Events on 19 June include:
- Facing allegations of sexual assault in Sweden, Julian Assange (pictured), the founder of WikiLeaks, requested asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London (2012)
- War in Afghanistan: British forces began Operation Panther's Claw, in which more than 350 troops made an aerial assault on Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan (2009)
- Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom (1961)
This page gathers 53 events, 208 births and 92 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 325 to 2020.
Events · United Kingdom
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2012
Facing allegations of sexual assault in Sweden, Julian Assange (pictured), the founder of WikiLeaks, requested asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Wikipedia: Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority · 1 language
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2009
War in Afghanistan: British forces began Operation Panther's Claw, in which more than 350 troops made an aerial assault on Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan. Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1961
Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: Kuwait · 305 languages
Archive: exlibris Kuwait — Tartu Art Museum, 1974 · Europeana
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1921
The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, is burned by British forces. Wikipedia: Knockcroghery · 12 languages
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1811
The Carlton House Fête is held in London to celebrate the establishment of the Regency era. Wikipedia: Carlton House Fête · 1 language
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1791
The first New Church place of worship the Birmingham New Jerusalem Temple was dedicated on the 19th day of June, 1791, in Birmingham, England. The auspiciousness of this date was noted at the time. Wikipedia: Swedenborgianism · 18 languages
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1586
English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America. Wikipedia: Roanoke Island · 23 languages
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1306
The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven. Wikipedia: Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke · 15 languages
Around the world
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2020
Animal rights advocate Regan Russell is run over and killed by a transport truck outside of a pig slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario. Wikipedia: Death of Regan Russell · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2018
The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued. Wikipedia: Patent · 93 languages
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2018
Antwon Rose II is fatally shot in East Pittsburgh by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld after being involved in a near-fatal drive-by shooting. Wikipedia: Killing of Antwon Rose Jr. · 1 language
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2010
The royal wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place in Stockholm Cathedral. Wikipedia: Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2009
Mass rioting broke out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef. Wikipedia: Shishou incident · 3 languages
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2009
War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Wikipedia: Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2007
The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured. Wikipedia: 2007 al-Khilani mosque bombing · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2005
Only six race cars competed in the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, after all the Michelin-shod entrants were withdrawn due to safety concerns. Wikipedia: Auto racing · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1991
The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn. Wikipedia: Southern Group of Forces · 11 languages
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1990
The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway. Wikipedia: Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 · 24 languages
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1990
The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow. Wikipedia: Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1988
Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. Wikipedia: Pope John Paul II · 209 languages
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1987
The Basque separatist group ETA detonated a car bomb at a Hipercor shopping centre in Barcelona, killing 21 people and injuring 45 others. Wikipedia: Basque nationalism · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1987
Aeroflot Flight N-528 crashes at Berdiansk Airport in present-day Ukraine, killing eight people. Wikipedia: Aeroflot Flight N-528 · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1985
Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador. Wikipedia: Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers · 5 languages
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1982
The People's Armed Police is de facto founded; it is officially established 10 months later on April 5, 1983. Wikipedia: People's Armed Police · 22 languages
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1978
Garfield's first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication. Wikipedia: Garfield · ✓ Wikidata · 104 languages
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1970
The international Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed, providing a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states. Wikipedia: Patent Cooperation Treaty · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1965
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, the commander of the South Vietnam Air Force, was appointed prime minister at the head of a military regime. Wikipedia: Nguyễn Cao Kỳ · 28 languages
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1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate. Wikipedia: Civil Rights Act of 1964 · 42 languages
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1960
Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600. Wikipedia: Charlotte Motor Speedway · 15 languages
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1953
Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (pictured) were executed as spies for passing nuclear weapons secrets to the Soviet Union. Wikipedia: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg · 37 languages
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1947
Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near Mayadin, Syria, killing 15 and injuring 21. Wikipedia: Pan Am Flight 121 · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1945
The Smoke Tragedy leaves 355 workers dead in the underground copper mine of El Teniente, Chile. Wikipedia: 1945 El Teniente mining accident · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1943
The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II. Wikipedia: Philadelphia Eagles · 46 languages
