Events on 4 October include:
- Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 km/h) at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada (1983)
- Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho (1966)
- The Metropolitan Police and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street (1936)
This page gathers 72 events, 237 births and 100 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 23 to 2025.
Events · United Kingdom
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1983
Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 km/h) at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Wikipedia: Richard Noble · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 6 languages
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1966
Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho. Wikipedia: Basutoland · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 37 languages
Archive: Basutoland from "Heroes of South African Discovery ... Fourth edition". — The British Library · Europeana -
1936
The Metropolitan Police and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street. Wikipedia: Metropolitan Police · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
Archive: Dublin Metropolitan Police Telegraph — Digital Repository of Ireland · Europeana
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1883
First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland. Wikipedia: Boys' Brigade · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1777
American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe. Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1602
Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War: A fleet of Spanish galleys are defeated by English and Dutch galleons in the English Channel. Wikipedia: Eighty Years' War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1535
The Coverdale Bible is printed, with translations into English by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale. Wikipedia: Coverdale Bible · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 10 languages
Unconfirmed
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1918
First World War: The Japanese merhant ship Hirano Maru was sunk by a German submarine in the Celtic Sea with the loss of 291 lives. Wikipedia: World War I · 265 languages
Archive: World War I: hospital beds — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
1895
Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship. Wikipedia: Horace Rawlins · 4 languages
Around the world
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2025
2025 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election — election Wikipedia: 2025 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2021
2021 Facebook outage — outage of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus in October 2021 Wikipedia: 2021 Facebook outage · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2020
2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège — 106th edition of a cycling race in Belgium Wikipedia: 2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2020
2020 Kyrgyz parliamentary election — parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan Wikipedia: 2020 Kyrgyz parliamentary election · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2019
2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles Wikipedia: 2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2019
2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk Wikipedia: 2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2019
Ukraine Air Alliance Flight 4050 — October 2019 passenger jet crash at Lviv Airport Wikipedia: Ukraine Air Alliance Flight 4050 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2017
Joint Nigerien-American Special Forces are ambushed by Islamic State militants outside the village of Tongo Tongo. Wikipedia: United States Army Special Forces · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2015
2015 Il Lombardia — cycling race Wikipedia: 2015 Il Lombardia · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2015
2015 Kyrgyz parliamentary election Wikipedia: 2015 Kyrgyz parliamentary election · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2015
2015 Portuguese legislative election — election in Portugal Wikipedia: 2015 Portuguese legislative election · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2014
2014 Latvian parliamentary election — election Wikipedia: 2014 Latvian parliamentary election · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2010
The Ajka plant accident in Hungary releases a million cubic metres of liquid alumina sludge, killing nine, injuring 122, and severely contaminating two major rivers. Wikipedia: Ajka alumina plant accident · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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2009
2009 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2009 Wikipedia: 2009 Japanese Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2009
2009 Greek parliamentary election Wikipedia: 2009 Greek parliamentary election · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2006
WikiLeaks is launched. Wikipedia: WikiLeaks · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 139 languages
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2004
SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight. Wikipedia: SpaceShipOne · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2003
The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs. Wikipedia: Maxim restaurant suicide bombing · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2003
2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships — international athletics championship event Wikipedia: 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2002
Murder of Gwen Araujo — killed in 2002 in California, USA Wikipedia: Murder of Gwen Araujo · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2001
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed. Wikipedia: Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1997
The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina. Wikipedia: October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1993
Battle of Mogadishu occurs killing 18 U.S. Special Forces, two UN Peacekeepers and at least 600 Somalian militia men and civilians. Wikipedia: Battle of Mogadishu (1993) · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1993
Tanks bombard the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Yeltsin rally outside. Wikipedia: 1993 Russian constitutional crisis · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1992
The Rome General Peace Accords end a 16-year civil war in Mozambique. Wikipedia: Rome General Peace Accords · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1992
El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground. Wikipedia: El Al Flight 1862 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1991
The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature. Wikipedia: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1985
The Free Software Foundation is founded. Wikipedia: Free Software Foundation · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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1970
1970 United States Grand Prix — Formula One race Wikipedia: 1970 United States Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1967
Omar Ali Saifuddien III of Brunei abdicates in favour of his son. Wikipedia: Omar Ali Saifuddien III · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1967
Shag Harbour UFO incident — alleged UFO crash off the coast of Nova Scotia Wikipedia: Shag Harbour UFO incident · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1965
Pope Paul VI begins the first papal visit to the Americas. Wikipedia: Pope Paul VI · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 125 languages
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1964
1964 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1964 Wikipedia: 1964 United States Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1963
Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti. Wikipedia: Hurricane Flora · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 10 languages
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1960
Eastern Airlines flight 375 crashes on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people of the 72 aboard. Wikipedia: Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1958
