Events on 31 May include:
- The West Indies Federation dissolves (1962)
- The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa, which remains outside the Commonwealth of Nations until 1 June 1994, when South Africa is returned to Commonwealth membership (1961)
- Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II (1941)
This page gathers 87 events, 181 births and 115 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 455 to 2026.
Events · United Kingdom
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1962
The West Indies Federation dissolves. Wikipedia: West Indies Federation · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 46 languages
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1961
The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa, which remains outside the Commonwealth of Nations until 1 June 1994, when South Africa is returned to Commonwealth membership. Wikipedia: South African Constitution of 1961 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 4 languages
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1941
Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II. Wikipedia: Anglo-Iraqi War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 40 languages
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1935
A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Balochistan in British India, now part of Pakistan, killing between 30,000 and 60,000 people Wikipedia: 1935 Quetta earthquake · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1916
World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
Archive: World War I: hospital beds — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
1911
The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Wikipedia: Titanic · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 160 languages
Archive: Titanic vals — Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive - Cultural Foundation of the National Bank Of Greece · Europeana
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1906
The attempted regicide of Spanish King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie on their wedding day instead kills 24. Wikipedia: Morral affair · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1884
The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria. Wikipedia: Plymouth · 109 languages
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1859
The Great Clock at the Houses of Parliament (now known as the Elizabeth Tower) starts keeping time. Wikipedia: Big Ben · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 88 languages
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1813
In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across the Blue Mountains. Wikipedia: William Lawson (explorer) · 7 languages
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1805
French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock, Martinique. Wikipedia: Battle of Diamond Rock · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1775
American Revolution: The Committee of Safety of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, adopted the Mecklenburg Resolves, which annulled and vacated all laws originating from the authority of the king or the Parliament of Great Britain. Wikipedia: American Revolution · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1610
The pageant London's Love to Prince Henry on the River Thames celebrates the creation of Prince Henry as Prince of Wales. Wikipedia: London's Love to Prince Henry · 1 language
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1455
First Battle of St Albans — 1455 conflict Wikipedia: First Battle of St Albans · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
Around the world
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2026
An explosion at a Ta'ang National Liberation Army base kills 46 people. Wikipedia: 2026 Namhkam Township explosion · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2026
2026 Colombian presidential election — presidential election in Colombia Wikipedia: 2026 Colombian presidential election · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2025
2025 UEFA Champions League final — final of the 2024–25 edition of the UEFA Champions League Wikipedia: 2025 UEFA Champions League final · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2025
Miss World 2025 — 72nd Miss World pageant, beauty pageant edition Wikipedia: Miss World 2025 · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2023
2023 UEFA Europa League final — football match Wikipedia: 2023 UEFA Europa League final · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2019
A shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, United States, left 13 people dead, including the gunman, and injured four others. Wikipedia: 2019 Virginia Beach shooting · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2017
A car bomb exploded near the German embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing more than 90 people and injuring 463 others. Wikipedia: May 2017 Kabul bombing · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2016
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch the Manbij offensive, in order to capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Wikipedia: Syrian civil war · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 117 languages
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2015
2015 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix — sixth round of the 2015 MotoGP season Wikipedia: 2015 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2014
Slender Man stabbing — 2014 attempted murder in Waukesha, Wisconsin where two girls stabbed a friend to please a fictional character Wikipedia: Slender Man stabbing · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2013
An extremely large, powerful, and erratic tornado struck Central Oklahoma, killing eight people and injuring more than 150 others. Wikipedia: 2013 El Reno tornado · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2013
The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries. Wikipedia: Asteroid · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 173 languages
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2010
Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray. Wikipedia: Shayetet 13 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2009
American physician George Tiller, one of the few doctors in the country who performed late-term abortions, was shot and killed by Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion activist. Wikipedia: George Tiller · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2009
2009 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix — motorcycle race Wikipedia: 2009 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2008
Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds. Wikipedia: Usain Bolt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 136 languages
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2008
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · 61 languages
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2005
Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat". Wikipedia: Vanity Fair (magazine) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 38 languages
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2005
Miss Universe 2005 — 54th Miss Universe pageant Wikipedia: Miss Universe 2005 · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2003
Air France retires its fleet of Concorde aircraft. Wikipedia: Air France · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 87 languages
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2003
Solar eclipse of May 31, 2003 — solar eclipse Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2003 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1998
WWF Over the Edge — WWF pay-per-view Wikipedia: WWF Over the Edge · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1997
The Confederation Bridge opens, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick. Wikipedia: Confederation Bridge · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1997
Russian–Ukrainian Friendship Treaty — agreement between Ukraine and Russia Wikipedia: Russian–Ukrainian Friendship Treaty · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1992
1992 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992 Wikipedia: 1992 Monaco Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1991
Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II peacekeeping mission. Wikipedia: Bicesse Accords · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 9 languages
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1987
1987 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1987 Wikipedia: 1987 Monaco Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1986
