Events on 23 May include:
- World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces (1945)
- Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji, a Kurdish sheikh and at-the-time governor of the Slêmanî Province of British Iraq, initiates the first Mahmud Barzanji revolt (1919)
- World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London (1915)
This page gathers 60 events, 223 births and 92 deaths recorded on this day, from 1040 to 2022.
Events · United Kingdom
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1945
World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces. Wikipedia: Flensburg Government · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1919
Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji, a Kurdish sheikh and at-the-time governor of the Slêmanî Province of British Iraq, initiates the first Mahmud Barzanji revolt. Wikipedia: Mahmud Barzanji
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1915
World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
Archive: World War I: hospital beds — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
1533
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, annulled Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife Catherine of Aragon, beginning events that would culminate in the English Reformation. Wikipedia: Thomas Cranmer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
Archive: Thomas Cranmer — Catholic University of Leuven · Europeana
Around the world
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2022
Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party is sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia after winning the 2022 Australian federal election, ending 9 years of conservative rule. Wikipedia: Anthony Albanese
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2021
A cable car crashed, killing 14 people near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. Wikipedia: Stresa–Mottarone cable car crash · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2021
Ryanair Flight 4978 was forced to land by Belarusian authorities, who detained dissident journalist Roman Protasevich. Wikipedia: Ryanair Flight 4978 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2017
Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao following the Maute Group attack on Marawi. Wikipedia: Rodrigo Duterte · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2016
Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen. Wikipedia: Islamic State · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2016
Eight bombings are carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eighty-four people are killed and at least 200 people injured. Wikipedia: Islamic State · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2015
At least 30 people are killed as a result of floods and tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. Wikipedia: Tornado outbreak and floods of May 23–26, 2015
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2014
Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in the Isla Vista attacks near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara. Wikipedia: Elliot Rodger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2013
A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington. Wikipedia: Interstate 5 in Washington
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2008
The International Court of Justice awarded the Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, resolving a 29-year-old territorial dispute in the Singapore Strait. Wikipedia: International Court of Justice · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2006
Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts. Wikipedia: Stratovolcano · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2002
The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland. Wikipedia: Kyoto Protocol · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1999
Professional wrestler Owen Hart died immediately before a World Wrestling Federation match after dropping 70 feet (21 m) onto the ring during a botched entrance. Wikipedia: Owen Hart · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1998
The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes. Wikipedia: Good Friday Agreement · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1995
The first version of the Java programming language is released. Wikipedia: Java (programming language) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1992
Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions. Wikipedia: Giovanni Falcone · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1991
Aeroflot Flight 8556 crashes at Pulkovo Airport, killing 13. Wikipedia: Aeroflot Flight 8556 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1980
The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick (pictured), premiered on 10 screens in New York City and Los Angeles. Wikipedia: The Shining (film)
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1978
A Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near the Russian town of Yegoryevsk, killing two. Wikipedia: Tupolev Tu-144 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1974
The Airbus A300, the first twin-engined wide-body airliner, went into service with Air France. Wikipedia: Airbus A300
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1971
Seventy-eight people are killed when Aviogenex Flight 130 crashes on approach to Rijeka Airport in present-day Rijeka, Croatia (then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Wikipedia: Aviogenex Flight 130 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1971
The Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest opens, becoming the second-tallest building in the city. Wikipedia: Grand Hotel Bucharest
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1960
A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii. Wikipedia: Tsunami · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1951
Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China. Wikipedia: Tibet · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1949
Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany. Wikipedia: Allied-occupied Germany · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1948
Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel. Wikipedia: Thomas C. Wasson
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1946
The start of a two-day tornado outbreak across the Central United States that spawned at least 15 significant tornadoes. Wikipedia: Tornado outbreak of May 23–24, 1946
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1945
World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody. Wikipedia: Heinrich Himmler · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1941
World War II: German paratroopers start a series of mass executions of Greek civilians in Missiria for their participation in the ongoing Battle of Crete. Wikipedia: World War II
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1939
The U.S. Navy submarine Squalus sank off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during tests, causing 26 men to drown. Wikipedia: USS Sailfish (SS-192)
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1934