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1939
American baseball player Lou Gehrig (pictured) was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now commonly known in the United States as "Lou Gehrig's disease". Wikipedia: Lou Gehrig · 39 languages
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1934
The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Wikipedia: Communications Act of 1934 · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1926
King Roger, an opera about Roger II of Sicily by Karol Szymanowski (pictured), was premiered at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw. Wikipedia: King Roger (opera) · 12 languages
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1913
Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented. Wikipedia: Natives Land Act, 1913 · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1910
The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington. Wikipedia: Father's Day · 98 languages
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1903
Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike. Wikipedia: Benito Mussolini · 201 languages
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1875
The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins. Wikipedia: Herzegovina uprising (1875–1877) · 29 languages
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1867
Second French intervention in Mexico: Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico was executed by firing squad in Querétaro City. Wikipedia: Second French intervention in Mexico · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1865
Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are officially informed of their freedom. The anniversary was officially celebrated in Texas and other states as Juneteenth. On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States. Wikipedia: Emancipation Proclamation · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1862
President Abraham Lincoln signs the Territorial Slavery Act of 1862, which prohibits slavery in all current and future United States territories. Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln · 296 languages
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1850
Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden–Norway. Wikipedia: Louise of the Netherlands · 36 languages
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1846
The first officially recorded baseball game in U.S. history using modern rules was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, with the "New York Nine" defeating the New York Knickerbockers 23–1. Wikipedia: Baseball · 157 languages
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1838
The Maryland province of the Jesuits contracted to sell 272 slaves to buyers in Louisiana in one of the largest slave sales in American history. Wikipedia: Maryland · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1821
Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia). Wikipedia: Filiki Eteria · 36 languages
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1816
Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Wikipedia: Battle of Seven Oaks · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1800
War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria. Wikipedia: War of the Second Coalition · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1785
The proprietors of King's Chapel, Boston, voted to adopt James Freeman's Book of Common Prayer, thus establishing the first Unitarian church in the Americas. Wikipedia: King's Chapel · 12 languages
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1718
An earthquake on the Tibetan Plateau led to the deaths of more than 73,000 people. Wikipedia: 1718 Tongwei–Gansu earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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978
Byzantine forces loyal to emperor Basil II under Bardas Phokas the Younger defeat rebel forces under Bardas Skleros in the battle of Pankaleia (approximate date). Wikipedia: Basil II · 70 languages
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325
The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea. Wikipedia: Nicene Creed · 72 languages
World days
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World Sickle Cell Day (International) Wikipedia: Sickle cell disease · 68 languages
Technology
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Business
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1816
Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Wikipedia: Battle of Seven Oaks · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
Sport
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2005
Only six race cars competed in the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, after all the Michelin-shod entrants were withdrawn due to safety concerns. Wikipedia: Auto racing · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1943
The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II. Wikipedia: Philadelphia Eagles · 46 languages
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1939
American baseball player Lou Gehrig (pictured) was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now commonly known in the United States as "Lou Gehrig's disease". Wikipedia: Lou Gehrig · 39 languages
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1846
The first officially recorded baseball game in U.S. history using modern rules was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, with the "New York Nine" defeating the New York Knickerbockers 23–1. Wikipedia: Baseball · 157 languages
Culture
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1926
King Roger, an opera about Roger II of Sicily by Karol Szymanowski (pictured), was premiered at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw. Wikipedia: King Roger (opera) · 12 languages
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1785
The proprietors of King's Chapel, Boston, voted to adopt James Freeman's Book of Common Prayer, thus establishing the first Unitarian church in the Americas. Wikipedia: King's Chapel · 12 languages
Births
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2004
Millie Gibson, English actress Wikipedia: Millie Gibson · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2002
Bennedict Mathurin, Canadian basketball player Wikipedia: Bennedict Mathurin · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2002
Nuno Mendes, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Nuno Mendes (footballer, born 2002) · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1999
Jordan Poole, American basketball player Wikipedia: Jordan Poole · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1998
Atticus Shaffer, American actor and YouTuber Wikipedia: Atticus Shaffer · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1998
Joshua Da Silva, Trinidadian cricketer Wikipedia: Joshua Da Silva · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1994
Lejla Njemčević, Bosnian cross-country and mountain bike cyclist Wikipedia: Lejla Njemčević · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1993
KSI, English YouTuber Wikipedia: KSI · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1992
Keaton Jennings, South African-English cricketer Wikipedia: Keaton Jennings · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1992
