Events on 31 October include:
- TG4, the world's first Irish language television station, began broadcasting (1996)
- Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal (1956)
- World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion (1940)
This page gathers 50 events, 244 births and 109 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 475 to 2020.
Events · United Kingdom
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1996
TG4, the world's first Irish language television station, began broadcasting. Wikipedia: TG4 · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1956
Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal. Wikipedia: Suez Crisis · 87 languages
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1940
World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1863
The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato. Wikipedia: New Zealand Wars · 26 languages
Around the world
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2020
Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption. Wikipedia: Berlin Brandenburg Airport · 55 languages
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2017
An Uzbek immigrant drove a rented truck into cyclists and runners in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people. Wikipedia: 2017 New York City truck attack · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2015
Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. Wikipedia: Metrojet Flight 9268 · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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2014
During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes in the Mojave Desert, California. Wikipedia: VSS Enterprise · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2011
The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion. Wikipedia: World population · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2005
The discovery of the Plutonian moons Nix and Hydra, based on photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope nearly five months prior, was announced. Wikipedia: Moons of Pluto · 63 languages
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2003
After 22 years in power, Mahathir Mohamad retired as Prime Minister of Malaysia. Wikipedia: Mahathir Mohamad · 162 languages
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2002
A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer. Wikipedia: Houston · 192 languages
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2000
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collided with construction equipment while attempting to take off from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan during heavy rain, killing 83 people aboard. Wikipedia: Singapore Airlines Flight 006 · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2000
Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then. Wikipedia: Soyuz TM-31 · 25 languages
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1999
All 217 people on board EgyptAir Flight 990 perished when the aircraft suddenly crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Wikipedia: EgyptAir Flight 990 · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1999
Australian sailor Jesse Martin arrived in Melbourne, becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted. Wikipedia: Jesse Martin · 3 languages
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1998
Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors. Wikipedia: Iraq disarmament crisis · 7 languages
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1996
TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people. Wikipedia: TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1994
American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana killing all 68 people on board. Wikipedia: American Eagle Flight 4184 · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1984
Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two of her own Sikh bodyguards, sparking riots that killed thousands of Sikhs. Wikipedia: Indira Gandhi · ✓ Wikidata · 173 languages
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1979
Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people. Wikipedia: Western Airlines Flight 2605 · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1973
Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escaped from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the prison's exercise yard. Wikipedia: Provisional Irish Republican Army · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1968
Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1. Wikipedia: Vietnam War · 168 languages
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1968
Great Drought of 1968: Amidst a collapse of hydropower President of Chile Eduardo Frei Montalva decrees the establishment of daylight saving time. Wikipedia: Great Drought of 1968 · 3 languages
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1963
A gas explosion at the Wikipedia: 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1961
In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from Lenin's Mausoleum, and is buried near the Kremlin Wall under a plain white marker. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · 282 languages
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1956
Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Revolutionary Headquarters is established in Hungary. Following Imre Nagy's announcement of October 30, banned non-Communist political parties are reformed, and the MDP is replaced by the MSZMP. József Mindszenty is released from prison. The Soviet Politburo makes the decision to crush the Revolution. Wikipedia: Hungarian Revolution of 1956 · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1943
World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft. Wikipedia: Vought F4U Corsair · 47 languages
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1941
100 crew members of the USS Reuben James (pictured) perished when their vessel became the first U.S. Navy ship sunk by hostile action during World War II after it was torpedoed by the German submarine U-552. Wikipedia: USS Reuben James (DD-245) · 13 languages
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1941
Approximately 400 workers completed the 60-foot (18 m) busts of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Wikipedia: Bust (sculpture) · 57 languages
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1938
Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public. Wikipedia: Great Depression · 134 languages
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1924
World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks). Wikipedia: World Savings Day · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1923
The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia. Wikipedia: Fahrenheit · 96 languages
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1922
Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy. Wikipedia: Benito Mussolini · 201 languages
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1918
World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty. Wikipedia: Aster Revolution · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1917
World War I: Allied forces defeated Turkish troops in Beersheba in Southern Palestine at the Battle of Beersheba, with the battle involving one of the last successful cavalry charges. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1913
Public-transportation workers in Indianapolis went on strike (pictured), shutting down mass transit in the city. Wikipedia: Indianapolis · 163 languages
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1913
Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States. Wikipedia: Lincoln Highway · 14 languages
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1907
