Events on 7 May include:
- World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland (1945)
- A three-day debate began in the House of Commons that resulted in British prime minister Neville Chamberlain being replaced by Winston Churchill (pictured) (1940)
- The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia (1864)
This page gathers 61 events, 142 births and 89 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 351 to 2025.
Events · United Kingdom
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1945
World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland. Wikipedia: U-boat
Archive: U-boat — Blekinge Museum · Europeana -
1940
A three-day debate began in the House of Commons that resulted in British prime minister Neville Chamberlain being replaced by Winston Churchill (pictured). Wikipedia: Norway Debate · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1864
The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. Wikipedia: Clipper · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
Archive: Rosa 'Tea Clipper' — Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste · Europeana -
1832
Greece's independence is recognized by the Treaty of London. Wikipedia: London Conference of 1832 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1798
War of the First Coalition: A British garrison repelled a French attack on the Îles Saint-Marcouf off the Normandy coast, inflicting heavy losses. Wikipedia: War of the First Coalition
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1798
French Revolutionary Wars: A French force attempting to dislodge a small British garrison on the Îles Saint-Marcouf is repulsed with heavy losses. Wikipedia: French Revolutionary Wars · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
Archive: French Revolutionary Wars from "[Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, etc. [With plates.]]". — The British Library · Europeana -
1763
Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British. Wikipedia: Pontiac's War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1544
During the Rough Wooing, an English army carried out the Burning of Edinburgh. Wikipedia: Rough Wooing
Around the world
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2025
The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force conduct surgical strikes code-named Operation SINDOOR on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam Attack that killed 26 people. Wikipedia: Indian Army
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2023
A tourist boat capsized, killing at least 22 people in Tanur, India. Wikipedia: 2023 Tanur boat disaster
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2010
A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome was published, demonstrating that most living humans have Neanderthal ancestors. Wikipedia: Neanderthal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2009
Police in Napier, New Zealand, began a 40-hour siege of the home of a former New Zealand Army member who had shot at officers during the routine execution of a search warrant. Wikipedia: Napier, New Zealand · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2004
American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamist militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet. Wikipedia: Killing of Nick Berg
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2002
An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people. Wikipedia: EgyptAir Flight 843
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2002
A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. Wikipedia: China Northern Airlines Flight 6136 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2000
Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia. Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1999
Kosovo War: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the United States bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. Wikipedia: Kosovo War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1999
Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054. Wikipedia: Pope John Paul II · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1999
In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. Wikipedia: Guinea-Bissau · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1998
Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. Wikipedia: Mercedes-Benz · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1994
Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. Wikipedia: Edvard Munch · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1992
Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise. Wikipedia: Michigan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1992
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1992
Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada. Wikipedia: McDonald's
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1991
A fire and explosion at a fireworks factory in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killed 26 people. Wikipedia: Bright Sparklers fireworks disaster
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1986
Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits. Wikipedia: Patrick Morrow · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1964
Pacific Airlines Flight 773 is hijacked by Francisco Gonzales and crashes in Contra Costa County, California, killing 44. Wikipedia: Pacific Air Lines Flight 773
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1960
Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers. Wikipedia: Cold War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1954
A convoy of circus wagons carrying lions, horses, ponies and an ass lost control and overturned into some shop fronts in Dungannon, Northern Ireland. Wikipedia: Dungannon
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1954
Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13). Wikipedia: First Indochina War · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1952
The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer. Wikipedia: Integrated circuit · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1948
The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress. Wikipedia: Council of Europe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1946
Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the telecommunications corporation Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later renamed Sony. Wikipedia: Masaru Ibuka · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1942
World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships. Wikipedia: Battle of the Coral Sea · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1937
Employees at Fleischer Studios in New York City went on strike in the animation industry's first major labor strike. Wikipedia: Fleischer Studios
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1937
Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces. Wikipedia: Spanish Civil War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1931
The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fifth-floor apartment on West 91st Street, New York City. Wikipedia: Francis Crowley
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1930
An earthquake struck northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey, killing up to 3,000 people. Wikipedia: 1930 Salmas earthquake
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1920
Polish–Soviet War: Kyiv offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kyiv only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later. Wikipedia: Polish–Soviet War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1920
Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later. Wikipedia: Treaty of Moscow (1920) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1915
World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,199 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1915
The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy. Wikipedia: Beiyang government · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1895
In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day. Wikipedia: Saint Petersburg · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1864
American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1840
The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history. Wikipedia: Great Natchez Tornado · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1824
World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision. Wikipedia: Ludwig van Beethoven · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1794
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre established the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the French First Republic. Wikipedia: French Revolution · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1775
The Ottoman Empire cedes Bukovina to the Habsburg monarchy. Wikipedia: Ottoman Empire
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1765
HMS Victory is launched at Chatham Dockyard, Kent. She is not commissioned until 1778. Wikipedia: HMS Victory · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1718
The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville. Wikipedia: New Orleans · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1697
The 13th-century castle of Tre Kronor in Stockholm burned down; plans for the current royal palace were presented within the year. Wikipedia: Tre Kronor (castle) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1685
Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces. Wikipedia: Battle on Vrtijeljka
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1664
Inaugural celebrations begin at Louis XIV's new Palace of Versailles. Wikipedia: Louis XIV · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1625
State funeral of James VI and I (1566–1625) is held at Westminster Abbey. Wikipedia: Death and funeral of James VI and I
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1487
Granada War: Forces of Aragon and Castile began a siege of Málaga, a Muslim city in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. Wikipedia: Granada War
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1342
In Avignon, France, Cardinal Pierre Roger is elected Pope and takes the name Clement VI. Wikipedia: Avignon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1274
In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens; it ratified a decree to regulate the election of the Pope. Wikipedia: Second Council of Lyon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1190
The Crusader army of emperor Frederick Barbarossa defeats an army of the Rum Seljuks in the battle of Philomelion. Wikipedia: Frederick Barbarossa · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1104
The Seljuk emirs of Mosul and Mardin defeat the Crusader States of Antioch and Edessa. Wikipedia: Seljuk Empire · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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558
In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt. Wikipedia: Constantinople · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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351
Jews in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina rebelled against the rule of Constantius Gallus (pictured), caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire. Wikipedia: Syria Palaestina · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
World days
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Technology
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2004
American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamist militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet. Wikipedia: Killing of Nick Berg
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1952
The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer. Wikipedia: Integrated circuit · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
Science
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2010
A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome was published, demonstrating that most living humans have Neanderthal ancestors. Wikipedia: Neanderthal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1992
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1895
In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day. Wikipedia: Saint Petersburg · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
Business
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1946
Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the telecommunications corporation Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later renamed Sony. Wikipedia: Masaru Ibuka · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1915
The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy. Wikipedia: Beiyang government · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
Sport
No entries.
Culture
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1994
Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. Wikipedia: Edvard Munch · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1824
World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision. Wikipedia: Ludwig van Beethoven · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
Births
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2004
Ashlyn Krueger, American tennis player Wikipedia: Ashlyn Krueger
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2004
Minji, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Minji (singer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2002
Jake Bongiovi, American model and actor Wikipedia: Jake Bongiovi
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2002
Andrew Barth Feldman, American actor and singer Wikipedia: Andrew Barth Feldman
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1999
Tommy Fury, English boxer Wikipedia: Tommy Fury
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1999
Cody Gakpo, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Cody Gakpo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1998
MrBeast, American YouTuber Wikipedia: MrBeast · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1998
Dani Olmo, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Dani Olmo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1998
Jesse Puljujärvi, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jesse Puljujärvi
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1997
Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player Wikipedia: Daria Kasatkina · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1997
Youri Tielemans, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Youri Tielemans · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1997
Cameron Young, American golfer Wikipedia: Cameron Young
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1996
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, South Korean League of Legends pro gamer Wikipedia: Faker (gamer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1995
Seko Fofana, Ivorian international footballer Wikipedia: Seko Fofana · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1993
Will Ospreay, English wrestler Wikipedia: Will Ospreay
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1993
Ajla Tomljanovic, Australian tennis player Wikipedia: Ajla Tomljanović
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1992
Alexander Ludwig, Canadian actor and musician Wikipedia: Alexander Ludwig · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1990
Sydney Leroux, Canadian-American footballer Wikipedia: Sydney Leroux · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1989