The current constitution of France is adopted. Wikipedia: Constitution of France · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1958
French Constitution of 27 October 1946 — Constitution of the French Fourth Republic Wikipedia: French Constitution of 27 October 1946 · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1957
Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. Wikipedia: Sputnik 1 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
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1943
World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1943
Posen speeches — two secret speeches made by Heinrich Himmler Wikipedia: Posen speeches · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1927
Gutzon Borglum and approximately 400 workers began sculpting Mount Rushmore. Wikipedia: Gutzon Borglum · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 37 languages
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1925
Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria. Wikipedia: Great Syrian Revolt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1925
S2, a Finnish Sokol class torpedo boat, sinks during a fierce storm near the coast of Pori in the Gulf of Bothnia, taking with it the whole crew of 53. Wikipedia: Finnish torpedo boat S2 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 6 languages
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1920
The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, a Finnish non-governmental organization, is founded on the initiative of Sophie Mannerheim. Wikipedia: Mannerheim League for Child Welfare · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1917
First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among German commanders and causing a severe loss of morale in the 4th Army. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1862
American Civil War: After a naval battle in Galveston Harbor, Texas, Confederate commanders negotiated the surrender of the city to Union forces. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1853
The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire. Wikipedia: Crimean War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 100 languages
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1830
The Belgian Revolution takes legal form when the provisional government secedes from the Netherlands. Wikipedia: Belgian Revolution · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 55 languages
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1824
Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic. Wikipedia: 1824 Constitution of Mexico · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1795
Napoleon first rises to prominence by suppressing counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the National Convention. Wikipedia: 13 Vendémiaire · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 22 languages
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1693
Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French. Wikipedia: Nine Years' War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1636
Thirty Years' War: The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock. Wikipedia: Thirty Years' War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1633
Smolensk War: Forces from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth broke the Russian siege of Smolensk (depicted). Wikipedia: Smolensk War · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1582
The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. Wikipedia: Gregorian calendar · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 210 languages
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1511
Formation of the Holy League of Aragon, the Papal States and Venice against France. Wikipedia: War of the League of Cambrai · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 30 languages
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1448
Skanderbeg and Gjergj Arianiti signed a peace treaty to end the Albanian–Venetian War. Wikipedia: Skanderbeg · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1363
Red Turban Rebellions: The rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang won the Battle of Lake Poyang by deploying ships intentionally set aflame when the emperor tried to escape. Wikipedia: Red Turban Rebellions · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1302
The Byzantine–Venetian War comes to an end. Wikipedia: Byzantine–Venetian War (1296–1302) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1209
Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III. Wikipedia: Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 58 languages
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23
Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion. Wikipedia: 20s · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 81 languages
Unconfirmed
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1941
Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. Wikipedia: Willie Gillis · 5 languages
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1918
World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey. Wikipedia: T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion · 4 languages
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1876
Texas A&M University opened as the first public institution of higher education in the U.S. state. Wikipedia: Texas A&M University · 44 languages
World days
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The beginning of World Space Week (International) Wikipedia: World Space Week · 26 languages
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World Animal Day Wikipedia: World Animal Day · 51 languages
Technology
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2021
2021 Facebook outage — outage of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus in October 2021 Wikipedia: 2021 Facebook outage · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1985
The Free Software Foundation is founded. Wikipedia: Free Software Foundation · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
Science
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2004
SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight. Wikipedia: SpaceShipOne · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1957
Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. Wikipedia: Sputnik 1 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
Business
Unconfirmed
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1918
World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey. Wikipedia: T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion · 4 languages
Sport
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2020
2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège — 106th edition of a cycling race in Belgium Wikipedia: 2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2019
2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles Wikipedia: 2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2019
2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk Wikipedia: 2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2015
2015 Il Lombardia — cycling race Wikipedia: 2015 Il Lombardia · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2009
2009 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2009 Wikipedia: 2009 Japanese Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2003
2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships — international athletics championship event Wikipedia: 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1970
1970 United States Grand Prix — Formula One race Wikipedia: 1970 United States Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1964
1964 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1964 Wikipedia: 1964 United States Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
Unconfirmed
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1895
Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship. Wikipedia: Horace Rawlins · 4 languages
Culture
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1927
Gutzon Borglum and approximately 400 workers began sculpting Mount Rushmore. Wikipedia: Gutzon Borglum · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 37 languages
Cars
No entries.
