Events on 18 May include:
- The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga (1900)
- The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland (1843)
- John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval (1812)
This page gathers 68 events, 219 births and 106 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 332 to 2026.
Events · United Kingdom
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1900
The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga. Wikipedia: Protectorate · 79 languages
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1843
The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland. Wikipedia: Disruption of 1843 · 5 languages
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1812
John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. Wikipedia: John Bellingham · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1803
Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France. Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1756
The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France. Wikipedia: Seven Years' War · 98 languages
Archive: Seven Years' War from "The Popular History of England". — The British Library · Europeana -
1593
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. Wikipedia: Thomas Kyd · 37 languages
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1152
The future Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. He would become king two years later, after the death of his cousin once removed King Stephen of England. Wikipedia: Henry II of England · 85 languages
Around the world
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2026
A shooting carried out by two gunmen at the Islamic Center of San Diego results in the deaths of five people, including the perpetrators. Wikipedia: 2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2019
United States presidential election: Joe Biden launches his presidential campaign. Wikipedia: 2020 United States presidential election · 100 languages
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2018
Cubana de Aviación Flight 0972 crashed near Santiago de las Vegas shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 112 of the 113 people on board. Wikipedia: Cubana de Aviación Flight 0972 · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2018
A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people. Wikipedia: 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2015
At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar. Wikipedia: 2015 Colombian landslide · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2013
Mark Carson, an openly gay man, was murdered in a hate crime incident in New York City, prompting a 1,500-person march against anti-LGBTQ violence. Wikipedia: Murder of Mark Carson · 1 language
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2009
The Sri Lanka Army killed Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader and founder of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, to bring an end to the 26-year Sri Lankan civil war. Wikipedia: Sri Lanka Army · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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2006
The Parliament of Nepal unanimously voted to strip King Gyanendra of many of his powers. Wikipedia: Federal Parliament of Nepal · 25 languages
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2005
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion publicly debuted at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Wikipedia: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion · 45 languages
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2005
A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra. Wikipedia: Hubble Space Telescope · 114 languages
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1996
Ireland won the Eurovision song contest for the seventh time, the highest number of wins for any country before Sweden tied it in 2023. Wikipedia: Republic of Ireland · 342 languages
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1994
Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern. Wikipedia: Gaza Strip · 180 languages
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1993
Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators. Wikipedia: Nørrebro · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1991
Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland. Wikipedia: Somalia · ✓ Wikidata · 167 languages
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1990
In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph). Wikipedia: TGV · 68 languages
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1980
Mount St. Helens explosively erupted (pictured), killing approximately 57 people in southern Washington state, reducing hundreds of square miles to wasteland, and causing more than US$1 billion in damage. Wikipedia: Mount St. Helens · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1980
Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms. Wikipedia: Gwangju Uprising · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1980
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day's courthouse protests. Wikipedia: 1980 Miami riots · 3 languages
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1977
Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. Wikipedia: Likud · 77 languages
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1974
India conducted its first nuclear test explosion at Pokhran, the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Wikipedia: Smiling Buddha · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1973
Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes, killing all 82 people on board. Wikipedia: Aeroflot Flight 109 · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1972
During approach to Kharkiv International Airport, Aeroflot Flight 1491 crashes near Ruska Lozova, killing all 112 aboard. Wikipedia: Kharkiv International Airport · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1969
Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched. Wikipedia: Apollo program · 102 languages
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1965
Eli Cohen, a spy who is credited with gathering significant intelligence used by Israel during the Six-Day War, was publicly hanged in Syria. Wikipedia: Eli Cohen · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1962
The French government and representatives of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic reach a settlement to end the Algerian war in the Évian Accords. Wikipedia: Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic · 13 languages
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1955
Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ended. Wikipedia: Operation Passage to Freedom · 15 languages
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1953
Jacqueline Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier. Wikipedia: Jacqueline Cochran · 34 languages
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1952
First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces overran a French and Laotian garrison at Muong Khoua, leaving only four survivors. Wikipedia: First Indochina War · 67 languages
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1948
The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking. Wikipedia: Legislative Yuan · 35 languages
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1944
The Soviet Union forcibly deported hundreds of thousands of Crimean Tatars to the Uzbek SSR and elsewhere in the country. Wikipedia: Deportation of the Crimean Tatars · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1944
World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1936
In a crime that captivated Japan, Sada Abe strangled her lover, cut off his genitals, and carried them around with her for several days until her arrest. Wikipedia: Sada Abe · 29 languages
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1933
U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act establishing the Tennessee Valley Authority to stimulate the economic development of the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression. Wikipedia: Franklin D. Roosevelt · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1927
Disgruntled school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe set off explosives with timers and a rifle, causing the Bath School disaster in the Bath Consolidated School in Michigan, killing 44 people in the deadliest mass murder in a school in United States history. Wikipedia: Board of education · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1927
After being founded for 20 years, the Nationalist government approves Tongji University to be among its first national universities. Wikipedia: Nationalist government · 21 languages
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1926
Pentecostal evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson (pictured) was reportedly kidnapped near Venice Beach in Los Angeles before reappearing five weeks later in Mexico. Wikipedia: Pentecostalism · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1922
Seamus Woods and Roger McCorley lead an Irish Republican Army attack on the headquarters of the Royal Irish Constabulary in Belfast. Wikipedia: Seamus Woods · 1 language
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1917
World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription. Wikipedia: World War I · 265 languages
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1912
The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai. Wikipedia: Cinema of India · 57 languages
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1896
Ruling in the landmark decision Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the legality of racial segregation in public transportation under the "separate but equal" doctrine. Wikipedia: List of landmark court decisions in the United States · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1896
Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people. Wikipedia: Khodynka Tragedy · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1863
American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant led his Army of the Tennessee across the Big Black River in preparation for the Siege of Vicksburg. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1860
United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State. Wikipedia: 1860 United States presidential election · 34 languages
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1848
Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany. Wikipedia: National Assembly · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1811
Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay led by José Artigas. Wikipedia: Battle of Las Piedras (1811) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1804
Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate. Wikipedia: Napoleon · 287 languages
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1794
Battle of Tourcoing during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. Wikipedia: Battle of Tourcoing · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1783
First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John, New Brunswick), Canada, after leaving the United States. Wikipedia: United Empire Loyalist · 8 languages
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1695
An earthquake measuring .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ms 7.8 struck Shanxi Province in northern China, resulting in at least 52,600 deaths. Wikipedia: 1695 Linfen earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1652
Slavery in Rhode Island is abolished, although the law is not rigorously enforced. Wikipedia: History of Rhode Island · 4 languages
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1631
In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts. Wikipedia: Dorchester, Boston · 19 languages
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1565
The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta. Wikipedia: Great Siege of Malta · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1499
Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela. Wikipedia: Alonso de Ojeda · 40 languages
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1388
At the Battle of Buir Lake, a Ming Chinese army led by general Lan Yu defeated the forces of Tögüs Temür, the Mongol khan of Northern Yuan. Wikipedia: Battle of Buir Lake · 10 languages
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1302
Armed insurrectionists massacred the occupying French garrison in Bruges, Flanders, killing approximately 2,000 people. Wikipedia: Matins of Bruges · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1291
Fall of Acre, the end of Crusader presence in the Holy Land. Wikipedia: Siege of Acre (1291) · 36 languages
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1268
The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch. Wikipedia: Principality of Antioch · 51 languages
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1096
First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany. Wikipedia: First Crusade · 86 languages
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1012
Pope Benedict VIII begins his papacy following the death of his predecessor Pope Sergius IV earlier that month. Wikipedia: Pope Benedict VIII · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
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872
Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47. His first coronation was 28 years earlier, in 844, during the reign of his father Lothair I. Wikipedia: Louis II of Italy · 58 languages
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332
Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople. Wikipedia: Constantine the Great · 158 languages
World days
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International Museum Day Wikipedia: International Museum Day · 58 languages
Technology
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1953
Jacqueline Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier. Wikipedia: Jacqueline Cochran · 34 languages
Science
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2005
A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra. Wikipedia: Hubble Space Telescope · 114 languages
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1969
Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched. Wikipedia: Apollo program · 102 languages
Business
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1933
U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act establishing the Tennessee Valley Authority to stimulate the economic development of the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression. Wikipedia: Franklin D. Roosevelt · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
Sport
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Culture
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1912
The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai. Wikipedia: Cinema of India · 57 languages
Births
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2009
Hala Finley, American actress Wikipedia: Hala Finley · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2003
Travis Hunter, American football player Wikipedia: Travis Hunter · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2002
Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater Wikipedia: Alina Zagitova · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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2001
Emma Navarro, American tennis player Wikipedia: Emma Navarro · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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2001
Grace Reiter, American actress, comedian, and content creator Wikipedia: Grace Reiter · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2000
Ryan Sessegnon, English footballer Wikipedia: Ryan Sessegnon · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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2000
Steven Sessegnon, English footballer Wikipedia: Steven Sessegnon · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1999
Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Laura Omloop · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1998
Polina Edmunds, American figure skater Wikipedia: Polina Edmunds · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1993
Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Stuart Percy · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1993
Jessica Watson, Australian sailor Wikipedia: Jessica Watson · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1992
Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model Wikipedia: Adwoa Aboah · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1990
Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Dimitri Daeseleire · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1990
Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer Wikipedia: Yuya Osako · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1990
Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Josh Starling · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1988
Taeyang, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Taeyang · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1986
Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player Wikipedia: Kevin Anderson (tennis) · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1985
Oliver Sin, Hungarian painter Wikipedia: Oliver Sin · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1985
Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Henrique Sereno · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1984
Ivet Lalova, Bulgarian sprinter Wikipedia: Ivet Lalova-Collio · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1984
Simon Pagenaud, French race car driver Wikipedia: Simon Pagenaud · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1984
Darius Šilinskis, Lithuanian basketball player Wikipedia: Darius Šilinskis · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1984
Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player Wikipedia: Joakim Soria · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1984
Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia: Niki Terpstra · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1983
Gary O'Neil, English footballer Wikipedia: Gary O'Neil · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1983
Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Luis Terrero · 5 languages
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1983
Vince Young, American football player Wikipedia: Vince Young · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1982
Jason Brown, English footballer Wikipedia: Jason Brown (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1982
Marie-Ève Pelletier, Canadian tennis player Wikipedia: Marie-Ève Pelletier · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1981
Mahamadou Diarra, Malian international footballer Wikipedia: Mahamadou Diarra · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1981
Ashley Harrison, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Ashley Harrison · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1980
Reggie Evans, American basketball player Wikipedia: Reggie Evans · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1980
Michaël Llodra, French tennis player Wikipedia: Michaël Llodra · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1980
Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia: Diego Pérez (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1979
Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft Wikipedia: Jens Bergensten · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1979
Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer Wikipedia: Mariusz Lewandowski · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1979
Michal Martikán, Slovak slalom canoeist Wikipedia: Michal Martikán · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1979
Milivoje Novaković, Slovenian footballer Wikipedia: Milivoje Novaković · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1979
Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia: Julián Speroni · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1978
Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Ricardo Carvalho · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1978
Marcus Giles, American baseball player Wikipedia: Marcus Giles · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1978
Charles Kamathi, Kenyan runner Wikipedia: Charles Kamathi · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1977
Lee Hendrie, English footballer Wikipedia: Lee Hendrie · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1977
Danny Mills, English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Danny Mills · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1977
Li Tie, Chinese footballer and manager Wikipedia: Li Tie · 24 languages
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1976
Ron Mercer, American basketball player Wikipedia: Ron Mercer · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1976
Marko Tomasović, Croatian pianist and composer Wikipedia: Marko Tomasović (composer) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1976
Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Oleg Tverdovsky · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1975
Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Jem (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1975
John Higgins, Scottish snooker player Wikipedia: John Higgins · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1975
Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Jack Johnson (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1975
Ingvild Kjerkol, Norwegian politician Wikipedia: Ingvild Kjerkol · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1974
Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Nelson Figueroa · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1973
Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Donyell Marshall · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1973
Aleksandr Olerski, Estonian footballer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Aleksandr Olerski · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1972
Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Turner Stevenson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1971
Brad Friedel, American international soccer player, manager and sportscaster Wikipedia: Brad Friedel · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1971
Mark Menzies, Scottish politician Wikipedia: Mark Menzies · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1971
Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia: Nobuteru Taniguchi · 8 languages
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1970
Javier Cárdenas, Spanish singer, television and radio presenter Wikipedia: Javier Cárdenas (presenter) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1970
Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Tina Fey · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1970
Tim Horan, Australian rugby player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Tim Horan · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1970
Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Billy Howerdel · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1970
Vicky Sunohara, Canadian former ice hockey player Wikipedia: Vicky Sunohara · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1969
Troy Cassar-Daley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Troy Cassar-Daley · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1969
Martika, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia: Martika · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1969
Antônio Carlos Zago, Brazilian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Antônio Carlos Zago · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1968
Philippe Benetton, French rugby player Wikipedia: Philippe Benetton · 5 languages
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1968
Ralf Kelleners, German race car driver Wikipedia: Ralf Kelleners · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1967
Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author Wikipedia: Nina Björk · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1967
Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver Wikipedia: Heinz-Harald Frentzen · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1967
Nancy Juvonen, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films Wikipedia: Nancy Juvonen · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1967
Mimi Macpherson, Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity Wikipedia: Mimi Macpherson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1966
Renata Nielsen, Polish-Danish long jumper and coach Wikipedia: Renata Nielsen · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1966
Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Michael Tait · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1964
Ignasi Guardans, Spanish academic and politician Wikipedia: Ignasi Guardans · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1963
Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Marty McSorley · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1963
Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Sam Vincent (basketball) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1961
Russell Senior, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Russell Senior · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1960
Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Brent Ashton · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1960
Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Jari Kurri · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1960
Yannick Noah, French tennis player Wikipedia: Yannick Noah · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1959
Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach (died 2011) Wikipedia: Graham Dilley · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1959
Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Jay Wells · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1958
Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach Wikipedia: Rubén Omar Romano · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1958
Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia: Toyah Willcox · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1957
Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer Wikipedia: Michael Cretu · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1957
Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic Wikipedia: Henrietta Moore · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1956
Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Catherine Corsini · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1956
John Godber, English playwright and screenwriter Wikipedia: John Godber · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1956
Jim Moginie, Australian guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Jim Moginie · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1955
Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Chow Yun-fat · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1954
Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Wreckless Eric · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1954
Eric Gerets, Belgian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Eric Gerets · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1953
Alan Kupperberg, American author and illustrator (died 2015) Wikipedia: Alan Kupperberg · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1952
Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter Wikipedia: Diane Duane · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1952
David Leakey, English general and politician Wikipedia: David Leakey · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1952
George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer Wikipedia: George Strait · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1952
Jeana Yeager, American pilot Wikipedia: Jeana Yeager · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1951
Richard Clapton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Richard Clapton · 2 languages
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1951
Jim Sundberg, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Jim Sundberg · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1951
Angela Voigt, German long jumper (died 2013) Wikipedia: Angela Voigt · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1950
Rod Milburn, American hurdler and coach (died 1997) Wikipedia: Rod Milburn · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1950
Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter Wikipedia: Mark Mothersbaugh · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1949
Walter Hawkins, American gospel music singer and pastor (died 2010) Wikipedia: Walter Hawkins · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1949
Rick Wakeman, English progressive rock keyboardist and songwriter Wikipedia: Rick Wakeman · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1948
Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer (died 2024) Wikipedia: Joe Bonsall · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1948
Yi Mun-yol, South Korean author and academic Wikipedia: Yi Munyeol · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1948
Richard Swedberg, Swedish sociologist and academic Wikipedia: Richard Swedberg · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1948
Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico Wikipedia: Tom Udall · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1947
John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 2024) Wikipedia: John Bruton · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1946
Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China Wikipedia: Frank Hsieh · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1946
Reggie Jackson, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Reggie Jackson · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1946
Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (died 2013) Wikipedia: Gerd Langguth · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1945
Gail Strickland, American actress Wikipedia: Gail Strickland · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1944
Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Albert Hammond · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1944
W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2001) Wikipedia: W. G. Sebald · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1943
Jimmy Snuka, Fijian wrestler (died 2017) Wikipedia: Jimmy Snuka · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1942
Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager (died 2020) Wikipedia: Nobby Stiles · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1941
Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler and promoter Wikipedia: Gino Brito · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1941
Malcolm Longair, Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic Wikipedia: Malcolm Longair · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1941
Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress and singer Wikipedia: Miriam Margolyes · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1940
Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 2012) Wikipedia: Erico Aumentado · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1939
Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician (died 2024) Wikipedia: Patrick Cormack · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1939
Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (died 1992) Wikipedia: Giovanni Falcone · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1939
Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence Wikipedia: Gordon O'Connor · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1938
Janet Fish, American painter and academic Wikipedia: Janet Fish · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1937
Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023) Wikipedia: Brooks Robinson · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1937
Jacques Santer, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg Wikipedia: Jacques Santer · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1936
Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia: Leon Ashley · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1936
Türker İnanoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2024) Wikipedia: Türker İnanoğlu · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1936
Michael Sandle, English sculptor and academic Wikipedia: Michael Sandle · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1935
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, Irish activist and writer (died 2025) Wikipedia: Pádraig Ó Snodaigh · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1934
Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director (died 2022) Wikipedia: Dwayne Hickman · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1933
Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France (died 2026) Wikipedia: Bernadette Chirac · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1933
H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India Wikipedia: H. D. Deve Gowda · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1933
Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (died 1985) Wikipedia: Don Whillans · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1931
Don Martin, American cartoonist (died 2000) Wikipedia: Don Martin (cartoonist) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1931
Robert Morse, American actor (died 2022) Wikipedia: Robert Morse · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1931
Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (died 1995) Wikipedia: Kalju Pitksaar · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1931
Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician (died 2018) Wikipedia: Clément Vincent · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1930
Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2012) Wikipedia: Warren Rudman · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1930
Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (died 2007) Wikipedia: Fred Saberhagen · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1929
Jack Sanford, American baseball player and coach (died 2000) Wikipedia: Jack Sanford · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1929
Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 2012) Wikipedia: Norman St John-Stevas · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1928
Pernell Roberts, American actor (died 2010) Wikipedia: Pernell Roberts · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1927
Richard Body, English politician (died 2018) Wikipedia: Richard Body · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1927
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (died 2015) Wikipedia: Ray Nagel · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1925
Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (died 1998) Wikipedia: Lillian Hoban · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1924
Priscilla Pointer, American actress (died 2025) Wikipedia: Priscilla Pointer · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1924
Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster (died 2019) Wikipedia: Jack Whitaker · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1923
Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 2013) Wikipedia: Jean-Louis Roux · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1923
Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (died 2004) Wikipedia: Hugh Shearer · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1922
Bill Macy, American actor (died 2019) Wikipedia: Bill Macy · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1922
Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (died 1983) Wikipedia: Kai Winding · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1921
Joan Eardley, British artist (died 1963) Wikipedia: Joan Eardley · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1921
Michael A. Epstein, English pathologist and academic (died 2024) Wikipedia: Anthony Epstein · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1920
Pope John Paul II (died 2005) Wikipedia: Pope John Paul II · ✓ Wikidata · 209 languages
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1920
Anthony Storr, English psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author (died 2001) Wikipedia: Anthony Storr · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1919
Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina (died 1991) Wikipedia: Margot Fonteyn · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1917
Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (died 1973) Wikipedia: Bill Everett · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1914
Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (died 1982) Wikipedia: Pierre Balmain · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1914
Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (died 1993) Wikipedia: Boris Christoff · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1913
Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (died 2000) Wikipedia: Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1912
Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1992) Wikipedia: Richard Brooks · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1912
Perry Como, American singer and television host (died 2001) Wikipedia: Perry Como · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1912
Walter Sisulu, South African politician (died 2003) Wikipedia: Walter Sisulu · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1911
Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (died 1985) Wikipedia: Big Joe Turner · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1910
Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author (died 1999) Wikipedia: Ester Boserup · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1909
Fred Perry, English tennis player and academic (died 1995) Wikipedia: Fred Perry · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1907
Irene Hunt, American author and educator (died 2001) Wikipedia: Irene Hunt · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1905
Ruth Alexander, pioneering American pilot (died 1930) Wikipedia: Ruth Alexander · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1905
Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (died 1943) Wikipedia: Hedley Verity · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1904
Jacob K. Javits, American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General (died 1986) Wikipedia: Jacob Javits · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1904
Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator (died 1971) Wikipedia: Shunryū Suzuki · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1902
Meredith Willson, American playwright and composer (died 1984) Wikipedia: Meredith Willson · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1901
Henri Sauguet, French composer (died 1989) Wikipedia: Henri Sauguet · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1901
Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978) Wikipedia: Vincent du Vigneaud · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1898
Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (died 1973) Wikipedia: Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1897
Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991) Wikipedia: Frank Capra · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
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1896
Eric Backman, Swedish runner (died 1965) Wikipedia: Eric Backman · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1895
Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (died 1934) Wikipedia: Augusto César Sandino · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1892
Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (died 1957) Wikipedia: Ezio Pinza · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1891
Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (died 1970) Wikipedia: Rudolf Carnap · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
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1889
Thomas Midgley Jr., American chemist and engineer (died 1944) Wikipedia: Thomas Midgley Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1888
(O.S.) Hanna Barysevich, the oldest female resident of Belarus not registered by the Guinness Book of Records. (died 2007) Wikipedia: Belarus · 358 languages
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1886
Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (died 1946) Wikipedia: Jeanie MacPherson · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1883
Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil (died 1974) Wikipedia: Eurico Gaspar Dutra · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1883
Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (died 1969) Wikipedia: Walter Gropius · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1882
Babe Adams, American baseball player, manager, and journalist (died 1968) Wikipedia: Babe Adams · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1878
Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower (died 1977) Wikipedia: Johannes Terwogt · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1876
Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (died 1931) Wikipedia: Hermann Müller (politician, born 1876) · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1872
Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970) Wikipedia: Bertrand Russell · ✓ Wikidata · 185 languages
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1871
Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (died 1922) Wikipedia: Denis Horgan · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1869
Lucy Beaumont, English-American actress (died 1937) Wikipedia: Lucy Beaumont (actress) · 11 languages
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1868
Nicholas II of Russia (died 1918) Wikipedia: Nicholas II · ✓ Wikidata · 137 languages
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1867
Minakata Kumagusu, Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist (died 1941) Wikipedia: Minakata Kumagusu · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1862
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1948) Wikipedia: Josephus Daniels · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1855
Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (died 1931) Wikipedia: Francis Bellamy · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1854
Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (died 1924) Wikipedia: Bernard Zweers · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1852
Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (died 1934) Wikipedia: Gertrude Käsebier · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1851
James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (died 1908) Wikipedia: James Budd · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1851
Simon Kahquados, Potawatomi political activist (died 1930) Wikipedia: Simon Kahquados · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1850
Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (died 1925) Wikipedia: Oliver Heaviside · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1835
Charles N. Sims, American Methodist preacher and 3rd chancellor of Syracuse University (died 1908) Wikipedia: Charles N. Sims · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1824
Wilhelm Hofmeister, German botanist (died 1877) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Hofmeister · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1822
Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (died 1896) Wikipedia: Mathew Brady · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1797
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (died 1854) Wikipedia: Frederick Augustus II of Saxony · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1785
John Wilson, Scottish author and critic (died 1854) Wikipedia: John Wilson (Scottish writer) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1778
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (died 1854) Wikipedia: Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1777
John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (died 1852) Wikipedia: John George Children · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1711
Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (died 1787) Wikipedia: Roger Joseph Boscovich · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1692
(O.S.) Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist (died 1752) Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1662
George Smalridge, English bishop (died 1719) Wikipedia: George Smalridge · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1631
Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest and saint (died 1701) Wikipedia: Stanislaus Papczyński · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1537
Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1585) Wikipedia: Guido Luca Ferrero · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1450
Piero Soderini, Italian politician and diplomat (died 1513) Wikipedia: Piero Soderini · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1186
Konstantin of Rostov (died 1218) Wikipedia: Konstantin of Rostov · 22 languages
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1048
Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet (died 1131) Wikipedia: Omar Khayyam · ✓ Wikidata · 168 languages
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2026
Tom Kane, American voice actor (born 1962) Wikipedia: Tom Kane · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2024
Bruce Nordstrom, American businessman (born 1933) Wikipedia: Bruce Nordstrom · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2024
Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman (born 1936) Wikipedia: Tony O'Reilly · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2024
Alice Stewart, American political commentator (born 1966) Wikipedia: Alice Stewart (commentator) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2023
Jim Brown, American football player, civil rights activist, and actor (born 1936) Wikipedia: Jim Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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2021
Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (born 1935) Wikipedia: Charles Grodin · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2021
Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician Wikipedia: Yolanda Tortolero · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2020
Ken Osmond, American actor and police officer (born 1943) Wikipedia: Ken Osmond · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2019
Austin Eubanks, American addiction recovery advocate, survivor of the Columbine shooting (born 1981) Wikipedia: Austin Eubanks · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2017
Roger Ailes, American businessman (born 1940) Wikipedia: Roger Ailes · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2017
Chris Cornell, American singer (born 1964) Wikipedia: Chris Cornell · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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2017
Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (born 1916) Wikipedia: Jacque Fresco · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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2015
Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (born 1947) Wikipedia: Halldór Ásgrímsson · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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2015
Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (born 1926) Wikipedia: Raymond Gosling · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2015
Jean-François Théodore, French businessman (born 1946) Wikipedia: Jean-François Théodore · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2014
Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (born 1921) Wikipedia: Dobrica Ćosić · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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2014
Hans-Peter Dürr, German physicist and academic (born 1929) Wikipedia: Hans-Peter Dürr · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2014
Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1948) Wikipedia: Kaiketsu Masateru · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2014
Chukwuedu Nwokolo, Nigerian physician and academic (born 1921) Wikipedia: Chukwuedu Nwokolo · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2014
Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (born 1946) Wikipedia: Wubbo Ockels · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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2013
Aleksei Balabanov, Russian director and screenwriter (born 1959) Wikipedia: Aleksei Balabanov · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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2013
Jo Benkow, Norwegian soldier and politician (born 1924) Wikipedia: Jo Benkow · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2013
Steve Forrest, American actor (born 1925) Wikipedia: Steve Forrest (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2013
David McMillan, American football player (born 1981) Wikipedia: David McMillan (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2013
Lothar Schmid, German chess player (born 1928) Wikipedia: Lothar Schmid · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2012
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (born 1925) Wikipedia: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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2012
Peter Jones, English-Australian drummer and songwriter (born 1967) Wikipedia: Peter Jones (drummer) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2012
Alan Oakley, English bicycle designer, designed the Raleigh Chopper (born 1927) Wikipedia: Alan Oakley (designer) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2009
Dolla, American rapper (born 1987) Wikipedia: Dolla (rapper) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2009
Wayne Allwine, American voice actor, sound effects editor and Foley artist (born 1947) Wikipedia: Wayne Allwine · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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2009
Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (born 1954) Wikipedia: Velupillai Prabhakaran · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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2008
Joseph Pevney, American actor and director (born 1911) Wikipedia: Joseph Pevney · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2008
Roberto García-Calvo Montiel, Spanish judge (born 1942) Wikipedia: Roberto García-Calvo Montiel · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2007
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932) Wikipedia: Pierre-Gilles de Gennes · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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2006
Jaan Eilart, Estonian geographer, ecologist, and historian (born 1933) Wikipedia: Jaan Eilart · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2004
Elvin Jones, American drummer and bandleader (born 1927) Wikipedia: Elvin Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2002
Davey Boy Smith, English professional wrestler (born 1962) Wikipedia: Davey Boy Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2001
Irene Hunt, American author and illustrator (born 1907) Wikipedia: Irene Hunt · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2000
Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian-American composer and musicologist (born 1946) Wikipedia: Stephen M. Wolownik · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1999
Augustus Pablo, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (born 1954) Wikipedia: Augustus Pablo · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1999
Betty Robinson, American runner (born 1911) Wikipedia: Betty Robinson · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1998
Obaidullah Aleem, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (born 1939) Wikipedia: Obaidullah Aleem · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1995
Elisha Cook, Jr., American actor (born 1903) Wikipedia: Elisha Cook Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1995
Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer and actor (born 1949) Wikipedia: Alexander Godunov · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1995
Brinsley Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty, Irish ufologist and historian (born 1911) Wikipedia: Brinsley Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1995
Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (born 1933) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Montgomery · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1990
Jill Ireland, English actress (born 1936) Wikipedia: Jill Ireland · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1989
Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder and author (born 1921) Wikipedia: Dorothy Ruth Pirone · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1987
Mahdi Amel, Lebanese journalist, poet, and academic (born 1936) Wikipedia: Mahdi Amel · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1981
Arthur O'Connell, American actor (born 1908) Wikipedia: Arthur O'Connell · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1981
William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (born 1908) Wikipedia: William Saroyan · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1980
Victims of Mount St. Helens eruption: Wikipedia: Reid Blackburn · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1980
Victims of Mount St. Helens eruption: Wikipedia: David A. Johnston · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1980
Ian Curtis, English singer-songwriter (born 1956) Wikipedia: Ian Curtis · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1975
Leroy Anderson, American composer and conductor (born 1908) Wikipedia: Leroy Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1974
Harry Ricardo, English engine designer and researcher (born 1885) Wikipedia: Harry Ricardo · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1973
Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (born 1880) Wikipedia: Jeannette Rankin · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1973
İbrahim Kaypakkaya, Turkish Maoist revolutionary and founder of Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist (TKP/ML) (born 1949) Wikipedia: İbrahim Kaypakkaya · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1971
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (born 1908) Wikipedia: Aleksandr Kurosh · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1968
Frank Walsh, Australian politician, 34th Premier of South Australia (born 1897) Wikipedia: Frank Walsh · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1963
Ernie Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (born 1939) Wikipedia: Ernie Davis · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1958
Jacob Fichman, Israeli poet and critic (born 1881) Wikipedia: Jacob Fichman · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1956
Maurice Tate, English cricketer (born 1895) Wikipedia: Maurice Tate · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1955
Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (born 1875) Wikipedia: Mary McLeod Bethune · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1947
Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (born 1883) Wikipedia: Hal Chase · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1943
Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (born 1883) Wikipedia: Ōnishiki Daigorō · 6 languages
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1941
Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (born 1863) Wikipedia: Werner Sombart · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1922
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1845) Wikipedia: Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1916
Chen Qimei, Chinese revolutionary (born 1878) Wikipedia: Chen Qimei · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1911
Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (born 1860) Wikipedia: Gustav Mahler · ✓ Wikidata · 152 languages
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1910
Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (born 1841) Wikipedia: Eliza Orzeszkowa · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1910
Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (born 1821) Wikipedia: Pauline Viardot · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1909
Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (born 1860) Wikipedia: Isaac Albéniz · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1909
George Meredith, English novelist and poet (born 1828) Wikipedia: George Meredith · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1908
Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1823) Wikipedia: Louis-Napoléon Casault · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1900
Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (born 1813) Wikipedia: Félix Ravaisson-Mollien · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1889
Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (born 1823) Wikipedia: Isabella Glyn · 5 languages
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1867
Clarkson Stanfield, English painter (born 1793) Wikipedia: Clarkson Frederick Stanfield · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1853
Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (born 1806) Wikipedia: Lionel Kieseritzky · 25 languages
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1844
Richard McCarty, American lawyer and politician (born 1780) Wikipedia: Richard McCarty (politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1808
Elijah Craig, American minister, inventor, and educator, invented Bourbon whiskey (born 1738) Wikipedia: Elijah Craig · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1807
John Douglas, Scottish bishop and scholar (born 1721) Wikipedia: John Douglas (bishop of Salisbury) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1800
Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (born 1729) Wikipedia: Alexander Suvorov · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
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1799
Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and publisher (born 1732) Wikipedia: Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
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1795
Robert Rogers, English colonel (born 1731) Wikipedia: Robert Rogers (British Army officer) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1792
Levy Solomons, Canadian merchant and fur trader (born 1730) Wikipedia: Levy Solomons · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1781
Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian indigenous rebel leader (born 1742) Wikipedia: Túpac Amaru II · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1780
Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (born 1714) Wikipedia: Charles Hardy · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1733
Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (born 1661) Wikipedia: Georg Böhm · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1721
Maria Barbara Carillo, victim of the Spanish Inquisition (born 1625) Wikipedia: Maria Barbara Carillo · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1692
Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (born 1617) Wikipedia: Elias Ashmole · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1675
Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, historian, and theologian (born 1623) Wikipedia: Stanisław Lubieniecki · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1675
Jacques Marquette, French-American missionary and explorer (born 1637) Wikipedia: Jacques Marquette · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1551
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian painter (born 1486) Wikipedia: Domenico Beccafumi · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1550
Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (born 1498) Wikipedia: Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1410
Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (born 1352) Wikipedia: Rupert, King of the Romans · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1401
Vladislaus II of Opole (born 1332) Wikipedia: Vladislaus II of Opole · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1297
Nicholas Longespee, Bishop of Salisbury Wikipedia: Nicholas Longespee · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1160
Eric Jedvardsson (King Eric IX) of Sweden (since 1156); (born circa 1120) Wikipedia: Saint Erik · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1096
Minna of Worms, Jewish martyr killed during the Worms massacre (1096) Wikipedia: Minna of Worms · 5 languages
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1065
Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine (born c. 1003) Wikipedia: Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine · 18 languages
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978
Frederick I, duke of Upper Lorraine Wikipedia: Frederick I of Upper Lorraine · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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947
Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty Wikipedia: Emperor Taizong of Liao · 22 languages
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932
Ma Shaohong, general of Later Tang Wikipedia: Ma Shaohong · 3 languages
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893
Stephen I of Constantinople (born 867) Wikipedia: Stephen I of Constantinople · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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526
Pope John I Wikipedia: Pope John I · 80 languages
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