Events on 24 March include:
- The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites (1986)
- Direct rule is imposed on Northern Ireland by the Government of the United Kingdom under Edward Heath (1972)
- A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership (1946)
This page gathers 55 events, 246 births and 107 deaths recorded on this day, from 1199 to 2026.
Events · United Kingdom
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1986
The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites. Wikipedia: Loscoe · 5 languages
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1972
Direct rule is imposed on Northern Ireland by the Government of the United Kingdom under Edward Heath. Wikipedia: Direct rule (Northern Ireland) · 5 languages
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1946
A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership. Wikipedia: 1946 Cabinet Mission to India · 10 languages
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1922
Irish War of Independence: In Belfast, two men wearing police uniforms broke into a house and murdered a Catholic family in what was believed to be a reprisal for the deaths of two policemen the day before. Wikipedia: Irish War of Independence · 57 languages
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1878
The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300. Wikipedia: HMS Eurydice (1843) · 3 languages
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1829
The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament. Wikipedia: Parliament of the United Kingdom · 82 languages
Archive: At the Parliament begun and holden at westminster, the fourteenth day of november, anno domini 1826 ... and from thence continued to the twenty-sixth day fo june 1830, ... being a continuation of the fourth session of the eigth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland — Repositorio Institucional del Banco de España, 1830 · Europeana -
1765
Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops. Wikipedia: Kingdom of Great Britain · 90 languages
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1663
The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne. Wikipedia: Province of Carolina · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1603
James VI of Scotland succeeded to the thrones of England and Ireland as James I, uniting the realms under a single monarch. Wikipedia: James VI and I · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1387
Hundred Years' War: An English fleet led by Richard Fitzalan attacked 250 to 360 French, Flemish and Castilian vessels in the Battle of Margate. Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War · 128 languages
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1199
King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6. Wikipedia: Richard I of England · 112 languages
Around the world
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2026
OpenAI announces that their flagship Sora app and API are shutting down. Wikipedia: OpenAI · 98 languages
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2024
The 2024 Senegalese presidential election is held following anti-government protests. Wikipedia: 2024 Senegalese presidential election · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2023
An EF4 tornado strikes the towns of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, causing mass destruction. Wikipedia: 2023 Rolling Fork tornado · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2018
Syrian civil war: The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) take full control of Afrin District, marking the end of the Afrin offensive. Wikipedia: Syrian civil war · 117 languages
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2018
Students across the United States stage the March for Our Lives demanding gun control in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Wikipedia: United States · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2015
The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 deliberately crashed the aircraft, an Airbus A320, in a mass murder–suicide in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board. Wikipedia: Germanwings Flight 9525 · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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2008
Led by Jigme Thinley, the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party won 45 of 47 seats in the country's first National Assembly election. Wikipedia: Jigme Thinley · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2008
Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election. Wikipedia: Bhutan · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2006
Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus as an actress whose alter ego is the titular character, premiered. Wikipedia: Hannah Montana · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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2002
At the 74th Academy Awards, Halle Berry became the first African American to win Best Actress, winning for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball. Wikipedia: 74th Academy Awards · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1999
Kosovo War: NATO begins attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country. Wikipedia: Kosovo War · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1999
A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 39 people. Wikipedia: Mont Blanc Tunnel fire · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1998
Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, open fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded. Wikipedia: 1998 Westside Middle School shooting · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1998
A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others. Wikipedia: Tornado · 172 languages
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1998
Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performs the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg, Germany. Wikipedia: Rüdiger Marmulla · 2 languages
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1992
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-45. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · 58 languages
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1990
Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving Sri Lanka. Wikipedia: Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war · 6 languages
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1989
In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground. Wikipedia: Prince William Sound · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1982
Bangladeshi President Abdus Sattar is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Army Chief Lieutenant general Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who suspends the Constitution and imposes martial law. Wikipedia: Abdus Sattar (president) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1980
One day after making a plea to Salvadoran soldiers to stop carrying out the government's repression, Archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. Wikipedia: Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1977
Morarji Desai becomes the prime minister of India, the first prime minister not to belong to Indian National Congress. Wikipedia: Morarji Desai · 68 languages
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1976
In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a seven-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process. Wikipedia: Argentina · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1964
Royal assent was given to Prince Edward Island's Provincial Flag Act, which outlined the design of its provincial flag. Wikipedia: Royal assent · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1949
Hanns Albin Rauter, a chief SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands, is convicted and executed for crimes against humanity. Wikipedia: Hanns Albin Rauter · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1944
German troops massacre 335 Italian civilians in Rome. Wikipedia: Nazi Germany · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1944
World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1939