Births
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1997
Rishabh Pant, Indian cricketer Wikipedia: Rishabh Pant · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1997
Yuju, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Yuju (singer) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1996
Ella Balinska, English actress Wikipedia: Ella Balinska · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1995
Jeonghan, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Jeonghan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1995
Kenny Clark, American football player Wikipedia: Kenny Clark (defensive tackle) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1995
Mikolas Josef, Czech singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Mikolas Josef · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1994
Mike Williams, American football player Wikipedia: Mike Williams (wide receiver, born 1994) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1993
Mitchell Swepson, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Mitchell Swepson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1991
Leigh-Anne Pinnock, English singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Leigh-Anne Pinnock · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1990
Signy Aarna, Estonian footballer Wikipedia: Signy Aarna · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1990
Saki, Japanese guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Saki (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1990
Sergey Shubenkov, Russian hurdler Wikipedia: Sergey Shubenkov · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1989
Dakota Johnson, American actress Wikipedia: Dakota Johnson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1988
Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Melissa Benoist · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1988
Lonnie Chisenhall, American baseball player Wikipedia: Lonnie Chisenhall · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1988
Caner Erkin, Turkish footballer Wikipedia: Caner Erkin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1988
Evgeni Krasnopolski, Israeli figure skater Wikipedia: Evgeni Krasnopolski · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1988
Derrick Rose, American basketball player Wikipedia: Derrick Rose · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1987
Marina Weisband, German politician Wikipedia: Marina Weisband · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1985
Shontelle, Barbadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Shontelle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1985
Thorsten Wiedemann, German rugby player Wikipedia: Thorsten Wiedemann · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1984
Lena Katina, Russian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Lena Katina · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1984
Petri Kontiola, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Petri Kontiola · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1984
Karolina Tymińska, Polish heptathlete Wikipedia: Karolina Tymińska · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1983
Vicky Krieps, Luxembourgish actress Wikipedia: Vicky Krieps · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1983
Kurt Suzuki, American baseball player Wikipedia: Kurt Suzuki · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1982
Tony Gwynn Jr., American baseball player Wikipedia: Tony Gwynn Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1982
Ilhan Omar, American politician Wikipedia: Ilhan Omar · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1982
Jered Weaver, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jered Weaver · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1981
Justin Williams, Canadian-American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Justin Williams · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1980
Sarah Fisher, American race car driver Wikipedia: Sarah Fisher · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1980
James Jones, American basketball player Wikipedia: James Jones (basketball, born 1980) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1980
Tomáš Rosický, Czech footballer Wikipedia: Tomáš Rosický · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1979
Caitríona Balfe, Irish actress Wikipedia: Caitríona Balfe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1979
Rachael Leigh Cook, American actress Wikipedia: Rachael Leigh Cook · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1979
Adam Voges, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Adam Voges · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1978
Dana Davis, American actress and author Wikipedia: Dana Davis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1978
Kyle Lohse, American baseball player Wikipedia: Kyle Lohse · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1977
Richard Reed Parry, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Richard Reed Parry · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1976
Mauro Camoranesi, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Mauro Camoranesi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1976
Alicia Silverstone, American actress, producer, and author Wikipedia: Alicia Silverstone · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
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1976
Ueli Steck, Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (died 2017) Wikipedia: Ueli Steck · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1975
Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Cristiano Lucarelli · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1974
Paco León, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Paco León · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1973
M. Ward, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: M. Ward · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1971
Darren Middleton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Darren Middleton · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1969
Abraham Benrubi, American actor Wikipedia: Abraham Benrubi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1968
Richard Hancox, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Richard Hancox · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1968
Tim Wise, American activist and author Wikipedia: Tim Wise · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1967
Vicky Bullett, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Vicky Bullett · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1967
Nick Green, Australian rower Wikipedia: Nick Green (rower) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1967
Liev Schreiber, American actor and director Wikipedia: Liev Schreiber · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1965
Olaf Backasch, German footballer Wikipedia: Olaf Backasch · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1965
Skip Heller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Skip Heller · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1965
Steve Olin, American baseball player (died 1993) Wikipedia: Steve Olin · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1965
Micky Ward, American boxer Wikipedia: Micky Ward · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1964
Francis Magalona, Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (died 2009) Wikipedia: Francis Magalona · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1964
Yvonne Murray, Scottish runner Wikipedia: Yvonne Murray · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1963
A. C. Green, American basketball player Wikipedia: A. C. Green · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1963
Koji Ishikawa, Japanese author and illustrator Wikipedia: Koji Ishikawa (illustrator) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1962
Carlos Carsolio, Mexican mountaineer Wikipedia: Carlos Carsolio · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1961
Philippe Russo, French singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Philippe Russo · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1961
Jon Secada, Cuban-American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Jon Secada · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1961
Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator, created Yu-Gi-Oh! (died 2022) Wikipedia: Kazuki Takahashi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1960