American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Wikipedia: Bank robbery · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1934
The Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers. Wikipedia: Auto-Lite strike (1934)
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1932
In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later. Wikipedia: Brazil · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1911
The New York Public Library is dedicated. Wikipedia: New York Public Library · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1907
The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session. Wikipedia: Unicameralism · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1905
Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, publicly announces the creation of the Ullah millet for the Aromanians of the empire, which had been established one day earlier. For this reason, the Aromanian National Day is usually celebrated on May 23, although some do so on May 22 instead. Wikipedia: Abdul Hamid II
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1900
American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863. Wikipedia: American Civil War
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1895
Backed by Samuel J. Tilden, the Astor Library and the Lenox Library agreed to merge and form the New York Public Library. Wikipedia: Samuel J. Tilden · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1873
The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was established to bring law and order to and assert Canadian sovereignty over the Northwest Territories. Wikipedia: North-West Mounted Police · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1863
The General German Workers' Association, a precursor of the modern Social Democratic Party of Germany, is founded in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony. Wikipedia: General German Workers' Association · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1862
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Virginia, taking around 700 prisoners. Wikipedia: American Civil War
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1846
Mexican–American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States. Wikipedia: Mexican–American War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1844
Báb: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Baháʼí Faith. Wikipedia: Báb · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1829
Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire. Wikipedia: Accordion · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1793
Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. Wikipedia: Battle of Famars · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1788
South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution. Wikipedia: South Carolina · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1706
War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-day Belgium. Wikipedia: War of the Spanish Succession · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1706
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy at the Battle of Ramillies. Wikipedia: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1618
The Third Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War. Wikipedia: Defenestrations of Prague · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1609
Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place. Wikipedia: Second Virginia Charter
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1568
The Dutch Revolt broke out when rebels led by Louis of Nassau (pictured) invaded Friesland at the Battle of Heiligerlee. Wikipedia: Eighty Years' War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1555
Gian Pietro Carafa became Pope Paul IV, beginning a tumultuous four-year papacy during which the Papal States suffered a serious military defeat. Wikipedia: Pope Paul IV · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1498
Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy. Wikipedia: Girolamo Savonarola · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1430
Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne. Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1308
Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, defeats John Comyn, earl of Buchan, decisively in the battle of Inverurie. Wikipedia: Robert the Bruce
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1040
The Seljuks defeat the Ghaznavids in the battle of Dandanaqan. Wikipedia: Seljuk dynasty · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
World days
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World Turtle Day Wikipedia: World Turtle Day
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Sport
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1900
American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863. Wikipedia: American Civil War
Culture
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1980
The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick (pictured), premiered on 10 screens in New York City and Los Angeles. Wikipedia: The Shining (film)
Births
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2007
Rayane Messi, French footballer Wikipedia: Rayane Messi
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2005
Alexandra Eala, Filipino tennis player Wikipedia: Alexandra Eala · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2001
Brennan Johnson, Welsh footballer Wikipedia: Brennan Johnson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2000
Felipe Drugovich, Brazilian-Italian racing driver Wikipedia: Felipe Drugovich · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2000
Israel Reyes, Mexican footballer Wikipedia: Israel Reyes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1999
James Charles, American internet personality Wikipedia: James Charles · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1999
Trinidad Cardona, American singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Trinidad Cardona
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1999
Sandro Mamukelashvili, Georgian-American basketball player Wikipedia: Sandro Mamukelashvili
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1998
Sérgio Sette Câmara, Brazilian racing driver Wikipedia: Sérgio Sette Câmara · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1998
Salwa Eid Naser, Bahraini track and field sprinter Wikipedia: Salwa Eid Naser · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1998
Luca de la Torre, American soccer player Wikipedia: Luca de la Torre · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1997
Pedro Chirivella, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Pedro Chirivella · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1997
Coy Craft, American footballer Wikipedia: Coy Craft
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1997
Joe Gomez, English footballer Wikipedia: Joe Gomez · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1997
Maximilian Kilman, English footballer Wikipedia: Maximilian Kilman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1997
Gustaf Nilsson, Swedish footballer Wikipedia: Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1997)
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1997
Sam Timmins, New Zealand basketball player Wikipedia: Sam Timmins
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1996
Katharina Althaus, German ski jumper Wikipedia: Katharina Schmid · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1996
Emmanuel Boateng, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia: Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1996
Răzvan Marin, Romanian footballer Wikipedia: Răzvan Marin
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1996
Çağlar Söyüncü, Turkish footballer Wikipedia: Çağlar Söyüncü · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1994
Esa Lindell, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Esa Lindell
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1992
Laerte do Vando, Brazilian politician Wikipedia: Laerte do Vando
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1991
Aaron Donald, American football player Wikipedia: Aaron Donald
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1991
Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Lena Meyer-Landrut · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1991
César Pinares, Chilean footballer Wikipedia: César Pinares · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1990
Dan Evans, British tennis player Wikipedia: Dan Evans (tennis) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1990
Kristína Kučová, Slovak tennis player Wikipedia: Kristína Kučová · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1990
Oliver Venno, Estonian volleyball player Wikipedia: Oliver Venno
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1989
Ezequiel Schelotto, Argentine-Italian footballer Wikipedia: Ezequiel Schelotto · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1988
Rosanna Crawford, Canadian biathlete Wikipedia: Rosanna Crawford
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1988
Angelo Ogbonna, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Angelo Ogbonna · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1988
Morgan Pressel, American golfer Wikipedia: Morgan Pressel
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1987
Gracie Otto, Australian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Gracie Otto
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1987
Bray Wyatt, American wrestler (died 2023) Wikipedia: Bray Wyatt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1986
Ryan Coogler, American film director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Ryan Coogler · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1986
Alexei Sitnikov, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater Wikipedia: Alexei Sitnikov
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1986
Alice Tait, Australian swimmer Wikipedia: Alice Tait · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1986
Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer Wikipedia: Ruben Zadkovich · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1985
Sebastián Fernández, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia: Sebastián Fernández (footballer, born 1985) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1985
Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russian tennis player Wikipedia: Teymuraz Gabashvili · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1985
Wim Stroetinga, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia: Wim Stroetinga
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1985
Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Ross Wallace
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1984
Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Hugo Almeida · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1983
Silvio Proto, Belgian-Italian footballer Wikipedia: Silvio Proto · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1981
Tim Robinson, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Tim Robinson
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1980
Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Theofanis Gekas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1980
Chris Gethard, American actor, comedian and writer Wikipedia: Chris Gethard
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1980
Ben Ross, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Ben Ross
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1979
Rasual Butler, American basketball player (died 2018) Wikipedia: Rasual Butler
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1979
Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Brian Campbell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1978
Scott Raynor, American drummer Wikipedia: Scott Raynor · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1977
Richard Ayoade, British actor, director and writer Wikipedia: Richard Ayoade · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1977
Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater Wikipedia: Ilia Kulik · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1976
Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Ricardinho (footballer, born May 1976) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1976
Andy Selva, Sammarinese footballer and manager Wikipedia: Andy Selva
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1974
Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet Wikipedia: Jewel (singer) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1974
Ken Jennings, American game show host and contestant[citation needed] Wikipedia: Ken Jennings
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1974
Manuela Schwesig, German politician, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs Wikipedia: Manuela Schwesig · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1973
Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Maxwell (musician)
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1972
Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia: Rubens Barrichello · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1972
Poppy King, Australian entrepreneur Wikipedia: Poppy King
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1972
Martin Saggers, English cricketer and umpire Wikipedia: Martin Saggers
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1971
George Osborne, English journalist and politician, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Wikipedia: George Osborne · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1970
Bryan Herta, American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Bryan Herta Autosport Wikipedia: Bryan Herta · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1968
Guinevere Turner, American actress and screenwriter Wikipedia: Guinevere Turner
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1967
Luís Roberto Alves, Mexican footballer Wikipedia: Luís Roberto Alves · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1967
Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician Wikipedia: Anna Ibrisagic
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1967
Philip Selway, English musician Wikipedia: Philip Selway · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1966
H. Jon Benjamin, American actor, comedian, writer, and producer Wikipedia: H. Jon Benjamin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1966
Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Graeme Hick
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1966
Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Gary Roberts (ice hockey) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1965
Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Manolo Sanchís · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1965
Tom Tykwer, German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer Wikipedia: Tom Tykwer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1965
Melissa McBride, American actress Wikipedia: Melissa McBride · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1965
Paul Sironen, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Paul Sironen
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1964
Ruth Metzler, Swiss lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Ruth Metzler · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1963
Viviane Baladi, Swiss mathematician Wikipedia: Viviane Baladi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1962
Karen Duffy, American actress Wikipedia: Karen Duffy
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1961
Daniele Massaro, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Daniele Massaro · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1961
Norrie May-Welby, Scottish Australian gender activist Wikipedia: Norrie May-Welby
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1961
Dave Babych, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Dave Babych
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1960
Linden Ashby, American actor Wikipedia: Linden Ashby · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1959
Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Marcella Mesker
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1958
Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Mitch Albom
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1958
Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur Wikipedia: Drew Carey · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1958
Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Lea DeLaria
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1956
Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter (died 1988) Wikipedia: Andrea Pazienza
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1956
Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria Wikipedia: Ursula Plassnik · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1956
Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Buck Showalter · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1955
Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Luka Bloom
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1954
Gerry Armstrong, Northern Irish international footballer Wikipedia: Gerry Armstrong (footballer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1954
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer and actor (died 2021) Wikipedia: Marvelous Marvin Hagler
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1952
Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist Wikipedia: Martin Parr · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1951
Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player Wikipedia: Anatoly Karpov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1951
Antonis Samaras, Greek economist and politician, 185th Prime Minister of Greece Wikipedia: Antonis Samaras · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1950
Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2017) Wikipedia: Martin McGuinness · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1950
Richard Chase, American serial killer (died 1980) Wikipedia: Richard Chase
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1949
Daniel DiNardo, American cardinal Wikipedia: Daniel DiNardo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1949
Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, twice President of Peru (died 2019) Wikipedia: Alan García · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1948
Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer Wikipedia: Myriam Boyer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1947
Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator (died 1995) Wikipedia: Jane Kenyon
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1946
David Graham, Australian golfer Wikipedia: David Graham (golfer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1945
Padmarajan, Indian director, screenwriter, and author (died 1991) Wikipedia: Padmarajan
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1944
John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia: John Newcombe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1943
Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (died 2016) Wikipedia: Peter Kenilorea
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1943
Alan Walden, American music manager and record label founder (died 2026) Wikipedia: Alan Walden
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1942
Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic Wikipedia: Gabriel Liiceanu
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1942
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer Wikipedia: K. Raghavendra Rao
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1941
Zalman King, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012) Wikipedia: Zalman King
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1941
Rod Thorn, American basketball player, coach, and executive Wikipedia: Rod Thorn
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1940
Bjørn Johansen (musician), Norwegian saxophonist (died 2002) Wikipedia: Bjørn Johansen (musician)
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1940
Gérard Larrousse, French race car driver Wikipedia: Gérard Larrousse · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1940
Cora Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (died 2010) Wikipedia: Cora Sadosky · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1939
Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (died 2004) Wikipedia: Michel Colombier · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1939
Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Reinhard Hauff · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1936
Ingeborg Hallstein, German soprano and actress Wikipedia: Ingeborg Hallstein · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1936
Charles Kimbrough, American actor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Charles Kimbrough · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1935
Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author (died 2009) Wikipedia: Lasse Strömstedt
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1934
Robert Moog, electronic engineer and inventor of the Moog synthesizer (died 2005) Wikipedia: Robert Moog · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1933
Joan Collins, English actress Wikipedia: Joan Collins · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1933
Ove Fundin, Swedish motorcycle racer Wikipedia: Ove Fundin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1932
Kevork Ajemian, Syrian-French journalist and author (died 1998) Wikipedia: Kevork Ajemian
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1931
Barbara Barrie, American actress Wikipedia: Barbara Barrie · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1930
