Events on 29 June include:
- Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England (1987)
- The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom (1976)
- The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history (1950)
This page gathers 57 events, 248 births and 109 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 226 to 2020.
Events · United Kingdom
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1987
Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England. Wikipedia: Vincent van Gogh
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1976
The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: Seychelles
Archive: Annual report / Department of Agriculture, Seychelles Islands — Natural History Museum Library, London · Europeana
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1950
The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history. Wikipedia: United States men's national soccer team
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1916
British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising. Wikipedia: Diplomat
Archive: diplomat — Estonian National Museum · Europeana
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1786
Alexander Macdonell and over five hundred Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario. Wikipedia: Alexander Macdonell (bishop of Kingston)
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1644
Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge. Wikipedia: Charles I of England
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1620
English crown bans tobacco growing in England, giving the Virginia Company a monopoly in exchange for tax of one shilling per pound. Wikipedia: History of tobacco
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1613
The original Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground after a cannon employed for special effects misfired during a performance of Henry VIII and ignited the roof. Wikipedia: Globe Theatre
Around the world
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2020
Reddit banned r/The_Donald, a pro-Trump subreddit, for rule violations and antagonizing the company. Wikipedia: Reddit
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2014
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq. Wikipedia: Islamic State
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2012
A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power. Wikipedia: Derecho
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2007
Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone. Wikipedia: Apple Inc.
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2006
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law. Wikipedia: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
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2003
An overloaded balcony collapsed in Chicago, United States, killing 13 people and injuring 57 others. Wikipedia: 2003 Chicago balcony collapse
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2002
Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel. Wikipedia: Battle of Yeonpyeong (2002)
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1995
Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis
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1995
The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 502 and injuring 937. Wikipedia: Sampoong Department Store collapse
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1986
The Argentina national football team wins the FIFA World Cup held in Mexico after defeating the West Germany national football team by a score of 3–2 in the final at the Estadio Azteca. Wikipedia: Argentina national football team
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1976
The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin. Wikipedia: 1976 Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe
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1975
Pope Paul VI ordains some 350 priests in St. Peter's Square in the largest ordination in history Wikipedia: Pope Paul VI
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1974
Vice President Isabel Perón assumes powers and duties as Acting President of Argentina, while her husband President Juan Perón is terminally ill. Wikipedia: Isabel Perón
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1974
Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet. Wikipedia: Mikhail Baryshnikov
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1972
The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Wikipedia: Supreme Court of the United States
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1972
A Convair CV-580 and De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter collide above Lake Winnebago near Appleton, Wisconsin, killing 13. Wikipedia: Convair CV-240 family
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1971
The Soyuz 11 spacecraft experienced uncontrolled decompression during preparations for reentry, killing Soviet cosmonauts Vladislav Volkov, Georgy Dobrovolsky and Viktor Patsayev—the only human deaths to have occurred in space. Wikipedia: Soyuz 11
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1967
Actress Jayne Mansfield (pictured), her boyfriend Sam Brody, and their driver were killed in a car accident outside of New Orleans, while her children Miklós, Zoltán, and Mariska Hargitay escaped with only minor injuries. Wikipedia: Jayne Mansfield
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1956
The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System. Wikipedia: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
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1952
The first Miss Universe pageant is held. Armi Kuusela from Finland wins the title of Miss Universe 1952. Wikipedia: Miss Universe
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1950
Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea. Wikipedia: Korean War
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1945
The Soviet Union annexes the Czechoslovak province of Carpathian Ruthenia. Wikipedia: Soviet Union
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1927
The United States Army Air Corps aircraft Bird of Paradise landed at Wheeler Field on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to complete the first transpacific flight. Wikipedia: United States Army Air Corps
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1922
France grants "one square kilometer" at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes". Wikipedia: Battle of Vimy Ridge
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1915
The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history. Wikipedia: North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915
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1913
More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the Gettysburg Battlefield, the largest combined reunion of American Civil War veterans ever held. Wikipedia: Union army
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1913
The Bulgarian army launches attacks against Serbian positions, triggering the Second Balkan War. Wikipedia: Bulgarian Armed Forces
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1889
Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest city by area in the United States and the second-largest by population. Wikipedia: Hyde Park Township, Illinois
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1888
George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music. Wikipedia: George Edward Gouraud
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1881
In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam. Wikipedia: Muhammad Ahmad
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1880
France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie". Wikipedia: Tahiti
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1874
Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year. Wikipedia: Charilaos Trikoupis
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1864
A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River near present-day Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, killing as many as 99 people and injuring 100 others in Canada's worst railway accident. Wikipedia: Swing bridge
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1864
At least 99 people, mostly German and Polish immigrants, are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster after a train fails to stop for an open drawbridge and plunges into the Rivière Richelieu near St-Hilaire, Quebec. Wikipedia: Germans
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1850
Autocephaly officially granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to the Church of Greece. Wikipedia: Autocephaly
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1832
Black Hawk War: Three men working in a cornfield were attacked by Sauk Native Americans, resulting in two deaths. Wikipedia: Black Hawk War
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1807
Russo-Turkish War: Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos. Wikipedia: Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812)
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1776
The first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, was fought near Cape May, New Jersey (map of location, pictured). Wikipedia: Privateer
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1764
One of the strongest tornadoes in history struck Woldegk in present-day northeastern Germany, killing one person. Wikipedia: 1764 Woldegk tornado
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1659
At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy. Wikipedia: Battle of Konotop
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1534
Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island. Wikipedia: Jacques Cartier
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1457
The Dutch city of Dordrecht is devastated by fire. Wikipedia: Dordrecht
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1444
Skanderbeg defeats an Ottoman invasion force at Torvioll. Wikipedia: Skanderbeg
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1194
Sverre is crowned King of Norway, leading to his excommunication by the Catholic Church and civil war. Wikipedia: Sverre of Norway
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1170
A major earthquake hits Syria, badly damaging towns such as Hama and Shaizar and structures such as the Krak des Chevaliers and the cathedral of St. Peter in Antioch. Wikipedia: 1170 Syria earthquake
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1149
Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi. Wikipedia: Raymond of Poitiers
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1072
Former Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes is blinded on command of caesar John Doukas. Wikipedia: Romanos IV Diogenes
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626
The Avars and Sassanids besiege Constantinople, held by Byzantine troops under Patrician Bonus. Wikipedia: Pannonian Avars
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226
Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of Wei. Wikipedia: Cao Rui
World days
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Technology
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2007
Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone. Wikipedia: Apple Inc.
