Events on 12 September include:
- Operation Tiderace — British reclamation of Singapore from Japanese occupation (1945)
- Hungarian-American physicist Leo Szilard conceived of the idea of the nuclear chain reaction while waiting for a traffic light in Bloomsbury, London (1933)
- Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom (1923)
This page gathers 96 events, 223 births and 100 deaths recorded on this day, from 490 BC to 2025.
Events · United Kingdom
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1945
Operation Tiderace — British reclamation of Singapore from Japanese occupation Wikipedia: Operation Tiderace · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1933
Hungarian-American physicist Leo Szilard conceived of the idea of the nuclear chain reaction while waiting for a traffic light in Bloomsbury, London. Wikipedia: Leo Szilard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1923
Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: Southern Rhodesia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
Archive: Insect pests of tobacco in Southern Rhodesia — University of California Libraries · Europeana
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1906
The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar. Wikipedia: Newport Transporter Bridge
Archive: Newport Transporter Bridge Refurbishment — European Heritage Awards Archive · Europeana -
1897
Tirah campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service. Wikipedia: Tirah campaign
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1814
Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812. Wikipedia: Battle of North Point · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
Around the world
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2025
2025 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec — cycling race Wikipedia: 2025 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2023
2023 Hanoi building fire — fatal blaze in Vietnam Wikipedia: 2023 Hanoi building fire · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2023
Ural Airlines Flight 1383 — ural Airlines flight Wikipedia: Ural Airlines Flight 1383 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2022
74th Primetime Emmy Awards — 2022 American television programming awards Wikipedia: 74th Primetime Emmy Awards · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2021
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 crashes short of the runway at Kazachinskoye Airport, killing four. Wikipedia: Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51
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2021
2021 MTV Video Music Awards — annual US music awards ceremony Wikipedia: 2021 MTV Video Music Awards · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2015
An explosion involving illegally stored mining detonators in Petlawad, India, killed 104 people and injured more than 150 others. Wikipedia: Petlawad explosion
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2014
The Synagogue Church building collapse results in the deaths of 115 people and several injured, in the Church run by Nigeria's T. B. Joshua. Wikipedia: Synagogue Church of All Nations
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2014
2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec — cycling race Wikipedia: 2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2013
NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space. Wikipedia: NASA · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2012
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing 10 and injuring four. Wikipedia: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2012
2012 Dutch general election — election of the members of the House of Representatives Wikipedia: 2012 Dutch general election · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2011
Miss Universe 2011 — 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant Wikipedia: Miss Universe 2011 · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2010
2010 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2010 Wikipedia: 2010 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2010
2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal — cycling race Wikipedia: 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2010
2010 Turkish constitutional referendum — referendum to change the Turkish constitution in 2010" Wikipedia: 2010 Turkish constitutional referendum · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2008
A Metrolink train collided head-on with a freight train in Los Angeles, California, resulting in 25 deaths and 135 injuries; the Metrolink driver had passed through a red signal, having likely been distracted by text messaging. Wikipedia: Metrolink (California)
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2007
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder. Wikipedia: Joseph Estrada · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2007
Two earthquakes measuring 8.4 and 7.9 on the Richter Scale hits the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing 25 people and injuring 161. Wikipedia: 2007 Bengkulu earthquakes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2006
Regensburg lecture — lecture by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 Wikipedia: Regensburg lecture · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2005
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished. Wikipedia: Israeli–Palestinian conflict · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2004
2004 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004 Wikipedia: 2004 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2003
Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan. Wikipedia: Typhoon Maemi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2003
The first public release of Steam, a distribution service for computer games, was made available for download. Wikipedia: Steam (service)
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2003
The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Wikipedia: United Nations · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2003
Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers. Wikipedia: Iraq War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2001
Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed. Wikipedia: Ansett Australia
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1999
1999 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999 Wikipedia: 1999 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1995
Hurricane Ismael formed off the southwest coast of Mexico; it went on to kill over a hundred people in the country. Wikipedia: Hurricane Ismael
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1994
Frank Eugene Corder fatally crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West Wing. There were no other casualties. Wikipedia: Frank Eugene Corder
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1993
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51. Wikipedia: STS-51
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1993
1993 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1993 Wikipedia: 1993 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1992
Aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, American Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to travel to space. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Endeavour · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1992
Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path, is captured by Peruvian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of Shining Path's leadership fell as well. Wikipedia: Abimael Guzmán · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1991
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1990
The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German reunification. Wikipedia: Allied Control Council · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1990
The Red Cross organizations of mainland China and Taiwan sign the Kinmen Agreement on repatriation of illegal immigrants and criminal suspects after two days of talks in Kinmen, Fujian Province in response to the two tragedies in repatriation in the previous two months. It is the first agreement reached by private organizations across the Taiwan Strait. Wikipedia: Red Cross Society of China
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1988
Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage. Wikipedia: Hurricane Gilbert · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1984
Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. Wikipedia: Dwight Gooden
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1983
The clandestine Boricua Popular Army staged a bank robbery in West Hartford, Connecticut, making off with $7 million in the largest cash theft in U.S. history at the time. Wikipedia: Boricua Popular Army
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1983
The USSR vetoes a United Nations Security Council Resolution deploring the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1982
1982 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1982 Wikipedia: 1982 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1980
The 43rd government of Turkey is overthrown in a coup d'état led by General Kenan Evren. Wikipedia: 43rd government of Turkey · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1980
Florida Commuter Airlines Flight 65 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off West End, Bahamas, killing 34 people. Wikipedia: Florida Commuter Airlines Flight 65
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1977
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died after being beaten in police custody in Port Elizabeth. Wikipedia: Apartheid · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1976
1976 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1976 Wikipedia: 1976 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1974
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years. Wikipedia: Haile Selassie · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1970
Dawson's Field hijackings: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorists blow up three hijacked airliners in Zarqa, Jordan, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in Amman. Wikipedia: Dawson's Field hijackings · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1969
Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 crashes in Antipolo, near Manila International Airport in the Philippines, killing 45 people. Wikipedia: Philippine Air Lines Flight 158
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1966
Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions and Artemis II). Wikipedia: Gemini 11 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1965
1965 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1965 Wikipedia: 1965 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1963
Ankara Agreement — 1963 treaty between Turkey and the EEC Wikipedia: Ankara Agreement · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1962
In a speech at Rice Stadium in Houston, U.S. president John F. Kennedy reiterated an aspiration to land a man on the Moon before 1970 (video featured). Wikipedia: We choose to go to the Moon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1961
The African and Malagasy Union is founded. Wikipedia: African and Malagasy Union · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1961
Air France Flight 2005 crashes near Rabat–Salé Airport, in Rabat, Morocco, killing 77 people. Wikipedia: Air France Flight 2005 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1959
The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the Moon. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1959
Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color, is launched in the United States. Wikipedia: Bonanza · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1958
Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments. Wikipedia: Jack Kilby · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1953
U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Wikipedia: John F. Kennedy · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1952
Three boys in Flatwoods, West Virginia, U.S., reported seeing a ten-foot-tall (3 m) monster in the woods while investigating a UFO. Wikipedia: Flatwoods, West Virginia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1948
The People's Liberation Army launched the Liaoshen campaign, the first of the three major military campaigns during the late stage of the Chinese Civil War. Wikipedia: People's Liberation Army · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1944
World War II: The liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation continues. Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among the liberated cities. Wikipedia: World War II in Yugoslavia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1943
World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny. Wikipedia: Gran Sasso raid · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1942
RMS Laconia was sunk by a U-boat off the coast of West Africa, which then attempted to rescue the passengers as it was acting under the old prize rules. Wikipedia: RMS Laconia (1921) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Edson's Ridge in an effort to retake Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands from the Allies. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. Wikipedia: Cave painting · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1940
The Hercules Powder plant disaster in the United States kills 51 people and injures over 200. Wikipedia: Hercules Powder plant disaster
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1938
Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1934
Baltic Entente — Baltic 1934-1940 cooperation organization Wikipedia: Baltic Entente · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1928
The Okeechobee hurricane first struck the island of Guadeloupe; eventually it reached the United States and caused over 4,000 deaths overall. Wikipedia: 1928 Okeechobee hurricane · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1915
French soldiers rescue over 4,000 Armenian genocide survivors stranded on Musa Dagh. Wikipedia: Armenian genocide · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1910
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire and popularly known as the "Symphony of a Thousand", was first performed in Munich. Wikipedia: Gustav Mahler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1890
Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded. Wikipedia: Harare · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1885
The Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord ended 36–0, which is still a world record for an unrigged professional association football match. Wikipedia: 1885–86 Scottish Cup
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1857
The SS Central America sinks about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain William Lewis Herndon. The ship was carrying 13–15 tons of gold from the California gold rush. Wikipedia: SS Central America · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1848
A new constitution marks the establishment of Switzerland as a federal state. Wikipedia: Federalism in Switzerland · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1847
Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins. Wikipedia: Mexican–American War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1723
Iran and Russia sign the treaty of Saint Petersburg. Iran is forced to cede all lands on the western and southern coast of the Caspian Sea and Russia pledges to provide military support against the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia: Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1723)
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1683
Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia: Great Turkish War · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1635
Treaty of Stuhmsdorf — peace treaty Wikipedia: Treaty of Stuhmsdorf · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1634
A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings. Wikipedia: 1634 Valletta explosion
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1609
Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen. Wikipedia: Henry Hudson
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1309
Reconquista: Castilian forces captured Gibraltar from the Emirate of Granada. Wikipedia: Reconquista · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1297
The Treaty of Alcañices, mediated by the pope, between the king Denis of Portugal and king Ferdinand IV of Castile defines the border between the two countries and establishes an alliance of friendship. Wikipedia: Treaty of Alcañices · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1229
Battle of Portopí: The Aragonese army under the command of James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Mallorca, with the purpose of conquering the island. Wikipedia: Battle of Portopí · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1213
Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret. Wikipedia: Albigensian Crusade · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1185
Isaac Angelos is crowned Byzantine emperor following the deposition of Andronikos I Komnenos and after the crowd rejects the coronation of Isaac's uncle John Doukas. Wikipedia: Isaac II Angelos · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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379
Yax Nuun Ahiin I (depicted) took the throne as the ruler (ajaw) of the Mayan city of Tikal. Wikipedia: Yax Nuun Ahiin I
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372
Sixteen Kingdoms: Sima Yao, age 10, succeeds his father Emperor Jianwen as Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin dynasty. Wikipedia: Sixteen Kingdoms · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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490 BC
Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. Wikipedia: Battle of Marathon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
World days
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United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation (International) Wikipedia: United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe
Technology
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2003
The first public release of Steam, a distribution service for computer games, was made available for download. Wikipedia: Steam (service)
Science
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1933
Hungarian-American physicist Leo Szilard conceived of the idea of the nuclear chain reaction while waiting for a traffic light in Bloomsbury, London. Wikipedia: Leo Szilard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2013
NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space. Wikipedia: NASA · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1993
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51. Wikipedia: STS-51
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1992
Aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, American Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to travel to space. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Endeavour · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1991
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1966
Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions and Artemis II). Wikipedia: Gemini 11 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
Business
No entries.
Sport
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2025
2025 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec — cycling race Wikipedia: 2025 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2014
2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec — cycling race Wikipedia: 2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2010
2010 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2010 Wikipedia: 2010 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2010
2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal — cycling race Wikipedia: 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2004
2004 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004 Wikipedia: 2004 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1999
1999 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999 Wikipedia: 1999 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1993
1993 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1993 Wikipedia: 1993 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1984
Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. Wikipedia: Dwight Gooden
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1982
1982 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1982 Wikipedia: 1982 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1976
1976 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1976 Wikipedia: 1976 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1965
1965 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1965 Wikipedia: 1965 Italian Grand Prix · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1962
In a speech at Rice Stadium in Houston, U.S. president John F. Kennedy reiterated an aspiration to land a man on the Moon before 1970 (video featured). Wikipedia: We choose to go to the Moon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1885
The Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord ended 36–0, which is still a world record for an unrigged professional association football match. Wikipedia: 1885–86 Scottish Cup
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490 BC
Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. Wikipedia: Battle of Marathon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
Culture
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2021
2021 MTV Video Music Awards — annual US music awards ceremony Wikipedia: 2021 MTV Video Music Awards · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. Wikipedia: Cave painting · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1910
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire and popularly known as the "Symphony of a Thousand", was first performed in Munich. Wikipedia: Gustav Mahler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
Births
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2001
Ziaire Williams, American basketball player Wikipedia: Ziaire Williams · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1999
Jerome Ford, American football player Wikipedia: Jerome Ford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1997
Sydney Sweeney, American actress Wikipedia: Sydney Sweeney · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1997
Almida de Val, Swedish curler Wikipedia: Almida de Val
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1996
Colin Ford, American actor Wikipedia: Colin Ford · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1995
Steven Gardiner, Bahamian sprinter Wikipedia: Steven Gardiner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1994
Druski, American comedian and actor Wikipedia: Druski
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1994
RM, South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer Wikipedia: RM (musician) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1994
Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player Wikipedia: Elina Svitolina · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1994
Mohammed Asif, Indian sailor and researcher Wikipedia: Mohammed Asif (sailor)
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1993
Kelsea Ballerini, American country pop singer Wikipedia: Kelsea Ballerini · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1992
Alexia Fast, Canadian actress Wikipedia: Alexia Fast · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1992
Sviatlana Pirazhenka, Belarusian tennis player Wikipedia: Sviatlana Pirazhenka
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1991
Mike Towell, Scottish professional boxer (died 2016) Wikipedia: Mike Towell
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1991
Scott Wootton, English footballer Wikipedia: Scott Wootton
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1989
Freddie Freeman, American-Canadian baseball player Wikipedia: Freddie Freeman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1989
Andrew Luck, American football player Wikipedia: Andrew Luck
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1988
Amanda Jenssen, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Amanda Jenssen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1988
Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson, Icelandic politician Wikipedia: Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson
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1986
Alfie Allen, English actor Wikipedia: Alfie Allen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1986
Joanne Jackson, English swimmer Wikipedia: Joanne Jackson (swimmer)
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1986
Yuto Nagatomo, Japanese footballer Wikipedia: Yūto Nagatomo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1986
Dimitrios Regas, Greek sprinter Wikipedia: Dimitrios Regas
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1986
Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress Wikipedia: Emmy Rossum · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1984
Nashat Akram, Iraqi footballer Wikipedia: Nashat Akram · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1984
Chelsea Carey, Canadian curler Wikipedia: Chelsea Carey
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1984
Petra Marklund, Swedish singer Wikipedia: Petra Marklund · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1983
Tom Geißler, German footballer Wikipedia: Tom Geißler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1983
Daniel Muir, American football player Wikipedia: Daniel Muir
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1983
Sergio Parisse, Argentinian-Italian rugby player Wikipedia: Sergio Parisse · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1983
Clayton Richard, American baseball player Wikipedia: Clayton Richard
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1983
Carly Smithson, Irish singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Carly Smithson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1983
Niels Tas, Belgian politician Wikipedia: Niels Tas
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1982
Zoran Planinić, Croatian basketball player Wikipedia: Zoran Planinić · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1982
Sal Rinauro, American wrestler Wikipedia: Sal Rinauro
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1981
Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress Wikipedia: Jennifer Hudson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1981
Staciana Stitts, American swimmer Wikipedia: Staciana Stitts
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1980
Sean Burroughs, American baseball player (died 2024) Wikipedia: Sean Burroughs
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1980
Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Fernando de Souza
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1980
Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player Wikipedia: Yao Ming · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1980
Kevin Sinfield, English rugby player Wikipedia: Kevin Sinfield
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1980
Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (died 2011) Wikipedia: Josef Vašíček · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1978
Elisabetta Canalis, Italian model and actress Wikipedia: Elisabetta Canalis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1978
Benjamin McKenzie, American actor Wikipedia: Ben McKenzie · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1978
Ruben Studdard, American R&B, pop, and gospel singer Wikipedia: Ruben Studdard
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1977
Nathan Bracken, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Nathan Bracken
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1977
Grant Denyer, Australian racing driver and journalist Wikipedia: Grant Denyer
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1977
Jeff Irwin, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Jeff Irwin
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1977
David Thompson, English footballer Wikipedia: David Thompson (footballer, born 1977)
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1976
Lauren Stamile, American actress Wikipedia: Lauren Stamile · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1976
Maciej Żurawski, Polish footballer Wikipedia: Maciej Żurawski (footballer, born 1976) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1975
Luis Castillo, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Luis Castillo (second baseman) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1975
Bill Kirby, Australian swimmer and coach Wikipedia: Bill Kirby · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1974
Caroline Aigle, French soldier and pilot (died 2007) Wikipedia: Caroline Aigle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1974
Jennifer Nettles, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Jennifer Nettles · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1974
Guy Smith, English race car driver Wikipedia: Guy Smith (racing driver) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1974
Kenichi Suzumura, Japanese voice actor and singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Kenichi Suzumura · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1974
Nuno Valente, Portuguese footballer and coach Wikipedia: Nuno Valente · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1973
Kara David, Filipino journalist and documentarian Wikipedia: Kara David
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1973
Martina Ertl-Renz, German skier Wikipedia: Martina Ertl · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1973
Martin Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Martin Lapointe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1973
Paul Walker, American actor (died 2013) Wikipedia: Paul Walker · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1972
Gideon Emery, English-American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Gideon Emery
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1972
Paul Green, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2022) Wikipedia: Paul Green (rugby league)
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1972
Sidney Souza, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Sidney (footballer, born 1972)
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1971
Younes El Aynaoui, Moroccan tennis player Wikipedia: Younes El Aynaoui · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1971
Shocker, Mexican wrestler Wikipedia: Shocker (wrestler)
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1970
Will Chase, American actor, director, and singer Wikipedia: Will Chase
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1970
Nathan Larson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Nathan Larson (musician)
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1969
Max Boot, Russian-American historian and author Wikipedia: Max Boot
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1969
Ángel Cabrera, Argentinian golfer Wikipedia: Ángel Cabrera · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1969
James Frey, American author and screenwriter Wikipedia: James Frey · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1969
Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer Wikipedia: Shigeki Maruyama
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1968
Larry LaLonde, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Larry LaLonde · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1968
Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell, English politician (died 2014) Wikipedia: Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1968
Richard Snell, South African cricketer and physiotherapist Wikipedia: Richard Snell (cricketer)
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1968
Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian, actor, and writer Wikipedia: Paul F. Tompkins
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1967
Louis C.K., American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Louis C.K. · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1967
Pat Listach, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Pat Listach
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1966
Darren E. Burrows, American actor Wikipedia: Darren E. Burrows
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1966
Ben Folds, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Ben Folds · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1966
Vezio Sacratini, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Vezio Sacratini
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1965
Einstein Kristiansen, Norwegian animator and producer Wikipedia: Einstein Kristiansen
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1965
Vernon Maxwell, American basketball player Wikipedia: Vernon Maxwell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1965
Midnight, Jamaican wrestler Wikipedia: Midnight (wrestler)
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1964
Greg Gutfeld, American television journalist and author Wikipedia: Greg Gutfeld · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1964
Dieter Hecking, German footballer and manager Wikipedia: Dieter Hecking · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1962
Sunay Akın, Turkish poet, journalist, and philanthropist Wikipedia: Sunay Akın
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1962
Amy Yasbeck, American actress Wikipedia: Amy Yasbeck · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1961
Mylène Farmer, Canadian-French singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia: Mylène Farmer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1960
Road Warrior Animal, American wrestler (died 2020) Wikipedia: Road Warrior Animal
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1960
Evan Jenkins, American academic and politician Wikipedia: Evan Jenkins (politician)
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1960
Stefanos Korkolis, Greek pianist and composer Wikipedia: Stefanos Korkolis
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1959
Scott Brown, American colonel and politician Wikipedia: Scott Brown (politician) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1959
Deron Cherry, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Deron Cherry · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1959
Sigmar Gabriel, German educator and politician, 17th Vice-Chancellor of Germany Wikipedia: Sigmar Gabriel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1958
Wilfred Benítez, American boxer Wikipedia: Wilfred Benítez · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1958
Gregg Edelman, American actor and singer Wikipedia: Gregg Edelman
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1957
Jan Egeland, Norwegian politician, diplomat and humanitarian Wikipedia: Jan Egeland
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1957
Rachel Ward, English-Australian actress Wikipedia: Rachel Ward · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1957
Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer Wikipedia: Hans Zimmer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1956
Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (died 2003) Wikipedia: Leslie Cheung · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1956
BA Robertson, Scottish songwriter Wikipedia: BA Robertson
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1956
Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore Wikipedia: Walter Woon
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1955
Peter Scolari, American actor (died 2021) Wikipedia: Peter Scolari · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1955
Brian Smith, English footballer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Brian Smith (footballer, born 1955)
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1954
Robert Gober, American sculptor Wikipedia: Robert Gober · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1954
Scott Hamilton, American saxophonist Wikipedia: Scott Hamilton (musician) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1954
Peeter Volkonski, Estonian singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia: Peeter Volkonski
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1953
Nan Goldin, American photographer Wikipedia: Nan Goldin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1952
Gerry Beckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Gerry Beckley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1952
Neil Peart, Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Neil Peart · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1951
Bertie Ahern, Irish accountant and politician, 11th Taoiseach of Ireland Wikipedia: Bertie Ahern · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1951
Norm Dubé, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Norm Dubé · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1951
Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby player and actor (died 2007) Wikipedia: Ray Gravell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1951
Joe Pantoliano, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Joe Pantoliano · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1951
Ali-Ollie Woodson, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2010) Wikipedia: Ali-Ollie Woodson
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1950
Marguerite Blais, Canadian journalist and politician Wikipedia: Marguerite Blais · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1950
Gustav Brunner, Austrian engineer Wikipedia: Gustav Brunner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1950
Bruce Mahler, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Bruce Mahler
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1950
Mike Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1950) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1949
Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (died 2001) Wikipedia: Charles Burlingame · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1949
Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater and politician Wikipedia: Irina Rodnina · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1948
Steve Turre, American trombonist and educator Wikipedia: Steve Turre · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1948
Max Walker, Australian footballer, cricketer, sportscaster, and architect (died 2016) Wikipedia: Max Walker
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1947
David Grant, English engineer and academic Wikipedia: David Grant (engineer)
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1947
Gerald Howarth, English soldier, pilot, and politician, Minister for International Security Strategy Wikipedia: Gerald Howarth
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1947
Christopher Neame, English actor Wikipedia: Christopher Neame
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1946
Tony Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Redbone (band)
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1946
Neil Lyndon, British journalist and writer Wikipedia: Neil Lyndon
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1945
Russell "Jungle Jim" Liberman, American drag racer (died 1977) Wikipedia: Jim Liberman
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1945
Milo Manara, Italian author and illustrator Wikipedia: Milo Manara · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1945
John Mauceri, American conductor and producer Wikipedia: John Mauceri · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1944
Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (died 1978) Wikipedia: Lonnie Mayne
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1944
Vladimir Spivakov, Russian violinist and conductor Wikipedia: Vladimir Spivakov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1944
Barry White, American singer-songwriter (died 2003) Wikipedia: Barry White · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1943
Ralph Neely, American football player (died 2022) Wikipedia: Ralph Neely · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1943
Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lankan-Canadian author and poet Wikipedia: Michael Ondaatje · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1942
Michel Drucker, French journalist Wikipedia: Michel Drucker · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1942
Tomás Marco, Spanish composer Wikipedia: Tomás Marco · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1942
Maria Muldaur, American folk and blues singer Wikipedia: Maria Muldaur
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1942
François Tavenas, Canadian engineer and academic (died 2004) Wikipedia: François Tavenas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1940
Linda Gray, American model and actress Wikipedia: Linda Gray · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1939
Henry Waxman, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Henry Waxman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1938
Judy Clay, American soul and gospel singer (died 2001) Wikipedia: Judy Clay
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1938
Claude Ruel, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015) Wikipedia: Claude Ruel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1938
Tatiana Troyanos, American operatic soprano (died 1993) Wikipedia: Tatiana Troyanos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1937
George Chuvalo, Canadian boxer (died 2026) Wikipedia: George Chuvalo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1937
Wes Hall, Barbadian cricketer and politician Wikipedia: Wes Hall
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1935
Richard Hunt, American sculptor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Richard Hunt (sculptor)
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1934
Glenn Davis, American hurdler, sprinter, and football player (died 2009) Wikipedia: Glenn Davis (hurdler) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1934
Jaegwon Kim, South Korean-American philosopher and academic (died 2019) Wikipedia: Jaegwon Kim · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1934
Nellie Wong, Chinese American poet and activist Wikipedia: Nellie Wong
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1932
Atli Dam, Faroese engineer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 2005) Wikipedia: Atli Dam · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1931
Ian Holm, English actor (died 2020) Wikipedia: Ian Holm · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1931
George Jones, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013) Wikipedia: George Jones · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1930
Larry Austin, American composer and educator (died 2018) Wikipedia: Larry Austin
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1928
Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Muriel Siebert
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1928
Joseph John Gerry, American Roman Catholic prelate (died 2023) Wikipedia: Joseph John Gerry
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1927
Mathé Altéry, French soprano and actress Wikipedia: Mathé Altéry · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1925
Dickie Moore, American actor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Dickie Moore (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1924
Amílcar Cabral, Guinea-Bissauan political leader (died 1973) Wikipedia: Amílcar Cabral · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1922
Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (died 2014) Wikipedia: Antonio Cafiero · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1922
Mark Rosenzweig, American psychologist and academic (died 2009) Wikipedia: Mark Rosenzweig (psychologist)
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1921
Stanisław Lem, Polish philosopher and author (died 2006) Wikipedia: Stanisław Lem · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1921
Turgut Cansever, Turkish architect, city planner, and thinker (died 2009) Wikipedia: Turgut Cansever
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1914
Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh-English soldier and actor (died 1999) Wikipedia: Desmond Llewelyn · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1913
Jesse Owens, American sprinter and long jumper (died 1980) Wikipedia: Jesse Owens · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1909
Donald MacDonald, Canadian trade union leader and politician (died 1986) Wikipedia: Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)
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1908
Werner Flume, German jurist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Werner Flume · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1905
Linda Agostini, English-Australian murder victim (died 1934) Wikipedia: The Pyjama Girl murder
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1902
Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (died 1976) Wikipedia: Juscelino Kubitschek · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1902
Marya Zaturenska, Ukrainian-American poet and author (died 1982) Wikipedia: Marya Zaturenska · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1901
Shmuel Horowitz, Israeli agronomist and academic (died 1999) Wikipedia: Shmuel Hurwitz
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1900
Martha Atwell, American radio director (died 1949) Wikipedia: Martha Atwell
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1900
Haskell Curry, American mathematician, logician, and academic (died 1982) Wikipedia: Haskell Curry · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1898
Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (died 1963) Wikipedia: Salvador Bacarisse · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1898
Alma Moodie, Australian violinist and educator (died 1943) Wikipedia: Alma Moodie · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1898
Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-American painter and photographer (died 1969) Wikipedia: Ben Shahn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1897
Irène Joliot-Curie, French chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1956) Wikipedia: Irène Joliot-Curie · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1897
Walter B. Gibson, American magician and author (died 1985) Wikipedia: Walter B. Gibson
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1895
Freymóður Jóhannsson, Icelandic painter and composer (died 1973) Wikipedia: Freymóður Jóhannsson
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1894
Kyuichi Tokuda, Japanese lawyer and politician (died 1953) Wikipedia: Kyuichi Tokuda
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1894
Dorothy Maud Wrinch, Argentinian-English mathematician, biochemist and philosopher (died 1976) Wikipedia: Dorothy Maud Wrinch
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1894
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Indian novelist and short story writer (died 1950) Wikipedia: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
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1892
Alfred A. Knopf Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf Inc. (died 1984) Wikipedia: Alfred A. Knopf Sr.
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1891
Pedro Albizu Campos, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician (died 1965) Wikipedia: Pedro Albizu Campos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1891
Jean-François Martial, Belgian actor (died 1977) Wikipedia: Jean-François Martial
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1891
Arthur Hays Sulzberger, American publisher (died 1968) Wikipedia: Arthur Hays Sulzberger
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1889
Ugo Pasquale Mifsud, Maltese politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malta (died 1942) Wikipedia: Ugo Pasquale Mifsud
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1888
Maurice Chevalier, French actor, singer, and dancer (died 1972) Wikipedia: Maurice Chevalier · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1885
Heinrich Hoffmann, German photographer and art dealer (died 1957) Wikipedia: Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1884
Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (died 1947) Wikipedia: Martin Klein (wrestler)
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1882
Ion Agârbiceanu, Romanian journalist, politician, and archbishop (died 1963) Wikipedia: Ion Agârbiceanu
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1880
H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (died 1956) Wikipedia: H. L. Mencken · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1875
Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor and director (died 1926) Wikipedia: Matsunosuke Onoe
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1869
Paweł Owerłło, Polish actor (died 1957) Wikipedia: Paweł Owerłło
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1866
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English cricketer and politician, 13th Governor General of Canada (died 1941) Wikipedia: Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1862
Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (died 1925) Wikipedia: Carl Eytel
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1857
Manuel Espinosa Batista, Colombian pharmacist and politician (died 1919) Wikipedia: Manuel Espinosa Batista · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1856
Johann Heinrich Beck, American composer and conductor (died 1924) Wikipedia: Johann H. Beck
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1855
Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Quebec (died 1920) Wikipedia: Simon-Napoléon Parent · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1852
H. H. Asquith, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1928) Wikipedia: H. H. Asquith · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1837
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (died 1892) Wikipedia: Louis IV of Hesse · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1830
William Sprague, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1915) Wikipedia: William Sprague IV
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1829
Anselm Feuerbach, German painter (died 1880) Wikipedia: Anselm Feuerbach · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1829
Charles Dudley Warner, American essayist and novelist (died 1900) Wikipedia: Charles Dudley Warner
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1828
William Morgan, English-Australian politician, 14th Premier of South Australia (died 1883) Wikipedia: William Morgan (South Australian politician)
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1818
Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, invented the Gatling gun (died 1903) Wikipedia: Richard Jordan Gatling · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1818
Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, and educator (died 1882) Wikipedia: Theodor Kullak · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1816
Aurora von Qvanten, Swedish writer and artist (died 1907) Wikipedia: Aurora von Qvanten
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1812
Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (died 1878) Wikipedia: Edward Shepherd Creasy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1812
Richard March Hoe, American engineer and businessman, invented the Rotary printing press (died 1886) Wikipedia: Richard March Hoe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1797
Samuel Joseph May, American activist (died 1871) Wikipedia: Samuel Joseph May
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1768
Benjamin Carr, English-American singer-songwriter, educator, and publisher (died 1831) Wikipedia: Benjamin Carr · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1740
Johann Heinrich Jung, German author and academic (died 1817) Wikipedia: Johann Heinrich Jung · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1739
Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, Methodist preacher and philanthropist (died 1815) Wikipedia: Mary Fletcher (preacher)
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1736
Hsinbyushin, Burmese king (died 1776) Wikipedia: Hsinbyushin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1690
Peter Dens, Flemish theologian and academic (died 1775) Wikipedia: Peter Dens
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1605
William Dugdale, English genealogist and historian (died 1686) Wikipedia: William Dugdale · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1590
María de Zayas, Spanish writer (died 1661) Wikipedia: María de Zayas · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1494
Francis I of France (died 1547) Wikipedia: Francis I of France · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1415
John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (died 1461) Wikipedia: John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
Deaths
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2026
George Chuvalo, Canadian boxer (born 1937) Wikipedia: George Chuvalo
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2024
Sitaram Yechury, Indian politician and leader of CPI(M) (born 1952) Wikipedia: Sitaram Yechury
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2019
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Tongan politician and activist, Prime Minister of Tonga (born 1941) Wikipedia: ʻAkilisi Pōhiva · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2019
Elsie Vartanian, American politician and director of the United States Women's Bureau (born 1930) Wikipedia: Elsie Vartanian
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2018
Shen Chun-shan, Taiwanese academic (born 1932) Wikipedia: Shen Chun-shan
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2017
Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (born 1921) Wikipedia: Allan MacEachen
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2017
Edith Windsor, American LGBT rights activist and technology manager at IBM (born 1929) Wikipedia: Edith Windsor · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2015
Claudia Card, American philosopher and academic (born 1940) Wikipedia: Claudia Card
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2014
Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1932) Wikipedia: Atef Ebeid
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2014
John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1942) Wikipedia: John Gustafson (musician)
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2014
Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical pastor (Free Presbyterian Church) and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1926) Wikipedia: Ian Paisley · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2014
Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (born 1939) Wikipedia: Joe Sample · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2013
Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (born 1933) Wikipedia: Ray Dolby · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2013
Warren Giese, American football player, coach, and politician (born 1924) Wikipedia: Warren Giese
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2013
Erich Loest, German author and screenwriter (born 1926) Wikipedia: Erich Loest · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2013
Candace Pert, American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (born 1946) Wikipedia: Candace Pert
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2012
Arkadii Dragomoshchenko, Russian poet and author (born 1946) Wikipedia: Arkadii Dragomoshchenko · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2012
Jon Finlayson, Australian actor and screenwriter (born 1938) Wikipedia: Jon Finlayson
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2012
Tom Sims, American skateboarder and snowboarder, founded Sims Snowboards (born 1950) Wikipedia: Tom Sims · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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2011
Alexander Galimov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1985) Wikipedia: Alexander Galimov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2010
Claude Chabrol, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930) Wikipedia: Claude Chabrol · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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2010
Giulio Zignoli, Italian footballer (born 1946) Wikipedia: Giulio Zignoli
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2009
Norman Borlaug, American agronomist and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1914) Wikipedia: Norman Borlaug · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2009
Jack Kramer, American tennis player and sportscaster (born 1921) Wikipedia: Jack Kramer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2009
Willy Ronis, French photographer and author (born 1910) Wikipedia: Willy Ronis · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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2008
Bob Quinn, Australian footballer and coach (born 1915) Wikipedia: Bob Quinn (Australian footballer)
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2008
David Foster Wallace, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1962) Wikipedia: David Foster Wallace · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2007
Bobby Byrd, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1934) Wikipedia: Bobby Byrd · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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2005
Serge Lang, French-American mathematician, author and academic (born 1927) Wikipedia: Serge Lang
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2003
Johnny Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1932) Wikipedia: Johnny Cash · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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2003
Arthur Johnson, canoeist (born 1921) Wikipedia: Arthur Johnson (canoeist)
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2000
Stanley Turrentine, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1934) Wikipedia: Stanley Turrentine · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1997
Judith Merril, American-Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Judith Merril · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1996
Ernesto Geisel, Brazilian general and politician, 29th President of Brazil (born 1907) Wikipedia: Ernesto Geisel · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1995
Jeremy Brett, English actor (born 1933) Wikipedia: Jeremy Brett · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1995
Yasutomo Nagai, Japanese motorcycle racer (born 1965) Wikipedia: Yasutomo Nagai
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1994
Tom Ewell, American actor (born 1909) Wikipedia: Tom Ewell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1994
Boris Yegorov, Russian physician and astronaut (born 1937) Wikipedia: Boris Yegorov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1993
Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (born 1917) Wikipedia: Raymond Burr · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1992
Ruth Nelson, American actress (born 1905) Wikipedia: Ruth Nelson (actress)
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1992
Anthony Perkins, American actor, singer, and director (born 1932) Wikipedia: Anthony Perkins · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1991
Bruce Matthews, Canadian general and businessman (born 1909) Wikipedia: Bruce Matthews (Canadian Army officer)
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1990
Athene Seyler, English actress (born 1889) Wikipedia: Athene Seyler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1987
John Qualen, Canadian-American actor (born 1899) Wikipedia: John Qualen
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1986
Jacques Henri Lartigue, French painter and photographer (born 1894) Wikipedia: Jacques Henri Lartigue · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1986
Charlotte Wolff, German-English psychotherapist and physician (born 1897) Wikipedia: Charlotte Wolff · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1982
Federico Moreno Torroba, Spanish composer and conductor (born 1891) Wikipedia: Federico Moreno Torroba · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1981
Eugenio Montale, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896) Wikipedia: Eugenio Montale · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1978
William Hudson, New Zealand-Australian engineer (born 1896) Wikipedia: William Hudson (engineer)
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1977
Steve Biko, South African activist (born 1946) Wikipedia: Steve Biko · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1977
Robert Lowell, American poet (born 1917) Wikipedia: Robert Lowell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1972
William Boyd, American actor and producer (born 1895) Wikipedia: William Boyd (actor) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1971
Walter Egan, American golfer (born 1881) Wikipedia: Walter Egan (golfer)
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1968
Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and journalist (born 1894) Wikipedia: Tommy Armour
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1967
Vladimir Bartol, Italian-Slovene author and playwright (born 1903) Wikipedia: Vladimir Bartol · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1965
Raja Aziz Bhatti, Pakistani Major who received the Nishan-e-Haider in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Wikipedia: Raja Aziz Bhatti
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1962
Spot Poles, American baseball player and soldier (born 1887) Wikipedia: Spot Poles
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1962
Rangeya Raghav, Indian author and playwright (born 1923) Wikipedia: Rangeya Raghav
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1961
Carl Hermann, German physicist and academic (born 1898) Wikipedia: Carl H. Hermann · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1956
Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (born 1882) Wikipedia: Sándor Festetics
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1953
James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, English politician, Governor of Northern Ireland (born 1869) Wikipedia: James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1953
Hugo Schmeisser, German engineer (born 1884) Wikipedia: Hugo Schmeisser · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1953
Lewis Stone, American actor (born 1879) Wikipedia: Lewis Stone · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1949
Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Finnish physician (born 1870) Wikipedia: Erik Adolf von Willebrand
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1945
Hajime Sugiyama, Japanese field marshal and politician, 44th Japanese Minister of War (born 1880) Wikipedia: Hajime Sugiyama
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1942
Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (born 1888) Wikipedia: Valentine Baker (pilot)
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1927
Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (born 1847) Wikipedia: Sarah Frances Whiting · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1923
Jules Violle, French physicist and academic (born 1841) Wikipedia: Jules Violle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1919
Leonid Andreyev, Russian author and playwright (born 1871) Wikipedia: Leonid Andreyev · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1918
George Reid, Australian accountant and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1845) Wikipedia: George Reid · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1912
Pierre-Hector Coullié, French cardinal (born 1829) Wikipedia: Pierre-Hector Coullié · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1907
Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian poet, journalist, and lawyer (born 1837) Wikipedia: Ilia Chavchavadze
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1903
Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian businessman and politician, 14th Premier of Victoria (born 1834) