Events on 12 November include:
- Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web (1990)
- The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running television sitcom in history, premiered on the BBC (1973)
- Second World War: In Operation Catechism, the Royal Air Force sank the German battleship Tirpitz (video featured) near Tromsø, Norway, killing about 1,000 sailors on board (1944)
This page gathers 66 events, 187 births and 99 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 954 to 2022.
Events · United Kingdom
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1990
Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web. Wikipedia: Tim Berners-Lee · 163 languages
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1973
The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running television sitcom in history, premiered on the BBC. Wikipedia: Last of the Summer Wine · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1944
Second World War: In Operation Catechism, the Royal Air Force sank the German battleship Tirpitz (video featured) near Tromsø, Norway, killing about 1,000 sailors on board. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
Archive: WORLD WAR II: Casualty Evaucation by jeep — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
1928
The British ocean liner SS Vestris sank in the western Atlantic Ocean, killing 111 people. Wikipedia: Ocean liner · 49 languages
Archive: Anchoring ocean liner — Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures · Europeana
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1911
The Corozal, the most powerful dredger built to that time, was launched in London for service in construction of the Panama Canal. Wikipedia: Corozal (dredger) · 3 languages
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1893
Abdur Rahman Khan accepts the Durand Line as the border between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the British Raj. Wikipedia: Abdur Rahman Khan · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
Archive: Inter Nationes: Zwei Koreaner Pakistanischer Botschafter Abdur Rahman Khan bei Wilhelm Hahn Bundesjustizminister Richard Jäger in Stuttgart Unfall: Rosensteinbrücke — State Archives of Baden-Württemberg · Europeana -
1835
Construction is completed on the Wilberforce Monument in Kingston Upon Hull. Wikipedia: Wilberforce Monument · 2 languages
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1439
Plymouth becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament. Wikipedia: Plymouth · 109 languages
Around the world
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2022
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collide in mid-air over Dallas Executive Airport during an airshow, killing six. Wikipedia: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2021
The Los Angeles Superior Court formally ends the 14-year conservatorship to pop singer Britney Spears. Wikipedia: Los Angeles County Superior Court · 4 languages
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2020
The PlayStation 5 is released. Wikipedia: PlayStation 5 · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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2017
The 7.3 Mw Kermanshah earthquake shakes the northern Iran–Iraq border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). At least 410 people are killed and over 7,000 are injured. Wikipedia: 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2015
Two suicide bombers detonate explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, killing 43 people and injuring over 200 others. Wikipedia: Suicide attack · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2014
The European Space Agency's lander Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet. Wikipedia: European Space Agency · 118 languages
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2014
An Armenian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter is shot down by Azerbaijani forces, killing all three people on board. Wikipedia: Mil Mi-24 · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2011
An explosion in the Shahid Modarres missile base led to the deaths of 17 members of the Revolutionary Guards, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program. Wikipedia: Bid Kaneh explosion · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2011
Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the Euro area crisis. Wikipedia: Silvio Berlusconi · 164 languages
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2006
Although the Georgian government declared it illegal, South Ossetia held a referendum on independence, with more than 99 percent of voters in favour of preserving the region's status as a de facto independent state. Wikipedia: South Ossetia · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2003
Iraq War: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base. Wikipedia: Iraq War · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2003
Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record of 501 kilometres per hour (311 mph) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles. Wikipedia: Shanghai maglev train · 29 languages
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2001
American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into residential buildings five minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, killing a total of 265 people. Wikipedia: American Airlines Flight 587 · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2001
War in Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops. Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) · 84 languages
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1999
The 7.2 Mw Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people are killed and almost 5,000 are injured. Wikipedia: 1999 Düzce earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1997
Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Wikipedia: Ramzi Yousef · 29 languages
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1996
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 collided in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 people, the deadliest such collision in history. Wikipedia: Saudia · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1995
Erdut Agreement regarding the peaceful resolution to the Croatian War of Independence is reached. Wikipedia: Erdut Agreement · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1995
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-74 to deliver the Mir Docking Module to the Russian space station Mir. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · 58 languages
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1991
Indonesian forces opened fire on student demonstrators protesting the occupation of East Timor in the capital Dili, killing at least 250 people. Wikipedia: Santa Cruz massacre · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1990
Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch. Wikipedia: Crown prince · 54 languages
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1982
USSR: Yuri Andropov becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding Leonid I. Brezhnev. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · 282 languages
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1981
Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a crewed spacecraft is launched into space twice. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · 35 languages
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1980
The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings. Wikipedia: NASA · 184 languages
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1979
Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, U.S. President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran. Wikipedia: Iran hostage crisis · 48 languages
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1977
France conducts the Oreste nuclear test as 14th in the group of 29, 1975–78 French nuclear tests series. Wikipedia: France · 428 languages
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1975
The Comoros joins the United Nations. Wikipedia: Comoros · 284 languages
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1971
Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, U.S. President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam. Wikipedia: Vietnamization · 18 languages
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1971
Aeroflot Flight N-63 crashes on approach to Vinnytsia Airport, killing 48. Wikipedia: Aeroflot Flight N-63 · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1970
The Oregon Highway Division unsuccessfully attempted to destroy a rotting beached sperm whale near Florence, Oregon, with dynamite. Wikipedia: Oregon Department of Transportation · 5 languages
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1970
The deadliest tropical cyclone in history made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), killing at least 250,000 people. Wikipedia: 1970 Bhola cyclone · 46 languages
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1969
Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre. Wikipedia: Vietnam War · 168 languages
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1961
Terry Jo Duperrault is the sole survivor of a series of brutal murders aboard the ketch Bluebelle. Wikipedia: Ketch · 28 languages
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1958
A team of rock climbers led by Warren Harding completes the first ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. Wikipedia: Warren Harding (climber) · 5 languages
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1956
Suez Crisis: During an invasion of Rafah, Israeli soldiers shot and killed an estimated 111 Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants. Wikipedia: Suez Crisis · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1956
Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations. Wikipedia: Morocco · 334 languages
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1954
Ellis Island ceases operations. Wikipedia: Ellis Island · 57 languages
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1948
Aftermath of World War II: In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II. Wikipedia: Aftermath of World War II · 26 languages
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1942
World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the decisive engagement in a series of sea battles between Allied and Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands, began. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1941
World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to −12 °C (10 °F) as the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · 282 languages
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1941
World War II: The Soviet cruiser Chervona Ukraina is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol. Wikipedia: Soviet cruiser Chervona Ukraina · 13 languages
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1940
World War II: Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrived in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis powers. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1940
World War II: Free French forces captured Gabon from Vichy France. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1938
Nazi Germany issues the Decree on the Elimination of Jews from Economic Life prohibiting Jews from selling goods and services or working in a trade, totally segregating Jews from the German economy. Wikipedia: Economy of Nazi Germany · 27 languages
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1936
In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic. Wikipedia: San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge · 37 languages
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1933
Nazi Germany uses a referendum to ratify its withdrawal from the League of Nations. Wikipedia: Nazi Germany · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1932
At the request of the Government of Western Australia, the Australian military officially resumed fighting the Emu War after their prior withdrawal. Wikipedia: Government of Western Australia · 7 languages
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1927
Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union. Wikipedia: Leon Trotsky · 185 languages
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1920
The Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes signed the Treaty of Rapallo to establish national borders east of the Adriatic Sea. Wikipedia: Kingdom of Italy · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1920
The 1920 Cork hunger strike by Irish republicans ends after three deaths. Wikipedia: 1920 Cork hunger strike · 2 languages
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1918
Dissolution of Austria-Hungary: Austria becomes a republic. After the proclamation, a coup attempt by the communist Red Guard is defeated by the social-democratic Volkswehr. Wikipedia: Dissolution of Austria-Hungary · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1912
Eight months after perishing during the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, the bodies of Robert Falcon Scott (pictured) and his companions were discovered on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Wikipedia: Terra Nova Expedition · 37 languages
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1912
First Balkan War: King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule. Wikipedia: First Balkan War · 78 languages
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1905
Norway holds a referendum resulting in popular approval of the Storting's decision to authorise the government to make the offer of the throne of the newly independent country. Wikipedia: 1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum · 12 languages
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1892
William Heffelfinger was paid $500 by the Allegheny Athletic Association, becoming the first professional American football player. Wikipedia: Pudge Heffelfinger · 13 languages
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1330
Led by the voivode Basarab I, Wallachian forces defeated the Hungarian army in an ambush at the Battle of Posada (depicted). Wikipedia: Voivode · 50 languages
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1028
Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros. Wikipedia: List of Byzantine emperors · 74 languages
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954
The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. Wikipedia: Lothair of France · 51 languages
World days
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World Pneumonia Day Wikipedia: World Pneumonia Day · 12 languages
Technology
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1990
Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web. Wikipedia: Tim Berners-Lee · 163 languages
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2020
The PlayStation 5 is released. Wikipedia: PlayStation 5 · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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2003
Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record of 501 kilometres per hour (311 mph) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles. Wikipedia: Shanghai maglev train · 29 languages
Science
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2014
The European Space Agency's lander Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet. Wikipedia: European Space Agency · 118 languages
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1995
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-74 to deliver the Mir Docking Module to the Russian space station Mir. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · 58 languages
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1981
Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a crewed spacecraft is launched into space twice. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · 35 languages
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1980
The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings. Wikipedia: NASA · 184 languages
Business
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2011
Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the Euro area crisis. Wikipedia: Silvio Berlusconi · 164 languages
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1979
Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, U.S. President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran. Wikipedia: Iran hostage crisis · 48 languages
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1938
Nazi Germany issues the Decree on the Elimination of Jews from Economic Life prohibiting Jews from selling goods and services or working in a trade, totally segregating Jews from the German economy. Wikipedia: Economy of Nazi Germany · 27 languages
Sport
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1892
William Heffelfinger was paid $500 by the Allegheny Athletic Association, becoming the first professional American football player. Wikipedia: Pudge Heffelfinger · 13 languages
Culture
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1973
The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running television sitcom in history, premiered on the BBC. Wikipedia: Last of the Summer Wine · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2021
The Los Angeles Superior Court formally ends the 14-year conservatorship to pop singer Britney Spears. Wikipedia: Los Angeles County Superior Court · 4 languages
Births
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2007
Leonardo Puglisi, Australian journalist Wikipedia: Leonardo Puglisi · 3 languages
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2002
Paolo Banchero, Italian-American basketball player Wikipedia: Paolo Banchero · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2002
Tino Livramento, English footballer Wikipedia: Tino Livramento · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2001
Raffey Cassidy, English actress Wikipedia: Raffey Cassidy · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1999
Choi Yoo-jung, South Korean singer, dancer, rapper, and actress Wikipedia: Choi Yoo-jung (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1998
Jules Koundé, French footballer Wikipedia: Jules Koundé · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1998
Elias Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Elias Pettersson · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1997
Dexter Lawrence, American football player Wikipedia: Dexter Lawrence · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1995
Thomas Lemar, French footballer Wikipedia: Thomas Lemar · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1995
XQc, Canadian online streamer Wikipedia: XQc · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1994
Guillaume Cizeron, French ice dancer Wikipedia: Guillaume Cizeron · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1994
Kseniya Alexandrova, Russian model (died 2025) Wikipedia: Kseniya Alexandrova · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1993
Tomáš Hertl, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Tomáš Hertl · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1992
Dāvis Bertāns, Latvian basketball player Wikipedia: Dāvis Bertāns · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1992
Trey Burke, American basketball player Wikipedia: Trey Burke · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1992
Adam Larsson, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Adam Larsson · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1992
Luguelín Santos, Dominican sprinter Wikipedia: Luguelín Santos · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1991
Cairo Santos, Brazilian gridiron football player Wikipedia: Cairo Santos · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1991
Gijs Van Hoecke, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia: Gijs Van Hoecke · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1990
Florent Manaudou, French swimmer Wikipedia: Florent Manaudou · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1990
Marcell Ozuna, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Marcell Ozuna · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1990
Harmeet Singh, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia: Harmeet Singh (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1990
Siim-Sander Vene, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia: Siim-Sander Vene · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1988
Russell Westbrook, American basketball player Wikipedia: Russell Westbrook · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1987
Jason Day, Australian golfer Wikipedia: Jason Day · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1987
Kengo Kora, Japanese actor Wikipedia: Kengo Kora · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1987
Bryan Little, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Bryan Little · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1985
Adlène Guedioura, French-Algerian footballer Wikipedia: Adlène Guedioura · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1984
Jorge Masvidal, American Mixed Martial Artist Wikipedia: Jorge Masvidal · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1984
Omarion, American singer, songwriter, actor and dancer Wikipedia: Omarion · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1984
Sandara Park, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress Wikipedia: Sandara Park · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1983
Charlie Morton, American baseball player Wikipedia: Charlie Morton (pitcher) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1982
Anne Hathaway, American actress Wikipedia: Anne Hathaway · ✓ Wikidata · 113 languages
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1981
Annika Becker, German pole vaulter Wikipedia: Annika Becker · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1981
DJ Campbell, English footballer Wikipedia: DJ Campbell · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1980
Nur Fettahoğlu, German-Turkish journalist and actress Wikipedia: Nur Fettahoğlu · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1980
Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, producer and singer Wikipedia: Ryan Gosling · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
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1980
Charlie Hodgson, English rugby player Wikipedia: Charlie Hodgson · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1979
Cote de Pablo, Chilean actress Wikipedia: Cote de Pablo · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1979
Lucas Glover, American golfer Wikipedia: Lucas Glover · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1978
Ashley Williams, American actress Wikipedia: Ashley Williams (actress) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1977
Benni McCarthy, South African footballer Wikipedia: Benni McCarthy · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1977
Lee Murray, English mixed martial artist Wikipedia: Lee Murray · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1976
Tevin Campbell, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia: Tevin Campbell · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1976
Judith Holofernes, German singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Judith Holofernes · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1976
Richelle Mead, American author and educator Wikipedia: Richelle Mead · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1975
Kiara Bisaro, Canadian mountain biker Wikipedia: Kiara Bisaro · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1975
Jason Lezak, American swimmer Wikipedia: Jason Lezak · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1974
Tamala Jones, American actress Wikipedia: Tamala Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1973
Radha Mitchell, Australian actress Wikipedia: Radha Mitchell · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1973
Ethan Zohn, American pro soccer player and Survivor: Africa winner Wikipedia: Ethan Zohn · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1972
Vasilios Tsiartas, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Vasilios Tsiartas · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1971
Chen Guangcheng, Chinese-American lawyer and activist Wikipedia: Chen Guangcheng · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1971
Rebecca Wisocky, American actress Wikipedia: Rebecca Wisocky · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1970
Elektra, American wrestler, model, and dancer Wikipedia: Elektra (wrestling) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1970
Tonya Harding, American figure skater Wikipedia: Tonya Harding · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1970
Oscar Strasnoy, French-Argentine composer Wikipedia: Oscar Strasnoy · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1969
Ian Bremmer, American political scientist and author Wikipedia: Ian Bremmer · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1969
Jason Cundy, English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Jason Cundy · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1969
Rob Schrab, American writer and artist Wikipedia: Rob Schrab · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1968
Kathleen Hanna, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Kathleen Hanna · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1968
Sammy Sosa, Dominican-American baseball player Wikipedia: Sammy Sosa · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1967
Bassim Al-Karbalaei, Iraqi Eulogy Reciter Wikipedia: Basim al-Karbalaei · 8 languages
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1967
Disco Inferno, American wrestler and manager Wikipedia: Disco Inferno (wrestler) · 13 languages
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1967
Iryna Khalip, Belarusian journalist Wikipedia: Iryna Khalip · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1967
Michael Moorer, American boxer Wikipedia: Michael Moorer · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1967
Grant Nicholas, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Grant Nicholas · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1965
Lex Lang, American voice actor and producer Wikipedia: Lex Lang · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1964
Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Vic Chesnutt · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1964
David Ellefson, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia: David Ellefson · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1964
Wang Kuang-hui, Taiwanese baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Wang Kuang-hui · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1964
Barbara Stühlmeyer, German musicologist, church musician and writer Wikipedia: Barbara Stühlmeyer · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1963
Michael Rogers (publisher), American media executive, journalist, and fundraiser Wikipedia: Michael Rogers (publisher) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1962
Mariella Frostrup, British journalist and actress Wikipedia: Mariella Frostrup · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1962
Mark Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Mark Hunter (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1962
Neal Shusterman, American author and poet Wikipedia: Neal Shusterman · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1962
Naomi Wolf, American author and journalist Wikipedia: Naomi Wolf · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1961
Nadia Comăneci, Romanian gymnast and coach Wikipedia: Nadia Comăneci · ✓ Wikidata · 91 languages
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1961
Enzo Francescoli, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia: Enzo Francescoli · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1960
Maurane, Belgian singer and actress (died 2018) Wikipedia: Maurane · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1959
Vincent Irizarry, American actor Wikipedia: Vincent Irizarry · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1959
Toshihiko Sahashi, Japanese composer Wikipedia: Toshihiko Sahashi · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1958
Megan Mullally, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Megan Mullally · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1958
Mykola Vynnychenko, Ukrainian race walker Wikipedia: Mykola Vynnychenko · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1957
Tim Samaras, American engineer, storm chaser (died 2013) Wikipedia: Tim Samaras · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1957
Ivan Šuker, Croatian politician and economist (died 2023) Wikipedia: Ivan Šuker · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1955
Les McKeown, Scottish pop singer (died 2021) Wikipedia: Les McKeown · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1954
Paul McNamee, Australian tennis player Wikipedia: Paul McNamee · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1953
Baaba Maal, Senegalese singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Baaba Maal · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1950
Barbara Fairchild, American country and gospel singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Barbara Fairchild · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1949
Ron Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1992) Wikipedia: Ron Lapointe · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1949
Jack Reed, American soldier and politician Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1948