The Parliament of Finland approved the Prohibition Act, but the law was not implemented because it was not ratified by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Wikipedia: Parliament of Finland · 48 languages
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1903
The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team. Wikipedia: Purdue wreck · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1895
The strongest earthquake in the Midwestern United States since 1812 strikes near Charleston, Missouri, causing damage and killing at least two. Wikipedia: 1895 Charleston earthquake · 2 languages
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1864
Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state. Wikipedia: Nevada · ✓ Wikidata · 231 languages
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1837
Approximately 300 Muscogee die in the steamboat Monmouth disaster on the Trail of Tears in the United States. Wikipedia: Muscogee · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1822
Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire. Wikipedia: Agustín de Iturbide · 56 languages
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1587
Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575. Wikipedia: Leiden University Library · 18 languages
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1517
Martin Luther (pictured) posted his Ninety-five Theses onto the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Wikipedia: Martin Luther · 259 languages
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932
Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir is killed while fighting against the forces of general Mu'nis al-Muzaffar. Al-Muqtadir's brother al-Qahir is chosen to succeed him. Wikipedia: List of Abbasid caliphs · 14 languages
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802
Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne. Wikipedia: Irene of Athens · 66 languages
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683
During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down. Wikipedia: Siege of Mecca (683) · 15 languages
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475
Romulus Augustulus took the throne as the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Wikipedia: Romulus Augustulus · 85 languages
World days
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Technology
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Science
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2014
During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes in the Mojave Desert, California. Wikipedia: VSS Enterprise · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2005
The discovery of the Plutonian moons Nix and Hydra, based on photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope nearly five months prior, was announced. Wikipedia: Moons of Pluto · 63 languages
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2000
Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then. Wikipedia: Soyuz TM-31 · 25 languages
Business
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1938
Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public. Wikipedia: Great Depression · 134 languages
Sport
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1903
The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team. Wikipedia: Purdue wreck · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
Culture
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1941
Approximately 400 workers completed the 60-foot (18 m) busts of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Wikipedia: Bust (sculpture) · 57 languages
Births
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2005
Leonor, Princess of Asturias Wikipedia: Leonor, Princess of Asturias · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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2002
Ansu Fati Wikipedia: Ansu Fati · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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2000
Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer Wikipedia: Willow Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1999
Danielle Rose Russell, American actress Wikipedia: Danielle Rose Russell · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1999
Léa Serna, French figure skater Wikipedia: Léa Serna · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1997
Siobhán Bernadette Haughey, Hong Kong-Irish swimmer Wikipedia: Siobhán Haughey · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1997
Sydney Park, American actress and comedian Wikipedia: Sydney Park (actress) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1997
Marcus Rashford, English footballer Wikipedia: Marcus Rashford · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
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1997
Holly Taylor, Canadian-American actress Wikipedia: Holly Taylor · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1995
Joana Valle Costa, Portuguese tennis player Wikipedia: Joana Valle Costa · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1993
Mercedes Arn-Horn, Canadian musician Wikipedia: Mercedes Arn-Horn · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1993
Nadine Lustre, Filipino actress and singer Wikipedia: Nadine Lustre · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1993
Letitia Wright, Guyanese-British actress Wikipedia: Letitia Wright · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1992
Vanessa Marano, American actress Wikipedia: Vanessa Marano · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1990
JID, American rapper Wikipedia: JID · 20 languages
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1989
Scott McGough, American baseball player Wikipedia: Scott McGough · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1988
Cole Aldrich, American basketball player Wikipedia: Cole Aldrich · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1988
Sébastien Buemi, Swiss race car driver Wikipedia: Sébastien Buemi · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1988
Jack Riewoldt, Australian footballer Wikipedia: Jack Riewoldt · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1988
Lizzy Yarnold, British skeleton racer Wikipedia: Lizzy Yarnold · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1987
Nick Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Nick Foligno · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1987
Jean-Karl Vernay, French race car driver Wikipedia: Jean-Karl Vernay · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1986
Chris Alajajian, Australian race car driver Wikipedia: Chris Alajajian · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1986
Christie Hayes, Australian actress and producer Wikipedia: Christie Hayes · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1985
Fanny Chmelar, German alpine skier Wikipedia: Fanny Chmelar · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1985
Kerron Clement, American hurdler and sprinter Wikipedia: Kerron Clement · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1984
Pat Murray, American football player Wikipedia: Pat Murray (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1984
Amanda Pascoe, Australian swimmer Wikipedia: Amanda Pascoe · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1983
Adam Bouska, American photographer and activist, founded the NOH8 Campaign Wikipedia: Adam Bouska · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1982
Jordan Bannister, Australian footballer and umpire Wikipedia: Jordan Bannister · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1982
Justin Chatwin, Canadian actor Wikipedia: Justin Chatwin · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1982
Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Tomáš Plekanec · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1981
Irina Denezhkina, Russian author Wikipedia: Irina Denezhkina · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1981
