killing of Carlo Giuliani · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1999
The Chinese Communist Party begins a persecution campaign against Falun Gong, arresting thousands nationwide. Wikipedia: Persecution of Falun Gong · 15 languages
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1997
USS Constitution, one of the United States Navy's original six frigates, sailed for the first time in 116 years after a full restoration. Wikipedia: USS Constitution · 36 languages
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1992
Václav Havel resigns as president of Czechoslovakia. Wikipedia: Václav Havel · 144 languages
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1992
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes during takeoff from Tbilisi International Airport, killing all 24 aboard and four more people on the ground. Wikipedia: Tupolev Tu-154 · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1989
Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. Wikipedia: Myanmar · 317 languages
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1985
The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles. Wikipedia: Aruba · 200 languages
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1981
Somali Airlines Flight 40 crashes in Balad, Somalia, killing 50 people. Wikipedia: Somali Airlines Flight 40 · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1977
Rain from a stalled thunderstorm caused six dams to fail, flooding Johnstown, Pennsylvania, resulting in 84 deaths and $340 in damages. Wikipedia: Johnstown flood of 1977 · 2 languages
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1977
The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments. Wikipedia: Central Intelligence Agency · 141 languages
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1977
Aeroflot Flight B-2 crashes after takeoff from Vitim Airport in the Sakha Republic, killing 39. Wikipedia: Aeroflot Flight B-2 · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1976
The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission. Wikipedia: Viking 1 · 48 languages
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1974
Turkish invasion of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d'état, organized by the dictator of Greece, against president Makarios. Wikipedia: Turkish invasion of Cyprus · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1969
The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later (bootprint pictured). Wikipedia: Apollo 11 · 110 languages
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1969
A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War". Wikipedia: Honduras · 298 languages
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1968
The first games of the Special Olympics (athletes pictured), for athletes with intellectual disabilities, were held at Soldier Field in Chicago. Wikipedia: 1968 Special Olympics World Summer Games · 4 languages
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1964
Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Định Tường Province, Cái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of whom are children). Wikipedia: Vietnam War · 168 languages
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1961
French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte. Wikipedia: Tunisia · 328 languages
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1960
The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time. Wikipedia: UGM-27 Polaris · 27 languages
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1954
Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany. Wikipedia: Otto John · 11 languages
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1951
Abdullah I of Jordan was assassinated while visiting the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Wikipedia: Abdullah I of Jordan · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
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1950
Korean War: After a month-long campaign, much of the North Korean air force was destroyed by United Nations forces. Wikipedia: Korean War · 145 languages
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1949
The Israel–Syria Mixed Armistice Commission brokers the last of four ceasefire agreements to end the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Wikipedia: Israel–Syria Mixed Armistice Commission · 2 languages
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1944
World War II: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1941
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin consolidates the Commissariats of Home Affairs and National Security to form the NKVD and names Lavrentiy Beria its chief. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · 282 languages
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1940
Denmark leaves the League of Nations. Wikipedia: League of Nations · 119 languages
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1940
California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway. Wikipedia: California · 287 languages
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1938
The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948. Wikipedia: United States Department of Justice · 54 languages
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1936
The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona is defeated by anarchist militias and Republican loyalists, beginning the Spanish Revolution of 1936. Wikipedia: July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona · 9 languages
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1936
The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime. Wikipedia: Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits · 38 languages
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1935
Switzerland: A Royal Dutch Airlines plane en route from Milan to Frankfurt crashes into a Swiss mountain, killing thirteen. Wikipedia: KLM · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1934
Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven. Wikipedia: Minneapolis · 146 languages
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1934
West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks. Wikipedia: 1934 West Coast waterfront strike · 6 languages
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1932
In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government. Wikipedia: 1932 Prussian coup d'état · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1920
The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks. Wikipedia: Silivri · 48 languages
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1917
Serbian prime minister Nikola Pašić and Yugoslav Committee president Ante Trumbić signed the Corfu Declaration, agreeing to seek the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. Wikipedia: Nikola Pašić · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1917
World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1906
In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world. Finnish women are the first in Europe to receive the right to vote. Wikipedia: Finland · 403 languages
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1903
The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile. Wikipedia: Ford Motor Company · 114 languages
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1867
The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native American tribes. Wikipedia: United States Congress · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1866
Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea. Wikipedia: Austro-Prussian War · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1864