Hassan Rouhani, Iranian lawyer and politician; 7th President of Iran Wikipedia: Hassan Rouhani · ✓ Wikidata · 123 languages
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1947
Buck Dharma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Buck Dharma · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1947
Patrice Leconte, French director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Patrice Leconte · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1946
Alexandra Charles, Swedish businesswoman Wikipedia: Alexandra Charles · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1945
Michael Bishop, American author and educator (died 2023) Wikipedia: Michael Bishop (author) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1945
Judith Roitman, American mathematician and academic Wikipedia: Judith Roitman · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1945
Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Neil Young · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
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1944
Ken Houston, American football player Wikipedia: Ken Houston · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1944
Booker T. Jones, American pianist, saxophonist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Booker T. Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1944
Al Michaels, American sportscaster Wikipedia: Al Michaels · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1943
Errol Brown, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (died 2015) Wikipedia: Errol Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1943
Brian Hyland, American pop singer Wikipedia: Brian Hyland · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1943
Wallace Shawn, American actor, comedian and playwright Wikipedia: Wallace Shawn · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1943
Björn Waldegård, Swedish racing driver (died 2014) Wikipedia: Björn Waldegård · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1943
John Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011) Wikipedia: John Walker (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1940
Michel Audet, Canadian economist and politician Wikipedia: Michel Audet · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1940
Amjad Khan, Indian actor & director (died 1992) Wikipedia: Amjad Khan (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1940
Jürgen Todenhöfer, German judge and politician Wikipedia: Jürgen Todenhöfer · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1939
Lucia Popp, Slovak soprano (died 1993) Wikipedia: Lucia Popp · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1938
Delano Lewis, American diplomat (died 2023) Wikipedia: Delano Lewis · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1938
Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzanian journalist and politician, 3rd President of Tanzania (died 2020) Wikipedia: Benjamin Mkapa · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1938
Mort Shuman, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1991) Wikipedia: Mort Shuman · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1937
Ina Balin, American actress (died 1990) Wikipedia: Ina Balin · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1937
Richard H. Truly, NASA astronaut (died 2024) Wikipedia: Richard H. Truly · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1934
Charles Manson, American cult leader (died 2017) Wikipedia: Charles Manson · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
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1934
John McGahern, Irish author and educator (died 2006) Wikipedia: John McGahern · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1934
Vavá, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2002) Wikipedia: Vavá · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1930
Bob Crewe, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Bob Crewe · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1929
Michael Ende, German author and fiction writer (died 1995) Wikipedia: Michael Ende · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1929
Grace Kelly, American actress, later Princess Grace of Monaco (died 1982) Wikipedia: Grace Kelly · ✓ Wikidata · 119 languages
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1927
František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer and sportscaster (died 2000) Wikipedia: František Šťastný · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1927
Yutaka Taniyama, Japanese mathematician and theorist (died 1958) Wikipedia: Yutaka Taniyama · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1926
Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley, English lawyer and judge (died 2016) Wikipedia: Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1924
Sam Jones, American bassist, cellist, and composer (died 1981) Wikipedia: Sam Jones (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1923
Ian Graham, English archaeologist and explorer (died 2017) Wikipedia: Ian Graham · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1923
Loriot, German humorist, actor, and director (died 2011) Wikipedia: Loriot · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1923
Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, Mexican poet and scholar (died 2013) Wikipedia: Rubén Bonifaz Nuño · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1922
Tadeusz Borowski, Polish poet, author, and journalist (died 1951) Wikipedia: Tadeusz Borowski · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1922
Kim Hunter, American actress (died 2002) Wikipedia: Kim Hunter · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1920
Richard Quine, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1989) Wikipedia: Richard Quine · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1919
France Štiglic, Slovenian film director and screenwriter (died 1993) Wikipedia: France Štiglic · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1917
Jo Stafford, American singer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Jo Stafford · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1916
Paul Emery, English racing driver (died 1993) Wikipedia: Paul Emery · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1916
Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (died 2000) Wikipedia: Jean Papineau-Couture · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1915
Roland Barthes, French philosopher, theorist, and critic (died 1980) Wikipedia: Roland Barthes · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
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1911
Buck Clayton, American trumpet player and academic (died 1991) Wikipedia: Buck Clayton · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1910
Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (died 1981) Wikipedia: Dudley Nourse · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1908
Harry Blackmun, American lawyer and judge (died 1999) Wikipedia: Harry Blackmun · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1906
George Dillon, American soldier and poet (died 1968) Wikipedia: George Dillon (poet) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1905
Louise Thaden, American pilot (died 1979) Wikipedia: Louise Thaden · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1904
Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (died 1981) Wikipedia: Max Hoffman · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1903
Jack Oakie, American actor (died 1978) Wikipedia: Jack Oakie · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1901
