Events on 5 May include:
- The World Health Organization declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency (2023)
- After a 66-day hunger strike, Irish republican Bobby Sands died of starvation in HM Prison Maze (1981)
- The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy in London following a six-day siege after Iranian Arab separatists had seized it (1980)
This page gathers 57 events, 146 births and 95 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 553 to 2023.
Events · United Kingdom
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2023
The World Health Organization declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency. Wikipedia: World Health Organization · 210 languages
Archive: Review of the World Health Organization classification of tumors of the nervous system — National Library of Serbia · Europeana -
1981
After a 66-day hunger strike, Irish republican Bobby Sands died of starvation in HM Prison Maze. Wikipedia: 1981 Irish hunger strike · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1980
The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy in London following a six-day siege after Iranian Arab separatists had seized it. Wikipedia: Special Air Service · 50 languages
Archive: Brits model khaki veldblouse (battledress blouse, 1940 "Austerity" Pattern) met Franse emblemen voor gebruik door de Special Air Service (SAS) — Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein', 1946 · Europeana -
1955
The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect. Wikipedia: Bonn–Paris conventions · 21 languages
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1905
The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder. Wikipedia: Stratton Brothers case · 1 language
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1821
The first edition of The Manchester Guardian, now The Guardian, is published. Wikipedia: The Guardian · ✓ Wikidata · 111 languages
Archive: The Guardian Angels. — Rijksmuseum · Europeana
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1654
Cromwell's Act of Grace, which pardoned the people of Scotland for any crimes committed during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, was proclaimed in Edinburgh. Wikipedia: Cromwell's Act of Grace · 3 languages
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1646
First English Civil War: Charles I surrendered himself to Scottish Covenanter leader David Leslie near Newark, England. Wikipedia: First English Civil War · 21 languages
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1640
King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament. Wikipedia: Charles I of England · 111 languages
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1215
Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta. Wikipedia: John, King of England · 93 languages
Around the world
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2020
Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN was forced to go off-air by the National Telecommunications Commission after Congress failed to renew its franchise granted in 1995. Wikipedia: ABS-CBN · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2010
Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis. Wikipedia: Anti-austerity movement in Greece · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2007
Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in the deaths of all 114 people aboard. Wikipedia: Kenya Airways Flight 507 · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2006
The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army. Wikipedia: Sudan · 334 languages
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1994
American teenager Michael P. Fay was caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism, a punishment that the United States deemed to be excessive for a teenager committing a non-violent crime. Wikipedia: Caning of Michael Fay · 4 languages
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1994
The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Wikipedia: Bishkek Protocol · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1992
The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, 202 years after it was first proposed. Wikipedia: Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution · 25 languages
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1991
Riots broke out in Washington, D.C., after a rookie police officer shot a Salvadoran man in the chest. Wikipedia: 1991 Washington, D.C., riot · 1 language
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1987
Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States. Wikipedia: Iran–Contra affair · 47 languages
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1985
Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech. Wikipedia: Ronald Reagan · 304 languages
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1973
Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59.4, an as-yet-unbeaten record. Wikipedia: Secretariat (horse) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1972
Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy. Wikipedia: Alitalia Flight 112 · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1964
The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day. Wikipedia: Council of Europe · 129 languages
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1961
Project Mercury: American astronaut Alan Shepard made a sub-orbital spaceflight on board Freedom 7, becoming the second person to travel into outer space. Wikipedia: Project Mercury · 55 languages
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1960
The Netherlands Carillon was inaugurated in Arlington, Virginia, on the 15th anniversary of Dutch Liberation Day. Wikipedia: Netherlands Carillon · 6 languages
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1946
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Wikipedia: International Military Tribunal for the Far East · 30 languages
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1945
World War II: American and German troops fought side-by-side at the Battle for Castle Itter, defending a prison against Waffen-SS forces. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1945
World War II: The citizens of Prague spontaneously rose up against the city's German occupiers. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1945
The Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps were liberated by the United States Army. Wikipedia: Mauthausen concentration camp · 53 languages
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1945
World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon. Wikipedia: Fu-Go balloon bomb · 22 languages
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1941
Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa; the country commemorates the date as Liberation Day or Patriots' Victory Day. Wikipedia: Haile Selassie · 116 languages
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1940