Steven Hunter, American basketball player Wikipedia: Steven Hunter · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1981
Frank Iero, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Frank Iero · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1981
Selina Jen, Taiwanese singer and actress Wikipedia: Selina Jen · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1981
Mike Napoli, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mike Napoli · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1980
Samaire Armstrong, American model, actress, and fashion designer Wikipedia: Samaire Armstrong · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1980
Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American pianist and conductor Wikipedia: Alondra de la Parra · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1980
Marcel Meeuwis, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Marcel Meeuwis · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1980
Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor and voice artist Wikipedia: Eddie Kaye Thomas · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1979
Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer Wikipedia: Ricardo Fuller · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1979
Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Simão Sabrosa · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1978
Inka Grings, German footballer and manager Wikipedia: Inka Grings · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1978
Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer Wikipedia: Emmanuel Izonritei · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1978
Marek Saganowski, Polish footballer Wikipedia: Marek Saganowski · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1978
Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player Wikipedia: Martin Verkerk · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1976
Guti, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Guti · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1976
Piper Perabo, American actress and producer Wikipedia: Piper Perabo · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1975
Carla Boyd, Australian basketball player Wikipedia: Carla Boyd · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1975
Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer and manager Wikipedia: Fabio Celestini · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1975
Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist and actor Wikipedia: Keith Jardine · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1975
Johnny Whitworth, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Johnny Whitworth · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1974
Muzzy Izzet, English-Turkish footballer Wikipedia: Muzzy Izzet · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1974
Roger Manganelli, Brazilian-American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia: Less Than Jake · 20 languages
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1973
Paul Abrahams, English footballer and coach Wikipedia: Paul Abrahams (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1973
Christopher Bevins, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Christopher Bevins · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1973
Tim Byrdak, American baseball player Wikipedia: Tim Byrdak · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1973
David Dellucci, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: David Dellucci · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1973
Beverly Lynne, American actress Wikipedia: Beverly Lynne · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1971
Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (died 2004) Wikipedia: Alphonso Ford · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1970
Linn Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Linn Berggren · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1968
Antonio Davis, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Antonio Davis · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1967
Vanilla Ice, American rapper, television personality, and real estate investor Wikipedia: Vanilla Ice · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1967
Buddy Lazier, American race car driver Wikipedia: Buddy Lazier · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1967
Irina Pantaeva, Russian model and actress Wikipedia: Irina Pantaeva · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1967
Adam Schlesinger, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Adam Schlesinger · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1966
Ad-Rock, American rapper, producer, and actor Wikipedia: Ad-Rock · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1966
Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia: Koji Kanemoto · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1966
Annabella Lwin, Anglo-Burmese singer-songwriter and record producer Wikipedia: Annabella Lwin · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1966
Mike O'Malley, American actor and comedian Wikipedia: Mike O'Malley · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1965
Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (died 2014) Wikipedia: Paul du Toit · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1965
Blue Edwards, American basketball player Wikipedia: Blue Edwards · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1965
Ruud Hesp, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Ruud Hesp · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1965
Denis Irwin, Irish footballer and journalist Wikipedia: Denis Irwin · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1965
Rob Rackstraw, English voice actor Wikipedia: Rob Rackstraw · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1964
Frank Bruni, American journalist and critic Wikipedia: Frank Bruni · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1964
Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish musician Wikipedia: Colm Ó Cíosóig · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1964
Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia: Marco van Basten · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1964
Darryl Worley, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Darryl Worley · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1963
Mikkey Dee, Swedish hard rock drummer and musician Wikipedia: Mikkey Dee · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1963
Dunga, Brazilian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Dunga · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1963
Johnny Marr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Johnny Marr · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1963
Fred McGriff, American baseball player Wikipedia: Fred McGriff · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1963
Dermot Mulroney, American actor Wikipedia: Dermot Mulroney · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1963
Rob Schneider, American actor and comedian Wikipedia: Rob Schneider · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1962
Jonathan Borden, American neurosurgeon and academic Wikipedia: Jonathan Borden · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1962
Anna Geifman, American historian, author, and academic Wikipedia: Anna Geifman · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1962
John Giannini, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: John Giannini · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1962
Mari Jungstedt, Swedish journalist and author Wikipedia: Mari Jungstedt · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1962
Raphael Rabello, Brazilian guitarist and composer (died 1995) Wikipedia: Raphael Rabello · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1962
Dan Wood, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Dan Wood (ice hockey) · 6 languages