James Luther Adams, American minister and theologian (died 1994) Wikipedia: James Luther Adams · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1900
Stanley Graham, New Zealand mass murderer (died 1941) Wikipedia: Stanley Graham · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1898
Leon Štukelj, Slovenian gymnast (died 1999) Wikipedia: Leon Štukelj · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1897
Karl Marx, German composer and conductor (died 1985) Wikipedia: Karl Marx (composer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1896
Salim Ali, Indian ornithologist and author (died 1987) Wikipedia: Salim Ali · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1895
Manuel Alonso Areizaga, Spanish tennis player (died 1984) Wikipedia: Manuel Alonso Areizaga · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1895
Marguerite Henry, Australian zoologist (died 1982) Wikipedia: Marguerite Henry (scientist) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1895
Nima Yooshij, Iranian poet and academic (died 1960) Wikipedia: Nima Yooshij · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1894
Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe, Norwegian zoologist and comparative psychologist (died 1976) Wikipedia: Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1892
Tudor Davies, Welsh tenor and actor (died 1958) Wikipedia: Tudor Davies · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1890
Lily Kronberger, Hungarian figure skater (died 1974) Wikipedia: Lily Kronberger · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1889
DeWitt Wallace, American publisher and philanthropist, co-founded Reader's Digest (died 1981) Wikipedia: DeWitt Wallace · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1886
Günther Dyhrenfurth, German geologist and mountaineer (died 1975) Wikipedia: Günter Dyhrenfurth · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1886
Ben Travers, English author and playwright (died 1980) Wikipedia: Ben Travers · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1881
Olev Siinmaa, Estonian-Swedish architect (died 1948) Wikipedia: Olev Siinmaa · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1881
Maximilian von Weichs, German field marshal (died 1954) Wikipedia: Maximilian von Weichs · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1872
William Fay, Irish actor and producer (died 1947) Wikipedia: William Fay · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1866
Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (died 1925) Wikipedia: Sun Yat-sen · ✓ Wikidata · 152 languages
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1850
Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player and theoretician (died 1908) Wikipedia: Mikhail Chigorin · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1848
Eduard Müller, Swiss lawyer and politician, 51st President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1919) Wikipedia: Eduard Müller (Swiss politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1842
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1919) Wikipedia: John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
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1840
Auguste Rodin, French sculptor and illustrator, created The Thinker (died 1917) Wikipedia: Auguste Rodin · ✓ Wikidata · 131 languages
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1833
Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (died 1887) Wikipedia: Alexander Borodin · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
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1817
Bahá'u'lláh, Persian spiritual leader, founded the Baháʼí Faith (died 1892) Wikipedia: Baháʼu'lláh · ✓ Wikidata · 105 languages
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1815
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (died 1902) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Cady Stanton · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1795
Thaddeus William Harris, American entomologist and botanist (died 1856) Wikipedia: Thaddeus William Harris · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1793
Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, Livonian physician and botanist (died 1831) Wikipedia: Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1780
Piet Retief, South African ruler (died 1838) Wikipedia: Piet Retief · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1774
Charles Bell, Scottish surgeon and artist (died 1842) Wikipedia: Charles Bell · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1755
Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (died 1813) Wikipedia: Gerhard von Scharnhorst · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1729
Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (died 1811) Wikipedia: Louis Antoine de Bougainville · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1684
Edward Vernon, English admiral and politician (died 1757) Wikipedia: Edward Vernon · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1655
Francis Nicholson, British Army general and colonial administrator (died 1727) Wikipedia: Francis Nicholson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1651
Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican nun, poet, and scholar (died 1695) Wikipedia: Juana Inés de la Cruz · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1627
Diego Luis de San Vitores, Spanish Jesuit missionary (died 1672) Wikipedia: Diego Luis de San Vitores · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1615
Richard Baxter, English minister, poet, and theologian (died 1691) Wikipedia: Richard Baxter · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1606
Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian nurse, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (died 1673) Wikipedia: Jeanne Mance · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1579
Albrecht of Hanau-Münzenberg, German nobleman (died 1635) Wikipedia: Albrecht of Hanau-Münzenberg · 7 languages
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1547
Claude of Valois, French princess (died 1575) Wikipedia: Claude of Valois · 29 languages
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1528
Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (died 1588) Wikipedia: Qi Jiguang · 28 languages
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1494
Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen, Princess of Anhalt by birth, by marriage Duchess of Saxony (died 1521) Wikipedia: Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1492
Johan Rantzau, German general (died 1565) Wikipedia: Johan Rantzau · 12 languages
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1450
Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont, Prince of Savoy (died 1486) Wikipedia: Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont · 11 languages
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2024
Roy Haynes, American drummer and composer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Roy Haynes · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2024
John Horgan, Canadian politician and diplomat, 36th Premier of British Columbia (born 1959) Wikipedia: John Horgan · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2024
Song Jae-rim, South Korean actor and model (born 1985) Wikipedia: Song Jae-rim · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2024