C. J. Mosley, American football player Wikipedia: C. J. Mosley (linebacker) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1990
Ashly Burch, American actress, writer, and director Wikipedia: Ashly Burch · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1990
Moa Hjelmer, Swedish sprinter Wikipedia: Moa Hjelmer · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1990
Xavier Rhodes, American football player Wikipedia: Xavier Rhodes · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1988
Jacob deGrom, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jacob deGrom · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1987
Rashard Mendenhall, American football player Wikipedia: Rashard Mendenhall · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1986
Aoiyama Kōsuke, Bulgarian sumo wrestler Wikipedia: Aoiyama Kōsuke · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1986
Lázaro Borges, Cuban pole vaulter Wikipedia: Lázaro Borges · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1986
Marvin Williams, American basketball player Wikipedia: Marvin Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1985
Ai Miyazato, Japanese golfer Wikipedia: Ai Miyazato · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1985
José Ernesto Sosa, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia: José Sosa · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1985
Dire Tune, Ethiopian runner Wikipedia: Dire Tune · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1984
Paul Dano, American actor Wikipedia: Paul Dano · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1984
Wieke Dijkstra, Dutch field hockey player Wikipedia: Wieke Dijkstra · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1984
Andri Eleftheriou, Cypriot sport shooter Wikipedia: Andri Eleftheriou · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1983
Macklemore, American rapper Wikipedia: Macklemore · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1983
Aidan Turner, Irish actor Wikipedia: Aidan Turner · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1982
Alexander Frolov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Alexander Frolov · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1982
Chris Vermeulen, Australian motorcycle racer Wikipedia: Chris Vermeulen · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1982
Michael Yarmush, American actor Wikipedia: Michael Yarmush · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1981
Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi, Saudi Arabian long jumper Wikipedia: Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1981
Moss Burmester, New Zealand swimmer Wikipedia: Moss Burmester · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1980
Jean Carroll, Irish cricketer Wikipedia: Jean Carroll (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1980
Dan Ellis, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Dan Ellis (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1980
Robbie Neilson, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Robbie Neilson · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1980
Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1980) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1979
José Kléberson, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Kléberson · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1978
Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player Wikipedia: Dirk Nowitzki · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1978
Zoe Saldaña, American actress Wikipedia: Zoe Saldaña · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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1978
Claudio Vargas, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Claudio Vargas · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1976
Dennis Crowley, American businessman, co-founded Foursquare Wikipedia: Dennis Crowley · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1976
Bryan Hughes, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Bryan Hughes · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1976
Anita Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Anita Wilson · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1975
Hugh Dancy, English actor and model Wikipedia: Hugh Dancy · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1975
Anthony Parker, American basketball player Wikipedia: Anthony Parker · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1974
Doug Mientkiewicz, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Doug Mientkiewicz · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1974
Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi, Bangladeshi member of parliament Wikipedia: Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi · 3 languages
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1973
Jahine Arnold, American football player Wikipedia: Jahine Arnold · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1973
Yuko Nakazawa, Japanese singer Wikipedia: Yuko Nakazawa · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1973
Yasuhiko Yabuta, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia: Yasuhiko Yabuta · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1972
Jean Dujardin, French actor Wikipedia: Jean Dujardin · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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1972
Dennis Lyxzén, Swedish singer Wikipedia: Dennis Lyxzén · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1972
Ilya Markov, Russian race walker Wikipedia: Ilya Markov · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1972
Brian McBride, American soccer player and coach Wikipedia: Brian McBride · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1972
Poppy Montgomery, Australian actress Wikipedia: Poppy Montgomery · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1972
Robin Tunney, American actress Wikipedia: Robin Tunney · 54 languages
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1971
José Emilio Amavisca, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: José Amavisca · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1971
Chris Armstrong, English footballer Wikipedia: Chris Armstrong (footballer, born 1971) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1970
Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician Wikipedia: Rahul Gandhi · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1970
Quincy Watts, American sprinter and football player Wikipedia: Quincy Watts · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1970
Brian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Brian Welch · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1968
Alastair Lynch, Australian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Alastair Lynch · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1968
Timothy Morton, American philosopher and academic Wikipedia: Timothy Morton · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1968
Kimberly Anne "Kim" Walker, American film and television actress (died 2001) Wikipedia: Kim Walker (actress) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1967
Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier and businessman Wikipedia: Bjørn Dæhlie · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1966
Mike Hasenfratz, Canadian ice hockey referee (died 2024) Wikipedia: Mike Hasenfratz · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1966
Michalis Romanidis, Greek basketball player Wikipedia: Michalis Romanidis · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1965
Sabine Braun, German heptathlete Wikipedia: Sabine Braun · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1965
Sadie Frost, English actress and producer Wikipedia: Sadie Frost · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1964
Brent Goulet, American soccer player and manager Wikipedia: Brent Goulet · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1964
Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and former Mayor of London Wikipedia: Boris Johnson · ✓ Wikidata · 151 languages
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1964
Brian Vander Ark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Brian Vander Ark · 4 languages
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1963
Laura Ingraham, American radio host and author Wikipedia: Laura Ingraham · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1963
Margarita Ponomaryova, Russian hurdler Wikipedia: Margarita Ponomaryova · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1963
Rory Underwood, English rugby player, lieutenant, and pilot Wikipedia: Rory Underwood · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1962
Paula Abdul, American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and presenter Wikipedia: Paula Abdul · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1962
Jeremy Bates, English tennis player Wikipedia: Jeremy Bates (tennis) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1962
Ashish Vidyarthi, Indian actor Wikipedia: Ashish Vidyarthi · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1960
Andrew Dilnot, English economist and academic Wikipedia: Andrew Dilnot · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1960
Johnny Gray, American runner and coach Wikipedia: Johnny Gray · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1960
Luke Morley, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Luke Morley · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1960
Patti Rizzo, American golfer Wikipedia: Patti Rizzo · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1959
Mark DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player Wikipedia: Mark DeBarge · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1959
Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany Wikipedia: Christian Wulff · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
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1958
Sergei Makarov, Russian-American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Sergei Makarov (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1957
Anna Lindh, Swedish politician, 39th Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2003) Wikipedia: Anna Lindh · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1957
Jean Rabe, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Jean Rabe · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1957
Subcomandante Marcos, Mexican insurgent and EZLN leader Wikipedia: Subcomandante Marcos · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1955
Mary O'Connor, New Zealand runner Wikipedia: Mary O'Connor (runner) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1955
Mary Schapiro, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Mary Schapiro · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1954
Mike O'Brien, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales Wikipedia: Mike O'Brien (British politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1954
Lou Pearlman, American music producer and fraudster (died 2016) Wikipedia: Lou Pearlman · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1954
Kathleen Turner, American actress Wikipedia: Kathleen Turner · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1954
Richard Wilkins, New Zealand-Australian journalist and television presenter Wikipedia: Richard Wilkins (TV presenter) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1952
Bob Ainsworth, English politician, Secretary of State for Defence Wikipedia: Bob Ainsworth · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1951
Ayman al-Zawahiri, Egyptian terrorist (died 2022) Wikipedia: Ayman al-Zawahiri · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
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1951
Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist Wikipedia: Francesco Moser · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1950
Neil Asher Silberman, American archaeologist and historian Wikipedia: Neil Asher Silberman · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1950
Ann Wilson, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia: Ann Wilson · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1948
Nick Drake, English singer-songwriter (died 1974) Wikipedia: Nick Drake · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1948
Phylicia Rashad, American actress Wikipedia: Phylicia Rashad · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1947
Salman Rushdie, Indian-English novelist and essayist Wikipedia: Salman Rushdie · ✓ Wikidata · 129 languages
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1947
John Ralston Saul, Canadian philosopher and author Wikipedia: John Ralston Saul · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1946
Jimmy Greenhoff, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Jimmy Greenhoff · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1945
Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician and convicted war criminal, 1st President of Republika Srpska Wikipedia: Radovan Karadžić · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
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1945
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi · ✓ Wikidata · 171 languages
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1945
Tobias Wolff, American short story writer, memoirist, and novelist Wikipedia: Tobias Wolff · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1945
Peter Bardens, British keyboardist (died 2002) Wikipedia: Peter Bardens · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1944
Chico Buarque, Brazilian singer, composer, writer and poet Wikipedia: Chico Buarque · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1942
Merata Mita, New Zealand director and producer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Merata Mita · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1941
Václav Klaus, Czech economist and politician, 2nd President of the Czech Republic Wikipedia: Václav Klaus · ✓ Wikidata · 86 languages
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1939
Bernd Hoss, German footballer and manager (died 2016) Wikipedia: Bernd Hoss · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1939
John MacArthur, American minister and theologian (died 2025) Wikipedia: John MacArthur (American pastor) · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1938
Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (died 2002) Wikipedia: Wahoo McDaniel · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1937