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1961
Alonzo Babers, American runner and pilot Wikipedia: Alonzo Babers · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1961
Kate Campbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Kate Campbell · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1961
Peter Jackson, New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Peter Jackson · ✓ Wikidata · 101 languages
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1961
Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish musician, songwriter, and actor Wikipedia: Larry Mullen Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1960
Arnaud Desplechin, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Arnaud Desplechin · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1960
Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico Wikipedia: Luis Fortuño · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1960
Mike Gallego, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Mike Gallego · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1960
Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran Wikipedia: Reza Pahlavi · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1959
Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Mats Näslund · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1959
Neal Stephenson, American author Wikipedia: Neal Stephenson · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1957
Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor Wikipedia: Brian Stokes Mitchell · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1957
Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Robert Pollard · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1956
Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic Wikipedia: Bruce Bawer · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1956
Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician Wikipedia: Christopher de Leon · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1956
Anders Lago, Swedish lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Anders Lago · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1956
Charles Moore, English journalist and author Wikipedia: Charles Moore, Baron Moore of Etchingham · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1955
Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order Wikipedia: Michalis Chrisochoidis · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1955
Susan Orlean, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Susan Orlean · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1954
Mari Okamoto, Japanese actress Wikipedia: Mari Okamoto · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1954
Ken Wahl, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Ken Wahl · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1953
John Lucas II, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: John Lucas II · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1952
Bernard Edwards, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 1996) Wikipedia: Bernard Edwards · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1952
Joe West, American baseball umpire Wikipedia: Joe West (umpire) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1951
Nick Saban, American football player and coach Wikipedia: Nick Saban · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1951
Dave Trembley, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Dave Trembley · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1950
John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994) Wikipedia: John Candy · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1950
Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (died 2016) Wikipedia: Zaha Hadid · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
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1950
Jane Pauley, American journalist Wikipedia: Jane Pauley · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1950
Antonio Taguba, Filipino-American general Wikipedia: Antonio Taguba · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1949
Mart Helme, Estonian journalist and diplomat Wikipedia: Mart Helme · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1949
Bob Siebenberg, American drummer Wikipedia: Bob Siebenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1949
Alison Wolf, English economist and academic Wikipedia: Alison Wolf, Baroness Wolf of Dulwich · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1948
Franco Gasparri, Italian actor (died 1999) Wikipedia: Franco Gasparri · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1948
Michael Kitchen, English actor and producer Wikipedia: Michael Kitchen · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1947
Deidre Hall, American actress Wikipedia: Deidre Hall · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1947
Frank Shorter, American runner and sportscaster Wikipedia: Frank Shorter · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1947
Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium Wikipedia: Herman Van Rompuy · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
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1946
Stephen Rea, Irish actor Wikipedia: Stephen Rea · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1945
Russ Ballard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Russ Ballard · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1945
Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian Wikipedia: Brian Doyle-Murray · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1945
Barrie Keeffe, English playwright, screenwriter, and producer (died 2019) Wikipedia: Barrie Keeffe · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1943
Elliott Forbes-Robinson, American race car driver Wikipedia: Elliott Forbes-Robinson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1943
Paul Frampton, English-American physicist and academic Wikipedia: Paul Frampton · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1943
Aristotelis Pavlidis, Greek politician, 13th Greek Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy (died 2022) Wikipedia: Aristotelis Pavlidis · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1943
Brian Piccolo, American football player (died 1970) Wikipedia: Brian Piccolo · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1942
David Ogden Stiers, American actor (died 2018) Wikipedia: David Ogden Stiers · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1941
Dan Alderson, American scientist (died 1989) Wikipedia: Dan Alderson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1941
Derek Bell, English race car driver Wikipedia: Derek Bell (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1941
Lucious Jackson, American basketball player (died 2022) Wikipedia: Lucious Jackson · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1941
Sally Kirkland, American actress (died 2025) Wikipedia: Sally Kirkland · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1940
Craig Rodwell, American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (died 1993) Wikipedia: Craig Rodwell · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1940
Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox, English businesswoman and politician Wikipedia: Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1939
Tom O'Connor, English actor and game show host (died 2021) Wikipedia: Tom O'Connor (comedian) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1939
Ron Rifkin, American actor Wikipedia: Ron Rifkin · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1939
Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006) Wikipedia: Ali Farka Touré · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1937
Tom Paxton, American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Tom Paxton · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1936