American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek: Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman. Wikipedia: Battle of Peachtree Creek · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1848
The first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, a two-day event, concludes. Wikipedia: Seneca Falls Convention · 34 languages
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1831
Seneca and Shawnee people agree to relinquish their land in western Ohio for 60,000 acres west of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia: Seneca people · 37 languages
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1810
Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain. Wikipedia: Bogotá · 279 languages
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1807
French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion engines. Wikipedia: Claude Niépce · 4 languages
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1799
Tekle Giyorgis I begins his first of six reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia. Wikipedia: Tekle Giyorgis I · 14 languages
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1738
Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan. Wikipedia: Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye · 15 languages
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1715
Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Empire captures Nauplia, the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea", thereby opening the way to the swift Ottoman reconquest of the Morea. Wikipedia: Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718) · 30 languages
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1705
A fire in Oulu, Finland almost completely destroyed the fourth district, which covered the southern part of the city and was by far the largest of the city districts. Wikipedia: Oulu · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1592
During the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it. Wikipedia: Imjin War · 46 languages
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1230
Treaty of San Germano is signed at San Germano between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Pope Gregory IX. A Dominican named Guala is responsible for the negotiations. Wikipedia: Treaty of San Germano · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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911
Rollo lays siege to Chartres. Wikipedia: AD 911 · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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792
Kardam of Bulgaria defeats Byzantine Emperor Constantine VI at the Battle of Marcellae. Wikipedia: Kardam of Bulgaria · 24 languages
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514
Consecration of pope Hormisdas following the death of pope Symmachus the previous day. Wikipedia: Pope Hormisdas · 81 languages
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70
Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army is drawn into street fights with the Zealots. Wikipedia: AD 70 · 131 languages
World days
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International Chess Day Wikipedia: International Chess Day · 28 languages
Technology
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Science
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1950
Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs. Wikipedia: Cold War · 210 languages
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2019
Soyuz MS-13 is launched to the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Wikipedia: Soyuz MS-13 · 23 languages
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1976
The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission. Wikipedia: Viking 1 · 48 languages
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1969
The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later (bootprint pictured). Wikipedia: Apollo 11 · 110 languages
Business
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2021
American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin. Wikipedia: Jeff Bezos · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1903
The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile. Wikipedia: Ford Motor Company · 114 languages
Sport
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1885
The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association. Wikipedia: The Football Association · 65 languages
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1969
A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War". Wikipedia: Honduras · 298 languages
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1968
The first games of the Special Olympics (athletes pictured), for athletes with intellectual disabilities, were held at Soldier Field in Chicago. Wikipedia: 1968 Special Olympics World Summer Games · 4 languages
Culture
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2012
A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others. Wikipedia: James Holmes (mass murderer) · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
Births
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2001
Álex Baena, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Álex Baena · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1999
Pop Smoke, American rapper and singer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Pop Smoke · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1999
Goga Bitadze, Georgian basketball player Wikipedia: Goga Bitadze · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1998
Morgan Geekie, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Morgan Geekie · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1996
Ben Simmons, Australian basketball player Wikipedia: Ben Simmons · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1995
Moses Leota, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia: Moses Leota · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1994
Maia Shibutani, American ice dancer Wikipedia: Maia Shibutani · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1993
Steven Adams, New Zealand basketball player Wikipedia: Steven Adams · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1993
Nick Cousins, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Nick Cousins · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1993
Alycia Debnam-Carey, Australian actress Wikipedia: Alycia Debnam-Carey · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1991
Chiyoshōma Fujio, Mongolian sumo wrestler Wikipedia: Chiyoshōma Fujio · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1991
Ryan James, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Ryan James (rugby league) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1991
Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015 Wikipedia: Kira Dixon · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1991
Philipp Reiter, German mountaineer and runner Wikipedia: Philipp Reiter · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1991
Tawan Vihokratana, Thai actor, host, and model Wikipedia: Tawan Vihokratana · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1991
Andrew Shaw, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Andrew Shaw (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1991
Alec Burks, American basketball player Wikipedia: Alec Burks · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1991
Dwight Powell, Canadian basketball player Wikipedia: Dwight Powell · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1990
Lars Unnerstall, German footballer Wikipedia: Lars Unnerstall · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1989
Javier Cortés, Mexican footballer Wikipedia: Javier Cortés · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1989