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1864
A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River near present-day Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, killing as many as 99 people and injuring 100 others in Canada's worst railway accident. Wikipedia: Swing bridge
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1864
At least 99 people, mostly German and Polish immigrants, are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster after a train fails to stop for an open drawbridge and plunges into the Rivière Richelieu near St-Hilaire, Quebec. Wikipedia: Germans
Science
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1995
Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis
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1971
The Soyuz 11 spacecraft experienced uncontrolled decompression during preparations for reentry, killing Soviet cosmonauts Vladislav Volkov, Georgy Dobrovolsky and Viktor Patsayev—the only human deaths to have occurred in space. Wikipedia: Soyuz 11
Business
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1620
English crown bans tobacco growing in England, giving the Virginia Company a monopoly in exchange for tax of one shilling per pound. Wikipedia: History of tobacco
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2020
Reddit banned r/The_Donald, a pro-Trump subreddit, for rule violations and antagonizing the company. Wikipedia: Reddit
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1922
France grants "one square kilometer" at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes". Wikipedia: Battle of Vimy Ridge
Sport
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1950
The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history. Wikipedia: United States men's national soccer team
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1986
The Argentina national football team wins the FIFA World Cup held in Mexico after defeating the West Germany national football team by a score of 3–2 in the final at the Estadio Azteca. Wikipedia: Argentina national football team
Culture
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1987
Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England. Wikipedia: Vincent van Gogh
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1613
The original Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground after a cannon employed for special effects misfired during a performance of Henry VIII and ignited the roof. Wikipedia: Globe Theatre
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1974
Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet. Wikipedia: Mikhail Baryshnikov
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1888
George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music. Wikipedia: George Edward Gouraud
Births
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2007
Casey Phair, South Korean footballer Wikipedia: Casey Phair
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2006
Sam Lavagnino, American child voice actor Wikipedia: Sam Lavagnino
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2003
Jude Bellingham, English footballer Wikipedia: Jude Bellingham
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2002
Matt Rempe, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Matt Rempe
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2001
Julian Champagnie, American basketball player Wikipedia: Julian Champagnie
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2001
Gunnar Henderson, American baseball player Wikipedia: Gunnar Henderson
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2001
Aaron Schoupp, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Aaron Schoupp
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1998
Gjon's Tears, Swiss singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Gjon's Tears
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1998
Michael Porter Jr., American basketball player Wikipedia: Michael Porter Jr.
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1996
Joseph Manu, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia: Joseph Manu
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1994
Camila Mendes, American actress and model Wikipedia: Camila Mendes
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1994
Leandro Paredes, Argentine footballer Wikipedia: Leandro Paredes
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1993
Harrison Gilbertson, Australian actor Wikipedia: Harrison Sloan Gilbertson
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1993
Oliver Tree, American singer-songwriter (died 2026) Wikipedia: Oliver Tree
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1991
Suk Hyun-jun, South Korean footballer Wikipedia: Suk Hyun-jun
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1991
Tajja Isen, Canadian actress and writer Wikipedia: Tajja Isen
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1991
Kawhi Leonard, American basketball player Wikipedia: Kawhi Leonard
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1991
Addison Timlin, American actress Wikipedia: Addison Timlin
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1990
Kim Little, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Kim Little
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1990
Yann M'Vila, French footballer Wikipedia: Yann M'Vila
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1988
Éver Banega, Argentine footballer Wikipedia: Éver Banega
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1986
José Manuel Jurado, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: José Manuel Jurado
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1986
Edward Maya, Romanian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Edward Maya
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1985
Quintin Demps, American football player Wikipedia: Quintin Demps
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1984
Aleksandr Shustov, Russian high jumper Wikipedia: Aleksandr Shustov
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1983
Aundrea Fimbres, American singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia: Aundrea Fimbres
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1983
Jeremy Powers, American cyclist Wikipedia: Jeremy Powers
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1982
Colin Jost, American comedian Wikipedia: Colin Jost
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1982
Dusty Hughes, American baseball player Wikipedia: Dusty Hughes (baseball)
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1982
Lily Rabe, American actress Wikipedia: Lily Rabe
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1982
O. J. Hogans, American sprinter Wikipedia: O. J. Hogans
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1981
Luke Branighan, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Luke Branighan
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1981
Joe Johnson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Joe Johnson (basketball)
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1981
Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentine race car driver (died 2005) Wikipedia: Nicolás Vuyovich
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1981
Shmuly Yanklowitz, American rabbi, author, and educator Wikipedia: Shmuly Yanklowitz
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1980
Katherine Jenkins, Welsh soprano and actress Wikipedia: Katherine Jenkins
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1979
Matthew Bode, Australian footballer Wikipedia: Matthew Bode