Michael Landon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991) Wikipedia: Michael Landon · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1935
Dale Brown, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Dale Brown (basketball) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1935
Ronald Graham, American mathematician and theorist (died 2020) Wikipedia: Ronald Graham · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1935
David Harvey, English-American geographer and academic Wikipedia: David Harvey · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1934
Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Swedish princess Wikipedia: Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1933
Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Phil Goyette · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1933
Iemasa Kayumi, Japanese voice actor (died 2014) Wikipedia: Iemasa Kayumi · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1931
Dan Rather, American journalist Wikipedia: Dan Rather · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1930
Michael Collins, American general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2021) Wikipedia: Michael Collins (astronaut) · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
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1930
Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (died 1970) Wikipedia: Booker Ervin · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1929
William Orchard, Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (died 2014) Wikipedia: William Orchard (water polo) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1929
Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016) Wikipedia: Bud Spencer · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1928
Andrew Sarris, American critic and educator (died 2012) Wikipedia: Andrew Sarris · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1926
Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (died 2011) Wikipedia: Jimmy Savile · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1925
Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (died 1990) Wikipedia: Lawrence A. Cremin · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1925
John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004) Wikipedia: John Pople · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1925
Robert B. Rheault, American colonel (died 2013) Wikipedia: Robert Rheault · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1922
Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (died 2005) Wikipedia: Barbara Bel Geddes · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1922
Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist and composer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Illinois Jacquet · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1922
Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 2012) Wikipedia: Norodom Sihanouk · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
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1920
Dick Francis, Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (died 2010) Wikipedia: Dick Francis · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1920
Joseph Gelineau, French priest and composer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Joseph Gelineau · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1920
Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Helmut Newton · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1920
Fritz Walter, German footballer (died 2002) Wikipedia: Fritz Walter · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1919
Daphne Oxenford, English actress (died 2012) Wikipedia: Daphne Oxenford · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1919
Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author (died 2017) Wikipedia: Magnus Wenninger · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1918
Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic (died 2007) Wikipedia: Ian Stevenson · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1917
William H. McNeill, Canadian-American historian and author (died 2016) Wikipedia: William H. McNeill · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1917
Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot (died 2013) Wikipedia: Gordon Steege · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1916
Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (died 2012) Wikipedia: Carl Johan Bernadotte · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1915
Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Jane Jarvis · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1914
John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer and designer (died 1995) Wikipedia: John Hugenholtz · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1912
Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2001) Wikipedia: Dale Evans · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1912
Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (died 2008) Wikipedia: Ollie Johnston · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1908
Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Muriel Duckworth · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1907
Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (died 1973) Wikipedia: Edgar Sampson · 8 languages
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1902
Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet (died 1987) Wikipedia: Carlos Drummond de Andrade · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1902
Julia Lee, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1958) Wikipedia: Julia Lee (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1902
Abraham Wald, Jewish-Hungarian mathematician and economist (died 1950) Wikipedia: Abraham Wald · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1900
Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (died 1976) Wikipedia: Asbjørg Borgfelt · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1897
Constance Savery, English author (died 1999) Wikipedia: Constance Savery · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1896
Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (died 1977) Wikipedia: Ethel Waters · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1895
B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier, historian, and theorist (died 1970) Wikipedia: B. H. Liddell Hart · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1892
Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player and author (died 1946) Wikipedia: Alexander Alekhine · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
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1888
Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet and author (died 1944) Wikipedia: Napoleon Lapathiotis · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1887
Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (died 1975) Wikipedia: Chiang Kai-shek · ✓ Wikidata · 138 languages
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1887
Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (died 1970) Wikipedia: Newsy Lalonde · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1883
Marie Laurencin, French painter and illustrator (died 1956) Wikipedia: Marie Laurencin · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1883
Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier (died 1915) Wikipedia: Anthony Wilding · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1881
Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general (died 1960) Wikipedia: Toshizō Nishio · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1880
Julia Peterkin, American author (died 1961) Wikipedia: Julia Peterkin · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1880
Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (died 1936) Wikipedia: Mikhail Tomsky · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1879
Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, and composer (died 1941) Wikipedia: Karel Hašler · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1876
Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright (died 1972) Wikipedia: Natalie Clifford Barney · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1875
Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (died 1954) Wikipedia: Eugene Meyer (financier) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1875
Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer, freedom fighter and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (died 1950) Wikipedia: Vallabhbhai Patel · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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1868
John Weir Troy, American journalist, and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska (died 1942) Wikipedia: John Weir Troy · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1860
Juliette Gordon Low, American scout leader, founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (died 1927) Wikipedia: Juliette Gordon Low · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1860
Andrew Volstead, American politician (died 1947) Wikipedia: Andrew Volstead · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1858
Saint Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril, Indian Orthodox Saint (died 1934) Wikipedia: Dionysius Vattasseril · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1856
Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (died 1889) Wikipedia: Charles Leroux · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1851
Louise of Sweden (died 1926) Wikipedia: Louise of Sweden · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1849
Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (died 1891) Wikipedia: Marie Louise Andrews · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1848
Boston Custer, American soldier (died 1876) Wikipedia: Boston Custer · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1847
Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (died 1897) Wikipedia: Galileo Ferraris · 27 languages
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1838
Luís I of Portugal (died 1889) Wikipedia: Luís I of Portugal · 51 languages
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1835
Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 27th Governor of Mississippi (died 1933) Wikipedia: Adelbert Ames · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1835
Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (died 1923) Wikipedia: Krišjānis Barons · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1835
Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1917) Wikipedia: Adolf von Baeyer · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1831
Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (died 1910) Wikipedia: Paolo Mantegazza · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1825
Charles Lavigerie, French-Algerian cardinal and academic (died 1892) Wikipedia: Charles Lavigerie · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1815
Thomas Chapman, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Tasmania (died 1884) Wikipedia: Thomas Chapman (Australian politician) · 1 language
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1815
Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (died 1897) Wikipedia: Karl Weierstrass · ✓ Wikidata · 86 languages
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1809
Edmund Sharpe, English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer (died 1877) Wikipedia: Edmund Sharpe · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1795
John Keats, English poet (died 1821) Wikipedia: John Keats · ✓ Wikidata · 145 languages
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1760
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese artist and printmaker (died 1849) Wikipedia: Hokusai · ✓ Wikidata · 177 languages
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1737
James Lovell, American educator and politician (died 1789) Wikipedia: James Lovell (politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1729
Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta, Spanish cleric, Archbishop of Mexico, Viceroy of New Spain (died 1800) Wikipedia: Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1724
Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (died 1805) Wikipedia: Christopher Anstey · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1714
Hedvig Taube, Swedish courtier (died 1744) Wikipedia: Hedvig Taube · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1711
Laura Bassi, Italian physician, physicist, and academic (died 1778) Wikipedia: Laura Bassi · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1705
Pope Clement XIV (died 1774) Wikipedia: Pope Clement XIV · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1694
Yeongjo of Joseon (died 1776) Wikipedia: Yeongjo of Joseon · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1692
Anne Claude de Caylus, French archaeologist and author (died 1765) Wikipedia: Anne Claude de Caylus · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1686
Senesino, Italian singer and actor (died 1758) Wikipedia: Senesino · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1638
Meindert Hobbema, Dutch painter (died 1709) Wikipedia: Meindert Hobbema · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1636
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (died 1679) Wikipedia: Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1632
Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (died 1675) Wikipedia: Johannes Vermeer · 116 languages
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1620
John Evelyn, English gardener and author (died 1706) Wikipedia: John Evelyn · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1599
Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (died 1680) Wikipedia: Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles · 8 languages
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1542
Henriette of Cleves, Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel (died 1601) Wikipedia: Henriette of Cleves · 21 languages
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1472
Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (died 1529) Wikipedia: Wang Yangming · 48 languages
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1445
Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (died 1511) Wikipedia: Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg · 5 languages
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1424
Władysław III, king of Poland (died 1444) Wikipedia: Władysław III of Poland · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1391
Edward, King of Portugal (died 1438) Wikipedia: Edward, King of Portugal · 52 languages
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1345
Ferdinand I, king of Portugal (died 1383) Wikipedia: Ferdinand I of Portugal · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
Deaths
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2023
Ken Mattingly, American astronaut (born 1936) Wikipedia: Ken Mattingly · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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2021
Peter Philpott, Australian cricketer (born 1934) Wikipedia: Peter Philpott · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2020
Sean Connery, Scottish actor (born 1930) Wikipedia: Sean Connery · ✓ Wikidata · 145 languages
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2020
MF Doom, British-American rapper and record producer (born 1971) Wikipedia: MF Doom · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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2018
Willie McCovey, American baseball player (born 1938) Wikipedia: Willie McCovey · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2015
Gus Savage, American businessman and politician (born 1925) Wikipedia: Gus Savage · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2014