World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers defending Hegra Fortress surrendered to a superior Nazi force after a 25-day siege. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1936
Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italian troops (pictured) captured the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa unopposed. Wikipedia: Second Italo-Ethiopian War · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1930
The 1930 Bago earthquake, the first of two major earthquakes in southern Burma, kills as many as 7,000 in Yangon and Bago. Wikipedia: 1930 Bago earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1920
US authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder. Wikipedia: Sacco and Vanzetti · 41 languages
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1912
The first issue of the Bolshevik newspaper Pravda is published. Wikipedia: Bolsheviks · 91 languages
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1904
Pitching for the Boston Americans, Cy Young threw the first perfect game in modern professional baseball. Wikipedia: Pitcher · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1891
Carnegie Hall (interior pictured) in New York City, built by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Wikipedia: Carnegie Hall · 50 languages
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1887
The Peruvian Academy of Language is founded. Wikipedia: Peruvian Academy of Language · 5 languages
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1886
Workers marching for the eight-hour day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are shot at by Wisconsin National Guardsmen in what becomes known as the Bay View Massacre. Wikipedia: Eight-hour day movement · 5 languages
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1877
American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles. Wikipedia: American Indian Wars · 47 languages
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1866
Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York. Wikipedia: Memorial Day · 43 languages
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1865
American Civil War: The Confederate government is declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia. Wikipedia: Conclusion of the American Civil War · 6 languages
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1864
American Civil War: Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia began with the inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness in Spotsylvania County. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1862
Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico. Wikipedia: Cinco de Mayo · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1860
Led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the volunteer Expedition of the Thousand set sail from Genoa on a campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a crucial event of the unification of Italy. Wikipedia: Giuseppe Garibaldi · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1835
The first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen. Wikipedia: History of rail transport in Belgium · 8 languages
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1821
Emperor Napoleon dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Wikipedia: Napoleon · ✓ Wikidata · 287 languages
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1809
Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread. Wikipedia: Mary Dixon Kies · 14 languages
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1789
In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614. Wikipedia: France · 428 languages
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1762
Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg. Wikipedia: Russia · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1609
Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa. Wikipedia: Shimazu Tadatsune · 16 languages
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1494
On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaica the property of the Spanish crown. Wikipedia: Christopher Columbus · 244 languages
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1292
Election of Count Adolf of Nassau as King of the Romans in the Dominican monastery of Frankfurt. Wikipedia: Adolf, King of the Romans · 43 languages
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1260
Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire. Wikipedia: Kublai Khan · 110 languages
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1192
Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem marries Henry II, Count of Champagne. Wikipedia: Isabella I of Jerusalem · 41 languages
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553
The Second Council of Constantinople begins. Wikipedia: Second Council of Constantinople · 50 languages
World days
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International Midwives' Day (International) Wikipedia: International Day of the Midwife · 20 languages
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World Portuguese Language Day (International) Wikipedia: World Portuguese Language Day · 8 languages
Technology
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1835
The first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen. Wikipedia: History of rail transport in Belgium · 8 languages
Science
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1961
Project Mercury: American astronaut Alan Shepard made a sub-orbital spaceflight on board Freedom 7, becoming the second person to travel into outer space. Wikipedia: Project Mercury · 55 languages
Business
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Sport
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1904
Pitching for the Boston Americans, Cy Young threw the first perfect game in modern professional baseball. Wikipedia: Pitcher · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
Culture
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1877
American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles. Wikipedia: American Indian Wars · 47 languages
Births
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2004
Jenna Davis, American actress and YouTuber Wikipedia: Jenna Davis · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2004
Kirsty Muir, Scottish freestyle skier Wikipedia: Kirsty Muir · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2003
Angelica Bove, Italian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Angelica Bove · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2003
Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis player Wikipedia: Carlos Alcaraz · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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2001
Olly, Italian singer-songwriter and rapper Wikipedia: Olly (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1999
Nathan Chen, American figure skater Wikipedia: Nathan Chen · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1999
Justin Kluivert, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Justin Kluivert · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1998
Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player Wikipedia: Aryna Sabalenka · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1997
Logan Gilbert, American baseball player Wikipedia: Logan Gilbert · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1997
Mitch Marner, Canadian hockey player Wikipedia: Mitch Marner · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1996
Christopher Eubanks, American tennis player Wikipedia: Christopher Eubanks · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1996
Mayar Sherif, Egyptian tennis player Wikipedia: Mayar Sherif · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1995
James Conner, American football player Wikipedia: James Conner (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1994
Celeste, British singer Wikipedia: Celeste (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1994
Laura Stacey, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Laura Stacey · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1993
Rickard Rakell, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Rickard Rakell · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1991
Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer Wikipedia: Raúl Jiménez · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1990
Tatiana Schlossberg, American journalist and author (died 2025) Wikipedia: Tatiana Schlossberg · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1990
Darcy Kuemper, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Darcy Kuemper · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1989
Agnes Knochenhauer, Swedish curler Wikipedia: Agnes Knochenhauer · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1988
Adele, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Adele · ✓ Wikidata · 136 languages
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1988
Mervyn Westfield, English cricketer Wikipedia: Mervyn Westfield · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1987
Graham Dorrans, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Graham Dorrans · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1985
Emanuele Giaccherini, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Emanuele Giaccherini · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1985
P. J. Tucker, American basketball player Wikipedia: P. J. Tucker · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1983
James Anyon, English cricketer Wikipedia: James Anyon · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1983
Henry Cavill, English actor Wikipedia: Henry Cavill · ✓ Wikidata · 82 languages
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1982
Vanessa Bryant, American philanthropist and model Wikipedia: Vanessa Bryant · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1982
Corey Parker, Australian rugby league footballer Wikipedia: Corey Parker (rugby league) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1981
Craig David, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer Wikipedia: Craig David · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1981
Danielle Fishel, American actress Wikipedia: Danielle Fishel · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1980
Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer Wikipedia: Yossi Benayoun · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1977
Tiffany Roberts, American footballer Wikipedia: Tiffany Roberts · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1976
Dieter Brummer, Australian actor (died 2021) Wikipedia: Dieter Brummer · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1976
Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentinian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Juan Pablo Sorín · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1975
Meb Keflezighi, American runner Wikipedia: Meb Keflezighi · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1972
James Cracknell, English rower Wikipedia: James Cracknell · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1972
Žigmund Pálffy, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia: Žigmund Pálffy · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1972
Mikael Renberg, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Mikael Renberg · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1971
Harold Miner, American basketball player Wikipedia: Harold Miner · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1967
Adam Hughes, American author and illustrator Wikipedia: Adam Hughes · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1967
Charles Nagy, American baseball player Wikipedia: Charles Nagy · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1967
Alexis Sinduhije, Burundian journalist and politician Wikipedia: Alexis Sinduhije · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1966
Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer Wikipedia: Shawn Drover · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1966
Sergei Stanishev, Bulgarian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Bulgaria Wikipedia: Sergey Stanishev · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1966
Josh Weinstein, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia: Josh Weinstein · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1964
Jean-François Copé, French politician, French Minister of Budget Wikipedia: Jean-François Copé · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1964
Heike Henkel, German high jumper Wikipedia: Heike Henkel · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1963
James LaBrie, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: James LaBrie · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1961
Marg Downey, Australian actress Wikipedia: Marg Downey · 4 languages
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1961
Hiroshi Hase, Japanese wrestler and politician Wikipedia: Hiroshi Hase · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1960
Doug Hawkins, Australian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Doug Hawkins · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1959
Bobby Ellsworth, American singer and bass player Wikipedia: Bobby Ellsworth · 15 languages
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1959
Ian McCulloch, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Ian McCulloch (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1959
Brian Williams, American journalist Wikipedia: Brian Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1958
Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Robert DiPierdomenico · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1958
Vanessa Downing, Australian actress Wikipedia: Vanessa Downing · 2 languages
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1957
Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Richard E. Grant · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1956
Steve Scott, American runner and coach Wikipedia: Steve Scott (runner) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1955