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1979
Andy O'Brien, English footballer Wikipedia: Andy O'Brien (footballer)
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1979
Marleen Veldhuis, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia: Marleen Veldhuis
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1978
Sam Farrar, American musician Wikipedia: Sam Farrar
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1978
Luke Kirby, Canadian actor Wikipedia: Luke Kirby
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1978
Nicole Scherzinger, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress Wikipedia: Nicole Scherzinger
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1977
Sotiris Liberopoulos, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Sotiris Liberopoulos
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1977
Zuleikha Robinson, English actress Wikipedia: Zuleikha Robinson
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1976
Daniel Carlsson, Swedish race car driver Wikipedia: Daniel Carlsson (rally driver)
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1976
Bret McKenzie, New Zealand comedian, actor, musician, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Bret McKenzie
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1973
Sakis Tolis, Greek singer and guitarist Wikipedia: Sakis Tolis
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1973
Lance Barber, American actor Wikipedia: Lance Barber
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1973
George Hincapie, American cyclist Wikipedia: George Hincapie
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1972
DJ Shadow, American DJ and record producer Wikipedia: DJ Shadow
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1971
Matthew Good, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Matthew Good
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1970
Edda Mutter, German alpine skier Wikipedia: Edda Mutter
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1970
Melanie Paschke, German sprinter Wikipedia: Melanie Paschke
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1970
Emily Skinner, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Emily Skinner (actress, born 1970)
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1969
Claude Béchard, Canadian politician (died 2010) Wikipedia: Claude Béchard
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1969
Pavlos Dermitzakis, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia: Pavlos Dermitzakis
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1969
Tōru Hashimoto, Japanese lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Tōru Hashimoto
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1968
Brian d'Arcy James, American actor and musician Wikipedia: Brian d'Arcy James
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1968
Theoren Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Theoren Fleury
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1967
Jeff Burton, American race car driver Wikipedia: Jeff Burton
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1967
Melora Hardin, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Melora Hardin
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1967
Seamus McGarvey, Northern Irish cinematographer Wikipedia: Seamus McGarvey
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1966
Yoko Kamio, Japanese author and comic artist Wikipedia: Yoko Kamio
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1965
Tripp Eisen, American guitarist Wikipedia: Tripp Eisen
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1965
Paul Jarvis, English cricketer Wikipedia: Paul Jarvis
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1965
Daniel Larson, American politician Wikipedia: Dan Larson (politician)
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1964
Stedman Pearson, English singer-songwriter and dancer (died 2025) Wikipedia: Stedman Pearson
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1964
Kathleen Wilhoite, American actress and musician Wikipedia: Kathleen Wilhoite
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1963
Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist Wikipedia: Anne-Sophie Mutter
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1963
Judith Hoag, American actress and educator Wikipedia: Judith Hoag
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1962
Amanda Donohoe, English actress Wikipedia: Amanda Donohoe
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1962
Joan Laporta, Spanish businessman and politician Wikipedia: Joan Laporta
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1962
George D. Zamka, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia: George D. Zamka
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1961
Sharon Lawrence, American actress, singer, and dancer Wikipedia: Sharon Lawrence
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1958
Dieter Althaus, German politician Wikipedia: Dieter Althaus
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1958
Rosa Mota, Portuguese runner Wikipedia: Rosa Mota
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1957
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Turkmen dentist and politician, 2nd President of Turkmenistan Wikipedia: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
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1957
María Conchita Alonso, Cuban-Venezuelan singer and actress Wikipedia: María Conchita Alonso
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1957
Robert Forster, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Robert Forster (musician)
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1957
Michael Nutter, American politician, 98th Mayor of Philadelphia Wikipedia: Michael Nutter
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1957
Terry Wyatt, English physicist and academic Wikipedia: Terry Wyatt
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1956
Nick Fry, English economist and businessman Wikipedia: Nick Fry
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1956
David Burroughs Mattingly, American illustrator and painter Wikipedia: David B. Mattingly
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1956
Pedro Guerrero, Dominican baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Pedro Guerrero (first baseman/outfielder)
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1956
Pedro Santana Lopes, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal Wikipedia: Pedro Santana Lopes
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1956
Pyotr Vasilevsky, Belarusian footballer and manager (died 2012) Wikipedia: Pyotr Vasilevsky
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1955
Charles J. Precourt, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia: Charles J. Precourt
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1954
Rick Honeycutt, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Rick Honeycutt
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1954
Léo Júnior, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Léo Júnior
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1953
Don Dokken, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Don Dokken
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1953
Colin Hay, Scottish-Australian singer and guitarist Wikipedia: Colin Hay
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1951
Craig Sager, American sportscaster (died 2016) Wikipedia: Craig Sager
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1950
Bobby London, American illustrator Wikipedia: Bobby London