Earl Thomas, American football player Wikipedia: Earl Thomas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1987
Aidy Bryant, American actress and comedian Wikipedia: Aidy Bryant
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1987
Mark Reynolds, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Mark Reynolds (footballer, born 1987)
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1986
Matt Helders, English drummer Wikipedia: Matt Helders · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1985
J Balvin, Colombian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: J Balvin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1984
James Loney, American baseball player Wikipedia: James Loney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1984
Kevin Owens, Canadian wrestler Wikipedia: Kevin Owens · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1984
Alex Smith, American football player Wikipedia: Alex Smith · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1979
Katie Douglas, American basketball player Wikipedia: Katie Douglas (basketball) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1978
Dette Escudero, Filipino politician Wikipedia: Dette Escudero
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1978
Shawn Marion, American basketball player Wikipedia: Shawn Marion · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1977
Elton Flatley, Australian rugby player Wikipedia: Elton Flatley
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1976
Calvin Booth, American basketball player and executive Wikipedia: Calvin Booth
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1976
Stacey Jones, New Zealand rugby league player and coach Wikipedia: Stacey Jones
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1976
Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2005) Wikipedia: Michael P. Murphy
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1976
Ayelet Shaked, former Israeli Minister of Justice Wikipedia: Ayelet Shaked · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1975
Martina Topley-Bird, English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Wikipedia: Martina Topley-Bird · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1974
Breckin Meyer, American actor, writer, and producer Wikipedia: Breckin Meyer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1972
Frank Trigg, American mixed martial artist and wrestler Wikipedia: Frank Trigg
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1971
Dave Karpa, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Dave Karpa
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1971
Billy Moore, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Billy Moore (rugby league, born 1971)
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1971
Thomas Piketty, French economist Wikipedia: Thomas Piketty · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1969
Eagle-Eye Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Eagle-Eye Cherry · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1968
Traci Lords, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Traci Lords · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1968
Lisa Raitt, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Transport Wikipedia: Lisa Raitt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1967
Roberto d'Amico, Belgian politician Wikipedia: Roberto d'Amico (politician)
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1967
Martin Bryant, Australian mass murderer Wikipedia: Martin Bryant · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1967
Joe Rice, American colonel and politician Wikipedia: Joe Rice
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1965
Reuben Davis, American football player Wikipedia: Reuben Davis (American football)
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1965
Owen Hart, Canadian wrestler (died 1999) Wikipedia: Owen Hart · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1965
Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Norman Whiteside · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1964
Ronnie Harmon, American football player Wikipedia: Ronnie Harmon
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1964
Leslie O'Neal, American football player Wikipedia: Leslie O'Neal
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1962
Tony Campbell, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Tony Campbell
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1961
Sue Black, Scottish anthropologist and academic Wikipedia: Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome
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1960
Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, Iraqi-English surgeon and academic Wikipedia: Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham
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1960
Almudena Grandes, Spanish author (died 2021) Wikipedia: Almudena Grandes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1958
Anne Marie Rafferty, English nurse and academic Wikipedia: Anne Marie Rafferty
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1958
William Ridenour, American politician Wikipedia: William Ridenour
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1956
Jan Peter Balkenende, Dutch jurist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Wikipedia: Jan Peter Balkenende · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1956
Anne Dudley, English pianist and composer Wikipedia: Anne Dudley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1956
Nicholas Hytner, English director and producer Wikipedia: Nicholas Hytner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1956
Jean Lapierre, Canadian talk show host and politician (died 2016) Wikipedia: Jean Lapierre · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1954
Amy Heckerling, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Amy Heckerling · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1950
John Dowling Coates, Australian lawyer, sports administrator and businessman Wikipedia: John Coates (sports administrator) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1950
Randall "Tex" Cobb, American boxer and actor Wikipedia: Randall "Tex" Cobb
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1950
Tim Russert, American television journalist and lawyer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Tim Russert · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1946
Thelma Houston, American R&B/disco singer and actress Wikipedia: Thelma Houston · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1946
Marv Hubbard, American football player (died 2015) Wikipedia: Marv Hubbard
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1946
Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer Wikipedia: Bill Kreutzmann · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1946
Michael Rosen, English author and poet Wikipedia: Michael Rosen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1945
Christy Moore, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Christy Moore · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1945
Robin Strasser, American actress Wikipedia: Robin Strasser
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1943
Terry Allen, American singer and painter Wikipedia: Terry Allen (country singer)
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1943
John Bannon, Australian academic and politician, 39th Premier of South Australia (died 2015) Wikipedia: John Bannon
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1943
Peter Carey, Australian novelist and short story writer Wikipedia: Peter Carey (novelist) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1940