André Glucksmann, French philosopher and author (died 2015) Wikipedia: André Glucksmann · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1936
Marisa Galvany, American soprano and actress Wikipedia: Marisa Galvany · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1934
Gérard Latortue, Haitian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Haiti (died 2023) Wikipedia: Gérard Latortue · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1933
Viktor Patsayev, Kazakh engineer and astronaut (died 1971) Wikipedia: Viktor Patsayev · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1932
Pier Angeli, Italian actress, twin sister to Marisa Pavan (died 1971) Wikipedia: Pier Angeli · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1932
José Sanchis Grau, Spanish author and illustrator (died 2011) Wikipedia: José Sanchis Grau · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1932
Marisa Pavan, Italian actress, twin sister to Pier Angeli (died 2023) Wikipedia: Marisa Pavan · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1930
Gena Rowlands, American actress (died 2024) Wikipedia: Gena Rowlands · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1930
Boris Parygin, Soviet philosopher, psychologist, and author (died 2012) Wikipedia: Boris Parygin · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1928
Tommy DeVito, American singer and guitarist (died 2020) Wikipedia: Tommy DeVito (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1928
Nancy Marchand, American actress (died 2000) Wikipedia: Nancy Marchand · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1927
Luciano Benjamín Menéndez, Argentine general and human rights violator (died 2018) Wikipedia: Luciano Benjamín Menéndez · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1926
Erna Schneider Hoover, American mathematician and inventor Wikipedia: Erna Schneider Hoover · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1923
Bob Hank, Australian footballer and coach (died 2012) Wikipedia: Bob Hank · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1922
Aage Bohr, Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) Wikipedia: Aage Bohr · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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1922
Marilyn P. Johnson, American educator and diplomat, 8th United States Ambassador to Togo (died 2022) Wikipedia: Marilyn P. Johnson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1921
Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Louis Jourdan · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1920
Yves Robert, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2002) Wikipedia: Yves Robert · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1919
Pauline Kael, American film critic (died 2001) Wikipedia: Pauline Kael · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1917
Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwean guerrilla leader and politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (died 1999) Wikipedia: Joshua Nkomo · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1915
Pat Buttram, American actor (died 1994) Wikipedia: Pat Buttram · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1915
Julius Schwartz, American publisher and agent (died 2004) Wikipedia: Julius Schwartz · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1914
Alan Cranston, American journalist and politician (died 2000) Wikipedia: Alan Cranston · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1914
Lester Flatt, American bluegrass singer-songwriter, guitarist, and mandolin player (died 1979) Wikipedia: Lester Flatt · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1913
Helene Madison, American swimmer (died 1970) Wikipedia: Helene Madison · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1912
Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (died 2008) Wikipedia: Don Gutteridge · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1912
Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (died 2005) Wikipedia: Virginia MacWatters · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1910
Sydney Allard, English race car driver, founded the Allard Company (died 1966) Wikipedia: Sydney Allard · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1910
Paul Flory, American chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) Wikipedia: Paul Flory · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1910
Abe Fortas, American lawyer and jurist, associate member of the US Supreme Court (died 1982) Wikipedia: Abe Fortas · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1909
Osamu Dazai, Japanese author (died 1948) Wikipedia: Osamu Dazai · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1909
Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Latvian basketball player (died 1948) Wikipedia: Rūdolfs Jurciņš · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1907
Clarence Wiseman, Canadian 10th General of the Salvation Army (died 1985) Wikipedia: Clarence Wiseman · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1906
Ernst Boris Chain, German-Irish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979) Wikipedia: Ernst Chain · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1906
Knut Kroon, Swedish footballer (died 1975) Wikipedia: Knut Kroon · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1906
Walter Rauff, German SS officer (died 1984) Wikipedia: Walter Rauff · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1905
Mildred Natwick, American actress (died 1994) Wikipedia: Mildred Natwick · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1903
Mary Callery, American-French sculptor and academic (died 1977) Wikipedia: Mary Callery · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1903
Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (died 1941) Wikipedia: Lou Gehrig · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1903
Wally Hammond, English cricketer and coach (died 1965) Wikipedia: Wally Hammond · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1903
Hans Litten, German lawyer (died 1938) Wikipedia: Hans Litten · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1902
Guy Lombardo, Canadian-American violinist and bandleader (died 1977) Wikipedia: Guy Lombardo · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1897
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1967) Wikipedia: Cyril N. Hinshelwood · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1897
Moe Howard, American comedian (died 1975) Wikipedia: Moe Howard · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1896
Rajani Palme Dutt, English journalist and politician (died 1974) Wikipedia: R. Palme Dutt · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1896
Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, American wife of the former King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, Duke of Windsor (died 1986) Wikipedia: Wallis Simpson · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1891
John Heartfield, German photographer and activist (died 1968) Wikipedia: John Heartfield · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1888
Arthur Massey Berry, Canadian soldier and pilot (died 1970) Wikipedia: Arthur Massey Berry · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1888