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1950
Don Moen, American singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Don Moen
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1950
Michael Whelan, American artist Wikipedia: Michael Whelan
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1949
Dan Dierdorf, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Dan Dierdorf
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1949
Joan Clos, Spanish anesthesiologist and politician, 116th Mayor of Barcelona Wikipedia: Joan Clos
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1949
Ann Veneman, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture Wikipedia: Ann Veneman
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1948
Sean Bergin, South African-Dutch saxophonist and flute player (died 2012) Wikipedia: Sean Bergin
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1948
Fred Grandy, American actor and politician Wikipedia: Fred Grandy
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1948
Ian Paice, English drummer, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Ian Paice
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1948
Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar, Kenyan-English politician Wikipedia: Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar
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1947
Richard Lewis, American actor and screenwriter (died 2024) Wikipedia: Richard Lewis (comedian)
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1946
Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Panamanian politician, 33rd President of Panama Wikipedia: Ernesto Pérez Balladares
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1946
Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Prince Egon von Fürstenberg
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1945
Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 5th President of Sri Lanka Wikipedia: Chandrika Kumaratunga
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1944
Gary Busey, American actor Wikipedia: Gary Busey
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1944
Claude Humphrey, American football player (died 2021) Wikipedia: Claude Humphrey
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1944
Andreu Mas-Colell, Spanish economist, academic, and politician Wikipedia: Andreu Mas-Colell
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1944
Seán Patrick O'Malley, American cardinal Wikipedia: Seán Patrick O'Malley
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1943
Little Eva, American singer (died 2003) Wikipedia: Little Eva
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1943
Louis Nicollin, French entrepreneur and chairman of Montpellier HSC (died 2017) Wikipedia: Louis Nicollin
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1942
Charlotte Bingham, English author and screenwriter (died 2025) Wikipedia: Charlotte Bingham
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1942
Mike Willesee, Australian journalist and producer (died 2019) Wikipedia: Mike Willesee
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1941
John Boccabella, American baseball player Wikipedia: John Boccabella
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1941
Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian-American activist (died 1998) Wikipedia: Stokely Carmichael
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1940
Vyacheslav Artyomov, Russian composer Wikipedia: Vyacheslav Artyomov
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1940
John Dawes, Welsh rugby player and coach (died 2021) Wikipedia: John Dawes
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1939
Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Alan Connolly (cricketer)
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1939
Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Brazilian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Amarildo (footballer, born 1939)
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1936
Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player (died 2011) Wikipedia: Harmon Killebrew
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1936
Eddie Mabo, Australian land rights activist (died 1992) Wikipedia: Eddie Mabo
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1935
Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos, Greek captain and businessman (died 2011) Wikipedia: Vassilis Constantakopoulos
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1935
Katsuya Nomura, Japanese baseball player and manager (died 2020) Wikipedia: Katsuya Nomura
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1934
Corey Allen, American actor, director, and producer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Corey Allen
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1933
Bob Shaw, American baseball player and manager (died 2010) Wikipedia: Bob Shaw (baseball)
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1933
John Bradshaw, American theologian and author (died 2016) Wikipedia: John Bradshaw (author)
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1932
Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton, British jurist; Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (died 2020) Wikipedia: Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton
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1931
Sevim Burak, Turkish author (died 1983) Wikipedia: Sevim Burak
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1930
Ernst Albrecht, German economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (died 2014) Wikipedia: Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1930)
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1930
Robert Evans, American actor and producer (died 2019) Wikipedia: Robert Evans
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1930
Viola Léger, American-Canadian actress and politician (died 2023) Wikipedia: Viola Léger
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1930
Sławomir Mrożek, Polish-French author and playwright (died 2013) Wikipedia: Sławomir Mrożek
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1929
Pat Crawford Brown, American actress (died 2019) Wikipedia: Pat Crawford Brown
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1929
Pete George, American weightlifter (died 2021) Wikipedia: Pete George
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1929
Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist and author (died 2006) Wikipedia: Oriana Fallaci
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1928
Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (died 1999) Wikipedia: Ian Bannen
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1928
Jean-Louis Pesch, French author and illustrator (died 2023) Wikipedia: Jean-Louis Pesch
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1928
Radius Prawiro, Indonesian economist and politician (died 2005) Wikipedia: Radius Prawiro
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1927
Pierre Perrault, Canadian director and screenwriter (died 1999) Wikipedia: Pierre Perrault
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1927
Marie Thérèse Killens, Canadian politician Wikipedia: Marie Thérèse Killens
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1926
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (died 2006) Wikipedia: Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
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1926
Julius W. Becton, Jr., U.S lieutenant general (died 2023) Wikipedia: Julius W. Becton Jr.