Friedrich Achleitner, German poet and critic (died 2019) Wikipedia: Friedrich Achleitner · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1929
Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress (died 1982) Wikipedia: Ulla Jacobsson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1929
Vic Stasiuk, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2023) Wikipedia: Vic Stasiuk
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1928
Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (died 2002) Wikipedia: Rosemary Clooney · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1928
Nigel Davenport, English actor (died 2013) Wikipedia: Nigel Davenport · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1928
Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner (died 2015) Wikipedia: Nina Otkalenko
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1926
Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (died 1996) Wikipedia: Basil Salvadore D'Souza
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1926
Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African activist and politician (died 1995) Wikipedia: Joe Slovo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1926
Aileen Hernandez, American union organizer and civil rights activist (died 2017) Wikipedia: Aileen Hernandez · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1925
Joshua Lederberg, American biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008) Wikipedia: Joshua Lederberg · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1924
Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (died 2014) Wikipedia: Karlheinz Deschner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1923
Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan-Spanish pianist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Alicia de Larrocha · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1923
Irving Millman, American virologist and microbiologist (died 2012) Wikipedia: Irving Millman
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1921
Humphrey Lyttelton, British jazz musician and broadcaster (died 2008) Wikipedia: Humphrey Lyttelton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1920
Helen O'Connell, American singer (died 1993) Wikipedia: Helen O'Connell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1919
Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (died 1988) Wikipedia: Robert Bernstein (comics)
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1919
Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican contralto and a member of the Puerto Rican Senate (died 2012) Wikipedia: Ruth Fernández · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1919
Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Betty Garrett · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1918
Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (died 1997) Wikipedia: Denis Compton
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1917
Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (died 2008) Wikipedia: Edward Norton Lorenz · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1915
S. Donald Stookey, American physicist and chemist, invented CorningWare (died 2014) Wikipedia: S. Donald Stookey
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1914
Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Harold Hitchcock
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1914
Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (died 1999) Wikipedia: Celestine Sibley
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1914
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (died 1981) Wikipedia: Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
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1912
Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (died 1997) Wikipedia: Jean Françaix · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1912
John Payne, American actor (died 1989) Wikipedia: John Payne (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1911
Lou Brouillard, Canadian boxer (died 1984) Wikipedia: Lou Brouillard
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1911
Paul Augustin Mayer, German cardinal (died 2010) Wikipedia: Paul Augustin Mayer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1911
Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (died 1983) Wikipedia: Betty Nuthall · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1910
Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (died 1952) Wikipedia: Margaret Wise Brown
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1910
Hugh Casson, English architect and academic (died 1999) Wikipedia: Hugh Casson
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1910
Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (died 1986) Wikipedia: Scatman Crothers · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1910
Franz Kline, American painter and academic (died 1962) Wikipedia: Franz Kline · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1910
Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (died 2004) Wikipedia: Artie Shaw · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1908
John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991) Wikipedia: John Bardeen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1908
Hélène Boucher, French pilot (died 1934) Wikipedia: Hélène Boucher · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1908
Tomiko Itooka, Japanese supercentenarian (died 2024) Wikipedia: Tomiko Itooka · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1908
Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Swiss author and photographer (died 1942) Wikipedia: Annemarie Schwarzenbach · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1900
Hans Frank, German lawyer and politician (died 1946) Wikipedia: Hans Frank · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1900
Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and theorist (died 1954) Wikipedia: Franz Neumann (political scientist) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1899
Jeralean Talley, American super-centenarian (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jeralean Talley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1898
Scott O'Dell, American soldier, journalist, and author (died 1989) Wikipedia: Scott O'Dell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1898
Josef Terboven, German soldier and politician (died 1945) Wikipedia: Josef Terboven · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1897
Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (died 1937) Wikipedia: Jimmie Guthrie · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1896
Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (died 1966) Wikipedia: Felix Steiner · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1892
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, British peer (died 1975) Wikipedia: Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
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1891
Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974) Wikipedia: Pär Lagerkvist · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1890
Herbert Marshall, English-American actor and singer (died 1966) Wikipedia: Herbert Marshall · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1889