The Ariane 2 rocket is launched on its maiden flight, carrying Intelsat VA F-14, but the mission ends in failure. Wikipedia: Ariane 2 · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1985
United States–Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead. Wikipedia: 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1981
An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led to the burning of the Jaffna Public Library (renovated building pictured) in Sri Lanka, destroying more than 97,000 items in one of the most violent 20th-century examples of ethnic biblioclasm. Wikipedia: Sinhalese people · 67 languages
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1981
1981 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1981 Wikipedia: 1981 Monaco Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1977
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed. Wikipedia: Trans-Alaska Pipeline System · 23 languages
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1973
The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War. Wikipedia: United States Senate · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 102 languages
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1973
Indian Airlines Flight 440 crashes near Palam Airport in Delhi, killing 48. Wikipedia: Indian Airlines Flight 440 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1972
1972 European Cup final — football match Wikipedia: 1972 European Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1971
In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30. Wikipedia: Uniform Monday Holiday Act · 5 languages
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1970
The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794 and 70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured. Wikipedia: 1970 Ancash earthquake · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1967
1967 European Cup Winners' Cup final — association football match Wikipedia: 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1965
1965 Indianapolis 500 — 49th running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race Wikipedia: 1965 Indianapolis 500 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1961
In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society. Wikipedia: Moscow City Court · 4 languages
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1959
1959 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1959 Wikipedia: 1959 Dutch Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1955
The U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown v. Board of Education decision by ordering district courts and school districts to enforce educational desegregation "at all deliberate speed." Wikipedia: Supreme Court of the United States · 88 languages
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1954
1954 Indianapolis 500 — 38th running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race Wikipedia: 1954 Indianapolis 500 · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1951
The Uniform Code of Military Justice takes effect as the legal system of the United States Armed Forces. Wikipedia: Uniform Code of Military Justice · 9 languages
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1947
Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government. Wikipedia: Ferenc Nagy · 24 languages
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1942
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1941
World War II: German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging Áras an Uachtaráin, the residence of the President of Ireland. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1933
Tanggu Truce — peace treaty Wikipedia: Tanggu Truce · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1933
Defense of the Great Wall — 1933 campaign between the armies of China and Japan before the Second Sino-Japanese War Wikipedia: Defense of the Great Wall · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1924
Hope Development School fire kills 24 people, mostly disabled children. Wikipedia: Hope Development School fire · 1 language
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1921
The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300. Wikipedia: Tulsa race massacre · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1911
The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution. Wikipedia: President of Mexico · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 42 languages
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1910
The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa. Wikipedia: South Africa Act 1909 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1909
The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time. Wikipedia: National Negro Committee · 1 language
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1902
The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa. Wikipedia: Second Boer War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1889
Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia: Johnstown Flood · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1879
Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue. Wikipedia: Madison Square Garden (1879) · 5 languages
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1864
American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac. Wikipedia: Overland Campaign · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1862
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Joseph E. Johnston and G. W. Smith engaged Union forces under George B. McClellan at the Battle of Seven Pines outside Richmond, Virginia. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1859
Battle of Palestro — 1859 battle Wikipedia: Battle of Palestro · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1847
Qajar Iran and the Ottoman Empire determine their international boundary in the second treaty of Erzurum. Wikipedia: Qajar Iran · 37 languages
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1795
French Revolution: The Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed. Wikipedia: French Revolution · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 195 languages
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1790
Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Wikipedia: Manuel Quimper · 6 languages
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1790
The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790. Wikipedia: Copyright law of the United States · 35 languages
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1669
Citing poor eyesight as a reason, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary. Wikipedia: Samuel Pepys · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 56 languages
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1578
King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France. Wikipedia: Henry III of France · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 77 languages
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1468
Cardinal Bessarion announced his donation of 746 Greek and Latin codices to the Republic of Venice, forming the Biblioteca Marciana. Wikipedia: Bessarion · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1404
Peace of Raciążek — 1404 treaty between Poland and the Teutonic Knights Wikipedia: Peace of Raciążek · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1293
Majapahit forces under Raden Wijaya won a major victory in the Mongol invasion of Java, now considered to be the founding date of the Indonesian city of Surabaya. Wikipedia: Majapahit · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 123 languages
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1293
Mongols depart Java after the failed Mongol invasion against King Kertanegara of Singhasari. Wikipedia: Mongols · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 119 languages
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1223
Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus': Mongol forces defeated a Kievan Rus' army at the Battle of the Kalka River in present-day Ukraine. Wikipedia: Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1215
A Mongol army under Genghis Khan captured Zhongdu (modern Beijing), the capital of the Jin dynasty of China. Wikipedia: Mongol Empire · 143 languages
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455
Petronius Maximus, the ruler of the Western Roman Empire, was stoned to death by a mob as he fled Rome before Vandal forces arrived and sacked the city. Wikipedia: Petronius Maximus · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
World days
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World No Tobacco Day (International) Wikipedia: World No Tobacco Day · 70 languages
Technology
No entries.