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1926
Roger Stuart Bacon, Nova Scotia politician (died 2021) Wikipedia: Roger Stuart Bacon
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1926
Bobby Morgan, American professional baseball player (died 2023) Wikipedia: Bobby Morgan (baseball)
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1925
Francis S. Currey, American World War II Medal of Honor recipient (died 2019) Wikipedia: Francis S. Currey
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1925
Giorgio Napolitano, Italian journalist and politician, 11th President of Italy (died 2023) Wikipedia: Giorgio Napolitano
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1925
Chan Parker, American dancer and author (died 1999) Wikipedia: Chan Woods
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1925
Jackie Lynn Taylor, American actress (died 2014) Wikipedia: Jackie Lynn Taylor
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1925
Cara Williams, American actress (died 2021) Wikipedia: Cara Williams
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1924
Ezra Laderman, American composer and educator (died 2015) Wikipedia: Ezra Laderman
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1924
Roy Walford, American pathologist and gerontologist (died 2004) Wikipedia: Roy Walford
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1924
Philip H. Hoff, American politician (died 2018) Wikipedia: Philip H. Hoff
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1923
Chou Wen-chung, Chinese-American composer and educator (died 2019) Wikipedia: Chou Wen-chung
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1922
Ralph Burns, American songwriter, bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist (died 2001) Wikipedia: Ralph Burns
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1922
Vasko Popa, Serbian poet and academic (died 1991) Wikipedia: Vasko Popa
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1922
John William Vessey, Jr., American general (died 2016) Wikipedia: John William Vessey Jr.
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1921
Frédéric Dard, French author and screenwriter (died 2000) Wikipedia: Frédéric Dard
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1921
Jean Kent, English actress (died 2013) Wikipedia: Jean Kent
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1921
Reinhard Mohn, German businessman (died 2009) Wikipedia: Reinhard Mohn
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1921
Harry Schell, French-American race car driver (died 1960) Wikipedia: Harry Schell
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1920
César Rodríguez Álvarez, Spanish footballer and manager (died 1995) Wikipedia: César Rodríguez (footballer, born 1920)
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1920
Ray Harryhausen, American animator and producer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ray Harryhausen
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1920
Nicole Russell, Duchess of Bedford (died 2012) Wikipedia: Nicole Russell, Duchess of Bedford
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1920
David Snellgrove, British tibetologist (died 2016) Wikipedia: David Snellgrove
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1919
Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Mexican cardinal (died 2008) Wikipedia: Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada
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1919
Walter Babington Thomas, Commander of British Far East Land Forces (died 2017) Wikipedia: Sandy Thomas (British Army officer)
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1919
Juan Blanco, Cuban composer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Juan Blanco
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1919
Slim Pickens, American actor and rodeo performer (died 1983) Wikipedia: Slim Pickens
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1919
Lloyd Richards, Canadian-American theatre director, actor, and dean (died 2006) Wikipedia: Lloyd Richards
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1918
Heini Lohrer, Swiss ice hockey player (died 2011) Wikipedia: Heini Lohrer
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1918
Gene La Rocque, U.S admiral (died 2016) Wikipedia: Gene La Rocque
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1918
Francis W. Nye, United States Air Force major general (died 2019) Wikipedia: Francis W. Nye
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1917
Ling Yun, Chinese politician (died 2018) Wikipedia: Ling Yun
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1916
Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (died 2005) Wikipedia: Ruth Warrick
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1914
Rafael Kubelík, Czech-American conductor and composer (died 1996) Wikipedia: Rafael Kubelík
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1914
Christos Papakyriakopoulos, Greek-American mathematician and academic (died 1976) Wikipedia: Christos Papakyriakopoulos
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1913
Earle Meadows, American pole vaulter (died 1992) Wikipedia: Earle Meadows
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1912
José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1958) Wikipedia: José Pablo Moncayo
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1912
Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (died 2004) Wikipedia: Émile Peynaud
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1912
John Toland, American historian and author (died 2004) Wikipedia: John Toland (historian)
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1911
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (died 2004) Wikipedia: Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
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1911
Katherine DeMille, Canadian-American actress (died 1995) Wikipedia: Katherine DeMille
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1911
Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (died 1975) Wikipedia: Bernard Herrmann
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1910
Frank Loesser, American composer and conductor (died 1969) Wikipedia: Frank Loesser
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1910
Burgess Whitehead, American baseball player (died 1993) Wikipedia: Burgess Whitehead
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1909
Harold Edward Dahl, American pilot and mercenary (died 1956) Wikipedia: Harold Edward Dahl
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1908
Leroy Anderson, American composer and conductor (died 1975) Wikipedia: Leroy Anderson
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1908
Erik Lundqvist, Swedish javelin thrower (died 1963) Wikipedia: Erik Lundqvist
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1906
Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Ukrainian general (died 1945) Wikipedia: Ivan Chernyakhovsky
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1906
Heinz Harmel, German general (died 2000) Wikipedia: Heinz Harmel
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1904
Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician (died 1956) Wikipedia: Witold Hurewicz
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1903
Alan Blumlein, English engineer, developed the H2S radar (died 1942) Wikipedia: Alan Blumlein
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1901
Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (died 1967) Wikipedia: Nelson Eddy
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1900
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French poet and pilot (died 1944) Wikipedia: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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1898
Yvonne Lefébure, French pianist and educator (died 1986) Wikipedia: Yvonne Lefébure
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1897
Fulgence Charpentier, Canadian journalist and publisher (died 2001) Wikipedia: Fulgence Charpentier