Members of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein attempted to overthrow the government and provoke Liechtenstein's annexation into Nazi Germany. Wikipedia: German National Movement in Liechtenstein · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1934
The Tydings–McDuffie Act came into effect, which provided for self-government of the Philippines and for Filipino independence from the United States after a period of ten years. Wikipedia: Tydings–McDuffie Act · 14 languages
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1927
Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defence of the foreign citizens within the city. Wikipedia: Nanking incident of 1927 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1921
The inaugural Women's Olympiad (cover pictured), the first international women's sports event, opened at the International Sporting Club of Monaco in Monte Carlo. Wikipedia: 1921 Women's Olympiad · 6 languages
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1900
Robert Anderson Van Wyck, mayor of New York City, broke ground for a new underground Rapid Transit Railroad that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. Wikipedia: Robert Anderson Van Wyck · 10 languages
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1900
Carnegie Steel Company is formed in New Jersey; its capitalization of $160 million is the largest to date. Wikipedia: Carnegie Steel Company · 10 languages
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1898
The Winton Motor Carriage Company (ad pictured), one of the first American car companies, sold its first unit. Wikipedia: Winton Motor Carriage Company · 12 languages
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1882
German physician Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen that causes tuberculosis. Wikipedia: Robert Koch · 125 languages
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1870
A Chilean prospecting party led by José Díaz Gana discovers the silver ores of Caracoles in the Bolivian portion of Atacama Desert, leading to the last of the Chilean silver rushes and a diplomatic dispute over its taxation between Chile and Bolivia. Wikipedia: Caracoles · 3 languages
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1869
The last of Tītokowaru's forces surrender to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising. Wikipedia: Tītokowaru · 4 languages
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1860
Japanese chief minister Ii Naosuke was assassinated by rōnin samurai upset with his role in opening Japan to foreign powers. Wikipedia: Ii Naosuke · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1854
President José Gregorio Monagas abolishes slavery in Venezuela. Wikipedia: President of Venezuela · 33 languages
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1832
In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat and tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith. Wikipedia: Hiram, Ohio · 29 languages
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1794
In Kraków, Tadeusz Kościuszko announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces. Wikipedia: Kraków · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1721
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051. Wikipedia: Johann Sebastian Bach · 259 languages
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1720
Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February. Wikipedia: Frederick I of Sweden · 48 languages
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1603
Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shōgun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan. Wikipedia: Tokugawa Ieyasu · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1401
Turco-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. Wikipedia: Turco-Mongol tradition · 22 languages
World days
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International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims Wikipedia: Right to truth · 6 languages
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World Tuberculosis Day (International) Wikipedia: World Tuberculosis Day · 50 languages
Technology
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2026
OpenAI announces that their flagship Sora app and API are shutting down. Wikipedia: OpenAI · 98 languages
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1998
Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performs the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg, Germany. Wikipedia: Rüdiger Marmulla · 2 languages
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1900
Robert Anderson Van Wyck, mayor of New York City, broke ground for a new underground Rapid Transit Railroad that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. Wikipedia: Robert Anderson Van Wyck · 10 languages
Science
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1992
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-45. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · 58 languages
Business
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1900
Carnegie Steel Company is formed in New Jersey; its capitalization of $160 million is the largest to date. Wikipedia: Carnegie Steel Company · 10 languages
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1898
The Winton Motor Carriage Company (ad pictured), one of the first American car companies, sold its first unit. Wikipedia: Winton Motor Carriage Company · 12 languages
Sport
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Culture
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2006
Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus as an actress whose alter ego is the titular character, premiered. Wikipedia: Hannah Montana · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1944
World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
Births
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2004
Gonzalo García, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Gonzalo García (footballer, born 2004) · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2001
Clara Burel, French tennis player Wikipedia: Clara Burel · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1999
Katie Swan, English tennis player Wikipedia: Katie Swan · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1998
Christopher Briney, American actor Wikipedia: Christopher Briney · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1998
Ethel Cain, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model Wikipedia: Ethel Cain · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1998
Damar Hamlin, American football player Wikipedia: Damar Hamlin · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1997
Mina, Japanese singer and dancer Wikipedia: Mina (Japanese singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1996
Myles Turner, American basketball player Wikipedia: Myles Turner · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1995
Enzo Zidane, French-Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Enzo Zidane · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1993
Daniel Sazonov, Finnish politician Wikipedia: Daniel Sazonov · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1991
Nick Browne, English cricketer Wikipedia: Nick Browne (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1991
Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player Wikipedia: Dalila Jakupović · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1990
Aljur Abrenica, Filipino actor Wikipedia: Aljur Abrenica · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1990
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress Wikipedia: Keisha Castle-Hughes · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1990
Starlin Castro, American baseball player Wikipedia: Starlin Castro · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1990
Lacey Evans, American wrestler Wikipedia: Lacey Evans · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1990
Alyssa Healy, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Alyssa Healy · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1990
JonTron, American YouTuber Wikipedia: JonTron · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1989
Zyzz, Russian-Australian bodybuilder and internet personality (died 2011) Wikipedia: Zyzz · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1988
Aiga Grabuste, Latvian heptathlete Wikipedia: Aiga Grabuste · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1988
Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia: Ryan Higgins (cricketer, born 1988) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1988
Matías Martínez, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia: Matías Martínez · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1988
Kardo Ploomipuu, Estonian swimmer Wikipedia: Kardo Ploomipuu · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1988
Matt Todd, New Zealand rugby union player Wikipedia: Matt Todd · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1987
Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricketer Wikipedia: Shakib Al Hasan · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1987
Yuma Asami, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia: Yuma Asami · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1987
Billy Jones, English footballer Wikipedia: Billy Jones (footballer, born 1987) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1987
Ramires, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Ramires · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1985
Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia: Haruka Ayase · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1985
CJ Perry, American wrestler, manager, and actress Wikipedia: CJ Perry · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1984
Benoît Assou-Ekotto, French-Cameroonian footballer Wikipedia: Benoît Assou-Ekotto · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1984
Park Bom, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Park Bom · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1984
Chris Bosh, American basketball player Wikipedia: Chris Bosh · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1984
Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player Wikipedia: Adrian D'Souza · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1984
Lucy Wangui Kabuu, Kenyan runner Wikipedia: Lucy Wangui Kabuu · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1984
Philipp Petzschner, German tennis player Wikipedia: Philipp Petzschner · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1983
Luca Ceccarelli, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Luca Ceccarelli (footballer, born 24 March 1983) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1983
T. J. Ford, American basketball player Wikipedia: T. J. Ford · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1983
Riccardo Musetti, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Riccardo Musetti · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1983
Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: P. A. Parenteau · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1982
Epico Colon, Puerto Rican professional wrestler Wikipedia: Epico Colón · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1982
Jake Hager, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler Wikipedia: Jake Hager · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1982
Corey Hart, American baseball player Wikipedia: Corey Hart (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1982
Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Jimmy Hempte · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1982
Dustin McGowan, American baseball player Wikipedia: Dustin McGowan · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1981
Mike Adams, American football player Wikipedia: Mike Adams (safety) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1981
Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Ron Hainsey · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1981
Dirk Hayhurst, American baseball player Wikipedia: Dirk Hayhurst · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1981
Mark Looms, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Mark Looms · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1981
Gary Paffett, English racing driver Wikipedia: Gary Paffett · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1980
Ramzi Abid, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Ramzi Abid · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1980
Andrew Hutchinson, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Andrew Hutchinson (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1980
Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Anastasios Venetis · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1979
Norris Hopper, American baseball player Wikipedia: Norris Hopper · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1979
Periklis Iakovakis, Greek hurdler Wikipedia: Periklis Iakovakis · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1979
Graeme Swann, English cricketer Wikipedia: Graeme Swann · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1978
Amir Arison, American actor Wikipedia: Amir Arison · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1978
Michael Braun, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Michael Braun (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1978
Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer and manager Wikipedia: Tomáš Ujfaluši · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1978
José Valverde, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: José Valverde · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1977
Maxim Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Maxim Kuznetsov · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1976
Aaron Brooks, American football player Wikipedia: Aaron Brooks (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1976
Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer and coach Wikipedia: Aliou Cissé · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1976
Annette Dasch, German soprano Wikipedia: Annette Dasch · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1976
Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Athanasios Kostoulas · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1975
Thomas Johansson, Swedish-Monégasque tennis player Wikipedia: Thomas Johansson · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1974
Sergey Klyugin, Russian high jumper Wikipedia: Sergey Klyugin · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1973
Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer Wikipedia: Jacek Bąk · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1973
Jim Parsons, American actor Wikipedia: Jim Parsons · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1973
Philippe Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia: Philippe Boucher · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1973
Steve Corica, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Steve Corica · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1973
Jure Ivanušič, Slovenian actor, concert pianist and chansonnier Wikipedia: Jure Ivanušič · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1973
Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer Wikipedia: Mette Jacobsen · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1973
Glen Jakovich, Australian footballer Wikipedia: Glen Jakovich · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1972
Christophe Dugarry, French footballer Wikipedia: Christophe Dugarry · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1972
Steve Karsay, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Steve Karsay · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1970
Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer Wikipedia: Judith Draxler · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1970
Erica Kennedy, American journalist and author (died 2012) Wikipedia: Erica Kennedy · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1970
Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian-American football player Wikipedia: Mike Vanderjagt · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1969
Stephan Eberharter, Austrian skier Wikipedia: Stephan Eberharter · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1969
Ilir Meta, Albanian politician, incumbent president of Albania Wikipedia: Ilir Meta · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1968
Minarti Timur, Indonesian badminton player Wikipedia: Minarti Timur · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1967
Diann Roffe, American skier Wikipedia: Diann Roffe · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1966
Floyd Heard, American sprinter and coach Wikipedia: Floyd Heard · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1966
Rico Hizon, Filipino broadcast journalist Wikipedia: Rico Hizon · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1964
Patterson Hood, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Patterson Hood · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1963
Vadym Tyshchenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2015) Wikipedia: Vadym Tyshchenko · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1963
Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch footballer and coach Wikipedia: Raimond van der Gouw · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1963
Torsten Voss, German decathlete and bobsledder Wikipedia: Torsten Voss · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1962
Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist Wikipedia: Angèle Dubeau · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1962
Irina Meszynski, German discus thrower Wikipedia: Irina Meszynski · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1961
Dean Jones, Australian cricketer and coach (died 2020) Wikipedia: Dean Jones (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1961
Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance Wikipedia: Yanis Varoufakis · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1960
Jan Berglin, Swedish cartoonist Wikipedia: Jan Berglin · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1960
Barry Horowitz, American wrestler Wikipedia: Barry Horowitz · 3 languages
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1960
Nena, German singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: Nena · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1960
Scott Pruett, American race car driver Wikipedia: Scott Pruett · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1960
Annabella Sciorra, American actress Wikipedia: Annabella Sciorra · 37 languages
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1959
Emmit King, American sprinter (died 2021) Wikipedia: Emmit King · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1959
Renaldo Nehemiah, American hurdler and football player Wikipedia: Renaldo Nehemiah · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1959
Derek Statham, English footballer Wikipedia: Derek Statham · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1958
Mike Woodson, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Mike Woodson · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1957
Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and skier Wikipedia: Pierre Harvey · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1956
Steve Ballmer, American businessman Wikipedia: Steve Ballmer · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
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1956
Bill Wray, American cartoonist and painter Wikipedia: William Wray (artist) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1955
Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Doug Jarvis · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1955
Pat Price, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Pat Price (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1954
Rafael Orozco Maestre, Colombian singer (died 1992) Wikipedia: Rafael Orozco Maestre · ✓ Wikidata · 167 languages
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1953
Anita L. Allen, American lawyer, philosopher, and academic Wikipedia: Anita L. Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1953
Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian (died 2022) Wikipedia: Louie Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1952
Greg McCrary, American football player (died 2013) Wikipedia: Greg McCrary · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1951
Peter Boyle, Scottish-Australian footballer and manager (died 2013) Wikipedia: Peter Boyle (footballer, born 1951) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1951
Pat Bradley, American golfer Wikipedia: Pat Bradley (golfer) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1951
Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation Wikipedia: Tommy Hilfiger · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1951
Anna Włodarczyk, Polish long jumper and coach Wikipedia: Anna Włodarczyk · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1950
Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (died 2011) Wikipedia: Gary Wichard · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1949
Tabitha King, American author and poet Wikipedia: Tabitha King · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1949
Ruud Krol, Dutch footballer and coach Wikipedia: Ruud Krol · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1949
Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (died 2017) Wikipedia: Steve Lang · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1949
Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian academic and politician, 36th Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran Wikipedia: Ali Akbar Salehi · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1949
Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th prime minister of Sri Lanka Wikipedia: Ranil Wickremesinghe · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1948
Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (died 2013) Wikipedia: Javier Diez Canseco · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1948
Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (died 1989) Wikipedia: Jerzy Kukuczka · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1947
Dennis Erickson, American football player and coach Wikipedia: Dennis Erickson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1947
Christine Gregoire, American lawyer and politician, 22nd governor of Washington Wikipedia: Christine Gregoire · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1947
Mick Jones, English footballer and coach (died 2022) Wikipedia: Mick Jones (footballer, born 1947) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1947
Alan Sugar, English businessman Wikipedia: Alan Sugar · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1946
Klaus Dinger, German guitarist and songwriter (died 2008) Wikipedia: Klaus Dinger · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1946
Kitty O'Neil, American stuntwoman (died 2018) Wikipedia: Kitty O'Neil · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1945
Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist and academic Wikipedia: Robert T. Bakker · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1945
Curtis Hanson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016) Wikipedia: Curtis Hanson · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1945
Patrick Malahide, English actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Patrick Malahide · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1944
R. Lee Ermey, American sergeant and actor (died 2018) Wikipedia: R. Lee Ermey · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1944
Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian academic and politician, 8th prime minister of Serbia Wikipedia: Vojislav Koštunica · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1942
Jesús Alou, Dominican baseball player (died 2023) Wikipedia: Jesús Alou · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1941
Michael Masser, American songwriter, composer and producer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Michael Masser · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1940
Bob Mackie, American fashion designer (died 2026) Wikipedia: Bob Mackie · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1938
Holger Czukay, German musician (died 2017) Wikipedia: Holger Czukay · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1938
David Irving, English historian and author Wikipedia: David Irving · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1938
Larry Wilson, American football player (died 2020) Wikipedia: Larry Wilson (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1937
Billy Stewart, American singer and pianist (died 1970) Wikipedia: Billy Stewart · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1936
Don Covay, American singer-songwriter (died 2015) Wikipedia: Don Covay · 7 languages
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1936
Alex Olmedo, Peruvian-American tennis player (died 2020) Wikipedia: Alex Olmedo · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1935
Carol Kaye, American bass guitarist Wikipedia: Carol Kaye · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1933
Stephen De Staebler, American sculptor and educator (died 2011) Wikipedia: Stephen De Staebler · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1933
Lee Mendelson, American television producer (died 2019) Wikipedia: Lee Mendelson · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1931
Hanno Drechsler, German educator and politician, Mayor of Marburg (died 2003) Wikipedia: Hanno Drechsler · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1930
David Dacko, Central African politician, 1st president of the Central African Republic (died 2003) Wikipedia: David Dacko · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1930
Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (died 1980) Wikipedia: Steve McQueen · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
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1929
Pat Renella, Italian-American actor (died 2012) Wikipedia: Pat Renella · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1928
Byron Janis, American pianist and composer (died 2024) Wikipedia: Byron Janis · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1927
John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (died 2014) Wikipedia: John Woodland Hastings · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1927
Martin Walser, German author and playwright (died 2023) Wikipedia: Martin Walser · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1926
Desmond Connell, Irish cardinal (died 2017) Wikipedia: Desmond Connell · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1926
Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016) Wikipedia: Dario Fo · ✓ Wikidata · 109 languages
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1926
William Porter, American hurdler (died 2000) Wikipedia: William Porter (hurdler) · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1924
Norman Fell, American actor (died 1998) Wikipedia: Norman Fell · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1923
Murray Hamilton, American actor (died 1986) Wikipedia: Murray Hamilton · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1923
Michael Legat, English author and publisher (died 2011) Wikipedia: Michael Legat · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1922
Onna White, Canadian dancer and choreographer (died 2005) Wikipedia: Onna White · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1921
Franciszek Blachnicki, Polish priest (died 1987) Wikipedia: Franciszek Blachnicki · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1921
Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (died 2010) Wikipedia: Vasily Smyslov · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1920
Gene Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1996) Wikipedia: Gene Nelson · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1920
Mary Stolz, American author (died 2006) Wikipedia: Mary Stolz · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1919
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore (died 2021) Wikipedia: Lawrence Ferlinghetti · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1919
Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (died 2005) Wikipedia: Robert Heilbroner · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1917
Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (died 2007) Wikipedia: Constantine Andreou · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1917
John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997) Wikipedia: John Kendrew · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1916
Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (died 2006) Wikipedia: Donald Hamilton · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1916
Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (died 2010) Wikipedia: Harry B. Whittington · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1915
Eugène Martin, French racing driver (died 2006) Wikipedia: Eugène Martin · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1912
Dorothy Height, American educator and activist (died 2010) Wikipedia: Dorothy Height · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1911
Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (died 2006) Wikipedia: Joseph Barbera · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1910
Richard Conte, American actor, singer, and director (died 1975) Wikipedia: Richard Conte · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1909
Clyde Barrow, American criminal (died 1934) Wikipedia: Bonnie and Clyde · 53 languages
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1909
Richard Wurmbrand, Romanian pastor and evangelist (died 2001) Wikipedia: Richard Wurmbrand · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1907
Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th premier of Quebec (died 1960) Wikipedia: Paul Sauvé · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1905
Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino author and diplomat (died 2007) Wikipedia: Pura Santillan-Castrence · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1903
Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995) Wikipedia: Adolf Butenandt · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
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1903
Malcolm Muggeridge, English journalist, author, and scholar (died 1990) Wikipedia: Malcolm Muggeridge · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1902
Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th governor of New York (died 1971) Wikipedia: Thomas E. Dewey · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1901
Ub Iwerks, American animator, director, and producer, co-created Mickey Mouse (died 1971) Wikipedia: Ub Iwerks · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1901
José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (died 1968) Wikipedia: José Nasazzi · 47 languages
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1897
Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-American psychotherapist and academic (died 1957) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Reich · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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1893
Walter Baade, German astronomer and author (died 1960) Wikipedia: Walter Baade · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1893
George Sisler, American baseball player and scout (died 1973) Wikipedia: George Sisler · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1892
Marston Morse, American mathematician and academic (died 1977) Wikipedia: Marston Morse · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1891
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Russian physicist and academic (died 1951) Wikipedia: Sergey Vavilov · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1890
Agnes Macphail, Canadian educator and politician (died 1954) Wikipedia: Agnes Macphail · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1889
Albert Hill, English-Canadian runner (died 1969) Wikipedia: Albert Hill (athlete) · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1888
Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (died 1922) Wikipedia: Viktor Kingissepp · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1887
Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1933) Wikipedia: Roscoe Arbuckle · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1886
Edward Weston, American photographer (died 1958) Wikipedia: Edward Weston · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1886
Robert Mallet-Stevens, French architect and designer (died 1945) Wikipedia: Robert Mallet-Stevens · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1885
Charles Daniels, American swimmer (died 1973) Wikipedia: Charles Daniels (swimmer) · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1885
Dimitrie Cuclin, Romanian violinist and composer (died 1978) Wikipedia: Dimitrie Cuclin · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1884
Peter Debye, Dutch-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1966) Wikipedia: Peter Debye · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1884
Chika Kuroda, Japanese chemist (died 1968) Wikipedia: Chika Kuroda · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1884
Eugène Tisserant, French cardinal (died 1972) Wikipedia: Eugène Tisserant · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1883
Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (died 1945) Wikipedia: Dorothy Campbell · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1882
Marcel Lalu, French gymnast (died 1951) Wikipedia: Marcel Lalu · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1882
George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th governor-general of New Zealand (died 1943) Wikipedia: George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1879
Neyzen Tevfik, Turkish philosopher, poet, and composer (died 1953) Wikipedia: Neyzen Tevfik · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1875
William Burns, Canadian lacrosse player (died 1953) Wikipedia: William Burns (lacrosse) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1874
Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd president of the Italian Republic (died 1961) Wikipedia: Luigi Einaudi · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1874
Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American magician and actor (died 1926) Wikipedia: Harry Houdini · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
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1871
Alec Hurley, English music hall singer (died 1913) Wikipedia: Alec Hurley · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1869
Émile Fabre, French author and playwright (died 1955) Wikipedia: Émile Fabre · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1862
Frank Weston Benson, American painter and educator (died 1951) Wikipedia: Frank Weston Benson · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1855
Andrew W. Mellon, American banker, financier, and diplomat, 49th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937) Wikipedia: Andrew Mellon · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1855
Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist (died 1920) Wikipedia: Olive Schreiner · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1854
Henry Lefroy, Australian politician, 11th premier of Western Australia (died 1930) Wikipedia: Henry Lefroy · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1850
Silas Hocking, English minister and author (died 1935) Wikipedia: Silas K. Hocking · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1848
Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th mayor of Montreal (died 1906) Wikipedia: Honoré Beaugrand · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1835
Joseph Stefan, Slovene physicist, mathematician, and poet (died 1893) Wikipedia: Josef Stefan · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1834
William Morris, English textile designer, poet, and author (died 1896) Wikipedia: William Morris · ✓ Wikidata · 78 languages
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1834
John Wesley Powell, American soldier, geologist, and explorer (died 1902) Wikipedia: John Wesley Powell · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1830
Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet and playwright (died 1889) Wikipedia: Robert Hamerling · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1829
George Francis Train, American businessman (died 1904) Wikipedia: George Francis Train · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1829
Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (died 1862) Wikipedia: Ignacio Zaragoza · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1828
Horace Gray, American lawyer and jurist (died 1902) Wikipedia: Horace Gray · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1826
Matilda Joslyn Gage, American activist and author (died 1898) Wikipedia: Matilda Joslyn Gage · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1823
Thomas Spencer Baynes, English philosopher and critic (died 1887) Wikipedia: Thomas Spencer Baynes · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1820
Edmond Becquerel, French physicist and academic (died 1891) Wikipedia: Edmond Becquerel · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1820
Fanny Crosby, American poet and composer (died 1915) Wikipedia: Fanny Crosby · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1816
Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos, Mexican politician and Roman Catholic archbishop, regent during the Second Mexican Empire (died 1891) Wikipedia: Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos · 16 languages
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1809
Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and author (died 1837) Wikipedia: Mariano José de Larra · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1809
Joseph Liouville, French mathematician and academic (died 1882) Wikipedia: Joseph Liouville · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1808
Maria Malibran, Spanish-French soprano (died 1836) Wikipedia: Maria Malibran · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1803
Egerton Ryerson, Canadian minister, educator, and politician (died 1882) Wikipedia: Egerton Ryerson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1796
Zulma Carraud, French author (died 1889) Wikipedia: Zulma Carraud · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1796
John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1878) Wikipedia: John Corry Wilson Daly · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1782
Orest Kiprensky, Russian-Italian painter (died 1836) Wikipedia: Orest Kiprensky · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1775
Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer (died 1835) Wikipedia: Muthuswami Dikshitar · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1762
Marcos Portugal, Portuguese organist and composer (died 1830) Wikipedia: Marcos Portugal · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1755
Rufus King, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died 1827) Wikipedia: Rufus King · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1725
Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th governor of North Carolina (died 1813) Wikipedia: Samuel Ashe (North Carolina governor) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1725
Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (died 1788) Wikipedia: Thomas Cushing · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1693
John Harrison, English carpenter and clock-maker, invented the Marine chronometer (died 1776) Wikipedia: John Harrison · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1657
Arai Hakuseki, Japanese academic and politician (died 1725) Wikipedia: Arai Hakuseki · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1628
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1685) Wikipedia: Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Calenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1607
Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (died 1667) Wikipedia: Michiel de Ruyter · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1577
Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin (died 1620) Wikipedia: Francis, Duke of Pomerania · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1494
Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist and scholar (died 1555) Wikipedia: Georgius Agricola · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1441
Ernest, Elector of Saxony, German ruler of Saxony (died 1486) Wikipedia: Ernest, Elector of Saxony · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1103
Yue Fei, Chinese military general (died 1142) Wikipedia: Yue Fei · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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2026
Biruté Galdikas, Canadian primatologist and conservationist (born 1946) Wikipedia: Biruté Galdikas · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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2026
Tracy Kidder, American writer (born 1945) Wikipedia: Tracy Kidder · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2026
Mel Schilling, Australian TV personality and coach (born 1972) Wikipedia: Mel Schilling · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2025
Dick Carlson, American journalist and diplomat (born 1941) Wikipedia: Dick Carlson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2024
Lou Whittaker, American mountaineer, mountain guide, and businessman (born 1929) Wikipedia: Lou Whittaker · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2023
Gordon Moore, American businessman, engineer and co-founder of Intel Corporation (born 1929) Wikipedia: Gordon Moore · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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2023
Pradeep Sarkar, Indian writer and director (born 1955) Wikipedia: Pradeep Sarkar · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2022
Dagny Carlsson, Swedish blogger and influencer (born 1912) Wikipedia: Dagny Carlsson · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2021
Jessica Walter, American actress and voice artist (born 1941) Wikipedia: Jessica Walter · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2020
Albert Uderzo, French comic book artist (born 1927) Wikipedia: Albert Uderzo · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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2020
Manu Dibango, Cameroonian musician and songwriter (born 1933) Wikipedia: Manu Dibango · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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2019
Joseph Pilato, American film and voice actor (born 1949) Wikipedia: Joseph Pilato · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2018
Lys Assia, Swiss singer and First Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (born 1924) Wikipedia: Lys Assia · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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2018
Rim Banna, Palestinian singer, composer, arranger and activist (born 1966) Wikipedia: Rim Banna · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2016
Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer (born 1947) Wikipedia: Johan Cruyff · ✓ Wikidata · 128 languages
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2016
Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1949) Wikipedia: Garry Shandling · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
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2015
Yehuda Avner, English-Israeli diplomat (born 1928) Wikipedia: Yehuda Avner · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2015
Notable deaths of the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash: Wikipedia: Oleg Bryjak · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2015
Notable deaths of the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash: Wikipedia: Maria Radner · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2014
Oleksandr Muzychko, Ukrainian activist (born 1962) Wikipedia: Oleksandr Muzychko · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2014
John Rowe Townsend, English author and scholar (born 1922) Wikipedia: John Rowe Townsend · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2014
David A. Trampier, American illustrator (born 1954) Wikipedia: David A. Trampier · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2013
Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (born 1926) Wikipedia: Barbara Anderson (writer) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2013
Inge Lønning, Norwegian theologian, academic, and politician (born 1938) Wikipedia: Inge Lønning · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2013
Gury Marchuk, Russian physicist, mathematician, and academic (born 1925) Wikipedia: Gury Marchuk · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2013
Paolo Ponzo, Italian footballer (born 1972) Wikipedia: Paolo Ponzo · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2013
Mohamed Yousri Salama, Egyptian dentist and politician (born 1974) Wikipedia: Mohamed Yousri Salama · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow, English diplomat (born 1912) Wikipedia: Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2012
Paul Callaghan, New Zealand physicist and academic (born 1947) Wikipedia: Paul Callaghan · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2012
Nick Noble, American singer-songwriter (born 1926) Wikipedia: Nick Noble (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2010
Robert Culp, American actor (born 1930) Wikipedia: Robert Culp · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2010
Jim Marshall, American photographer (born 1936) Wikipedia: Jim Marshall (photographer) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2009
George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1922) Wikipedia: George Kell · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2009
Hans Klenk, German racing driver (born 1919) Wikipedia: Hans Klenk · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2009
Gábor Ocskay, Hungarian ice hockey player (born 1975) Wikipedia: Gábor Ocskay · 11 languages
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2008
Chalmers Alford, American guitarist (born 1955) Wikipedia: Chalmers Alford · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2008
Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (born 1941) Wikipedia: Neil Aspinall · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2008
Rafael Azcona, Spanish author and screenwriter (born 1926) Wikipedia: Rafael Azcona · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2008
Richard Widmark, American actor (born 1914) Wikipedia: Richard Widmark · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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2008
Boris Dvornik, Croatian actor (born 1939) Wikipedia: Boris Dvornik · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2007
Shripad Narayan Pendse, Indian Marathi novelist (born 1913)[citation needed] Wikipedia: Shripad Narayan Pendse · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2006
Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (born 1926) Wikipedia: Rudra Rajasingham · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2003
Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian cardinal (born 1919) Wikipedia: Hans Hermann Groër · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2002
César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927) Wikipedia: César Milstein · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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2002
Bob Said, American race car driver and bobsledder (born 1932) Wikipedia: Bob Said · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2001
Muriel Young, English television host and producer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Muriel Young · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1999
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German politician (born 1902) Wikipedia: Gertrud Scholtz-Klink · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1999
Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (born 1912) Wikipedia: Birdie Tebbetts · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1995
Joseph Needham, English historian and academic (born 1900) Wikipedia: Joseph Needham · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1993
Albert Arlen, Australian pianist, composer, actor, and playwright (born 1905) Wikipedia: Albert Arlen · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1993
John Hersey, American journalist and author (born 1914) Wikipedia: John Hersey · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1991
John Kerr, Australian lawyer and politician, 18th governor-general of Australia (born 1914) Wikipedia: John Kerr (governor-general) · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1990
Ray Goulding, American comedian and radio host (born 1922) Wikipedia: Ray Goulding · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1988
Turhan Feyzioğlu, Turkish academic and politician, 27th deputy prime minister of Turkey (born 1922) Wikipedia: Turhan Feyzioğlu · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1984
Sam Jaffe, American actor (born 1891) Wikipedia: Sam Jaffe · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1980
Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (born 1917) Wikipedia: Óscar Romero · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1978
Park Mok-wol, influential Korean poet and academic (born 1916) Wikipedia: Pak Mok-wol · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1976
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal (born 1887) Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
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1973
Bertram Stevens, Australian accountant and politician, 25th premier of New South Wales (born 1889) Wikipedia: Bertram Stevens (politician) · 4 languages
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1971
Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel and Aarhus City Hall (born 1902) Wikipedia: Arne Jacobsen · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1971
Arthur Metcalfe, Australian public servant (born 1895) Wikipedia: Arthur Metcalfe (public servant) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1968
Alice Guy-Blaché, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1873) Wikipedia: Alice Guy-Blaché · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1962
Jean Goldkette, French-American pianist and bandleader (born 1899) Wikipedia: Jean Goldkette · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1962
Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (born 1884) Wikipedia: Auguste Piccard · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1956
E. T. Whittaker, British mathematician and physicist (born 1873) Wikipedia: E. T. Whittaker · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1953
Mary of Teck, Queen Consort of George V of the United Kingdom, Empress Consort of India (born 1867) Wikipedia: Mary of Teck · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1951
Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator and educational psychologist (born 1887) Wikipedia: Lorna Hodgkinson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1950
James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1865) Wikipedia: James Rudolph Garfield · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1948
Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter and illustrator (born 1885) Wikipedia: Sigrid Hjertén · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1946
Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (born 1892) Wikipedia: Alexander Alekhine · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
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1946
Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, shot putter, and jumper (born 1869) Wikipedia: Carl Schuhmann · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1944
Orde Wingate, Indian-English general (born 1903) Wikipedia: Orde Wingate · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1940
Édouard Branly, French physicist and academic (born 1844) Wikipedia: Édouard Branly · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1938
Yondonwangchug, Mongolian politician (born 1870) Wikipedia: Yondonwangchug · 4 languages
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1932
Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (born 1871) Wikipedia: Frantz Reichel · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1926
Phan Châu Trinh, Vietnamese activist (born 1872) Wikipedia: Phan Châu Trinh · 14 languages
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1916
Enrique Granados, Spanish pianist and composer (born 1867) Wikipedia: Enrique Granados · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1915
Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer (born 1848) Wikipedia: Margaret Lindsay Huggins · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1915
Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician, and physicist (born 1846) Wikipedia: Karol Olszewski · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1909
John Millington Synge, Irish playwright and poet (born 1871) Wikipedia: John Millington Synge · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1905
Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (born 1828) Wikipedia: Jules Verne · ✓ Wikidata · 190 languages
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1888
Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (born 1855) Wikipedia: Vsevolod Garshin · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1887
Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and critic (born 1837) Wikipedia: Ivan Kramskoi · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1882
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (born 1807) Wikipedia: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · ✓ Wikidata · 116 languages
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1881
Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (born 1817) Wikipedia: Achille Delesse · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1869
Antoine-Henri Jomini, French-Russian general (born 1779) Wikipedia: Antoine-Henri Jomini · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1866
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Queen of France (born 1782) Wikipedia: Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1838
Abraham Hume, English floriculturist and Tory politician (born 1748/49) Wikipedia: Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1824
Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, French lawyer (born 1753) Wikipedia: Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux · 20 languages
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1776
John Harrison, English carpenter and clockmaker, invented the Marine chronometer (born 1693) Wikipedia: John Harrison · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1773
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (born 1694) Wikipedia: Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1684
Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (born 1629) Wikipedia: Pieter de Hooch · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1684
Elizabeth Ridgeway, English woman convicted of poisoning her husband Wikipedia: Elizabeth Ridgeway · 3 languages
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1653
Samuel Scheidt, German organist and composer (born 1587) Wikipedia: Samuel Scheidt · 29 languages
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1603
Elizabeth I of England (born 1533) Wikipedia: Elizabeth I · ✓ Wikidata · 188 languages
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1575
Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, Spanish-Portuguese rabbi and author (born 1488) Wikipedia: Joseph Karo · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1563
Hosokawa Harumoto, Japanese daimyō (born 1514)[citation needed] Wikipedia: Hosokawa Harumoto · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1499
Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire, English nobleman (born 1470) Wikipedia: Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1455
Pope Nicholas V (born 1397) Wikipedia: Pope Nicholas V · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
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1443
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas (born 1371) Wikipedia: James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1399
Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk (bornc. 1320) Wikipedia: Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1396
Walter Hilton, English mystic and saint (born 1340) Wikipedia: Walter Hilton · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1381
Catherine of Vadstena, Swedish saint (born 1332) Wikipedia: Catherine of Vadstena · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1296
Odon de Pins, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller Wikipedia: Odon de Pins · 14 languages
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1284
Hugh III of Cyprus (born 1235) Wikipedia: Hugh III of Cyprus · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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832
Wulfred, archbishop of Canterbury Wikipedia: Wulfred · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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809
Harun al-Rashid, Arab caliph (born 763) Wikipedia: Harun al-Rashid · ✓ Wikidata · 98 languages
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