Science
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2013
The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries. Wikipedia: Asteroid · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 173 languages
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2008
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · 61 languages
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2003
Solar eclipse of May 31, 2003 — solar eclipse Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2003 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
Business
No entries.
Sport
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2025
2025 UEFA Champions League final — final of the 2024–25 edition of the UEFA Champions League Wikipedia: 2025 UEFA Champions League final · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2023
2023 UEFA Europa League final — football match Wikipedia: 2023 UEFA Europa League final · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2015
2015 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix — sixth round of the 2015 MotoGP season Wikipedia: 2015 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2009
2009 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix — motorcycle race Wikipedia: 2009 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2008
Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds. Wikipedia: Usain Bolt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 136 languages
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1992
1992 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992 Wikipedia: 1992 Monaco Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1987
1987 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1987 Wikipedia: 1987 Monaco Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1981
1981 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1981 Wikipedia: 1981 Monaco Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1972
1972 European Cup final — football match Wikipedia: 1972 European Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1967
1967 European Cup Winners' Cup final — association football match Wikipedia: 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup final · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1959
1959 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1959 Wikipedia: 1959 Dutch Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
Culture
No entries.
Births
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2001
Breece Hall, American football player Wikipedia: Breece Hall · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2001
Iga Świątek, Polish tennis player Wikipedia: Iga Świątek · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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2000
Gable Steveson, American wrestler Wikipedia: Gable Steveson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1998
Santino Ferrucci, American race car driver Wikipedia: Santino Ferrucci · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1997
Woo Jin-young, South Korean singer and rapper Wikipedia: Woo Jin-young · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1997
Jeong Se-woon, South Korean singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Jeong Se-woon · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1996
Normani Kordei Hamilton, American singer Wikipedia: Normani · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1996
Brandon Smith, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia: Brandon Smith (rugby league) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1995
Shane Bieber, American baseball player Wikipedia: Shane Bieber · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1995
Matthew Lodge, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Matthew Lodge · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1992
Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Michaël Bournival · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1992
Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete Wikipedia: Laura Ikauniece · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1992
Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Icelandic politician Wikipedia: Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1991
Azealia Banks, American singer-songwriter and rapper Wikipedia: Azealia Banks · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1990
Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Erik Karlsson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1989
Marco Reus, German footballer Wikipedia: Marco Reus · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 78 languages
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1986
Waka Flocka Flame, American rapper Wikipedia: Waka Flocka Flame · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1986
Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia: Robert Gesink · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1985
Jordy Nelson, American football player Wikipedia: Jordy Nelson · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1984
Andrew Bailey, American baseball player Wikipedia: Andrew Bailey (baseball) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1984
Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer Wikipedia: Milorad Čavić · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1984
Nate Robinson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Nate Robinson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1982
Brett Firman, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Brett Firman · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1981
Mikael Antonsson, Swedish footballer Wikipedia: Mikael Antonsson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1981
Daniele Bonera, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Daniele Bonera · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1981
Jake Peavy, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jake Peavy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1981
Marlies Schild, Austrian skier Wikipedia: Marlies Schild · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1980
Andy Hurley, American musician Wikipedia: Andy Hurley · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1979
Jean-François Gillet, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Jean-François Gillet · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1977
Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer Wikipedia: Domenico Fioravanti · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1977
Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer Wikipedia: Moses Sichone · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1976
Colin Farrell, Irish actor Wikipedia: Colin Farrell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
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1976
Matt Harpring, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Matt Harpring · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1975
Mac Suzuki, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia: Mac Suzuki · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1974
Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Japanese comedian and singer Wikipedia: Hiroiki Ariyoshi · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1972
Frode Estil, Norwegian skier Wikipedia: Frode Estil · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1972
Christian McBride, American bassist and record producer Wikipedia: Christian McBride · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1972
Antti Niemi, Finnish international footballer and coach Wikipedia: Antti Niemi (footballer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1972
Archie Panjabi, British actress Wikipedia: Archie Panjabi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1972