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1893
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian economist and statistician (died 1972) Wikipedia: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
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1893
Aarre Merikanto, Finnish composer and educator (died 1958) Wikipedia: Aarre Merikanto
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1890
Robert Laurent, American sculptor and academic (died 1970) Wikipedia: Robert Laurent
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1890
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, Dutch supercentenarian (died 2005) Wikipedia: Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper
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1889
Willie Macfarlane, Scottish-American golfer (died 1961) Wikipedia: Willie Macfarlane
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1888
Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (died 1927) Wikipedia: Squizzy Taylor
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1886
Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1963) Wikipedia: Robert Schuman
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1885
Izidor Kürschner, Hungarian football player and coach (died 1941) Wikipedia: Izidor Kürschner
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1882
Henry Hawtrey, English runner (died 1961) Wikipedia: Henry Hawtrey
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1882
Franz Seldte, German captain and politician, Reich Minister for Labour (died 1947) Wikipedia: Franz Seldte
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1881
Harry Frazee, American director, producer, and agent (died 1929) Wikipedia: Harry Frazee
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1881
Curt Sachs, German-American composer and musicologist (died 1959) Wikipedia: Curt Sachs
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1880
Ludwig Beck, German general (died 1944) Wikipedia: Ludwig Beck
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1879
Benedetto Aloisi Masella, Italian cardinal (died 1970) Wikipedia: Benedetto Aloisi Masella
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1873
Leo Frobenius, German ethnologist and archaeologist (died 1938) Wikipedia: Leo Frobenius
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1870
Joseph Carl Breil, American tenor, composer, and director (died 1926) Wikipedia: Joseph Carl Breil
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1868
George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and journalist (died 1938) Wikipedia: George Ellery Hale
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1866
Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (died 1939) Wikipedia: Bartholomeus Roodenburch
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1863
Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1934) Wikipedia: Wilbert Robinson
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1861
William James Mayo, American physician and surgeon, co-founded the Mayo Clinic (died 1939) Wikipedia: William James Mayo
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1858
George Washington Goethals, American general and engineer, co-designed the Panama Canal (died 1928) Wikipedia: George Washington Goethals
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1858
Julia Lathrop, American activist and politician (died 1932) Wikipedia: Julia Lathrop
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1849
Pedro Montt, Chilean lawyer and politician, 15th President of Chile (died 1910) Wikipedia: Pedro Montt
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1849
Sergei Witte, Russian politician, 1st Chairmen of Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire (died 1915) Wikipedia: Sergei Witte
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1849
John Hunn, American businessman and politician, 51st Governor of Delaware (died 1926) Wikipedia: John Hunn (politician)
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1844
Peter I of Serbia (died 1921) Wikipedia: Peter I of Serbia
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1835
Celia Thaxter, American poet and story writer (died 1894) Wikipedia: Celia Thaxter
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1833
Peter Waage, Norwegian chemist and academic (died 1900) Wikipedia: Peter Waage
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1819
Thomas Dunn English, American poet, playwright, and politician (died 1902) Wikipedia: Thomas Dunn English
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1818
Angelo Secchi, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1878) Wikipedia: Angelo Secchi
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1803
John Newton Brown, American minister and author (died 1868) Wikipedia: John Newton Brown
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1801
Frédéric Bastiat, French economist and theorist (died 1850) Wikipedia: Frédéric Bastiat
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1798
Willibald Alexis, German author and poet (died 1871) Wikipedia: Willibald Alexis
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1798
Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (died 1837) Wikipedia: Giacomo Leopardi
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1793
Josef Ressel, Czech-Austrian inventor, invented the propeller (died 1857) Wikipedia: Josef Ressel
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1787
Lavinia Stoddard, American poet, school founder (died 1820) Wikipedia: Lavinia Stoddard
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1768
Vincenzo Dimech, Maltese sculptor (died 1831) Wikipedia: Vincenzo Dimech
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1746
Joachim Heinrich Campe, German linguist, author, and educator (died 1818) Wikipedia: Joachim Heinrich Campe
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1686
Pietro Paolo Troisi, Maltese artist (died 1743) Wikipedia: Pietro Paolo Troisi
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1621
Willem van der Zaan, Dutch Admiral (died 1669) Wikipedia: Willem van der Zaan
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1596
Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (died 1680) Wikipedia: Emperor Go-Mizunoo
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1543
Christine of Hesse, Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp (died 1604) Wikipedia: Christine of Hesse
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1528
Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1589) Wikipedia: Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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1525
Peter Agricola, German humanist, theologian, diplomat and statesman (died 1585) Wikipedia: Peter Agricola
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1517
Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (died 1585) Wikipedia: Rembert Dodoens
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1488
Pedro Pacheco de Villena, Catholic cardinal (died 1560) Wikipedia: Pedro Pacheco de Villena
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1482
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (died 1517) Wikipedia: Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
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1443
Anthony Browne, English knight (died 1506) Wikipedia: Anthony Browne (died 1506)
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1398
John II of Aragon and Navarre (died 1479) Wikipedia: John II of Aragon
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1326
Murad I, Ottoman Sultan (died 1389) Wikipedia: Murad I
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1136
Petronilla of Aragon (died 1173) Wikipedia: Petronilla of Aragon
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2025
Sandy Gall, Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author (born 1927) Wikipedia: Sandy Gall
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2024