Ernst Niekisch, German educator and politician (died 1967) Wikipedia: Ernst Niekisch · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1888
Adriaan Roland Holst, Dutch writer (died 1976) Wikipedia: Adriaan Roland Holst
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1888
Zack Wheat, American baseball player and police officer (died 1972) Wikipedia: Zack Wheat
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1887
Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (died 1963) Wikipedia: Thoralf Skolem · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1887
Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian sailor and captain (died 1951) Wikipedia: Nikolai Vekšin
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1887
C. R. M. F. Cruttwell, English historian (died 1941) Wikipedia: C. R. M. F. Cruttwell
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1884
Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and demographer (died 1965) Wikipedia: Corrado Gini · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1883
Douglas Fairbanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1939) Wikipedia: Douglas Fairbanks · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1882
William Halpenny, Canadian pole vaulter (died 1960) Wikipedia: William Halpenny
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1875
Alfred P. Sloan, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1966) Wikipedia: Alfred P. Sloan · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1865
Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian jurist and politician, 11th President of Brazil (died 1942) Wikipedia: Epitácio Pessoa · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1864
William O'Connor, American fencer (died 1939) Wikipedia: William O'Connor (fencer)
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1863
Władysław Horodecki, Polish architect (died 1930) Wikipedia: Władysław Horodecki
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1861
József Rippl-Rónai, Hungarian painter (died 1927) Wikipedia: József Rippl-Rónai · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1855
Isabella Ford, English author and activist (died 1924) Wikipedia: Isabella Ford
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1848
Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer (died 1896) Wikipedia: Otto Lilienthal · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1844
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, Iranian religious leader (died 1921) Wikipedia: ʻAbdu'l-Bahá · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1840
George Throssell, Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (died 1910) Wikipedia: George Throssell
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1838
Amaldus Nielsen, Norwegian painter (died 1932) Wikipedia: Amaldus Nielsen
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1837
Anatole Mallet, Swiss mechanical engineer and inventor (died 1919) Wikipedia: Anatole Mallet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1837
Józef Wieniawski, Polish pianist and composer (died 1912) Wikipedia: Józef Wieniawski · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1834
Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis, Latvian architect (died 1891) Wikipedia: Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis
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1834
Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (died 1890) Wikipedia: Carl Bloch · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1824
Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1881) Wikipedia: Ambrose Burnside · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1820
James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (died 1887) Wikipedia: James Buchanan Eads
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1820
Lorenzo Sawyer, American lawyer and judge (died 1891) Wikipedia: Lorenzo Sawyer
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1817
Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president (died 1862) Wikipedia: Manuel Robles Pezuela
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1810
Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic (died 1850) Wikipedia: Margaret Fuller · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1800
Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) (died 1877) Wikipedia: Rómulo Díaz de la Vega · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1795
Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall (died 1860) Wikipedia: Charles Barry · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1794
Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer (died 1870) Wikipedia: Ignaz Moscheles · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1790
Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (died 1842) Wikipedia: Jules Dumont d'Urville · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1790
James Pradier, French neoclassical sculptor (died 1852) Wikipedia: James Pradier · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1789
Franz Schlik, Austrian earl and general (died 1862) Wikipedia: Franz Schlik · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1741
Andrea Luchesi, Italian organist and composer (died 1801) Wikipedia: Andrea Luchesi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1734
Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologer (died 1815) Wikipedia: Franz Mesmer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1730
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Prussian prince and general (died 1813) Wikipedia: Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1729
Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and educator (died 1799) Wikipedia: Giuseppe Parini · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1718
William Hunter, Scottish-English anatomist and physician (died 1783) Wikipedia: William Hunter (anatomist) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1707
Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (died 1778) Wikipedia: Carl Linnaeus · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1629
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, noble of Hesse-Kassel (died 1663) Wikipedia: William VI of Hesse-Kassel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1617
Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (died 1692) Wikipedia: Elias Ashmole · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1614
Bertholet Flemalle, Flemish Baroque painter (died 1675) Wikipedia: Bertholet Flemalle
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1606
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish mathematician and philosopher (died 1682) Wikipedia: Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1586
Paul Siefert, German composer and organist (died 1666) Wikipedia: Paul Siefert
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1330
Gongmin of Goryeo, Korean ruler (died 1374) Wikipedia: Gongmin of Goryeo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1127
Uijong of Goryeo, Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (died 1173) Wikipedia: Uijong of Goryeo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1100
Emperor Qinzong of Song (died 1161) Wikipedia: Emperor Qinzong · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1052