Frank Johnston, Canadian artist, member of The Group of Seven (died 1949) Wikipedia: Frank Johnston (artist) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1886
Finley Hamilton, American lawyer and politician (died 1940) Wikipedia: Finley Hamilton · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1884
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, French painter and historian (died 1974) Wikipedia: Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1883
Gladys Mills Phipps, American horse breeder (died 1970) Wikipedia: Gladys Mills Phipps · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1881
Maginel Wright Enright, American illustrator (died 1966) Wikipedia: Maginel Wright Enright · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1877
Charles Coburn, American actor (died 1961) Wikipedia: Charles Coburn · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1876
Nigel Gresley, Scottish-English engineer (died 1941) Wikipedia: Nigel Gresley · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1874
Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish physicist and engineer (died 1941) Wikipedia: Peder Oluf Pedersen · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1872
Theodore Payne, English-American gardener and botanist (died 1963) Wikipedia: Theodore Payne · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1871
Alajos Szokolyi, Hungarian hurdler, jumper, and physician (died 1932) Wikipedia: Alajos Szokolyi · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1865
May Whitty, English actress (died 1948) Wikipedia: May Whitty · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1861
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish-English field marshal (died 1928) Wikipedia: Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1861
Émile Haug, French geologist and paleontologist (died 1927) Wikipedia: Émile Haug · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1861
José Rizal, Filipino journalist, author, and poet (died 1896) Wikipedia: José Rizal · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1858
Sam Walter Foss, American poet and librarian (died 1911) Wikipedia: Sam Walter Foss · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1855
George F. Roesch, American lawyer and politician (died 1917) Wikipedia: George F. Roesch · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1854
Alfredo Catalani, Italian composer and academic (died 1893) Wikipedia: Alfredo Catalani · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1854
Hjalmar Mellin, Finnish mathematician and theorist (died 1933) Wikipedia: Hjalmar Mellin · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1851
Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (died 1890) Wikipedia: Billy Midwinter · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1851
Silvanus P. Thompson, English physicist, engineer, and academic (died 1916) Wikipedia: Silvanus P. Thompson · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1850
David Jayne Hill, American historian and politician, 24th United States Assistant Secretary of State (died 1932) Wikipedia: David Jayne Hill · 8 languages
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1846
Antonio Abetti, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1928) Wikipedia: Antonio Abetti · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1845
Cléophas Beausoleil, Canadian journalist and politician (died 1904) Wikipedia: Cléophas Beausoleil · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1843
Mary Sibbet Copley, American philanthropist (died 1929) Wikipedia: Mary Sibbet Copley · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1840
Georg Karl Maria Seidlitz, German entomologist and academic (died 1917) Wikipedia: Georg Karl Maria Seidlitz · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1834
Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (died 1892) Wikipedia: Charles Spurgeon · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1833
Mary Tenney Gray, American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (died 1904) Wikipedia: Mary Tenney Gray · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1816
William H. Webb, American shipbuilder and philanthropist, founded the Webb Institute (died 1899) Wikipedia: William H. Webb · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1815
Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (died 1872) Wikipedia: Cornelius Krieghoff · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1797
Hamilton Hume, Australian explorer (died 1873) Wikipedia: Hamilton Hume · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1795
James Braid, Scottish-English surgeon (died 1860) Wikipedia: James Braid (surgeon) · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1793
Joseph Earl Sheffield, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1882) Wikipedia: Joseph Earl Sheffield · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1783
Friedrich Sertürner, German chemist and pharmacist (died 1841) Wikipedia: Friedrich Sertürner · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1776
Francis Johnson, American lawyer and politician (died 1842) Wikipedia: Francis Johnson (Kentucky politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1771
Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1859) Wikipedia: Joseph Diez Gergonne · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1764
José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general and politician (died 1850) Wikipedia: José Gervasio Artigas · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1731
Joaquim Machado de Castro, Portuguese sculptor (died 1822) Wikipedia: Joaquim Machado de Castro · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1701
François Rebel, French violinist and composer (died 1775) Wikipedia: François Rebel · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1633
Philipp van Limborch, Dutch author and theologian (died 1712) Wikipedia: Philipp van Limborch · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1623
Blaise Pascal, French mathematician and physicist (died 1662) Wikipedia: Blaise Pascal · ✓ Wikidata · 195 languages
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1606
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (died 1649) Wikipedia: James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1598
Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1677) Wikipedia: Gilbert Sheldon · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1595
Hargobind, sixth Sikh guru (died 1644) Wikipedia: Guru Hargobind · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1590
Philip Bell, British colonial governor (died 1678) Wikipedia: Philip Bell (colonial administrator) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1566
James VI and I of the United Kingdom (died 1625) Wikipedia: James VI and I · 97 languages
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1417
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, lord of Rimini (died 1468) Wikipedia: Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta · 25 languages
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1301
Prince Morikuni, shōgun of Japan (died 1333) Wikipedia: Prince Morikuni · 24 languages
Deaths
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2020
Ian Holm, British actor (born 1931) Wikipedia: Ian Holm · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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2019
Etika, American YouTuber and streamer (born 1990) Wikipedia: Etika · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2018
Koko, western lowland gorilla and user of American Sign Language (born 1971) Wikipedia: Koko (gorilla) · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2017
Otto Warmbier, American college student detained in North Korea (born 1994) Wikipedia: Otto Warmbier · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2016
Anton Yelchin, American actor (born 1989) Wikipedia: Anton Yelchin · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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2015
James Salter, American novelist and short-story writer (born 1925) Wikipedia: James Salter · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2014
Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt, German general (born 1915) Wikipedia: Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2014
Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (born 1939) Wikipedia: Gerry Goffin · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2014
Ibrahim Touré, Ivorian footballer (born 1985) Wikipedia: Ibrahim Touré (footballer, born 1985) · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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2013
Vince Flynn, American author (born 1966) Wikipedia: Vince Flynn · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2013
James Gandolfini, American actor (born 1961) Wikipedia: James Gandolfini · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
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2013
Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1932) Wikipedia: Gyula Horn · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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2013
Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (born 1952) Wikipedia: Dave Jennings (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1965) Wikipedia: Filip Topol · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2013
Slim Whitman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Slim Whitman · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2012
Norbert Tiemann, American soldier and politician, 32nd Governor of Nebraska (born 1924) Wikipedia: Norbert Tiemann · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2010
Manute Bol, Sudanese-American basketball player and activist (born 1962) Wikipedia: Manute Bol · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2010
Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton, English philosopher and academic (born 1925) Wikipedia: Anthony Quinton · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2010
Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican writer, journalist and political activist (born 1938) Wikipedia: Carlos Monsiváis · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2008
Barun Sengupta, Bengali journalist, founded Bartaman (born 1934) Wikipedia: Barun Sengupta · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2007
Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1919) Wikipedia: Antonio Aguilar · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2007
Alberto Mijangos, Mexican-American painter and educator (born 1925) Wikipedia: Alberto Mijangos · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2007
Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (born 1947) Wikipedia: Terry Hoeppner · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2007
Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist and author (born 1932) Wikipedia: Ze'ev Schiff · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2004
Clayton Kirkpatrick, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1915) Wikipedia: Clayton Kirkpatrick · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2001
Stanley Mosk, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1912) Wikipedia: Stanley Mosk · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2001
John Heyer, Australian director and producer (born 1916) Wikipedia: John Heyer · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1995
Peter Townsend, Burmese-English captain and pilot (born 1914) Wikipedia: Peter Townsend (RAF officer) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1993
William Golding, British novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) Wikipedia: William Golding · ✓ Wikidata · 119 languages
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1991
Jean Arthur, American actress (born 1900) Wikipedia: Jean Arthur · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1990
George Addes, American trade union leader, co-founded United Automobile Workers (born 1911) Wikipedia: George Addes · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1990
Isobel Andrews, New Zealand writer (born 1905) Wikipedia: Isobel Andrews · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1989
Betti Alver, Estonian author and poet (born 1906) Wikipedia: Betti Alver · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1988
Fernand Seguin, Canadian biochemist and academic (born 1922) Wikipedia: Fernand Seguin · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1988
Gladys Spellman, American lawyer and politician (born 1918) Wikipedia: Gladys Spellman · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1987
Margaret Carver Leighton, American author (born 1896) Wikipedia: Margaret Carver Leighton · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1986
Len Bias, American basketball player (born 1963) Wikipedia: Len Bias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1984
Lee Krasner, American painter and educator (born 1908) Wikipedia: Lee Krasner · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1981
Anya Phillips, Chinese-American band manager (born 1955) Wikipedia: Anya Phillips · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1981
Subhash Mukherjee, Indian scientist and physician who created India's first, and the world's second, child using in-vitro fertilisation (born 1931) Wikipedia: Subhash Mukhopadhyay (physician) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1979
Paul Popenoe, American explorer and scholar, founded Relationship counseling (born 1888) Wikipedia: Paul Popenoe · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1977
Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and philosopher (born 1933) Wikipedia: Ali Shariati · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1975
Sam Giancana, American mob boss (born 1908) Wikipedia: Sam Giancana · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1973
Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Haitian writer (born 1916) Wikipedia: Marie Vieux-Chauvet · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1968
James Joseph Sweeney, American bishop (born 1898) Wikipedia: James Joseph Sweeney · 8 languages
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1966
Ed Wynn, American actor and comedian (born 1886) Wikipedia: Ed Wynn · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1962
Frank Borzage, American film director and actor (born 1894) Wikipedia: Frank Borzage · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1956
Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (born 1874) Wikipedia: Thomas J. Watson · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1953
Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (born 1915) Wikipedia: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg · 37 languages
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1953
Julius Rosenberg, American spy (born 1918) Wikipedia: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg · 37 languages
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1951
Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright (born 1884) Wikipedia: Angelos Sikelianos · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1949
Syed Zafarul Hasan, Indian philosopher and academic (born 1885) Wikipedia: Syed Zafarul Hasan · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1941
C. V. Hartman, Swiss botanist and anthropologist (born 1862) Wikipedia: Carl Vilhelm Hartman · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1941
Otto Hirsch, German jurist and politician (born 1885) Wikipedia: Otto Hirsch · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1940
Maurice Jaubert, French composer and conductor (born 1900) Wikipedia: Maurice Jaubert · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1939
Grace Abbott, American social worker and activist (born 1878) Wikipedia: Grace Abbott · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1937
J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright (born 1860) Wikipedia: J. M. Barrie · ✓ Wikidata · 100 languages
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1932
Sol Plaatje, South African journalist and activist (born 1876) Wikipedia: Sol Plaatje · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1930
John Mackenzie Moore, Canadian architect (b. 1857) Wikipedia: John Mackenzie Moore · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1922
Hitachiyama Taniemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (born 1874) Wikipedia: Hitachiyama Taniemon · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1921
Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet and author (born 1888) Wikipedia: Ramón López Velarde · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1918
Francesco Baracca, Italian fighter pilot (born 1888) Wikipedia: Francesco Baracca · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1903
Herbert Vaughan, English cardinal (born 1832) Wikipedia: Herbert Vaughan · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1884
Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian-French politician and diplomat (born 1810) Wikipedia: Juan Bautista Alberdi · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1874
Ferdinand Stoliczka, Moravian palaeontologist and ornithologist (born 1838) Wikipedia: Ferdinand Stoliczka · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1867
Miguel Miramón, Unconstitutional president of Mexico, 1859-1860 (born 1832) Wikipedia: Miguel Miramón · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1867
Maximilian I of Mexico (born 1832) Wikipedia: Maximilian I of Mexico · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1865
Evangelos Zappas, Greek-Romanian businessman and philanthropist (born 1800) Wikipedia: Evangelos Zappas · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1864
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, American soldier (born 1843) Wikipedia: Sarah Rosetta Wakeman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1844
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French zoologist and biologist (born 1772) Wikipedia: Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1820
Joseph Banks, English botanist and author (born 1743) Wikipedia: Joseph Banks · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1805
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter and educator (born 1724) Wikipedia: Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1786
Nathanael Greene, American general (born 1742) Wikipedia: Nathanael Greene · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1768
Benjamin Tasker Sr., American soldier and politician, 10th Colonial Governor of Maryland (born 1690) Wikipedia: Benjamin Tasker Sr. · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1762
Johann Ernst Eberlin, German organist and composer (born 1702) Wikipedia: Johann Ernst Eberlin · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1747
Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer and educator (born 1669) Wikipedia: Alessandro Marcello · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1747
Nader Shah, Persian leader (born 1688) Wikipedia: Nader Shah · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1650
Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and publisher (born 1593) Wikipedia: Matthäus Merian the Elder · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1608
Alberico Gentili, Italian lawyer and jurist (born 1551) Wikipedia: Alberico Gentili · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1567
Anna of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg (born 1507) Wikipedia: Anna of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg · 15 languages
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1545
Abraomas Kulvietis, Lithuanian Lutheran lawyer and jurist (born 1509) Wikipedia: Abraomas Kulvietis · 11 languages
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1542
Leo Jud, Swiss theologian and reformer (born 1482) Wikipedia: Leo Jud · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1504
Bernhard Walther, German astronomer and humanist (born 1430) Wikipedia: Bernhard Walther · 10 languages
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1364
Elisenda of Montcada, queen consort and regent of Aragon (born 1292) Wikipedia: Elisenda of Montcada · 28 languages
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1341
Juliana Falconieri, Italian nun and saint (born 1270) Wikipedia: Juliana Falconieri · 16 languages
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1312
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, English politician (born 1284) Wikipedia: Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall · 28 languages
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1282
Eleanor de Montfort, Welsh princess (born 1252) Wikipedia: Eleanor de Montfort · 13 languages
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1185
Taira no Munemori, Japanese soldier (born 1147) Wikipedia: Taira no Munemori · 18 languages
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1027
Romuald, Italian mystic and saint (born 951) Wikipedia: Romuald · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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930
Xiao Qing, chancellor of Later Liang (born 862) Wikipedia: Xiao Qing · 4 languages
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626
Soga no Umako, Japanese son of Soga no Iname (born 551) Wikipedia: Soga no Umako · 23 languages
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404
Huan Xuan, Jin-dynasty warlord and emperor of Huan Chu (born 369) Wikipedia: AD 404 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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