Princess Lalla Latifa, Princess Dowager of Morocco (born 1946) Wikipedia: Lalla Latifa Amahzoune
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2023
Alan Arkin, American actor (born 1934) Wikipedia: Alan Arkin
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2022
Hershel W. Williams, American Marine Corps warrant officer, last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II (born 1923) Wikipedia: Hershel W. Williams
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2021
Donald Rumsfeld, American captain and politician, 13th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1932) Wikipedia: Donald Rumsfeld
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2020
Carl Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922) Wikipedia: Carl Reiner
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2020
Stepa J. Groggs, American rap artist (born 1988) Wikipedia: Injury Reserve
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2020
Hachalu Hundessa, Ethiopian singer, songwriter (born 1986) Wikipedia: Hachalu Hundessa
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2019
Florijana Ismaili, Swiss footballer (born 1995) Wikipedia: Florijana Ismaili
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2018
Steve Ditko, American comic writer and illustrator (born 1927) Wikipedia: Steve Ditko
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2017
Louis Nicollin, French entrepreneur and chairman of Montpellier HSC from 1974 to his death (born 1943) Wikipedia: Louis Nicollin
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2017
Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1957) Wikipedia: Dave Semenko
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2016
Jan Hettema, Springbok cyclist and five times South African National Rally Champion (born 1933) Wikipedia: Jan Hettema
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2015
Hisham Barakat, Egyptian lawyer and judge (born 1950) Wikipedia: Hisham Barakat
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2015
Josef Masopust, Czech footballer and coach (born 1931) Wikipedia: Josef Masopust
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2015
Charles Pasqua, French businessman and politician, French Minister of the Interior (born 1927) Wikipedia: Charles Pasqua
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2014
Damian D'Oliveira, South African cricketer (born 1960) Wikipedia: Damian D'Oliveira
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2014
Dermot Healy, Irish author, poet, and playwright (born 1947) Wikipedia: Dermot Healy
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2013
Peter Fitzgerald, Irish footballer and manager (born 1937) Wikipedia: Peter Fitzgerald (footballer)
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2013
Jack Gotta, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager (born 1929) Wikipedia: Jack Gotta
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2013
Margherita Hack, Italian astrophysicist and author (born 1922) Wikipedia: Margherita Hack
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2013
Gilma Jiménez, Colombian politician (born 1956) Wikipedia: Gilma Jiménez
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2012
Yong Nyuk Lin, Singaporean politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (born 1918) Wikipedia: Yong Nyuk Lin
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2012
Vincent Ostrom, American political scientist and academic (born 1919) Wikipedia: Vincent Ostrom
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2012
Juan Reccius, Chilean triple jumper (born 1911) Wikipedia: Juan Reccius
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2012
Floyd Temple, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1926) Wikipedia: Floyd Temple
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2011
K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (born 1904) Wikipedia: K. D. Sethna
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2009
Joe Bowman, American, target shooter and boot-maker (born 1925) Wikipedia: Joe Bowman (marksman)
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2007
Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (born 1930) Wikipedia: Fred Saberhagen
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2007
Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (born 1943) Wikipedia: Joel Siegel
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2006
Fabián Bielinsky, Argentine director and screenwriter (born 1959) Wikipedia: Fabián Bielinsky
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2006
Lloyd Richards, Canadian-American theatre director, actor, and dean (born 1919) Wikipedia: Lloyd Richards
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2006
Randy Walker, American football player and coach (born 1954) Wikipedia: Randy Walker (American football coach)
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2004
Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist (born 1935) Wikipedia: Bernard Babior
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2004
Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (born 1912) Wikipedia: Alvin Hamilton
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2003
Katharine Hepburn, American actress (born 1907) Wikipedia: Katharine Hepburn
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2002
Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (born 1928) Wikipedia: Rosemary Clooney
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2000
Vittorio Gassman, Italian actor and director (born 1922) Wikipedia: Vittorio Gassman
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2000
Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (born 1913) Wikipedia: Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood
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1999
Karekin I, Syrian-Armenian patriarch (born 1950) Wikipedia: Karekin I
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1999
Allan Carr, American screenwriter and producer (born 1937) Wikipedia: Allan Carr
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1998
Horst Jankowski, German pianist and composer (born 1936) Wikipedia: Horst Jankowski
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1997
William Hickey, American actor (born 1927) Wikipedia: William Hickey (actor)
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1997
Marjorie Linklater, Scottish campaigner for the arts and environment of Orkney (born 1909) Wikipedia: Marjorie Linklater
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1995
Lana Turner, American actress (born 1921) Wikipedia: Lana Turner
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1994
Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor and educator (born 1908) Wikipedia: Kurt Eichhorn
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1993
Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (born 1946) Wikipedia: Héctor Lavoe
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1992
Mohamed Boudiaf, Algerian soldier and politician, President of Algeria (born 1919) Wikipedia: Mohamed Boudiaf
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1990
Irving Wallace, American author and screenwriter (born 1916) Wikipedia: Irving Wallace
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1986
Frank Wise, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Western Australia (born 1897) Wikipedia: Frank Wise
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1982
Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (born 1914) Wikipedia: Pierre Balmain
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1982
Henry King, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1886) Wikipedia: Henry King (director)
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1981
Russell Drysdale, English-Australian painter (born 1912) Wikipedia: Russell Drysdale
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1980
Jorge Basadre, Peruvian historian (born 1903) Wikipedia: Jorge Basadre
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1979