Philip I of France (died 1108) Wikipedia: Philip I of France · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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675
Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II, King of Mutharaiyar dynasty, Tamil Nadu, India Wikipedia: Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II
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635
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, Mayan king (died 702) Wikipedia: Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II
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2024
Caleb Carr, American military historian and author (born 1955) Wikipedia: Caleb Carr
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2024
Morgan Spurlock, American filmmaker (born 1970) Wikipedia: Morgan Spurlock
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2021
Ron Hill, English long-distance runner (born 1938) Wikipedia: Ron Hill · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2021
Eric Carle, American children's book designer, illustrator, and writer best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar (born 1929) Wikipedia: Eric Carle · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2020
Hana Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler (born 1997) Wikipedia: Hana Kimura · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2017
Roger Moore, English actor (born 1927) Wikipedia: Roger Moore · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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2015
Anne Meara, American actress, comedian and playwright (born 1929) Wikipedia: Anne Meara · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2015
Aleksey Mozgovoy, Pro-Russian Ukrainian separatist leader (born 1975) Wikipedia: Aleksey Mozgovoy
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2015
Alicia Nash, Salvadoran-American physicist and engineer (born 1933) Wikipedia: Alicia Nash
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2015
John Forbes Nash Jr., American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1928) Wikipedia: John Forbes Nash Jr. · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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2014
Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev, Russian linguist and academic (born 1949) Wikipedia: Mikhail Alekseev (linguist)
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2014
Madhav Mantri, Indian cricketer (born 1921) Wikipedia: Madhav Mantri
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2013
Epy Guerrero, Dominican baseball player, coach, and scout (born 1942) Wikipedia: Epy Guerrero
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2013
Hayri Kozakçıoğlu, Turkish police officer and politician, 15th Governor of Istanbul Province (born 1938) Wikipedia: Hayri Kozakçıoğlu
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2013
Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1934) Wikipedia: Georges Moustaki · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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2013
Flynn Robinson, American basketball player (born 1941) Wikipedia: Flynn Robinson
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2012
Paul Fussell, American historian, author, and academic (born 1924) Wikipedia: Paul Fussell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2011
Xavier Tondo, Spanish cyclist (born 1978) Wikipedia: Xavier Tondo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2010
José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (born 1972) Wikipedia: José Lima · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2010
Simon Monjack, English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970) Wikipedia: Simon Monjack
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2009
Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (born 1946) Wikipedia: Roh Moo-hyun · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2008
Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (born 1967) Wikipedia: Iñaki Ochoa de Olza · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2008
Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and poet (born 1935) Wikipedia: Utah Phillips · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2006
Lloyd Bentsen, American colonel and politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1921) Wikipedia: Lloyd Bentsen
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2006
Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and manager (born 1921) Wikipedia: Kazimierz Górski · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2002
Big Bill Neidjie, Australian activist and last speaker of the Gaagudju language (born c. 1920) Wikipedia: Bill Neidjie
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2002
Sam Snead, American golfer and journalist (born 1912) Wikipedia: Sam Snead · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1999
Owen Hart, Canadian-American wrestler (born 1965) Wikipedia: Owen Hart · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1998
Telford Taylor, American general and lawyer (born 1908) Wikipedia: Telford Taylor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1996
Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and activist (born 1934) Wikipedia: Kronid Lyubarsky
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1994
Olav Hauge, Norwegian poet (born 1908) Wikipedia: Olav H. Hauge
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1992
Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (born 1948) Wikipedia: Kostas Davourlis
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1992
Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (born 1939) Wikipedia: Giovanni Falcone · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1991
Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (born 1895) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Kempff · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1991
Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (born 1907) Wikipedia: Jean Van Houtte · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1991
Fletcher Markle, Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1921) Wikipedia: Fletcher Markle
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1989
Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (born 1915) Wikipedia: Georgy Tovstonogov
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1989
Karl Koch, German computer hacker (born 1965) Wikipedia: Karl Koch (hacker) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1986
Sterling Hayden, American actor (born 1916) Wikipedia: Sterling Hayden · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1981
Gene Green, American baseball player (born 1933) Wikipedia: Gene Green (baseball)
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1981
Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (born 1911) Wikipedia: Rayner Heppenstall
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1981
George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (born 1898) Wikipedia: George Jessel (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1981
David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1909) Wikipedia: David Lewis (Canadian politician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1979
S. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (born 1932) Wikipedia: S. Selvanayagam
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1975
Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (born 1894) Wikipedia: Moms Mabley
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1965
David Smith, American sculptor (born 1906) Wikipedia: David Smith (sculptor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1963
August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (born 1904) Wikipedia: August Jakobson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1962
Louis Coatalen, French engineer (born 1879) Wikipedia: Louis Coatalen
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1960
Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (born 1870) Wikipedia: Georges Claude · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1956
Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (born 1883) Wikipedia: Gustav Suits · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1949
Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (born 1872) Wikipedia: Jan Frans De Boever
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1947
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (born 1878) Wikipedia: Charles Ferdinand Ramuz · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1945
Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior and head of the SS (born 1900) Wikipedia: Heinrich Himmler · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1942
Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (born 1886) Wikipedia: Panagiotis Toundas
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1938
Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (born 1871) Wikipedia: Frederick Ruple
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1937
John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (born 1839) Wikipedia: John D. Rockefeller · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1934
Clyde Barrow, American criminal (born 1909) Wikipedia: Bonnie and Clyde · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1934
Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (born 1860) Wikipedia: Mihkel Martna
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1934
Bonnie Parker, American criminal (born 1910) Wikipedia: Bonnie and Clyde · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1921
August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (born 1872) Wikipedia: August Nilsson
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1920
Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (born 1856) Wikipedia: Svetozar Boroević · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1908
François Coppée, French poet and author (born 1842) Wikipedia: François Coppée · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1906
Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (born 1828) Wikipedia: Henrik Ibsen · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1895
Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist, physicist, and mathematician (born 1798) Wikipedia: Franz Ernst Neumann · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1893
Anton von Schmerling, Austrian politician (born 1805) Wikipedia: Anton von Schmerling · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1886
Leopold von Ranke, German historian and academic (born 1795) Wikipedia: Leopold von Ranke · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1868
Kit Carson, American general (born 1809) Wikipedia: Kit Carson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1857
Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (born 1789) Wikipedia: Augustin-Louis Cauchy · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1855
Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and explorer (born 1797) Wikipedia: Charles Robert Malden
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1841
Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (born 1765) Wikipedia: Franz Xaver von Baader · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1815
Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (born 1753) Wikipedia: Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg
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1813
Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (born 1772) Wikipedia: Géraud Duroc · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1783
James Otis Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1725) Wikipedia: James Otis Jr. · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1754
John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (born 1704) Wikipedia: John Wood, the Elder
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1752
William Bradford, English-American printer (born 1663) Wikipedia: William Bradford (printer, born 1663)
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1749
Abraham ben Abraham, Polish martyr (born 1700) Wikipedia: Abraham ben Abraham
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1701
William Kidd, Scottish pirate (born 1645) Wikipedia: William Kidd · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1691
Adrien Auzout, French astronomer and instrument maker (born 1622) Wikipedia: Adrien Auzout · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1670
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1610) Wikipedia: Ferdinando II de' Medici · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1662
John Gauden, English bishop (born 1605) Wikipedia: John Gauden
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1591
John Blitheman, English organist and composer (born 1525) Wikipedia: John Blitheman
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1524
Ismail I, First Emperor of Safavid Empire (born 1487) Wikipedia: Ismail I · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1523
Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shōgun (born 1466) Wikipedia: Ashikaga Yoshitane · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1498
Girolamo Savonarola, Italian friar and preacher (born 1452) Wikipedia: Girolamo Savonarola · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1423
Antipope Benedict XIII (born 1328) Wikipedia: Antipope Benedict XIII · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1370
Toghon Temür, Mongol emperor (born 1320) Wikipedia: Toghon Temür · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1338
Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel, English noble (born 1287) Wikipedia: Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1304
Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer Wikipedia: Jehan de Lescurel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1125
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1086) Wikipedia: Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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962
Guibert of Gembloux, Frankish abbot (born 892) Wikipedia: Wicbert · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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922
Li Sizhao, Chinese general and governor Wikipedia: Li Sizhao
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230
Urban I, pope of the Catholic Church Wikipedia: Pope Urban I · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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