Angela Carter, English novelist and short story writer (died 1992) Wikipedia: Angela Carter · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1939
Sidney Altman, Canadian-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2022) Wikipedia: Sidney Altman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1939
Ruggero Deodato, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2022) Wikipedia: Ruggero Deodato · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1939
Ruud Lubbers, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2018) Wikipedia: Ruud Lubbers · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1939
Johnny Maestro, American pop/doo-wop singer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Johnny Maestro
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1936
Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman (died 2024) Wikipedia: Tony O'Reilly · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1935
Michael Hopkins, English architect (died 2023) Wikipedia: Michael Hopkins (architect)
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1933
Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (died 2002) Wikipedia: Johnny Unitas · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1932
Pete Domenici, American lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Albuquerque (died 2017) Wikipedia: Pete Domenici · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1932
Derek Taylor, English journalist and author (died 1997) Wikipedia: Derek Taylor
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1931
Teresa Brewer, American singer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Teresa Brewer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1931
Gene Wolfe, American author (died 2019) Wikipedia: Gene Wolfe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1930
Babe Parilli, American football player and coach (died 2017) Wikipedia: Babe Parilli
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1929
Dick Williams, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2011) Wikipedia: Dick Williams · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1927
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American author and screenwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1923
Anne Baxter, American actress (died 1985) Wikipedia: Anne Baxter · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1922
Darren McGavin, American actor and director (died 2006) Wikipedia: Darren McGavin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1920
Rendra Karno, Indonesian actor (died 1985) Wikipedia: Rendra Karno
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1919
Eva Perón, Argentinian actress, 25th First Lady of Argentina (died 1952) Wikipedia: Eva Perón · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1917
Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Domenico Bartolucci · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1917
Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant (died 2020) Wikipedia: Lenox Hewitt
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1917
David Tomlinson, English actor (died 2000) Wikipedia: David Tomlinson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1913
Simon Ramo, American physicist and engineer (died 2016) Wikipedia: Simon Ramo
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1911
Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1993) Wikipedia: Ishirō Honda · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1909
Edwin H. Land, American scientist and inventor, co-founded the Polaroid Corporation (died 1991) Wikipedia: Edwin H. Land · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1909
Dorothy Sunrise Lorentino, Native American teacher (died 2005) Wikipedia: Dorothy Sunrise Lorentino
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1905
Philip Baxter, Welsh-Australian chemical engineer (died 1989) Wikipedia: Philip Baxter
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1903
Nikolay Zabolotsky, Russian-Soviet poet and translator (died 1958) Wikipedia: Nikolay Zabolotsky
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1901
Gary Cooper, American actor (died 1961) Wikipedia: Gary Cooper · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1899
Alfred Gerrard, English sculptor and academic (died 1998) Wikipedia: Alfred Horace Gerrard
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1896
Kathleen McKane Godfree, English tennis and badminton player (died 1992) Wikipedia: Kathleen McKane Godfree · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1893
Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey coach and manager (died 1985) Wikipedia: Frank J. Selke · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1892
Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (died 1982) Wikipedia: Archibald MacLeish · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1892
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (died 1980) Wikipedia: Josip Broz Tito · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1891
Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist (died 1988) Wikipedia: Harry McShane
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1889
Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (died 1943) Wikipedia: Viktor Puskar
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1885
George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor (died 1969) Wikipedia: George "Gabby" Hayes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1882
Willem Elsschot, Belgian author and poet (died 1960) Wikipedia: Willem Elsschot · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1881
George E. Wiley, American cyclist (died 1954) Wikipedia: George E. Wiley
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1880
Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee (died 1972) Wikipedia: Pandurang Vaman Kane
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1875
Bill Hoyt, American pole vaulter (died 1951) Wikipedia: William Hoyt (athlete) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1867
Władysław Reymont, Polish novelist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1925) Wikipedia: Władysław Reymont · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1861
Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941) Wikipedia: Rabindranath Tagore · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1860
Tom Norman, English businessman (died 1930) Wikipedia: Tom Norman
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1857
William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (died 1930) Wikipedia: William A. MacCorkle
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1847
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1929) Wikipedia: Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1845
Mary Eliza Mahoney, American nurse and activist (died 1926) Wikipedia: Mary Eliza Mahoney
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1840
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer and educator (died 1893) Wikipedia: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1837
Karl Mauch, German geographer and explorer (died 1875) Wikipedia: Karl Mauch · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1836
Joseph Gurney Cannon, American lawyer and politician, 40th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1926) Wikipedia: Joseph Gurney Cannon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1833
Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (died 1897) Wikipedia: Johannes Brahms · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1812
Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (died 1889) Wikipedia: Robert Browning · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1787
Jacques Viger, Canadian archaeologist and politician, 1st mayor of Montreal (died 1858) Wikipedia: Jacques Viger (mayor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1774