Cristian Pasquato, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Cristian Pasquato · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1988
Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer Wikipedia: Julianne Hough · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1988
Stephen Strasburg, American baseball player Wikipedia: Stephen Strasburg · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1988
Shahram Mahmoudi, Iranian volleyball player Wikipedia: Shahram Mahmoudi · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1988
Sami Whitcomb, American-Australian basketball player Wikipedia: Sami Whitcomb · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1987
Nicola Benedetti, Scottish violinist Wikipedia: Nicola Benedetti · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1987
Niall McGinn, Irish footballer Wikipedia: Niall McGinn · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1986
Osric Chau, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Osric Chau · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1985
John Francis Daley, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: John Francis Daley · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1985
Harley Morenstein, Canadian actor and YouTube personality Wikipedia: Harley Morenstein · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1985
David Mundy, Australian footballer Wikipedia: David Mundy · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1984
Alexi Casilla, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Alexi Casilla · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1984
Matt Gilroy, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Matt Gilroy · 11 languages
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1982
Antoine Vermette, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Antoine Vermette · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1981
Viktoria Ladõnskaja, Estonian journalist and politician Wikipedia: Viktoria Ladõnskaja · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1980
Tesfaye Bramble, English-Montserratian footballer Wikipedia: Tesfaye Bramble · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1980
Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian model, fashionista, and businesswoman Wikipedia: Gisele Bündchen · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1979
Miklós Fehér, Hungarian footballer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Miklós Fehér · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1979
Charlotte Hatherley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Charlotte Hatherley · 14 languages
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1979
David Ortega, Spanish swimmer Wikipedia: David Ortega (swimmer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1978
Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Pavel Datsyuk · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1978
Will Solomon, American basketball player Wikipedia: Will Solomon · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1978
Elliott Yamin, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Elliott Yamin · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1978
Ieva Zunda, Latvian runner and hurdler Wikipedia: Ieva Zunda · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1977
Kiki Musampa, Congolese footballer Wikipedia: Kiki Musampa · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1977
Yves Niaré, French shot putter (died 2012) Wikipedia: Yves Niaré · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1977
Alessandro Santos, Brazilian-Japanese footballer Wikipedia: Alessandro Santos · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1976
Erica Hill, American journalist Wikipedia: Erica Hill · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1976
Debashish Mohanty, Indian cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Debashish Mohanty · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1976
Andrew Stockdale, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Andrew Stockdale · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1976
Alex Yoong, Malaysian race car driver Wikipedia: Alex Yoong · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1975
Ray Allen, American basketball player and actor Wikipedia: Ray Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1975
Judy Greer, American actress and producer Wikipedia: Judy Greer · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1975
Erik Hagen, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia: Erik Hagen · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1975
Birgitta Ohlsson, Swedish journalist and politician, 5th Swedish Minister for European Union Affairs Wikipedia: Birgitta Ohlsson · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1975
Jason Raize, American singer and actor (died 2004) Wikipedia: Jason Raize · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1975
Yusuf Şimşek, Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Yusuf Şimşek · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1974
Monica Nielsen, Norwegian politician Wikipedia: Monica Nielsen (politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1974
Bengie Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player Wikipedia: Bengie Molina · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1974
Simon Rex, American actor and rapper Wikipedia: Simon Rex · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1973
Omar Epps, American actor Wikipedia: Omar Epps · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1973
Haakon VIII of Norway Wikipedia: Haakon VIII · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1973
Peter Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia: Peter Forsberg · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1973
Nixon McLean, Caribbean cricketer Wikipedia: Nixon McLean · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1973
Roberto Orci, Mexican-American screenwriter and producer (died 2025) Wikipedia: Roberto Orci · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1973
Claudio Reyna, American soccer player Wikipedia: Claudio Reyna · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1972
Jamie Ainscough, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Jamie Ainscough · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1972
Jozef Stümpel, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jozef Stümpel · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1972
Erik Ullenhag, Swedish jurist and politician Wikipedia: Erik Ullenhag · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1971
Charles Johnson, American baseball player Wikipedia: Charles Johnson (catcher) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1971
Sandra Oh, Canadian actress Wikipedia: Sandra Oh · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1971
DJ Screw, American hip hop DJ (died 2000) Wikipedia: DJ Screw · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1969
Josh Holloway, American actor Wikipedia: Josh Holloway · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1969
Kreso Kovacec, Croatian-German footballer Wikipedia: Kreso Kovacec · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1969
Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist Wikipedia: Giovanni Lombardi (cyclist) · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1969
Joon Park, South Korean-American singer Wikipedia: Joon Park · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1969
Tobi Vail, American singer and guitarist Wikipedia: Tobi Vail · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1969
Vitamin C, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Vitamin C (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1968
Jimmy Carson, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jimmy Carson · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1968