Dave Roberts, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Dave Roberts (baseball manager) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1971
Arun Luthra, Indo-Anglo-American saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer, and arranger Wikipedia: Arun Luthra · 2 languages
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1967
Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television host and producer Wikipedia: Phil Keoghan · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1967
Kenny Lofton, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia: Kenny Lofton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1966
Diesel, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Diesel (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1966
Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lankan cricketer and referee Wikipedia: Roshan Mahanama · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1965
Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer Wikipedia: Brooke Shields · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1964
Leonard Asper, Canadian lawyer and businessman Wikipedia: Leonard Asper · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1964
Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler and coach Wikipedia: Stéphane Caristan · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1964
Yukio Edano, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Wikipedia: Yukio Edano · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1964
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, American rapper and producer Wikipedia: Darryl McDaniels · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1963
David Leigh, holder of the Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry at the University of Manchester Wikipedia: David Leigh (scientist) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1963
Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Hungary Wikipedia: Viktor Orbán · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 117 languages
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1963
Wesley Willis, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2003) Wikipedia: Wesley Willis · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1962
Dina Boluarte, Peruvian politician, 64th President of Peru Wikipedia: Dina Boluarte · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
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1962
Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Corey Hart (singer) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1961
Ray Cote, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Ray Cote · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1961
Justin Madden, Australian footballer and politician Wikipedia: Justin Madden · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1961
Lea Thompson, American actress, director, and producer Wikipedia: Lea Thompson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1960
Greg Adams, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman Wikipedia: Greg Adams (ice hockey, born 1960) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1960
Chris Elliott, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Chris Elliott · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1960
Peter Winterbottom, English rugby player Wikipedia: Peter Winterbottom · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1959
Andrea de Cesaris, Italian race car driver (died 2014) Wikipedia: Andrea de Cesaris · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1959
Phil Wilson, English politician Wikipedia: Phil Wilson, Baron Wilson of Sedgefield · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1957
Jim Craig, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jim Craig (ice hockey) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1956
Fritz Hilpert, German drummer and composer Wikipedia: Fritz Hilpert · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1956
John Young, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia: John Young (British musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1955
Tommy Emmanuel, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Tommy Emmanuel · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1955
Susie Essman, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Susie Essman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1954
Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Thomas Mavros · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1954
Vicki Sue Robinson, American actress and singer (died 2000) Wikipedia: Vicki Sue Robinson · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1953
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Pirkka-Pekka Petelius · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1952
Carole Achache, French writer, photographer and actress (died 2016) Wikipedia: Carole Achache · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1952
Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia: Karl Bartos · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1951
Karl-Hans Riehm, German hammer thrower Wikipedia: Karl-Hans Riehm · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1950
Jean Chalopin, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment Wikipedia: Jean Chalopin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1950
Gregory Harrison, American actor Wikipedia: Gregory Harrison · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1950
Christine Kurzhals, German politician (died 1998) Wikipedia: Christine Kurzhals · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1950
Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (died 2022) Wikipedia: Edgar Savisaar · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1949
Tom Berenger, American actor, film producer and television writer Wikipedia: Tom Berenger · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1948
Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Svetlana Alexievich · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 121 languages
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1948
John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer (died 1980) Wikipedia: John Bonham · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1948
Martin Hannett, English bass player, guitarist, and record producer (died 1991) Wikipedia: Martin Hannett · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1948
Duncan Hunter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia: Duncan L. Hunter · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1947
Junior Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Junior Campbell · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1947
Gabriele Hinzmann, German discus thrower Wikipedia: Gabriele Hinzmann · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1946
Ted Baehr, American publisher and critic Wikipedia: Ted Baehr · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1946
Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricketer and umpire Wikipedia: Steve Bucknor · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1946
Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat (died 2009) Wikipedia: Krista Kilvet · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1946
Debbie Moore, English model and businesswoman Wikipedia: Debbie Moore · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1945
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1982) Wikipedia: Rainer Werner Fassbinder · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1945
Laurent Gbagbo, Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire Wikipedia: Laurent Gbagbo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1945
Bernard Goldberg, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Bernard Goldberg · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1943
Sharon Gless, American actress Wikipedia: Sharon Gless · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1943
Joe Namath, American football player, sportscaster, and actor Wikipedia: Joe Namath · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1941
June Clark, Welsh nurse and educator Wikipedia: June Clark (nurse) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1941
Louis Ignarro, American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Louis Ignarro · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1941
William Nordhaus, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: William Nordhaus · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1940
Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach (died 2025) Wikipedia: Anatoliy Bondarchuk · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1940
Augie Meyers, American musician and singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Augie Meyers · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1940
Gilbert Shelton, American illustrator Wikipedia: Gilbert Shelton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1939
Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author Wikipedia: Terry Waite · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1938
Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003) Wikipedia: Johnny Paycheck · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1938
John Prescott, British sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2024) Wikipedia: John Prescott · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1938
Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2025) Wikipedia: Peter Yarrow · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1935
Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 2025) Wikipedia: Jim Bolger · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1934
Jim Hutton, American actor (died 1979) Wikipedia: Jim Hutton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1933
Henry B. Eyring, American religious leader, educator, and author Wikipedia: Henry B. Eyring · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1932
Ed Lincoln, Brazilian pianist, bassist, and composer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Ed Lincoln · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1932
Jay Miner, American computer scientist and engineer (died 1994) Wikipedia: Jay Miner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1931
John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019) Wikipedia: John Robert Schrieffer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1931
Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (died 2010) Wikipedia: Shirley Verrett · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1930
Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and producer Wikipedia: Clint Eastwood · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 135 languages
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1930
Elaine Stewart, American actress and model (died 2011) Wikipedia: Elaine Stewart (actress) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1929
Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Menahem Golan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1928
Pankaj Roy, Indian cricketer (died 2001) Wikipedia: Pankaj Roy · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1927
James Eberle, English admiral (died 2018) Wikipedia: James Eberle · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1927
Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg, English lieutenant and banker (died 2017) Wikipedia: Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1925
Julian Beck, American actor and director (died 1986) Wikipedia: Julian Beck · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1923
Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Ellsworth Kelly · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1923
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (died 2005) Wikipedia: Rainier III of Monaco · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1923
Claudio Matteini, Italian football player (died 2003) Wikipedia: Claudio Matteini · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1922
Denholm Elliott, English-Spanish actor (died 1992) Wikipedia: Denholm Elliott · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1921
Edna Doré, English actress (died 2014) Wikipedia: Edna Doré · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1921
Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Andrew Grima · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1921
Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Howard Reig · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1921
Alida Valli, Austrian-Italian actress and singer (died 2006) Wikipedia: Alida Valli · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1919
Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic (died 1995) Wikipedia: Robie Macauley · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1918
Robert Osterloh, American actor (died 2001)[better source needed] Wikipedia: Robert Osterloh · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1918
Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (died 1982) Wikipedia: Lloyd Quarterman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1916
Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1997) Wikipedia: Bert Haanstra · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1914
Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator (died 2006) Wikipedia: Akira Ifukube · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1912
Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (died 1997) Wikipedia: Chien-Shiung Wu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1912
Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson, American politician (died 1983) Wikipedia: Henry M. Jackson · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1912
Martin Schwarzschild, German-American astrophysicist (died 1997) Wikipedia: Martin Schwarzschild · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1911
Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010) Wikipedia: Maurice Allais · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1909
Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2000) Wikipedia: Art Coulter · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1908
Don Ameche, American actor (died 1993) Wikipedia: Don Ameche · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1901
Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (died 1983) Wikipedia: Alfredo Antonini · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1900
Lucile Godbold, American athlete (died 1981) Wikipedia: Lucile Godbold · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1898
Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (died 1993) Wikipedia: Norman Vincent Peale · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1894
Fred Allen, American comedian, radio host, game show panelist, and author (died 1956) Wikipedia: Fred Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1892
Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter (died 1968) Wikipedia: Michel Kikoine · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1892
Erich Neumann, German lieutenant and politician (died 1951) Wikipedia: Erich Neumann (politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1892
Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian poet and author (died 1968) Wikipedia: Konstantin Paustovsky · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1892
Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant and politician (died 1934) Wikipedia: Gregor Strasser · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1887
Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975) Wikipedia: Saint-John Perse · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