Joe Boever, American baseball player Wikipedia: Joe Boever · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1960
Henry Worsley, English colonel and explorer (died 2016) Wikipedia: Henry Worsley (explorer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1959
Chris Lowe, English singer and keyboard player Wikipedia: Chris Lowe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1959
Tony Meo, English snooker player Wikipedia: Tony Meo · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1959
Hitonari Tsuji, Japanese author, composer, and director Wikipedia: Hitonari Tsuji · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1958
Wendy Makkena, American actress Wikipedia: Wendy Makkena · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1958
Anneka Rice, Welsh radio and television host Wikipedia: Anneka Rice · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1957
Bill Fagerbakke, American actor Wikipedia: Bill Fagerbakke · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1957
Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia: Yngve Moe · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1957
Russell Simmons, American businessman, founded Def Jam Recordings and Phat Farm Wikipedia: Russell Simmons · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1956
Charlie Leibrandt, American baseball player Wikipedia: Charlie Leibrandt · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1956
Sherri Turner, American golfer Wikipedia: Sherri Turner · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1956
Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor Wikipedia: Christoph Waltz · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
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1955
John Rutherford, Scottish rugby player Wikipedia: John Rutherford (rugby union) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1955
Jorge Valdano, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Jorge Valdano · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1953
Gil Moore, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer Wikipedia: Gil Moore · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1953
Andreas Vollenweider, Swiss harp player Wikipedia: Andreas Vollenweider · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1952
Anita DeFrantz, American rower and sports administrator Wikipedia: Anita DeFrantz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1952
Jody Stephens, American rock drummer Wikipedia: Jody Stephens · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1952
Zinha Vaz, Bissau-Guinean women's rights activist and politician Wikipedia: Zinha Vaz · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1951
Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov, Kazakh poet and author Wikipedia: Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1951
Truck Robinson, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Truck Robinson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1950
Alan Rosenberg, American actor Wikipedia: Alan Rosenberg · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1949
Armand Assante, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Armand Assante · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1949
Stephen Gyllenhaal, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Stephen Gyllenhaal · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1948
Iain Hewitson, New Zealand-Australian chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality Wikipedia: Iain Hewitson · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1948
Linda McMahon, American businesswoman and politician Wikipedia: Linda McMahon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1948
Duke Robillard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Duke Robillard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1947
Julien Clerc, French singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia: Julien Clerc · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1947
Jim Fielder, American bass player Wikipedia: Jim Fielder · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1947
Ann Widdecombe, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Health (died 2026) Wikipedia: Ann Widdecombe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1946
Larry Clapp, American lawyer and politician (died 2013) Wikipedia: Larry Clapp · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1946
Chuck Hagel, American sergeant and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Defense Wikipedia: Chuck Hagel · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1946
Michael Mullen, American admiral Wikipedia: Michael Mullen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1946
Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist Wikipedia: Susan Sarandon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 102 languages
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1945
Clifton Davis, American singer-songwriter, actor, and minister Wikipedia: Clifton Davis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1944
Colin Bundy, South African-English historian and academic Wikipedia: Colin Bundy · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1944
Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (died 2006) Wikipedia: Rocío Dúrcal · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1944
Tony La Russa, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Tony La Russa · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1944
John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith, Scottish educator and politician Wikipedia: John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1943
H. Rap Brown, American activist (died 2025) Wikipedia: H. Rap Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1943
Owen Davidson, Australian tennis player (died 2023) Wikipedia: Owen Davidson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1943
Karl-Gustav Kaisla, Finnish ice hockey player and referee (died 2012) Wikipedia: Karl-Gustav Kaisla · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1943
Dietmar Mürdter, German footballer Wikipedia: Dietmar Mürdter · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1943
Jimy Williams, American baseball player and manager (died 2024) Wikipedia: Jimy Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1942
Bernice Johnson Reagon, American singer-songwriter (died 2024) Wikipedia: Bernice Johnson Reagon · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1942
Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (died 1967) Wikipedia: Karl W. Richter · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1942
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic politician, 24th Prime Minister of Iceland Wikipedia: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1942
Christopher Stone, American actor and screenwriter (died 1995) Wikipedia: Christopher Stone (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1941
Roy Blount Jr., American humorist and journalist Wikipedia: Roy Blount Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1941
Karen Cushman, American author Wikipedia: Karen Cushman · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1941
Karl Oppitzhauser, Austrian race car driver Wikipedia: Karl Oppitzhauser · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1941
Anne Rice, American author (died 2021) Wikipedia: Anne Rice · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1941
Robert Wilson, American director and playwright (died 2025) Wikipedia: Robert Wilson (director) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1940
Vic Hadfield, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Vic Hadfield · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1940
Silvio Marzolini, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 2020) Wikipedia: Silvio Marzolini · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1940
Steve Swallow, American bass player and composer Wikipedia: Steve Swallow · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1940
Alberto Vilar, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2021) Wikipedia: Alberto Vilar · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1939
Ivan Mauger, New Zealand speedway rider (died 2018) Wikipedia: Ivan Mauger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1938