Hami Mandıralı, Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Hami Mandıralı · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1968
Kool G Rap, American hip-hop artist Wikipedia: Kool G Rap · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1967
Courtney Taylor-Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Courtney Taylor-Taylor · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1966
Anton Du Beke, English dancer and presenter Wikipedia: Anton Du Beke · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1966
Stone Gossard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Stone Gossard · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1966
Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexican lawyer and politician, 57th President of Mexico Wikipedia: Enrique Peña Nieto · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
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1965
Jess Walter, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Jess Walter · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1964
Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017) Wikipedia: Chris Cornell · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1964
Terri Irwin, American-Australian zoologist and author Wikipedia: Terri Irwin · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1964
Sebastiano Rossi, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Sebastiano Rossi · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1964
Bernd Schneider, German race car driver Wikipedia: Bernd Schneider (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1964
Murray Craven, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Murray Craven · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1964
Dean Winters, American actor Wikipedia: Dean Winters · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1963
Frank Whaley, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Frank Whaley · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1962
Carlos Alazraqui, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Carlos Alazraqui · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
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1962
Giovanna Amati, Italian race car driver Wikipedia: Giovanna Amati · 31 languages
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1962
Julie Bindel, English journalist, author, and academic Wikipedia: Julie Bindel · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1961
Óscar Elías Biscet, Cuban physician and activist, founded the Lawton Foundation Wikipedia: Óscar Elías Biscet · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1960
Claudio Langes, Italian race car driver Wikipedia: Claudio Langes · 22 languages
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1960
Prvoslav Vujčić, Serbian-Canadian poet and philosopher Wikipedia: Prvoslav Vujcic · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1960
Sudesh Berry, Indian actor Wikipedia: Sudesh Berry · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1960
Mike Witt, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mike Witt · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1959
Radney Foster, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Radney Foster · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1958
Mick MacNeil, Scottish keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia: Mick MacNeil · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1958
Billy Mays, American salesman (died 2009) Wikipedia: Billy Mays · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1956
Paul Cook, English drummer Wikipedia: Paul Cook · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1956
Thomas N'Kono, Cameroonian footballer Wikipedia: Thomas N'Kono · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1956
Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (died 2016) Wikipedia: Jim Prentice · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1955
Desmond Douglas, Jamaican-English table tennis player Wikipedia: Desmond Douglas · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1955
René-Daniel Dubois, Canadian actor and playwright Wikipedia: René-Daniel Dubois · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1955
Jem Finer, English banjo player and songwriter Wikipedia: Jem Finer · 5 languages
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1954
Moira Harris, American actress Wikipedia: Moira Harris · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1953
Dave Evans, Welsh-Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Dave Evans (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1953
Thomas Friedman, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Thomas L. Friedman · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1953
Marcia Hines, American-Australian singer and actress Wikipedia: Marcia Hines · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1952
Jay Jay French, American guitarist Wikipedia: Jay Jay French · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1951
Jeff Rawle, English actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Jeff Rawle · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1950
Edward Leigh, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Edward Leigh · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1950
Lucille Lemay, Canadian archer Wikipedia: Lucille Lemay · 7 languages
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1948
Muse Watson, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Muse Watson · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1948
Francis Billy Hilly, Solomon Islands politician (died 2025) Wikipedia: Francis Billy Hilly · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1947
Gerd Binnig, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Gerd Binnig · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1947
Carlos Santana, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Carlos Santana · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
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1946
Randal Kleiser, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia: Randal Kleiser · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1945
Charles Bowden, American non-fiction author, journalist and essayist (died 2014) Wikipedia: Charles Bowden · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1945
Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Kim Carnes · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1945
Larry Craig, American soldier and politician Wikipedia: Larry Craig · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1945
Bo Rein, American football player and coach (died 1980) Wikipedia: Bo Rein · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1944
Mel Daniels, American basketball player and coach (died 2015) Wikipedia: Mel Daniels · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1944
W. Cary Edwards, American politician (died 2010) Wikipedia: W. Cary Edwards · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1944
Olivier de Kersauson, French sailor Wikipedia: Olivier de Kersauson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1944
T. G. Sheppard, American country music singer-songwriter Wikipedia: T. G. Sheppard · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1943
Chris Amon, New Zealand race car driver (died 2016) Wikipedia: Chris Amon · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1943
John Lodge, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 2025) Wikipedia: John Lodge (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1943
Bob McNab, English footballer Wikipedia: Bob McNab · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1943
Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet, journalist, and politician (died 2010) Wikipedia: Adrian Păunescu · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1943