Lowell George, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1945) Wikipedia: Lowell George
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1978
Bob Crane, American actor (born 1928) Wikipedia: Bob Crane
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1975
Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947) Wikipedia: Tim Buckley
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1971
Nestor Mesta Chayres, Mexican operatic tenor and bolero vocalist (born 1908) Wikipedia: Nestor Mesta Chayres
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1969
Moise Tshombe, Congolese accountant and politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (born 1919) Wikipedia: Moïse Tshombe
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1967
Primo Carnera, Italian boxer and actor (born 1906) Wikipedia: Primo Carnera
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1967
Jayne Mansfield, American actress (born 1933) Wikipedia: Jayne Mansfield
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1964
Eric Dolphy, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1928) Wikipedia: Eric Dolphy
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1962
Charles Lyon Chandler, American historian (born 1883) Wikipedia: Charles Lyon Chandler
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1960
Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1885) Wikipedia: Frank Patrick (ice hockey)
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1955
Max Pechstein, German painter and academic (born 1881) Wikipedia: Max Pechstein
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1949
Themistoklis Sofoulis, Greek politician, 115th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1860) Wikipedia: Themistoklis Sofoulis
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1942
Paul Troje, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (born 1864) Wikipedia: Paul Troje
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1941
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Poland (born 1860) Wikipedia: Ignacy Jan Paderewski
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1940
Paul Klee, Swiss painter and illustrator (born 1879) Wikipedia: Paul Klee
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1936
János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and missionary (born 1872) Wikipedia: János Szlepecz
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1935
Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (born 1873) Wikipedia: Jack O'Neill (baseball)
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1933
Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1887) Wikipedia: Roscoe Arbuckle
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1931
Nérée Beauchemin, Canadian poet and physician (born 1850) Wikipedia: Nérée Beauchemin
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1919
José Gregorio Hernández Venezuelan physician and educator (born 1864) Wikipedia: José Gregorio Hernández
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1907
Konstantinos Volanakis, Greek painter and academic (born 1837) Wikipedia: Konstantinos Volanakis
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1900
Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1827) Wikipedia: Ivan Pervushin
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1895
Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist (born 1825) Wikipedia: Thomas Henry Huxley
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1875
Ferdinand I of Austria (born 1793) Wikipedia: Ferdinand I of Austria
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1873
Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and playwright (born 1824) Wikipedia: Michael Madhusudan Dutt
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1861
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet and translator (born 1806) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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1860
Thomas Addison, English physician and endocrinologist (born 1793) Wikipedia: Thomas Addison
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1855
John Gorrie, American physician and humanitarian (born 1803) Wikipedia: John Gorrie
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1853
Adrien-Henri de Jussieu, French botanist and academic (born 1797) Wikipedia: Adrien-Henri de Jussieu
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1852
Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State (born 1777) Wikipedia: Henry Clay
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1840
Lucien Bonaparte, French prince (born 1775) Wikipedia: Lucien Bonaparte
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1831
Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, Prussian minister and politician (born 1757) Wikipedia: Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein
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1779
Anton Raphael Mengs, German painter (born 1728) Wikipedia: Anton Raphael Mengs
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1764
Ralph Allen, English businessman and philanthropist (born 1693) Wikipedia: Ralph Allen
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1744
André Campra, French composer and conductor (born 1660) Wikipedia: André Campra
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1729
Edward Taylor, American-English poet, pastor, and physician (born circa 1642) Wikipedia: Edward Taylor
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1725
Arai Hakuseki, Japanese philosopher, academic, and politician (born 1657) Wikipedia: Arai Hakuseki
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1646
Laughlin Ó Cellaigh, Gaelic-Irish Lord Wikipedia: Laughlin Ó Cellaigh
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1626
Scipione Cobelluzzi, Italian cardinal and archivist (born 1564) Wikipedia: Scipione Cobelluzzi
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1594
Niels Kaas, Danish politician, Chancellor of Denmark (born 1535) Wikipedia: Niels Kaas
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1575
Baba Nobuharu, Japanese samurai (born 1515) Wikipedia: Baba Nobuharu
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1520
Moctezuma II, Aztec ruler (born 1466) Wikipedia: Moctezuma II
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1509
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (born 1443) Wikipedia: Lady Margaret Beaufort
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1432
Janus of Cyprus (born 1375) Wikipedia: Janus, King of Cyprus
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1374
Jan Milíč of Kroměříž, Czech priest and reformer Wikipedia: Milíč of Kroměříž
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1344
Joan of Savoy, duchess consort of Brittany, throne claimant of Savoy (born 1310) Wikipedia: Joan of Savoy
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1315
Ramon Llull, Spanish philosopher (born 1235) Wikipedia: Ramon Llull
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1293
Henry of Ghent, philosopher (born c.1217) Wikipedia: Henry of Ghent
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1252
Abel, King of Denmark (born 1218) Wikipedia: Abel, King of Denmark
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1153
Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles Wikipedia: Óláfr Guðrøðarson (died 1153)
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1149
Raymond of Poitiers, Prince of Antioch (born 1115) Wikipedia: Raymond of Poitiers
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1059
Bernard II, Duke of Saxony (born 995) Wikipedia: Bernard II of Saxony
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976
Gero, archbishop of Cologne Wikipedia: Gero (archbishop of Cologne)
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884
Yang Shili, general of the Tang Dynasty Wikipedia: Yang Shili
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226
Cao Pi, Chinese emperor (born 187) Wikipedia: Cao Pi
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