Jon Butcher, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and freelance multimedia producer Wikipedia: Jon Butcher · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1952
Ed Lee, American politician and attorney, 43rd Mayor of San Francisco (died 2017) Wikipedia: Ed Lee · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1950
Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer Wikipedia: Maggie MacNeal · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1948
Bill Ward, English drummer and songwriter Wikipedia: Bill Ward (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1946
Jim Kelly, American actor, athlete, and martial artist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Jim Kelly (martial artist) · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1945
Kurt Loder, American journalist, author, and critic Wikipedia: Kurt Loder · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1944
Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer (died 2023) Wikipedia: Bo Larsson · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1944
John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: John Rhys-Davies · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1944
Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (died 2015) Wikipedia: Roger Rees · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1943
Michael Palin, English actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Michael Palin · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1943
Ignacio Ramonet, Spanish journalist and author Wikipedia: Ignacio Ramonet · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1942
Jean Corston, Baroness Corston, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Jean Corston, Baroness Corston · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1942
Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1998) Wikipedia: Tammy Wynette · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1940
Lance Henriksen, American actor Wikipedia: Lance Henriksen · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1939
Ray Gosling, English journalist, author, and activist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ray Gosling · 6 languages
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1939
Bill Watts, American professional wrestler and promoter Wikipedia: Bill Watts · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1938
Michael Murphy, American actor Wikipedia: Michael Murphy (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1937
Beryl Burton, English racing cyclist (died 1996) Wikipedia: Beryl Burton · 16 languages
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1937
Delia Derbyshire, English musician, arranger and composer (died 2001) Wikipedia: Delia Derbyshire · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1936
Sandy Baron, American actor and comedian (died 2001) Wikipedia: Sandy Baron · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1935
Eddie Linden, Scottish poet and magazine editor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Eddie Linden · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1935
Bernard Pivot, French journalist, talk show host, and producer (died 2024) Wikipedia: Bernard Pivot · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1934
Henri Konan Bédié, Ivorian politician, 2nd President of Côte d'Ivoire (died 2023) Wikipedia: Henri Konan Bédié · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1934
Victor Garland, Australian accountant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs (died 2022) Wikipedia: Victor Garland · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1933
Collie Smith, Jamaican cricketer (died 1959) Wikipedia: Collie Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1932
Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (died 2014) Wikipedia: Stan Goldberg · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1929
Ilene Woods, American actress (died 2010) Wikipedia: Ilene Woods · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1927
Pat Carroll, American actress (died 2022) Wikipedia: Pat Carroll · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1925
Leo Ryan, American soldier, educator, and politician (died 1978) Wikipedia: Leo Ryan · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1923
William C. Campbell, American golfer (died 2013) Wikipedia: William C. Campbell (golfer) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1923
Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Canadian mathematician (died 2017) Wikipedia: Cathleen Synge Morawetz · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1922
Irene Gut Opdyke, Polish nurse and humanitarian (died 2003) Wikipedia: Irene Gut Opdyke · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1921
Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999) Wikipedia: Arthur Leonard Schawlow · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1919
Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1999) Wikipedia: Georgios Papadopoulos · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1916
Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (died 1994) Wikipedia: Zail Singh · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1915
Alice Faye, American actress and singer (died 1998) Wikipedia: Alice Faye · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1914
Tyrone Power, American actor (died 1958) Wikipedia: Tyrone Power · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1913
Duane Carter, American race car driver (died 1993) Wikipedia: Duane Carter · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1911
Andor Lilienthal, Russian-Hungarian chess player (died 2010) Wikipedia: Andor Lilienthal · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1911
Pritilata Waddedar, Indian educator and activist (died 1932) Wikipedia: Pritilata Waddedar · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1910
Leo Lionni, American author and illustrator (died 1999) Wikipedia: Leo Lionni · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1907
Daryna Dmytrivna Polotniuk, Bukovinian (Ukrainian) journalist and author (died 1982) Wikipedia: Iryna Vilde · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1905
Floyd Gottfredson, American author and illustrator (died 1986) Wikipedia: Floyd Gottfredson · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1903
James Beard, American chef and author (died 1985) Wikipedia: James Beard · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1901
Janne Mustonen, Finnish politician (died 1964) Wikipedia: Janne Mustonen · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1900
Helen Redfield, American geneticist (died 1988) Wikipedia: Helen Redfield · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1898
Elsie Eaves, American engineer (died 1983) Wikipedia: Elsie Eaves · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1898
Blind Willie McTell, American Piedmont blues singer and guitar player (died 1959) Wikipedia: Blind Willie McTell · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1892
Dorothy Garrod, British archaeologist (died 1968) Wikipedia: Dorothy Garrod · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1890
Christopher Morley, American journalist and author (died 1957) Wikipedia: Christopher Morley · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1889
Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1973) Wikipedia: Herbie Taylor · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1884
Chief Bender, American baseball player and coach (died 1954) Wikipedia: Chief Bender · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1883
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English general and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (died 1950) Wikipedia: Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1883
Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler, American mathematician (died 1966) Wikipedia: Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1882
Sylvia Pankhurst, English women's suffrage movement leader and socialist activist (died 1960) Wikipedia: Sylvia Pankhurst · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1874
Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (died 1941) Wikipedia: Thomas Bavin · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1873
Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of William McKinley (died 1901) Wikipedia: Leon Czolgosz · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1869
Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter and educator (died 1937) Wikipedia: Fabián de la Rosa · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1869
Hans Pfitzner, German composer and conductor (died 1949) Wikipedia: Hans Pfitzner · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1866
Thomas B. Thrige, Danish businessman (died 1938) Wikipedia: Thomas B. Thrige · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1865
Helen Maud Merrill, American litterateur and poet (died 1943) Wikipedia: Helen Maud Merrill · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1864
Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (died 1922) Wikipedia: Nellie Bly · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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1859
Charles B. Hanford, American Shakespearean actor (died 1926) Wikipedia: Charles B. Hanford · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1858
John L. Leal, American physician (died 1914) Wikipedia: John L. Leal · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1846
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1916) Wikipedia: Henryk Sienkiewicz · ✓ Wikidata · 139 languages
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1843
William George Beers, Canadian dentist and patriot (died 1900) Wikipedia: William George Beers · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1834
Viktor Hartmann, Russian painter and architect (died 1873) Wikipedia: Viktor Hartmann · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1833
Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer and academic (died 1905) Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1832
Hubert Howe Bancroft, American ethnologist and historian (died 1918) Wikipedia: Hubert Howe Bancroft · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1830
John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (died 1906) Wikipedia: John B. Stetson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1826
Eugénie de Montijo, French wife of Napoleon III (died 1920) Wikipedia: Eugénie de Montijo · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1818
Karl Marx, German philosopher, sociologist, and journalist (died 1883) Wikipedia: Karl Marx · ✓ Wikidata · 312 languages
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1813
Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and author (died 1855) Wikipedia: Søren Kierkegaard · ✓ Wikidata · 170 languages
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1800
Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (died 1864) Wikipedia: Louis Hachette · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1764
Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (died 1812) Wikipedia: Robert Craufurd · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1749
Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French pianist and composer (died 1794) Wikipedia: Jean-Frédéric Edelmann · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1747
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1792) Wikipedia: Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
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1684
Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, French wife of Adrien Maurice de Noailles (died 1739) Wikipedia: Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1582
John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (died 1628) Wikipedia: John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1542
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (died 1623) Wikipedia: Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter · 14 languages
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1530
Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery, French nobleman (died 1574) Wikipedia: Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery · 17 languages
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1504
Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (died 1579) Wikipedia: Stanislaus Hosius · 23 languages
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1479
Guru Amar Das, Indian 3rd Sikh Guru (died 1574) Wikipedia: Guru Amar Das · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1352
Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (died 1410) Wikipedia: Rupert, King of the Romans · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1310
Preczlaw of Pogarell, Cardinal and Bishop of Wrocław (died 1376) Wikipedia: Przecław of Pogorzela · 6 languages
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1282
Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena (died 1348) Wikipedia: Juan Manuel · 34 languages
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1210
Afonso III of Portugal (died 1279) Wikipedia: Afonso III of Portugal · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
Deaths
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2026
Chris Phelan, Irish-Australian rugby league player (born 1955) Wikipedia: Chris Phelan · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2024
Jeannie Epper, American stuntwoman and actress (born 1941) Wikipedia: Jeannie Epper · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2024
Bernard Hill, English actor (born 1944) Wikipedia: Bernard Hill · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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2024
César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1938) Wikipedia: César Luis Menotti · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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2020
Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1947) Wikipedia: Millie Small · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2017