Norman D. Wilson, American actor (died 2004) Wikipedia: Norman D. Wilson (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1938
Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Kurt Wüthrich · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1937
Jackie Collins, English-American author and actress (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jackie Collins · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1937
David Crocker, American philosopher and academic Wikipedia: David Crocker (academic) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1937
Gail Gilmore, Canadian-American actress and dancer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Gail Gilmore · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1937
Lloyd Green, American steel guitar player Wikipedia: Lloyd Green · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1937
Jim Sillars, Scottish lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Jim Sillars · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1936
Charlie Hurley, Irish footballer and manager (died 2024) Wikipedia: Charlie Hurley · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1936
Giles Radice, Baron Radice, English politician (died 2022) Wikipedia: Giles Radice · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1935
Jimmy Orr, American football player (died 2020) Wikipedia: Jimmy Orr · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1934
Sam Huff, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021) Wikipedia: Sam Huff · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1933
German Moreno, Filipino television host and actor (died 2016) Wikipedia: German Moreno · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1933
John Noble Wilford, American reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner (died 2025) Wikipedia: John Noble Wilford · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1932
Felicia Farr, American actress and model Wikipedia: Felicia Farr · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1931
Terence Conran, English designer and businessman (died 2020) Wikipedia: Terence Conran · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1931
Basil D'Oliveira, South African-English cricketer and footballer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Basil D'Oliveira · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1931
Richard Rorty, American philosopher and author (died 2007) Wikipedia: Richard Rorty · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1929
Scotty Beckett, American actor and singer (died 1968) Wikipedia: Scotty Beckett · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1929
John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and author (died 2004) Wikipedia: John E. Mack · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1929
Leroy Van Dyke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Leroy Van Dyke · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1928
Alvin Toffler, German-American journalist and author (died 2016) Wikipedia: Alvin Toffler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1928
Torben Ulrich, Danish-American tennis player (died 2023) Wikipedia: Torben Ulrich · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1927
Wolf Kahn, American painter and academic (died 2020) Wikipedia: Wolf Kahn · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1926
Raymond Watson, American businessman (died 2012) Wikipedia: Raymond Watson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1925
Roger Wood, Belgian-American journalist (died 2012) Wikipedia: Roger Wood (journalist) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1924
Donald J. Sobol, American soldier and author (died 2012) Wikipedia: Donald J. Sobol · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1923
Charlton Heston, American actor, director and gun rights activist (died 2008) Wikipedia: Charlton Heston · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
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1922
Malcolm Baldrige Jr., American businessman and politician, 26th United States Secretary of Commerce (died 1987) Wikipedia: Malcolm Baldrige Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1922
Don Lenhardt, American baseball player and coach (died 2014) Wikipedia: Don Lenhardt · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1918
Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998) Wikipedia: Kenichi Fukui · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1917
Violeta Parra, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1967) Wikipedia: Violeta Parra · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1916
Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) Wikipedia: Vitaly Ginzburg · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
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1916
Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (died 2006) Wikipedia: Jan Murray · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1916
George Sidney, American director and producer (died 2002) Wikipedia: George Sidney · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1916
Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (died 1997) Wikipedia: Ken Wood (manufacturer) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1914
Jim Cairns, Australian economist and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (died 2003) Wikipedia: Jim Cairns · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1914
Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (died 1997) Wikipedia: Brendan Gill · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1913
Martial Célestin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Haiti (died 2011) Wikipedia: Martial Célestin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1911
Mary Two-Axe Earley, Canadian indigenous women's rights activist (died 1996) Wikipedia: Mary Two-Axe Earley · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1910
Frankie Crosetti, American baseball player and coach (died 2002) Wikipedia: Frankie Crosetti · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1910
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (died 1956) Wikipedia: Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1907
Alain Daniélou, French-Swiss historian and academic (died 1994) Wikipedia: Alain Daniélou · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1906
Mary Celine Fasenmyer, American mathematician (died 1996) Wikipedia: Mary Celine Fasenmyer · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1903
Bona Arsenault, Canadian genealogist, historian, and politician (died 1993) Wikipedia: Bona Arsenault · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1903
John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff–Berry computer (died 1995) Wikipedia: John Vincent Atanasoff · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1903
Pierre Garbay, French general (died 1980) Wikipedia: Pierre Garbay · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1903
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian-German lawyer and general, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946) Wikipedia: Ernst Kaltenbrunner · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1900
August Mälk, Estonian author and playwright (died 1987) Wikipedia: August Mälk · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1896
Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I (died 1964) Wikipedia: Dorothy Lawrence · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1895
Buster Keaton, American film actor, director, and producer (died 1966) Wikipedia: Buster Keaton · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 99 languages
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1895
Richard Sorge, German journalist and spy (died 1944) Wikipedia: Richard Sorge · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1892
Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian soldier and politician, 14th Federal Chancellor of Austria (died 1934) Wikipedia: Engelbert Dollfuss · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1892
Hermann Glauert, English aerodynamicist and author (died 1934) Wikipedia: Hermann Glauert · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1892
Robert Lawson, American author and illustrator (died 1957) Wikipedia: Robert Lawson (author) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1890
Alan L. Hart, American physician and author (died 1962) Wikipedia: Alan L. Hart · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1890
Osman Cemal Kaygılı, Turkish writer and journalist (died 1945) Wikipedia: Osman Cemal Kaygılı · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1888
Lucy Tayiah Eads, American tribal chief (died 1961) Wikipedia: Lucy Tayiah Eads · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1888
Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (died 1954) Wikipedia: Oscar Mathisen · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1884
Ramchandra Shukla, Indian historian and author (died 1941) Wikipedia: Ramchandra Shukla · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1881
Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal (died 1948) Wikipedia: Walther von Brauchitsch · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1880
Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and short story writer. (died 1946) Wikipedia: Damon Runyon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1879
Robert Edwards, American artist, musician, and writer (died 1948) Wikipedia: Robert Edwards (artist) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1877
Razor Smith, English cricketer (died 1946) Wikipedia: Razor Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1876
Florence Eliza Allen, American mathematician and suffrage activist (died 1960) Wikipedia: Florence Eliza Allen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1874
John Ellis, English executioner (died 1932) Wikipedia: John Ellis (executioner) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1868
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 20th President of Argentina (died 1942) Wikipedia: Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1862
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, who is credited with promoting his posthumous fame (died 1925). Wikipedia: Johanna van Gogh-Bonger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1862
Edward Stratemeyer, American author and publisher (died 1930) Wikipedia: Edward Stratemeyer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1861
Walter Rauschenbusch, American pastor and theologian (died 1918) Wikipedia: Walter Rauschenbusch · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1861
Frederic Remington, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 1909) Wikipedia: Frederic Remington · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1858
Léon Serpollet, French businessman (died 1903) Wikipedia: Léon Serpollet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1843
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Palestinian nun and Catholic Saint (died 1927) Wikipedia: Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1841
Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (died 1912) Wikipedia: Prudente de Morais · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1841
Maria Sophie of Bavaria (died 1925) Wikipedia: Maria Sophie of Bavaria · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1837
Auguste-Réal Angers, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1919) Wikipedia: Auguste-Réal Angers · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1836
Juliette Adam, French author (died 1936) Wikipedia: Juliette Adam · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1835
Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (died 1921) Wikipedia: Jenny Twitchell Kempton · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1822
Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (died 1893) Wikipedia: Rutherford B. Hayes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 139 languages
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1814
Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (died 1875) Wikipedia: Jean-François Millet · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1807
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Canada East (died 1864) Wikipedia: Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 12 languages
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1793
Charles Pearson, English lawyer and politician (died 1862) Wikipedia: Charles Pearson · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1787
François Guizot, French historian and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of France (died 1874) Wikipedia: François Guizot · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1768
Francisco José de Caldas, Colombian naturalist, executed by royalists in the war of independence (died 1816) Wikipedia: Francisco José de Caldas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1759
Louis François Antoine Arbogast, French mathematician and academic (died 1803) Wikipedia: Louis François Antoine Arbogast · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1723
Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist and author (died 1798) Wikipedia: Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1720
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian sculptor and illustrator (died 1778) Wikipedia: Giovanni Battista Piranesi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1694
Lord George Murray, Scottish Jacobite General (died 1760) Wikipedia: George Murray (general) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1657
Francesco Solimena, Italian painter and illustrator (died 1747) Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1626
Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (died 1712) Wikipedia: Richard Cromwell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1625
Jacqueline Pascal, French nun and composer (died 1661) Wikipedia: Jacqueline Pascal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 18 languages
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1585
Anna of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empress (died 1618) Wikipedia: Anna of Tyrol · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1579
Guido Bentivoglio, Italian cardinal (died 1644) Wikipedia: Guido Bentivoglio · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1570
Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal and philosopher (died 1637) Wikipedia: Péter Pázmány · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1562
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer and author (died 1647) Wikipedia: Christen Sørensen Longomontanus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1550
Charles IX of Sweden (died 1611) Wikipedia: Charles IX of Sweden · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1542
Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (died 1621) Wikipedia: Robert Bellarmine · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1532
Francisco de Toledo, Catholic cardinal (died 1596) Wikipedia: Francisco de Toledo (Jesuit) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1524
Francisco Vallés, Spanish physician (died 1592) Wikipedia: Francisco Vallés · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1522
Gabriele Paleotti, Catholic cardinal (died 1597) Wikipedia: Gabriele Paleotti · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1515
Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter (died 1586) Wikipedia: Lucas Cranach the Younger · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1507
Francis Bigod, English noble (died 1537) Wikipedia: Francis Bigod · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1379
Henry III of Castile (died 1406) Wikipedia: Henry III of Castile · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1331
James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, Irish politician, Lord Justice of Ireland (died 1382) Wikipedia: James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1289
Louis X of France (died 1316) Wikipedia: Louis X of France · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1276
Margaret of Brabant (died 1311) Wikipedia: Margaret of Brabant · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1274
Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (died 1319) Wikipedia: Rudolf I of Bavaria · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1160
Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (died c. 1220) Wikipedia: Alys of France, Countess of Vexin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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2001
Graham Campbell, American actor Wikipedia: Graham Campbell (actor) · 1 language
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1958
Barbara Kooyman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Barbara Kooyman · 1 language
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1956
Lesley Glaister, English author and playwright Wikipedia: Lesley Glaister · 2 languages
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1933
Ann Thwaite, English author Wikipedia: Ann Thwaite · 2 languages
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1922
Shin Kyuk-ho, South Korean-Japanese businessman, founded Lotte Group (died 2020) Wikipedia: Shin Kyuk-ho · 20 languages
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1921
Stella Pevsner, American children's author (died 2020) Wikipedia: Stella Pevsner · 2 languages
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1633
Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (died 1714) Wikipedia: Bernardino Ramazzini · 31 languages
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2024
Christopher Ciccone, American artist (born 1960) Wikipedia: Christopher Ciccone · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2024
Billy Shaw, American football player (born 1938) Wikipedia: Billy Shaw · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2022
Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1932) Wikipedia: Loretta Lynn · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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2020
Clark Middleton, American actor (born 1957) Wikipedia: Clark Middleton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2020
Kenzō Takada, Japanese-French fashion designer (born 1939) Wikipedia: Kenzō Takada · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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2015
Edida Nageswara Rao, Indian director and producer (born 1934) Wikipedia: Edida Nageswara Rao · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2015
Neal Walk, American basketball player (born 1948) Wikipedia: Neal Walk · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2014
Konrad Boehmer, German-Dutch composer and educator (born 1941) Wikipedia: Konrad Boehmer · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2014
Hugo Carvana, Brazilian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937) Wikipedia: Hugo Carvana · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2014
Fyodor Cherenkov, Russian footballer and manager (born 1959) Wikipedia: Fyodor Cherenkov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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2014
Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (born 1951) Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Duvalier · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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2013
John Cloudsley-Thompson, Pakistani-English commander (born 1921) Wikipedia: John Cloudsley-Thompson · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2013
Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (born 1917) Wikipedia: Ulric Cross · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2013
Akira Miyoshi, Japanese composer (born 1933) Wikipedia: Akira Miyoshi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2013
Diana Nasution, Indonesian singer (born 1958) Wikipedia: Diana Nasution · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2013
Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam (born 1911) Wikipedia: Võ Nguyên Giáp · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
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2013
Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1917) Wikipedia: Nicholas Oresko · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2012
David Atkinson, Canadian actor and singer (born 1921) Wikipedia: David Atkinson (baritone) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2012
Stan Mudenge, Zimbabwean historian and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1941) Wikipedia: Stan Mudenge · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2012
Tom Stannage, Australian footballer, historian, and academic (born 1944) Wikipedia: Tom Stannage · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2011
Doris Belack, American actress (born 1926) Wikipedia: Doris Belack · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2010
Norman Wisdom, English actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter (born 1915) Wikipedia: Norman Wisdom · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2009
Gerhard Kaufhold, German footballer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Gerhard Kaufhold · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2009
Günther Rall, German general and pilot (born 1918) Wikipedia: Günther Rall · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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2005
Stanley K. Hathaway, American lawyer and politician, 40th United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1924) Wikipedia: Stanley K. Hathaway · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2004
Gordon Cooper, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (born 1927) Wikipedia: Gordon Cooper · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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2003
Sid McMath, American lawyer and politician, 34th Governor of Arkansas (born 1912) Wikipedia: Sid McMath · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2002
André Delvaux, Belgian-Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1926) Wikipedia: André Delvaux · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2001
Blaise Alexander, American race car driver (born 1976) Wikipedia: Blaise Alexander · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2001
John Collins, American guitarist (born 1913) Wikipedia: John Collins (jazz guitarist) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2001
Ahron Soloveichik, Russian rabbi and scholar (born 1917) Wikipedia: Ahron Soloveichik · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2000
Yu Kuo-hwa, Chinese politician, 32nd Premier of the Republic of China (born 1914) Wikipedia: Yu Kuo-hwa · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2000
Michael Smith, English-Canadian biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932) Wikipedia: Michael Smith (chemist) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1999
Bernard Buffet, French painter and illustrator (born 1928) Wikipedia: Bernard Buffet · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1999
Art Farmer, American trumpet player and composer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Art Farmer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1998
S. Arasaratnam, Sri Lankan historian and academic (born 1930) Wikipedia: S. Arasaratnam · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1997
Otto Ernst Remer, German general (born 1912) Wikipedia: Otto Ernst Remer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1997
Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese game designer, created the Game Boy (born 1941) Wikipedia: Gunpei Yokoi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1994
Danny Gatton, American guitarist (born 1945) Wikipedia: Danny Gatton · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1992
Denny Hulme, New Zealand race car driver (born 1936) Wikipedia: Denny Hulme · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1990
Mārtiņš Zīverts, Latvian playwright (born 1903) Wikipedia: Mārtiņš Zīverts · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1989
Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter, member of Monty Python (born 1941) Wikipedia: Graham Chapman · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1988
Zlatko Grgić, Croatian-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (born 1931) Wikipedia: Zlatko Grgić · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1982
Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and conductor (born 1932) Wikipedia: Glenn Gould · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1982
Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Greek politician, 165th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1898) Wikipedia: Stefanos Stefanopoulos · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1981
Freddie Lindstrom, American baseball player and coach (born 1905) Wikipedia: Freddie Lindstrom · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1980
Pyotr Masherov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia (born 1918) Wikipedia: Pyotr Masherov · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1977
José Ber Gelbard, Argentinian activist and politician (born 1917) Wikipedia: José Ber Gelbard · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1975
Friedrich Lutz, German economist (born 1901) Wikipedia: Friedrich Lutz (economist) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1975
Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1903) Wikipedia: Joan Whitney Payson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1974
Anne Sexton, American poet and author (born 1928) Wikipedia: Anne Sexton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1970
Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (born 1943) Wikipedia: Janis Joplin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 100 languages
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1963
Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (born 1904) Wikipedia: Alar Kotli · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1961
Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (born 1880) Wikipedia: Benjamin Fedchenkov · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1958
Ida Wüst, German actress and screenwriter (born 1884) Wikipedia: Ida Wüst · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1955
Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1883) Wikipedia: Alexandros Papagos · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1951
Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (born 1920) Wikipedia: Henrietta Lacks · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1947
Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1858) Wikipedia: Max Planck · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 183 languages
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1946
Barney Oldfield, American race car driver and actor (born 1878) Wikipedia: Barney Oldfield · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1944
Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (born 1873) Wikipedia: Al Smith · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1943
Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (born 1906) Wikipedia: Irena Iłłakowicz · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1935
Jean Béraud, French painter and academic (born 1849) Wikipedia: Jean Béraud · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1935
Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano, actress, and director (born 1874) Wikipedia: Marie Gutheil-Schoder · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1910
Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (born 1850) Wikipedia: Sergey Muromtsev · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1904
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (born 1834) Wikipedia: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1903
Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher and author (born 1880) Wikipedia: Otto Weininger · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1890
Catherine Booth, English theologian and saint, co-founded The Salvation Army (born 1829) Wikipedia: Catherine Booth · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1871
Sarel Cilliers, South African spiritual leader and preacher (born 1801) Wikipedia: Sarel Cilliers · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1867
Francis Xavier Seelos, German-American priest and missionary (born 1819) Wikipedia: Francis Xavier Seelos · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1864
Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (born 1802) Wikipedia: Joseph Montferrand · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1859
Karl Baedeker, German publisher, founded Baedeker (born 1801) Wikipedia: Karl Baedeker · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1852
James Whitcomb, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Indiana (born 1795) Wikipedia: James Whitcomb · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1851
Manuel Godoy, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1767) Wikipedia: Manuel Godoy · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1827
Grigorios Zalykis, Greek-French lexicographer and scholar (born 1785) Wikipedia: Grigorios Zalykis · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1821
John Rennie the Elder, Scottish engineer, designed the Waterloo Bridge (born 1761) Wikipedia: John Rennie the Elder · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1755
Samuel von Cocceji, Prussian jurist and statesman (born 1679) Wikipedia: Samuel von Cocceji · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1749
Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (born 1711) Wikipedia: Baron Franz von der Trenck · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1747
Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair (born 1678) Wikipedia: Amaro Pargo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1743
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish commander and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey (born 1678) Wikipedia: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1680
Pierre-Paul Riquet, French engineer, designed the Canal du Midi (born 1609) Wikipedia: Pierre-Paul Riquet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 20 languages
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1669
Rembrandt, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1606) Wikipedia: Rembrandt · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 207 languages
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1661
Jacqueline Pascal, French nun and composer (born 1625) Wikipedia: Jacqueline Pascal · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1660
Francesco Albani, Italian painter (born 1578) Wikipedia: Francesco Albani · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1646
Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, English courtier and politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (born 1586) Wikipedia: Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1597
Sarsa Dengel, Ethiopian emperor (born 1550) Wikipedia: Sarsa Dengel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1582
Teresa of Ávila, Spanish nun and saint (born 1515) Wikipedia: Teresa of Ávila · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 109 languages
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1497
John, Prince of Asturias, only son of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile (born 1478) Wikipedia: John, Prince of Asturias · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1361
John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray, English baron (born 1310) Wikipedia: John Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1305
Emperor Kameyama of Japan (born 1249) Wikipedia: Emperor Kameyama · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1250
Herman VI, Margrave of Baden (born 1226) Wikipedia: Herman VI of Baden · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1227
Caliph al-Adil of Morocco Wikipedia: Abdallah al-Adil · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1221
William IV Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (born 1179) Wikipedia: William IV of Ponthieu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1189
Gerard de Ridefort, Grand Master of the Knights Templar Wikipedia: Gerard of Ridefort · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1160
Constance of Castile, Queen of France (born 1141) Wikipedia: Constance of Castile, Queen of France · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1052
Vladimir of Novgorod (born 1020) Wikipedia: Vladimir of Novgorod · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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863
Turpio, Frankish nobleman Wikipedia: Turpio · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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744
Yazid III, Umayyad caliph (born 701) Wikipedia: Yazid III · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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2015
Dave Pike, American vibraphone player and songwriter (born 1938) Wikipedia: Dave Pike · 9 languages
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2007
Qassem Al-Nasser, Jordanian general (born 1925) Wikipedia: Qassem Al-Nasser · 3 languages
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1904
Carl Josef Bayer, Austrian chemist and academic (born 1847) Wikipedia: Carl Josef Bayer · 15 languages
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