Thomas E. Kurtz, American computer scientist and educator (born 1928) Wikipedia: Thomas E. Kurtz · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2024
Timothy West, English actor (born 1934) Wikipedia: Timothy West · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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2023
Don Walsh, American oceanographer (born 1931) Wikipedia: Don Walsh · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2021
Chung-Yun Hse, wood scientist (born 1935) Wikipedia: Chung-Yun Hse · 1 language
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2018
Stan Lee, American comic book writer, editor, and publisher (born 1922) Wikipedia: Stan Lee · ✓ Wikidata · 99 languages
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2016
Lupita Tovar, Mexican-American actress (born 1910) Wikipedia: Lupita Tovar · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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2016
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Egyptian actor (born 1946) Wikipedia: Mahmoud Abdel Aziz · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2015
Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer (born 1983) Wikipedia: Márton Fülöp · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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2015
Jihadi John, terrorist (born 1988) Wikipedia: Jihadi John · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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2014
Ravi Chopra, Indian director and producer (born 1946) Wikipedia: Ravi Chopra · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2014
Warren Clarke, English actor, director, and producer (born 1947) Wikipedia: Warren Clarke · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2014
Marge Roukema, American educator and politician (born 1929) Wikipedia: Marge Roukema · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2014
Valery Senderov, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1945) Wikipedia: Valery Senderov · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2013
Steve Rexe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1947) Wikipedia: Steve Rexe · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2013
Konrad Rudnicki, Polish astronomer and academic (born 1926) Wikipedia: Konrad Rudnicki · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2013
Aleksandr Serebrov, Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1944) Wikipedia: Aleksandr Serebrov · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2013
John Tavener, English composer and educator (born 1944) Wikipedia: John Tavener · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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2013
Kurt Trampedach, Danish painter and sculptor (born 1943) Wikipedia: Kurt Trampedach · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2012
Hans Hammarskiöld, Swedish photographer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Hans Hammarskiöld · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2012
Sergio Oliva, Cuban-American bodybuilder (born 1941) Wikipedia: Sergio Oliva · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2012
Daniel Stern, American psychologist and theorist (born 1934) Wikipedia: Daniel Stern (psychologist) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2010
Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (born 1933) Wikipedia: Henryk Górecki · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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2008
Catherine Baker Knoll, American educator and politician, 30th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (born 1930) Wikipedia: Catherine Baker Knoll · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2008
Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (born 1947) Wikipedia: Mitch Mitchell · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2007
K. C. Ibrahim, Indian cricketer (born 1919) Wikipedia: K. C. Ibrahim · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2007
Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (born 1929) Wikipedia: Ira Levin · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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2003
Jonathan Brandis, American actor (born 1976) Wikipedia: Jonathan Brandis · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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2003
Cameron Duncan, New Zealand director and screenwriter (born 1986) Wikipedia: Cameron Duncan · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2003
Penny Singleton, American actress (born 1908) Wikipedia: Penny Singleton · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2003
Tony Thompson, American drummer (born 1954) Wikipedia: Tony Thompson (drummer) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2001
Albert Hague, German-American actor and composer (born 1920) Wikipedia: Albert Hague · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2001
Tony Miles, English chess player and theoretician (born 1955) Wikipedia: Tony Miles · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2000
Franck Pourcel, French conductor and composer (born 1913) Wikipedia: Franck Pourcel · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1998
Roy Hollis, English footballer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Roy Hollis · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1998
Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer (born 1938) Wikipedia: Sally Shlaer · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1997
Carlos Surinach, Spanish-American composer and conductor (born 1915) Wikipedia: Carlos Surinach · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1994
Wilma Rudolph, American sprinter and educator (born 1940) Wikipedia: Wilma Rudolph · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1993
H. R. Haldeman, American diplomat, 4th White House Chief of Staff (born 1926) Wikipedia: H. R. Haldeman · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1991
Gabriele Tinti, Italian actor (born 1932) Wikipedia: Gabriele Tinti (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1990
Eve Arden, American actress and comedian (born 1908) Wikipedia: Eve Arden · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1986
Minoru Yasui, American lawyer and activist (born 1916) Wikipedia: Minoru Yasui · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1981
William Holden, American actor (born 1918) Wikipedia: William Holden · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1976
Mikhail Gurevich, Russian engineer, co-founded Mikoyan (born 1893) Wikipedia: Mikhail Gurevich (aircraft designer) · 40 languages
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1976
Walter Piston, American composer and academic (born 1894) Wikipedia: Walter Piston · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1972
Rudolf Friml, Czech-American pianist and composer (born 1879) Wikipedia: Rudolf Friml · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1972
Tommy Wisdom, English racing driver and journalist (born 1906) Wikipedia: Tommy Wisdom · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1971
Johanna von Caemmerer, German mathematician (born 1914) Wikipedia: Hanna Neumann · 20 languages
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1969
Liu Shaoqi, Chinese politician, 2nd Chairman of the People's Republic of China (born 1898) Wikipedia: Liu Shaoqi · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1965