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1885
Robert Richards, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of South Australia (died 1967) Wikipedia: Robert Richards (Australian politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1883
Lauri Kristian Relander, Finnish politician, 2nd President of Finland (died 1942) Wikipedia: Lauri Kristian Relander · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1882
Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (died 1956) Wikipedia: Sándor Festetics · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1879
Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano (died 1952) Wikipedia: Frances Alda · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1875
Rosa May Billinghurst, British suffragette and women's rights activist (died 1953) Wikipedia: Rosa May Billinghurst · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1866
John Ringling, American entrepreneur; one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus (died 1936) Wikipedia: John Ringling · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1863
Francis Younghusband, Indian-English captain and explorer (died 1942) Wikipedia: Francis Younghusband · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1860
Walter Sickert, English painter (died 1942) Wikipedia: Walter Sickert · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1858
Graham Wallas, English socialist, social psychologist, and educationalist (died 1932) Wikipedia: Graham Wallas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1857
Pope Pius XI (died 1939) Wikipedia: Pope Pius XI · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 121 languages
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1852
Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic (died 1919) Wikipedia: Francisco Moreno · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1852
Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist, invented the Petri dish (died 1921) Wikipedia: Julius Richard Petri · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1847
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (died 1924) Wikipedia: William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1842
John Cox Bray, Australian politician, 15th Premier of South Australia (died 1894) Wikipedia: John Cox Bray · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1838
Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (died 1900) Wikipedia: Henry Sidgwick · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1835
Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (died 1869) Wikipedia: Hijikata Toshizō · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1827
Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (died 1903) Wikipedia: Kusumoto Ine · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1819
Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (died 1892) Wikipedia: Walt Whitman · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 149 languages
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1818
John Albion Andrew, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1867) Wikipedia: John Albion Andrew · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1815
Adye Douglas, English-Australian cricketer and politician, 15th Premier of Tasmania (died 1906) Wikipedia: Adye Douglas · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1812
Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (died 1884) Wikipedia: Robert Richard Torrens · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1801
Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist and scholar (died 1887) Wikipedia: Johann Georg Baiter · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1773
Ludwig Tieck, German poet, author, and critic (died 1853) Wikipedia: Ludwig Tieck · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1754
Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator (died 1817) Wikipedia: Andrea Appiani · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 24 languages
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1753
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French lawyer and politician (died 1793) Wikipedia: Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1732
Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (died 1812) Wikipedia: Hieronymus von Colloredo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1725
Ahilyabai Holkar, Queen of the Malwa Kingdom under the Maratha Empire (died 1795) Wikipedia: Ahilyabai Holkar · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1641
Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem (died 1707) Wikipedia: Dositheus II of Jerusalem · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1640
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (died 1673) Wikipedia: Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1613
John George II, Elector of Saxony (died 1680) Wikipedia: John George II of Saxony · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1577
Nur Jahan, Empress consort of the Mughal Empire (died 1645) Wikipedia: Nur Jahan · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1556
Jerzy Radziwiłł, Catholic cardinal (died 1600) Wikipedia: Jerzy Radziwiłł (1556–1600) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1535
Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (died 1607) Wikipedia: Alessandro Allori · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1469
Manuel I of Portugal (died 1521) Wikipedia: Manuel I of Portugal · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1462
Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (died 1504) Wikipedia: Philipp II of Hanau-Lichtenberg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2025
Stanley Fischer, Israeli-American economist (born 1943) Wikipedia: Stanley Fischer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2024
Robert Pickton, Canadian serial killer (born 1949) Wikipedia: Robert Pickton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2024
Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama (born 1937) Wikipedia: Marian Robinson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2022
Colin Cantwell, American concept artist and director (born 1932) Wikipedia: Colin Cantwell · 6 languages
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2022
Krishnakumar Kunnath, Indian singer (born 1968) Wikipedia: KK (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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2022
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Colombian drug lord (born 1939) Wikipedia: Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2022
Jim Parks, English cricketer (born 1931) Wikipedia: Jim Parks (cricketer, born 1931) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2016
Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–2016) (born 1947) Wikipedia: Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2016
Jan Crouch, American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (born 1938) Wikipedia: Jan Crouch · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2016
Carla Lane, English television writer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Carla Lane · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2016
Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian (born 1939) Wikipedia: Rupert Neudeck · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2015
Gladys Taylor, Canadian author and publisher (born 1917) Wikipedia: Gladys Taylor (publisher) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2014
Marilyn Beck, American journalist (born 1928) Wikipedia: Marilyn Beck · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2014
Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (born 1952) Wikipedia: Marinho Chagas · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2014