Binyamin Elon, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician (born 1954) Wikipedia: Binyamin Elon · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2017
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Mauritanian politician (born 1953) Wikipedia: Ely Ould Mohamed Vall · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2015
Jobst Brandt, American cyclist, engineer, and author (born 1935) Wikipedia: Jobst Brandt · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2015
Hans Jansen, Dutch linguist, academic, and politician (born 1942) Wikipedia: Hans Jansen · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2014
Michael Otedola, Nigerian journalist and politician, 9th Governor of Lagos State (born 1926) Wikipedia: Michael Otedola · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2013
Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author (born 1935) Wikipedia: Sarah Kirsch · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2013
Robert Ressler, American FBI agent and author (born 1937) Wikipedia: Robert Ressler · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2012
Surendranath, Indian cricketer (born 1937) Wikipedia: Surendranath (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2012
Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (born 1916) Wikipedia: Carl Johan Bernadotte · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2012
Aatos Erkko, Finnish journalist and publisher (born 1932) Wikipedia: Aatos Erkko · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2012
George Knobel, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager (born 1922) Wikipedia: George Knobel · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2012
Roy Padayachie, South African lawyer and politician, South African Minister of Communications (born 1950) Wikipedia: Roy Padayachie · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2011
Claude Choules, English-Australian soldier (born 1901) Wikipedia: Claude Choules · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2011
Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (born 1924) Wikipedia: Yosef Merimovich · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2011
Dana Wynter, British actress (born 1931) Wikipedia: Dana Wynter · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2010
Giulietta Simionato, Italian soprano (born 1910) Wikipedia: Giulietta Simionato · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2010
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian academic and politician, 13th President of Nigeria (born 1951) Wikipedia: Umaru Musa Yar'Adua · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
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2008
Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (born 1917) Wikipedia: Irv Robbins · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2008
Jerry Wallace, American singer and guitarist (born 1928) Wikipedia: Jerry Wallace · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2007
Theodore Harold Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the laser (born 1927) Wikipedia: Theodore Maiman · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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2006
Naushad Ali, Indian composer and producer (born 1919) Wikipedia: Naushad · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2006
Atıf Yılmaz, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925) Wikipedia: Atıf Yılmaz · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2003
Sam Bockarie, Sierra Leonean commander (born 1964) Wikipedia: Sam Bockarie · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2003
Walter Sisulu, South African activist and politician (born 1912) Wikipedia: Walter Sisulu · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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2002
Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, 62nd President of Bolivia (born 1926) Wikipedia: Hugo Banzer · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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2002
Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies (born 1904) Wikipedia: Paul Wilbur Klipsch · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2002
George Sidney, American director and producer (born 1916) Wikipedia: George Sidney · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2002
Louis C. Wyman, American lawyer and politician (born 1917) Wikipedia: Louis C. Wyman · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2001
Morris Graves, American painter and educator (born 1910) Wikipedia: Morris Graves · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2001
Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, created CliffsNotes (born 1918) Wikipedia: Clifton Hillegass · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2000
Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (born 1914) Wikipedia: Gino Bartali · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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2000
Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (born 1940) Wikipedia: Bill Musselman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1999
Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1920) Wikipedia: Vasilis Diamantopoulos · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1995
Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and coach (born 1911) Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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1994
Mário Quintana, Brazilian poet and translator (born 1906) Wikipedia: Mário Quintana · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1993
Irving Howe, American literary and social critic (born 1920) Wikipedia: Irving Howe · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1988
Michael Shaara, American author and academic (born 1928) Wikipedia: Michael Shaara · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1985
Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed the Bailey bridge (born 1901) Wikipedia: Donald Bailey (civil engineer) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1983
Horst Schumann, German physician (born 1901) Wikipedia: Horst Schumann · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1983
John Williams, English-American actor (born 1903) Wikipedia: John Williams (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1981
Bobby Sands, PIRA volunteer, died on hunger strike (born 1954) Wikipedia: Bobby Sands · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1977
Ludwig Erhard, German economist and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1897) Wikipedia: Ludwig Erhard · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
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1973
Zekai Özger, Turkish poet and academic (born 1948) Wikipedia: Zekai Özger · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1971
Violet Jessop, Argentinean-English nurse (born 1887) Wikipedia: Violet Jessop · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1965
Nikos Gounaris, Greek tenor and composer (born 1915) Wikipedia: Nikos Gounaris · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1965
John Waters, American director and screenwriter (born 1893) Wikipedia: John Waters (director, born 1893) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1962
Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (born 1889) Wikipedia: Ernest Tyldesley · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1959
Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878) Wikipedia: Carlos Saavedra Lamas · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1957
Leopold Löwenheim, German mathematician and logician (born 1878) Wikipedia: Leopold Löwenheim · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1947
Ty LaForest, Canadian-American baseball player (born 1917) Wikipedia: Ty LaForest · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1942
Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (born 1920) Wikipedia: Qemal Stafa · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1941
Platon of Banja Luka, Serbian Orthodox bishop (born 1874) Wikipedia: Platon of Banja Luka · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1931
Glen Kidston, English pilot and racing driver (born 1899) Wikipedia: Glen Kidston · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1924
A. Sabapathy, Sri Lankan journalist and politician (born 1853) Wikipedia: A. Sabapathy · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1921
Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian journalist and publicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864) Wikipedia: Alfred Hermann Fried · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1916
John MacBride, executed Irish soldier and rebel (born 1865) Wikipedia: John MacBride · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1916
Maurice Raoul-Duval, French polo player (born 1866) Wikipedia: Maurice Raoul-Duval · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1913
Henry Moret, French painter (born 1856) Wikipedia: Henry Moret · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1907
Şeker Ahmed Pasha, Turkish soldier and painter (born 1841) Wikipedia: Şeker Ahmed Pasha · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1902
Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (born 1836) Wikipedia: Bret Harte · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1901
Mariano Ignacio Prado, Peruvian general, twice President of Peru (born 1825) Wikipedia: Mariano Ignacio Prado · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1896
Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (born 1839) Wikipedia: Silas Adams · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1892
August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (born 1818) Wikipedia: August Wilhelm von Hofmann · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1883
John O'Shanassy, Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Victoria (born 1818) Wikipedia: John O'Shanassy · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1860
Jean-Charles Prince, Canadian bishop (born 1804) Wikipedia: Jean-Charles Prince · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1859
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, German mathematician and academic (born 1805) Wikipedia: Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
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1855
Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician (born 1786) Wikipedia: Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1833
Sophia Campbell, English-Australian painter (born 1777) Wikipedia: Sophia Campbell · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1827
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (born 1750) Wikipedia: Frederick Augustus I of Saxony · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1821
Napoleon, French general and emperor (born 1769) Wikipedia: Napoleon · ✓ Wikidata · 287 languages
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1808
Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (born 1757) Wikipedia: Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1766
Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (born 1684) Wikipedia: Jean Astruc · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1760
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician (born 1720) Wikipedia: Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1714
Nathaniel Lawrence, English politician (born c. 1627) Wikipedia: Nathaniel Lawrence (British politician) · 1 language
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1705
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1640) Wikipedia: Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1700
Angelo Italia, Italian architect (born 1628) Wikipedia: Angelo Italia · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1672
Samuel Cooper, English painter and linguist (born 1609) Wikipedia: Samuel Cooper (painter) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1671
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, English general and politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (born 1602) Wikipedia: Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1586
Henry Sidney, Irish politician, Lord Deputy of Ireland (born 1529) Wikipedia: Henry Sidney · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1582
Charlotte of Bourbon, Princess consort of Orange, married to William I of Orange (born 1547) Wikipedia: Charlotte of Bourbon · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1525
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (born 1463) Wikipedia: Frederick III of Saxony · 43 languages
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1432
Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola, Italian adventurer Wikipedia: Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1380
Saint Philotheos, Coptic martyr Wikipedia: Saint Philotheos · 4 languages
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1338
Prince Tsunenaga, son of the Japanese Emperor (born 1324) Wikipedia: Prince Tsunenaga · 5 languages
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1316
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, daughter of King Edward I of England (born 1282) Wikipedia: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan · 17 languages
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1309
Charles II of Naples (born 1254) Wikipedia: Charles II of Naples · 40 languages
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1306
Constantine Palaiologos, Byzantine general (born 1261) Wikipedia: Constantine Palaiologos (son of Michael VIII) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1243
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent, English justiciar (born c. 1160) Wikipedia: Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent · 12 languages
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1194
Casimir II the Just, Polish son of Bolesław III Wrymouth (born 1138) Wikipedia: Casimir II the Just · 34 languages
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465
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