William Bainbridge, American commodore (died 1833) Wikipedia: William Bainbridge · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1767
Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (died 1820) Wikipedia: Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1763
Józef Poniatowski, Polish general (died 1813) Wikipedia: Józef Poniatowski · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1751
Stephen Badlam, American artisan and military officer (died 1815) Wikipedia: Stephen Badlam
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1748
Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and philosopher (died 1793) Wikipedia: Olympe de Gouges · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1740
Nikolai Arkharov, Russian police officer and general (died 1814) Wikipedia: Nikolai Arkharov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1724
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (died 1797) Wikipedia: Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1711
David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (died 1776) Wikipedia: David Hume · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1701
Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor and composer (died 1759) Wikipedia: Carl Heinrich Graun · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1700
Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (died 1772) Wikipedia: Gerard van Swieten · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1643
Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 10th Mayor of New York City (died 1700) Wikipedia: Stephanus Van Cortlandt
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1605
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (died 1681) Wikipedia: Patriarch Nikon of Moscow · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1553
Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (died 1618) Wikipedia: Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1530
Louis, Prince of Condé (died 1569) Wikipedia: Louis I, Prince of Condé · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1488
John III of the Palatinate, archbishop of Regensburg (died 1538) Wikipedia: John III of the Palatinate · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
Deaths
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2024
Steve Albini, American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist (born 1962) Wikipedia: Steve Albini
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2023
Aase Foss Abrahamsen, Norwegian writer (born 1930) Wikipedia: Aase Foss Abrahamsen
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2015
Frank DiPascali, American businessman (born 1956) Wikipedia: Frank DiPascali
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2015
John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (born 1929) Wikipedia: John Dixon (cartoonist)
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2014
Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (born 1923) Wikipedia: Neville McNamara
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2014
Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (born 1943) Wikipedia: Colin Pillinger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2014
Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (born 1927) Wikipedia: Dick Welteroth
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2013
Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (born 1948) Wikipedia: Ferruccio Mazzola · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2013
George Sauer, Jr., American football player (born 1943) Wikipedia: George Sauer Jr.
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2012
Sammy Barr, Scottish trade union leader (born 1931) Wikipedia: Sammy Barr
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2012
Ferenc Bartha, Hungarian economist and politician (born 1943) Wikipedia: Ferenc Bartha
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2012
Dennis E. Fitch, American captain and pilot (born 1942) Wikipedia: United Airlines Flight 232
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2011
Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (born 1957) Wikipedia: Seve Ballesteros · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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2011
Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924) Wikipedia: Willard Boyle · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2011
Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host (born 1957) Wikipedia: Big George
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2011
Victor Nosach, Soviet historian (born 1929) Wikipedia: Victor Nosach
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2010
Adele Mara, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1923) Wikipedia: Adele Mara
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2010
Wally Hickel, American politician, Governor of Alaska and Secretary of the Interior (born 1919) Wikipedia: Wally Hickel
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2009
David Mellor, English designer (born 1930) Wikipedia: David Mellor (designer)
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2009
Danny Ozark, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1923) Wikipedia: Danny Ozark · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2007
Isabella Blow, English magazine editor (born 1958) Wikipedia: Isabella Blow · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2007
Diego Corrales, American boxer (born 1977) Wikipedia: Diego Corrales · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2007
Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (born 1926) Wikipedia: Octavian Paler
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2007
Yahweh ben Yahweh, American cult leader, founded the Nation of Yahweh (born 1935) Wikipedia: Yahweh ben Yahweh
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2006
Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (born 1943) Wikipedia: Richard Carleton
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2006
Joan C. Edwards, American singer and philanthropist (born 1918) Wikipedia: Joan C. Edwards
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2005
Tristan Egolf, American author and activist (born 1971) Wikipedia: Tristan Egolf · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2005
Peter Rodino, American captain and politician (born 1909) Wikipedia: Peter W. Rodino
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2005
Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1980) Wikipedia: Otilino Tenorio · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2004
Waldemar Milewicz, Polish journalist (born 1956) Wikipedia: Waldemar Milewicz
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2001
Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (born 1912) Wikipedia: Jacques de Bourbon-Busset · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2000
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American captain, actor, and producer (born 1909) Wikipedia: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1998
Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924) Wikipedia: Allan MacLeod Cormack · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1998
Eddie Rabbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941) Wikipedia: Eddie Rabbitt
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1995
Ray McKinley, American drummer, singer, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra) (born 1910) Wikipedia: Ray McKinley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1994
Clement Greenberg, American art critic (born 1909) Wikipedia: Clement Greenberg
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1990
Sam Tambimuttu, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (born 1932) Wikipedia: Sam Tambimuttu