Wendy Richard, English actress (died 2009) Wikipedia: Wendy Richard · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1942
Pete Hamilton, American race car driver (died 2017) Wikipedia: Pete Hamilton · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1942
Mickey Stanley, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mickey Stanley · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1941
Don Chuy, American football player (died 2014) Wikipedia: Don Chuy · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1941
Periklis Korovesis, Greek author and journalist (died 2020) Wikipedia: Periklis Korovesis · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1941
Kurt Raab, German actor, screenwriter, and production designer (died 1988) Wikipedia: Kurt Raab · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1940
Tony Allen, Nigerian drummer who pioneered Afrobeat sound (died 2020) Wikipedia: Tony Allen (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1939
Judy Chicago, American feminist artist Wikipedia: Judy Chicago · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1938
Deniz Baykal, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (died 2023) Wikipedia: Deniz Baykal · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1938
Roger Hunt, English footballer (died 2021) Wikipedia: Roger Hunt · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1938
Tony Oliva, Cuban-American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Tony Oliva · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1938
Diana Rigg, English actress (died 2020) Wikipedia: Diana Rigg · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1938
Natalie Wood, American actress (died 1981) Wikipedia: Natalie Wood · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1936
Alistair MacLeod, Canadian novelist and short story writer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Alistair MacLeod · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1936
Barbara Mikulski, American social worker and politician Wikipedia: Barbara Mikulski · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1935
Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo, English businessman and art collector Wikipedia: Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1933
Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999) Wikipedia: Buddy Knox · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1933
Cormac McCarthy, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2023) Wikipedia: Cormac McCarthy · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1933
Rex Williams, English snooker player Wikipedia: Rex Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1932
Nam June Paik, American artist (died 2006) Wikipedia: Nam June Paik · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1932
Otto Schily, German lawyer and politician, German Minister of the Interior Wikipedia: Otto Schily · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1931
Shakuntala Karandikar, Indian biographer, essayist and philanthropist (died 2018) Wikipedia: Shakuntala Karandikar · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1931
Tony Marsh, English race car driver (died 2009) Wikipedia: Tony Marsh (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1930
Chuck Daly, American basketball player and coach (died 2009) Wikipedia: Chuck Daly · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1930
William H. Goetzmann, American historian and author (died 2010) Wikipedia: William H. Goetzmann · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1930
Sally Ann Howes, English-American singer and actress (died 2021) Wikipedia: Sally Ann Howes · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1929
Hazel Hawke, Australian social worker and pianist, 23rd Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia (died 2013) Wikipedia: Hazel Hawke · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1929
Mike Ilitch, American businessman, founded Little Caesars (died 2017) Wikipedia: Mike Ilitch · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1929
Rajendra Kumar, Pakistani-Indian actor and producer (died 1999) Wikipedia: Rajendra Kumar · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1929
David Tonkin, Australian politician, 38th Premier of South Australia (died 2000) Wikipedia: David Tonkin · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1928
Józef Czyrek, Polish economist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2013) Wikipedia: Józef Czyrek · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1928
Belaid Abdessalam, Prime Minister of Algeria (died 2020) Wikipedia: Belaid Abdessalam · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1927
Barbara Bergmann, American economist and academic (died 2015) Wikipedia: Barbara Bergmann · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1927
Heather Chasen, English actress (died 2020) Wikipedia: Heather Chasen · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1927
Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor and composer (died 2019) Wikipedia: Michael Gielen · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1927
Ian P. Howard, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ian P. Howard · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1925
Jacques Delors, French economist and politician, 8th President of the European Commission (died 2023) Wikipedia: Jacques Delors · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1925
Frantz Fanon, French–Algerian psychiatrist and philosopher (died 1961) Wikipedia: Frantz Fanon · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1924
Lola Albright, American actress and singer (died 2017) Wikipedia: Lola Albright · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1924
Thomas Berger, American author and playwright (died 2014) Wikipedia: Thomas Berger · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1924
Mort Garson, Canadian-American songwriter and composer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Mort Garson · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1924
Robert D. Maurer, American scientist and co-inventor of optical fiber (died 2025) Wikipedia: Robert D. Maurer · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1923
Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (died 2005) Wikipedia: Stanisław Albinowski · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1922
Alan Stephenson Boyd, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Transportation (died 2020) Wikipedia: Alan S. Boyd · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1921
Henri Alleg, English-French journalist and author (died 2013) Wikipedia: Henri Alleg · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1920
Elliot Richardson, American lieutenant and politician, 11th United States Secretary of Defense (died 1999) Wikipedia: Elliot Richardson · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1919
Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Edmund Hillary · ✓ Wikidata · 135 languages
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1919
Jacquemine Charrott Lodwidge, English writer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Jacquemine Charrott Lodwidge · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1918
Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (died 2006) Wikipedia: Cindy Walker · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1914
Dobri Dobrev, Bulgarian philanthropist (died 2018) Wikipedia: Dobri Dobrev · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1914
Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician (died 2005) Wikipedia: Charilaos Florakis · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1914
Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ersilio Tonini · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1912
John Vivian Dacie, English haematologist (discovered haemophilia B) (died 2005) Wikipedia: John Vivian Dacie · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1912
George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (died 1970) Wikipedia: George Johnston (novelist) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1911
Baqa Jilani, Indian cricketer (died 1941) Wikipedia: Baqa Jilani · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1911
José Zabala-Santos, Filipino author and illustrator (died 1985) Wikipedia: José Zabala-Santos · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1911
Loda Halama, Polish dancer and actress (died 1996) Wikipedia: Loda Halama · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1910
Vilém Tauský, Czech-English conductor and composer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Vilém Tauský · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1909
Eric Rowan, South African cricketer (died 1993) Wikipedia: Eric Rowan · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1905
Joseph Levis, American foil fencer (died 2005) Wikipedia: Joseph Levis · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1902
Leonidas Berry, American gastroenterologist (died 1995) Wikipedia: Leonidas Berry · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1901
Vehbi Koç, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded Koç Holding (died 1996) Wikipedia: Vehbi Koç · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1901
Eugenio Lopez Sr., Filipino businessman and founder of the Lopez Group of Companies (died 1975) Wikipedia: Eugenio López Sr. · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1901
Heinie Manush, American baseball player and manager (died 1971) Wikipedia: Heinie Manush · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1901
Ida Mett, Belarusian Jewish anarchist (died 1973) Wikipedia: Ida Mett · 16 languages
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1900
Maurice Leyland, English cricketer and coach (died 1967) Wikipedia: Maurice Leyland · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1897
Tadeusz Reichstein, Polish-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996) Wikipedia: Tadeusz Reichstein · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1895
László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter, photographer, and sculptor (died 1946) Wikipedia: László Moholy-Nagy · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1893
George Llewelyn Davies, English soldier (died 1915) Wikipedia: George Llewelyn Davies · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1890
Verna Felton, American actress (died 1966) Wikipedia: Verna Felton · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1890
Julie Vinter Hansen, Danish-Swiss astronomer and academic (died 1960) Wikipedia: Julie Vinter Hansen · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1890
Giorgio Morandi, Italian painter (died 1964) Wikipedia: Giorgio Morandi · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1889
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster, co-founded BBC (died 1971) Wikipedia: John Reith, 1st Baron Reith · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1882
Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (died 1937) Wikipedia: Olga Hahn-Neurath · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1877
Tom Crean, Irish sailor and explorer (died 1938) Wikipedia: Tom Crean (explorer) · 23 languages
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1876
Otto Blumenthal, German mathematician and academic (died 1944) Wikipedia: Otto Blumenthal · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1873
Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian pilot (died 1932) Wikipedia: Alberto Santos-Dumont · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1868
Miron Cristea, Romanian cleric and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Romania (died 1939) Wikipedia: Patriarch Miron of Romania · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1864
Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1931) Wikipedia: Erik Axel Karlfeldt · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
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1864
Ruggero Oddi, Italian physiologist and anatomist (died 1913) Wikipedia: Ruggero Oddi · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1854
Philomène Belliveau, Canadian artist (died 1940) Wikipedia: Philomène Belliveau · 4 languages
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1852
Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1932) Wikipedia: Theo Heemskerk · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1849
Robert Anderson Van Wyck, American lawyer and politician, 91st Mayor of New York City (died 1918) Wikipedia: Robert Anderson Van Wyck · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1847
Max Liebermann, German painter and academic (died 1935) Wikipedia: Max Liebermann · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1838
Augustin Daly, American playwright and manager (died 1899) Wikipedia: Augustin Daly · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1838
William Paine Lord, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Oregon (died 1911) Wikipedia: William Paine Lord · 10 languages
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1838
Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet, English civil servant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 1928) Wikipedia: Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1830
Clements Markham, English explorer (died 1916) Wikipedia: Clements Markham · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1822
Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist (died 1884) Wikipedia: Gregor Mendel · ✓ Wikidata · 134 languages
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1816
Sir William Bowman, English surgeon, histologist and anatomist. (died 1892) Wikipedia: Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1804
Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist (died 1892) Wikipedia: Richard Owen · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1789
Mahmud II, Ottoman sultan (died 1839) Wikipedia: Mahmud II · 79 languages
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1774
Auguste de Marmont, French general (died 1852) Wikipedia: Auguste de Marmont · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1762
Jakob Haibel, Austrian tenor and composer (died 1826) Wikipedia: Jakob Haibel · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1757
Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian politician and diplomat (died 1811) Wikipedia: Garsevan Chavchavadze · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1754
Antoine Destutt de Tracy, French philosopher and academic (died 1836) Wikipedia: Antoine Destutt de Tracy · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1649
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (died 1709) Wikipedia: William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1620
Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder, Dutch poet and scholar (died 1681) Wikipedia: Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1601
Robert Wallop, English politician (died 1667) Wikipedia: Robert Wallop · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1592
Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of New Sweden (died 1663) Wikipedia: Johan Björnsson Printz · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1591
Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (died 1643) Wikipedia: Anne Hutchinson · 37 languages
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1583
Alban Roe, English Benedictine martyr (died 1642) Wikipedia: Alban Roe · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1537
Arnaud d'Ossat, French cardinal (died 1604) Wikipedia: Arnaud d'Ossat · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1519
Pope Innocent IX (died 1591) Wikipedia: Pope Innocent IX · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1470
John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath, English noble (died 1539) Wikipedia: John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1346
Margaret, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of King Edward III of England (died 1361) Wikipedia: Margaret, Countess of Pembroke · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1313
John Tiptoft, 2nd Baron Tibetot (died 1367) Wikipedia: John Tiptoft, 2nd Baron Tibetot · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1304
Petrarch, Italian poet and scholar (died 1374) Wikipedia: Petrarch · ✓ Wikidata · 163 languages
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682
Taichō, Japanese monk and scholar (died 767) Wikipedia: Taichō · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2025
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor (born 1970) Wikipedia: Malcolm-Jamal Warner · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2024
Jerry Miller, American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist (born 1943) Wikipedia: Jerry Miller · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2024
Jill Schary Robinson, American novelist (born 1936) Wikipedia: Jill Schary Robinson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2020
Michael Brooks, political commentator (born 1983) Wikipedia: Michael Brooks (political commentator) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2017
Chester Bennington, American singer (born 1976) Wikipedia: Chester Bennington · ✓ Wikidata · 98 languages
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2016
Radu Beligan, Romanian actor, director, and essayist (born 1918) Wikipedia: Radu Beligan · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2015
Wayne Carson, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1943) Wikipedia: Wayne Carson · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2015
Fred Else, English footballer and manager (born 1933) Wikipedia: Fred Else · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2015
Dieter Moebius, Swiss-German keyboard player and producer (born 1944) Wikipedia: Dieter Moebius · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2014
Victor G. Atiyeh, American businessman and politician, 32nd Governor of Oregon (born 1923) Wikipedia: Victor Atiyeh · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2014
Constantin Lucaci, Romanian sculptor and educator (born 1923) Wikipedia: Constantin Lucaci · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2014
Bob McNamara, American football player (born 1931) Wikipedia: Bob McNamara (Canadian football) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2014
Klaus Schmidt, German archaeologist and academic (born 1953) Wikipedia: Klaus Schmidt (archaeologist) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2013
Pierre Fabre, French pharmacist and businessman, founded Laboratoires Pierre Fabre (born 1926) Wikipedia: Pierre Fabre (businessman) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2013
Khurshed Alam Khan, Indian politician, 2nd Governor of Goa (born 1919) Wikipedia: Khurshed Alam Khan · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2013
Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (born 1920) Wikipedia: Augustus Rowe · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Helen Thomas, American journalist and author (born 1920) Wikipedia: Helen Thomas · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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2012
Alastair Burnet, English journalist (born 1928) Wikipedia: Alastair Burnet · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2012
Jack Davis, American hurdler (born 1930) Wikipedia: Jack Davis (hurdler) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2012
José Hermano Saraiva, Portuguese historian, jurist, and politician, Portuguese Minister of Education (born 1919) Wikipedia: José Hermano Saraiva · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2011
Lucian Freud, German-English painter and illustrator (born 1922) Wikipedia: Lucian Freud · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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2009
Vedat Okyar, Turkish footballer (born 1945) Wikipedia: Vedat Okyar · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2009
Mark Rosenzweig, American psychologist and academic (born 1922) Wikipedia: Mark Rosenzweig (psychologist) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2008
Artie Traum, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (born 1943) Wikipedia: Artie Traum · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2008
Dinko Šakić, Croatian concentration camp commander (born 1921) Wikipedia: Dinko Šakić · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2007
Tammy Faye Messner, American Christian evangelist and talk show host (born 1942) Wikipedia: Tammy Faye Messner · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2006
Ted Grant, South African-English theorist and activist (born 1913) Wikipedia: Ted Grant · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2006
Gérard Oury, French actor, director, and producer (born 1919) Wikipedia: Gérard Oury · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2005
James Doohan, Canadian-American actor (born 1920) Wikipedia: James Doohan · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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2005
Finn Gustavsen, Norwegian journalist and politician (born 1926) Wikipedia: Finn Gustavsen · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2005
Kayo Hatta, American director and cinematographer (born 1958) Wikipedia: Kayo Hatta · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2004
Lala Mara, Fijian politician (born 1931) Wikipedia: Lala Mara · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2004
Valdemaras Martinkėnas, Lithuanian footballer and coach (born 1965) Wikipedia: Valdemaras Martinkėnas · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2003
Nicolas Freeling, English author (born 1927) Wikipedia: Nicolas Freeling · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2002
Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek footballer (born 1946) Wikipedia: Michalis Kritikopoulos · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1999
Sandra Gould, American actress (born 1916) Wikipedia: Sandra Gould · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1998
June Byers, American wrestler (born 1922) Wikipedia: June Byers · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1997
M. E. H. Maharoof, Sri Lankan politician (born 1939) Wikipedia: M. E. H. Maharoof · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1994
Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (born 1897) Wikipedia: Paul Delvaux · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1993
Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (born 1945) Wikipedia: Vince Foster · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1992
Bruce Conde, American US army officer, stamp collector, and royalist mercenary general in the North Yemen civil war. Wikipedia: Bruce Conde · 4 languages
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1990
Herbert Turner Jenkins, American police officer (born 1907) Wikipedia: Herbert Turner Jenkins · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1989
Forrest H. Anderson, American judge and politician, 17th Governor of Montana (born 1913) Wikipedia: Forrest H. Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1987