Hoss Ellington, American race car driver (born 1935) Wikipedia: Hoss Ellington · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2014
Martha Hyer, American actress (born 1924) Wikipedia: Martha Hyer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2014
Lewis Katz, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1942) Wikipedia: Lewis Katz · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2014
Mary Soames, Baroness Soames, English author (born 1922) Wikipedia: Mary Soames · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2013
Gerald E. Brown, American physicist and academic (born 1926) Wikipedia: Gerald E. Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2013
Frederic Lindsay, Scottish author and educator (born 1933) Wikipedia: Frederic Lindsay · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2013
Miguel Méndez, American author and poet (born 1930) Wikipedia: Miguel Méndez · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Tim Samaras, American engineer and storm chaser (born 1957) Wikipedia: Tim Samaras · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2013
Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (born 1987) Wikipedia: Murder of Jairo Mora Sandoval · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2013
Jean Stapleton, American actress (born 1923) Wikipedia: Jean Stapleton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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2012
Christopher Challis, English cinematographer (born 1919) Wikipedia: Christopher Challis · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2012
Randall B. Kester, American lawyer and judge (born 1916) Wikipedia: Randall B. Kester · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2012
Paul Pietsch, German race car driver and publisher (born 1911) Wikipedia: Paul Pietsch · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2012
Orlando Woolridge, American basketball player and coach (born 1959) Wikipedia: Orlando Woolridge · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2011
Pauline Betz, American tennis player (born 1919) Wikipedia: Pauline Betz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2011
Jonas Bevacqua, American fashion designer, co-founded the Lifted Research Group (born 1977) Wikipedia: Jonas Bevacqua · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2011
Derek Hodge, Virgin Islander lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (born 1941) Wikipedia: Derek Hodge · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2011
Hans Keilson, German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (born 1909) Wikipedia: Hans Keilson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2011
John Martin, English admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (born 1918) Wikipedia: John Martin (Royal Navy officer) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2011
Andy Robustelli, American football player and manager (born 1925) Wikipedia: Andy Robustelli · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2010
Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (born 1911) Wikipedia: Louise Bourgeois · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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2010
Brian Duffy, English photographer and producer (born 1933) Wikipedia: Brian Duffy (photographer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2010
William A. Fraker, American director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1923) Wikipedia: William A. Fraker · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2010
Rubén Juárez, Argentinian singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (born 1947) Wikipedia: Rubén Juárez · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2010
Merata Mita, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1942) Wikipedia: Merata Mita · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2009
Danny La Rue, Irish-British drag queen performer and singer (born 1927) Wikipedia: Danny La Rue · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2009
George Tiller, American physician (born 1941) Wikipedia: George Tiller · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2006
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor (born 1933) Wikipedia: Miguel Ortiz Berrocal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2006
Raymond Davis Jr., American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1914) Wikipedia: Raymond Davis Jr. · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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2004
Aiyathurai Nadesan, Sri Lankan journalist (born 1954) Wikipedia: Aiyathurai Nadesan · 3 languages
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2004
Robert Quine, American guitarist (born 1941) Wikipedia: Robert Quine · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2004
Étienne Roda-Gil, French screenwriter and composer (born 1941) Wikipedia: Étienne Roda-Gil · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2002
Subhash Gupte, Indian cricketer (born 1929) Wikipedia: Subhash Gupte · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2001
Arlene Francis, American actress, talk show host, game show panelist, and television personality (born 1907) Wikipedia: Arlene Francis · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2000
Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat, 1st President of Bulgaria (born 1936) Wikipedia: Petar Mladenov · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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2000
A. Jeyaratnam Wilson, Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (born 1928) Wikipedia: A. Jeyaratnam Wilson · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1998
Charles Van Acker, Belgian-American race car driver (born 1912) Wikipedia: Charles Van Acker · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1996
Timothy Leary, American psychologist and author (born 1920) Wikipedia: Timothy Leary · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1995
Stanley Elkin, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1930) Wikipedia: Stanley Elkin · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1994
Uzay Heparı, Turkish actor, producer, and composer (born 1969) Wikipedia: Uzay Heparı · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1994
Herva Nelli, Italian-American soprano (born 1909) Wikipedia: Herva Nelli · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1993
Honey Tree Evil Eye, or, Spuds MacKenzie, Bud Light Bull Terrier mascot (born 1983) Wikipedia: Spuds MacKenzie · 3 languages
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1989
C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and historian (born 1901) Wikipedia: C. L. R. James · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1989
Owen Lattimore, American author and academic (born 1900) Wikipedia: Owen Lattimore · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1987
John Abraham, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1937) Wikipedia: John Abraham (director) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1986
Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (born 1918) Wikipedia: Jane Frank · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1986
James Rainwater, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917) Wikipedia: James Rainwater · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1985
Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (born 1921) Wikipedia: Gaston Rébuffat · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1983
Jack Dempsey, American boxer and lieutenant (born 1895) Wikipedia: Jack Dempsey · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1982
Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (born 1930) Wikipedia: Carlo Mauri · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1981
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (born 1914) Wikipedia: Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1978
József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1925) Wikipedia: József Bozsik · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1977
William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914) Wikipedia: William Castle · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1976
Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910) Wikipedia: Jacques Monod · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
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1970
Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1929) Wikipedia: Terry Sawchuk · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1970
Clare Sheridan, English sculptor and author (born 1885) Wikipedia: Clare Sheridan · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1967
Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (born 1915) Wikipedia: Billy Strayhorn · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1962
Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (born 1874) Wikipedia: Henry F. Ashurst · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1960
Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (born 1882) Wikipedia: Willem Elsschot · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1960
Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (born 1890) Wikipedia: Walther Funk · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1957
Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (born 1890) Wikipedia: Stefanos Sarafis · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1957
Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (born 1878) Wikipedia: Leopold Staff · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1954
Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (born 1873) Wikipedia: Antonis Benakis · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1945
Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (born 1904) Wikipedia: Odilo Globocnik · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1931
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (born 1866) Wikipedia: Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1931
Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (born 1864) Wikipedia: Willy Stöwer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1910
Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (born 1821) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackwell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
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1909
Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (born 1852) Wikipedia: Thomas Price (South Australian politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1908
Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (born 1839) Wikipedia: Louis-Honoré Fréchette · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1899
Stefanos Koumanoudis, Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (born 1818) Wikipedia: Stefanos Koumanoudis · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1848
Eugénie de Guérin, French author (born 1805) Wikipedia: Eugénie de Guérin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1847
Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (born 1780) Wikipedia: Thomas Chalmers · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1846
Philip Marheineke, German pastor and philosopher (born 1780) Wikipedia: Philip Marheineke · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1837
Joseph Grimaldi, English actor, comedian and dancer (born 1779) Wikipedia: Joseph Grimaldi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1832
Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (born 1811) Wikipedia: Évariste Galois · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 98 languages
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1831
Samuel Bentham, English architect and engineer (born 1757) Wikipedia: Samuel Bentham · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1809
Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (born 1732) Wikipedia: Joseph Haydn · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 158 languages
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1809
Jean Lannes, French general (born 1769) Wikipedia: Jean Lannes · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1747
Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1686) Wikipedia: Andrey Osterman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1740
Frederick William I of Prussia (born 1688) Wikipedia: Frederick William I of Prussia · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1680
Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (born 1650) Wikipedia: Joachim Neander · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1665
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (born 1597) Wikipedia: Pieter Jansz. Saenredam · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1640
Zeynab Begum, Safavid princess (date of birth unknown) Wikipedia: Zeynab Begum · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1601
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (born 1547) Wikipedia: Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1594
Tintoretto, Italian painter and educator (born 1518) Wikipedia: Tintoretto · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
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1567
Guido de Bres, Belgian pastor and theologian (born 1522) Wikipedia: Guido de Bres · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1558
Philip Hoby, English general and diplomat (born 1505) Wikipedia: Philip Hoby · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1504
Engelbert II of Nassau (born 1451) Wikipedia: Engelbert II of Nassau · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1410
Martin of Aragon, Spanish king (born 1356) Wikipedia: Martin of Aragon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1408
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shōgun (born 1358) Wikipedia: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1370
Vitalis of Assisi, Italian hermit and monk (born 1295) Wikipedia: Vitalis of Assisi · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1349
Thomas Wake, English politician (born 1297) Wikipedia: Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1329
Albertino Mussato, Italian statesman and writer (born 1261) Wikipedia: Albertino Mussato · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1326
Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (born 1271) Wikipedia: Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1321
Birger, king of Sweden (born 1280) Wikipedia: Birger, King of Sweden · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1162
Géza II, king of Hungary (born 1130) Wikipedia: Géza II of Hungary · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1089
Sigwin von Are, archbishop of Cologne Wikipedia: Sigwin von Are · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1076
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (born 1050) Wikipedia: Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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960
Fujiwara no Morosuke, Japanese statesman (born 909) Wikipedia: Fujiwara no Morosuke · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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930
Liu Hua, princess of Southern Han (born 896) Wikipedia: Liu Hua (Wang Yanjun's wife) · 3 languages
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455
Petronius Maximus, Roman emperor (born 396) Wikipedia: Petronius Maximus · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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