Many Benner, French painter (born 1873) Wikipedia: Many Benner · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1965
Taher Saifuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq (born 1888) Wikipedia: Taher Saifuddin · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1962
Roque González Garza, Mexican general and acting president (1915) (born 1885) Wikipedia: Roque González Garza · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1958
Gustaf Söderström, Swedish shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (born 1865) Wikipedia: Gustaf Söderström · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1955
Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the Grand Hotel Aranybika (born 1878) Wikipedia: Alfréd Hajós · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1955
Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (born 1891) Wikipedia: Tin Ujević · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1955
Sarah Wambaugh, American political scientist, world authority on plebiscites (born 1882) Wikipedia: Sarah Wambaugh · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1950
Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (born 1883) Wikipedia: Lesley Ashburner · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1950
Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (born 1865) Wikipedia: Julia Marlowe · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1948
Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (born 1867) Wikipedia: Umberto Giordano · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1946
Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (born 1875) Wikipedia: Albert Bond Lambert · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1946
Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (born 1861) Wikipedia: Madan Mohan Malaviya · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1942
Maurice O'Neill, executed Irish Republican Wikipedia: Maurice O'Neill (Irish republican) · 1 language
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1939
Norman Bethune, Canadian physician and humanitarian (born 1890) Wikipedia: Norman Bethune · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1933
John Cady, American golfer (born 1866) Wikipedia: John Cady (golfer) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1933
F. Holland Day, American photographer and publisher (born 1864) Wikipedia: F. Holland Day · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1916
Percival Lowell, American astronomer, mathematician, and author (born 1855) Wikipedia: Percival Lowell · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1902
William Henry Barlow, English engineer (born 1812) Wikipedia: William Henry Barlow · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1896
Joseph James Cheeseman, Liberian politician, 12th President of Liberia (born 1843) Wikipedia: Joseph James Cheeseman · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1865
Elizabeth Gaskell, English author (born 1810) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Gaskell · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
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1847
William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds (born 1789) Wikipedia: William Christopher Zeise · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1836
Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentinian general and politician, 6th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (born 1773) Wikipedia: Juan Ramón Balcarce · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1793
Jean Sylvain Bailly, French astronomer, mathematician, and politician, 1st Mayor of Paris (born 1736) Wikipedia: Jean Sylvain Bailly · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1793
Lord George Gordon, English politician (born 1751) Wikipedia: Lord George Gordon · 11 languages
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1742
Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (born 1660) Wikipedia: Friedrich Hoffmann · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1671
Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician (born 1612) Wikipedia: Thomas Fairfax · 36 languages
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1667
Hans Nansen, Danish politician (born 1598) Wikipedia: Hans Nansen · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1623
Josaphat Kuntsevych, Lithuanian archbishop (born c. 1582) Wikipedia: Josaphat Kuntsevych · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1595
John Hawkins, English admiral and shipbuilder (born 1532) Wikipedia: John Hawkins (naval commander) · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1572
Henry of Stolberg, German nobleman (born 1509) Wikipedia: Henry of Stolberg · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1567
Anne de Montmorency, French general and diplomat (born 1493) Wikipedia: Anne de Montmorency, 1st Duke of Montmorency · 29 languages
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1562
Pietro Martire Vermigli, Italian theologian (born 1500) Wikipedia: Peter Martyr Vermigli · 23 languages
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1555
Stephen Gardiner, English bishop and politician, English Secretary of State (born 1497) Wikipedia: Stephen Gardiner · 22 languages
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1555
Yang Jisheng (born 1516), Ming dynasty official and Confucian martyr Wikipedia: Yang Jisheng (Ming dynasty) · 5 languages
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1555
Zhang Jing, Ming Chinese general Wikipedia: Zhang Jing (Ming dynasty) · 3 languages
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1434
Louis III of Anjou (born 1403) Wikipedia: Louis III of Anjou · 30 languages
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1375
John Henry, Margrave of Moravia (born 1322) Wikipedia: John Henry, Margrave of Moravia · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1347
John of Viktring, Austrian chronicler and political advisor (born c.1270) Wikipedia: John of Viktring · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1218
Henry de Abergavenny, Prior of Abergavenny and Bishop of Llandaff Wikipedia: Henry de Abergavenny · 1 language
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1209
Philippe du Plessis, Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born 1165) Wikipedia: Philippe du Plessis · 18 languages
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1202
Canute VI of Denmark (born 1163) Wikipedia: Canute VI of Denmark · 36 languages
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1094
Duncan II of Scotland (born 1060) Wikipedia: Duncan II of Scotland · 40 languages
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1087
William I, Count of Burgundy (born 1020) Wikipedia: William I of Burgundy · 22 languages
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1035
Cnut the Great, Danish-English king (born c.995) Wikipedia: Cnut · ✓ Wikidata · 78 languages
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975
Notker Physicus, Swiss painter Wikipedia: Notker Physicus · 5 languages
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973
Burchard III, Frankish nobleman (born c.915) Wikipedia: Burchard III of Swabia · 18 languages
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657
Livinus, Irish apostle (born c.580) Wikipedia: Livinus · 8 languages
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607
Pope Boniface III Wikipedia: Pope Boniface III · 72 languages
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