Richard Egan, American soldier and actor (born 1921) Wikipedia: Richard Egan (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1983
Frank Reynolds, American soldier and journalist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Frank Reynolds · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1981
Kostas Choumis, Greek-Romanian footballer (born 1913) Wikipedia: Kostas Choumis · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1980
Maria Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo (Native American) potter (born 1887) Wikipedia: Maria Martinez · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1977
Gary Kellgren, American record producer, co-founded Record Plant (born 1939) Wikipedia: Gary Kellgren · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1976
Joseph Rochefort, American captain and cryptanalyst (born 1900) Wikipedia: Joseph Rochefort · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1974
Allen Jenkins, American actor and singer (born 1900) Wikipedia: Allen Jenkins · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1974
Kamal Dasgupta, Bengali music director, composer and folk artist. (born 1912) Wikipedia: Kamal Dasgupta · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1973
Bruce Lee, American actor and martial artist (born 1940) Wikipedia: Bruce Lee · ✓ Wikidata · 166 languages
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1973
Robert Smithson, American photographer and sculptor (born 1938) Wikipedia: Robert Smithson · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1972
Geeta Dutt, Indian singer and actress (born 1930) Wikipedia: Geeta Dutt · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1970
Iain Macleod, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1913) Wikipedia: Iain Macleod · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1968
Bray Hammond, American historian and author (born 1886) Wikipedia: Bray Hammond · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1965
Batukeshwar Dutt, Indian activist (born 1910) Wikipedia: Batukeshwar Dutt · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1959
William D. Leahy, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (born 1875) Wikipedia: William D. Leahy · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1956
James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (born 1868) Wikipedia: James Alexander Calder · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1955
Calouste Gulbenkian, Armenian businessman and philanthropist (born 1869) Wikipedia: Calouste Gulbenkian · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1953
Dumarsais Estimé, Haitian lawyer and politician, 33rd President of Haiti (born 1900) Wikipedia: Dumarsais Estimé · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1953
Jan Struther, English author and hymn-writer (born 1901) Wikipedia: Jan Struther · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1951
Abdullah I, king of Jordan (born 1882) Wikipedia: Abdullah I of Jordan · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
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1945
Paul Valéry, French author and poet (born 1871) Wikipedia: Paul Valéry · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
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1944
Ludwig Beck, German general (born 1880) Wikipedia: Ludwig Beck · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1944
Mildred Harris, American actress (born 1901) Wikipedia: Mildred Harris · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1941
Lew Fields, American actor and producer (born 1867) Wikipedia: Lew Fields · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1937
Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1882) Wikipedia: Olga Hahn-Neurath · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1937
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874) Wikipedia: Guglielmo Marconi · ✓ Wikidata · 130 languages
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1932
René Bazin, French author and academic (born 1853) Wikipedia: René Bazin · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1928
Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet and author (born 1896) Wikipedia: Kostas Karyotakis · 24 languages
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1927
Ferdinand I, king of Romania (born 1865) Wikipedia: Ferdinand I of Romania · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1926
Felix Dzerzhinsky, Soviet educator and politician of Belarusian origin (born 1877) Wikipedia: Felix Dzerzhinsky · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
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1923
Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (born 1878) Wikipedia: Pancho Villa · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1922
Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (born 1856) Wikipedia: Andrey Markov · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1917
Ignaz Sowinski, Galician architect (born 1858) Wikipedia: Ignaz Sowinski · 6 languages
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1910
Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (born 1863) Wikipedia: Anderson Dawson · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1908
Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author, first IOC president (born 1835) Wikipedia: Demetrios Vikelas · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1908
Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (born 1881) Wikipedia: Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1903
Leo XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1810) Wikipedia: Pope Leo XIII · ✓ Wikidata · 115 languages
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1901
William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (born 1840) Wikipedia: William Cosmo Monkhouse · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1897
Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (born 1820) Wikipedia: Jean Ingelow · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1866
Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician and academic (born 1826) Wikipedia: Bernhard Riemann · ✓ Wikidata · 111 languages
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1816
Gavrila Derzhavin, Russian poet and politician (born 1743) Wikipedia: Gavrila Derzhavin · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1798
Anna Gardie, French-American dancer and actress (born c. 1760) Wikipedia: Anna Gardie · 2 languages
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1752
Johann Christoph Pepusch, German-English composer and theorist (born 1667) Wikipedia: Johann Christoph Pepusch · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1704
Peregrine White, English-American farmer and soldier (born 1620) Wikipedia: Peregrine White · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1616
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Irish nobleman and rebel soldier (born 1550) Wikipedia: Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1600
William More, English courtier (born 1520) Wikipedia: William More (died 1600) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1526
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1454
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1453
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1405
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1398
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1387
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1332
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1320
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1156
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985
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833
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