David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (born 1926) Wikipedia: David Manker Abshire · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2014
Michael Alsbury, American engineer and pilot (born 1975) Wikipedia: Michael Alsbury · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2014
Brad Halsey, American baseball player (born 1981) Wikipedia: Brad Halsey · 7 languages
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2014
Hitoshi Motoshima, Japanese educator and politician (born 1922) Wikipedia: Hitoshi Motoshima · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2013
Chris Chase (aka Irene Kane), American actress and author (born 1924) Wikipedia: Chris Chase · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2013
Gérard de Villiers, French journalist and author (born 1929) Wikipedia: Gérard de Villiers · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2013
Trevor Kletz, English chemist and author (born 1922) Wikipedia: Trevor Kletz · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2013
Johnny Kucks, American baseball player (born 1933) Wikipedia: Johnny Kucks · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1928) Wikipedia: Andres Narvasa · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2013
Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937) Wikipedia: Bobby Parker (guitarist) · 9 languages
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2012
Gae Aulenti, Italian architect and designer (born 1927) Wikipedia: Gae Aulenti · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2012
John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (born 1917) Wikipedia: John Fitch (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2012
John H. Reed, American soldier and politician, 67th Governor of Maine (born 1921) Wikipedia: John H. Reed · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2011
Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1941) Wikipedia: Flórián Albert · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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2011
Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (born 1926) Wikipedia: Roberto Lippi · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2010
Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (born 1928) Wikipedia: Ted Sorensen · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2009
Mustafa Mahmud, Egyptian physician and author (born 1921) Wikipedia: Mustafa Mahmoud · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2009
Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (born 1922) Wikipedia: Tom Wheatcroft · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2009
Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (born 1911) Wikipedia: Qian Xuesen · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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2008
Studs Terkel, American historian and author (born 1912) Wikipedia: Studs Terkel · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2007
Erdal İnönü, Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1926) Wikipedia: Erdal İnönü · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2006
P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, State President of South Africa (born 1916) Wikipedia: P. W. Botha · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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2006
Peter Fryer, English journalist and author (born 1927) Wikipedia: Peter Fryer · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2005
Hal Anger, American biophysicist and engineer (born 1920) Wikipedia: Hal Anger · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2005
Amrita Pritam, Indian author and poet (born 1919) Wikipedia: Amrita Pritam · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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2003
Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and historian (born 1919) Wikipedia: Richard Neustadt · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2002
Lionel Poilâne, French banker and businessman (born 1945) Wikipedia: Lionel Poilâne · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2002
Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (born 1903) Wikipedia: Michail Stasinopoulos · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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2002
Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (born 1916) Wikipedia: Raf Vallone · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2001
Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (born 1970) Wikipedia: Régine Cavagnoud · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2000
Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (born 1915) Wikipedia: Ring Lardner Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2000
Kazuki Watanabe, Japanese songwriter and guitarist (born 1981) Wikipedia: Kazuki Watanabe (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1999
Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (born 1975) Wikipedia: Greg Moore (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1998
Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1935) Wikipedia: Elmer Vasko · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1998
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish nun and saint (Roman Catholic Church) (born 1926) Wikipedia: María de la Purísima Salvat Romero · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1997
George Roth, American gymnast (born 1911) Wikipedia: George Roth · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1996
Marcel Carné, French director and screenwriter (born 1906) Wikipedia: Marcel Carné · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1995
Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (born 1938) Wikipedia: Rosalind Cash · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1993
Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1920) Wikipedia: Federico Fellini · ✓ Wikidata · 162 languages
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1993
River Phoenix, American actor and singer (born 1970) Wikipedia: River Phoenix · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1992
Gary Rippingale, English ice hockey player (born 1974) Wikipedia: Gary Rippingale · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1991
Joseph Papp, American stage director and producer (born 1921) Wikipedia: Joseph Papp · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1988
John Houseman, Romanian-born American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1902) Wikipedia: John Houseman · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1988
Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and academic (born 1906) Wikipedia: Alfred Pellan · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1986
Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896) Wikipedia: Robert S. Mulliken · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1985
Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (born 1907) Wikipedia: Nikos Engonopoulos · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1985
Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (born 1913) Wikipedia: Poul Reichhardt · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1984
Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1900) Wikipedia: Eduardo De Filippo · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1984
Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (born 1917) Wikipedia: Indira Gandhi · ✓ Wikidata · 173 languages
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1983
George Halas, American football player and coach (born 1895) Wikipedia: George Halas · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1983
Lu Jiaxi, Chinese self-taught mathematician (born 1935) Wikipedia: Lu Jiaxi (mathematician) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1983