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1987
Colin Blakely, Northern Irish actor (born 1930) Wikipedia: Colin Blakely · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1987
Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (born 1941) Wikipedia: Paul Popham
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1986
Haldun Taner, Turkish playwright and author (born 1915) Wikipedia: Haldun Taner
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1978
Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (born 1915) Wikipedia: Mort Weisinger
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1976
Alison Uttley, English children's book writer (born 1884) Wikipedia: Alison Uttley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1967
Margaret Larkin, American writer and poet (born 1899) Wikipedia: Margaret Larkin
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1958
Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (born 1880) Wikipedia: Mihkel Lüdig · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1951
Warner Baxter, American actor (born 1889) Wikipedia: Warner Baxter · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1946
Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian journalist and politician (born 1864) Wikipedia: Herbert Macaulay
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1943
Fethi Okyar, Turkish colonel and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1880) Wikipedia: Fethi Okyar
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1942
Felix Weingartner, Croatian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1863) Wikipedia: Felix Weingartner · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1941
James George Frazer, Scottish-English anthropologist and academic (born 1854) Wikipedia: James George Frazer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1940
George Lansbury, English journalist and politician (born 1859) Wikipedia: George Lansbury
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1938
Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (born 1881) Wikipedia: Octavian Goga · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1937
Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and author (born 1886) Wikipedia: Ernst A. Lehmann · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1925
William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, English businessman and politician (born 1851) Wikipedia: William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1924
Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (born 1897/1898) Wikipedia: Alluri Sitarama Raju
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1922
Max Wagenknecht, German pianist and composer (born 1857) Wikipedia: Max Wagenknecht
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1919
Eva Schiroky, Czech anarchist and cook (born 1840) Wikipedia: Eva Schiroky
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1917
Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (born 1896) Wikipedia: Albert Ball · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1902
Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (born 1818) Wikipedia: Agostino Roscelli · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1896
H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (born 1861) Wikipedia: H. H. Holmes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1887
C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (born 1811) Wikipedia: C. F. W. Walther
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1880
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Brazilian general and statesman (born 1803) Wikipedia: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1876
William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (born 1795) Wikipedia: William Buell Sprague
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1872
Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (born 1805) Wikipedia: Alexander Loyd
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1868
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1778) Wikipedia: Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
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1840
Caspar David Friedrich, German painter and educator (born 1774) Wikipedia: Caspar David Friedrich · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1825
Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (born 1750) Wikipedia: Antonio Salieri · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1815
Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (born 1739) Wikipedia: Jabez Bowen
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1805
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (born 1737) Wikipedia: William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1800
Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer (born 1728) Wikipedia: Niccolò Piccinni · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1793
Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer (born 1722) Wikipedia: Pietro Nardini · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1718
Mary of Modena, Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (born 1658) Wikipedia: Mary of Modena · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1685
Bajo Pivljanin (born 1630) Wikipedia: Bajo Pivljanin
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1682
Feodor III of Russia (born 1661) Wikipedia: Feodor III of Russia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1667
Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer (born 1616) Wikipedia: Johann Jakob Froberger · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1617
David Fabricius, German astronomer and theologian (born 1564) Wikipedia: David Fabricius · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1539
Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (born 1466) Wikipedia: Ottaviano Petrucci
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1523
Franz von Sickingen, German knight (born 1481) Wikipedia: Franz von Sickingen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1494
Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (born 1471) Wikipedia: Eskender
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1427
Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English priest (born 1352) Wikipedia: Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr
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1243
Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel Wikipedia: Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1234
Otto I, Duke of Merania (born c. 1180) Wikipedia: Otto I of Merania · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1205
Ladislaus III of Hungary (born 1201) Wikipedia: Ladislaus III of Hungary · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1202
Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey Wikipedia: Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1166
William I of Sicily Wikipedia: William I of Sicily · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1092
Remigius de Fécamp, English monk and bishop Wikipedia: Remigius de Fécamp · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1014
Bagrat III, 1st King of Georgia (born 960) Wikipedia: Bagrat III of Georgia
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973
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 912) Wikipedia: Otto the Great · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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833
Ibn Hisham, Egyptian Muslim historian Wikipedia: Ibn Hisham · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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721
John of Beverley, bishop of York Wikipedia: John of Beverley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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