Sharof Rashidov, Uzbek politician, CPSU Politburo candidate member (born 1917) Wikipedia: Sharof Rashidov · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1980
Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (born 1905) Wikipedia: Jan Werich · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1977
C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (born 1904) Wikipedia: C. B. Colby · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1975
Sachin Dev Burman, Indian composer and singer (born 1906) Wikipedia: S. D. Burman · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1973
Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (born 1905) Wikipedia: Malek Bennabi · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1972
Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1916) Wikipedia: Bill Durnan · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1964
Tuomas Bryggari, Finnish politician (born 1881) Wikipedia: Tuomas Bryggari · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1963
Mesut Cemil, Turkish cellist and composer (born 1902) Wikipedia: Mesut Cemil · 6 languages
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1960
H. L. Davis, American author and poet (born 1894) Wikipedia: H. L. Davis · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1959
Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (born 1885) Wikipedia: Jean Cabannes · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1952
Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (born 1879) Wikipedia: Chit Hlaing · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1944
Joseph Hubert Priestley, British botanist (born 1883) Wikipedia: Joseph Hubert Priestley · 2 languages
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1939
Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (born 1884) Wikipedia: Otto Rank · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1931
Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (born 1851) Wikipedia: Octave Uzanne · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1929
António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (born 1866) Wikipedia: António José de Almeida · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1926
Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (born 1874) Wikipedia: Harry Houdini · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
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1925
Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1883) Wikipedia: Max Linder · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1925
Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (born 1885) Wikipedia: Mikhail Frunze · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1925
Thomas Henry Tracy, Canadian architect and alderman (born 1848) Wikipedia: Thomas Henry Tracy · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1920
Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (born 1854) Wikipedia: Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1918
Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (born 1890) Wikipedia: Egon Schiele · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1916
Charles Taze Russell, American minister (born 1852) Wikipedia: Charles Taze Russell · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1916
Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (born 1874) Wikipedia: Huang Xing · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1913
William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (born 1857) Wikipedia: William Evans-Gordon · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1905
Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (born 1828) Wikipedia: Bryan O'Loghlen · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1884
Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (born 1858) Wikipedia: Marie Bashkirtseff · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1879
Jacob Abbott, American author and academic (born 1803) Wikipedia: Jacob Abbott · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1879
Joseph Hooker, American general (born 1814) Wikipedia: Joseph Hooker · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1869
Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (born 1788) Wikipedia: Charles A. Wickliffe · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1860
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish-English admiral and politician (born 1775) Wikipedia: Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1820
John Lynch, American city founder and abolitionist (born 1740) Wikipedia: John Lynch (1740–1820) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1806
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese artist and printmaker (born ca. 1753) Wikipedia: Utamaro · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1786
Princess Amelia of Great Britain (born 1711) Wikipedia: Princess Amelia of Great Britain · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1768
Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (born 1690) Wikipedia: Francesco Maria Veracini · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1744
Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (born 1694) Wikipedia: Leonardo Leo · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1733
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (born 1676) Wikipedia: Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1732
Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (born 1666) Wikipedia: Victor Amadeus II · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1723
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1642) Wikipedia: Cosimo III de' Medici · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1661
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 109th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1575) Wikipedia: Köprülü Mehmed Pasha · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1659
John Bradshaw, English lawyer and judge, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1602) Wikipedia: John Bradshaw (judge) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1641
Cornelis Jol, Dutch admiral (born 1597) Wikipedia: Cornelis Jol · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1589
Peter Stumpp, German farmer and alleged serial killer (born 1535) Wikipedia: Peter Stumpp · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1517
Fra Bartolomeo, Italian artist (born 1472) Wikipedia: Fra Bartolomeo · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1448
John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1390) Wikipedia: John VIII Palaiologos · 52 languages
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1335
Marie of Évreux, Duchess Consort of Brabant (born 1303) Wikipedia: Marie of Évreux · 11 languages
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1320
Ricold of Monte Croce, Italian Dominican missionary (born 1242) Wikipedia: Riccoldo da Monte di Croce · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1214
Eleanor of England, queen consort of Castile (born 1163) Wikipedia: Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile · 40 languages
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1147
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I of England (born 1100) Wikipedia: Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester · 24 languages
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1034
Deokjong, Korean ruler (born 1016) Wikipedia: Deokjong of Goryeo · 20 languages
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1005
Abe no Seimei, Japanese astrologer (born 921) Wikipedia: Abe no Seimei · 22 languages
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994
Wolfgang of Regensburg, German bishop and saint (born 934) Wikipedia: Wolfgang of Regensburg · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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932
Al-Muqtadir, Abbasid caliph (born 895) Wikipedia: Al-Muqtadir · 42 languages
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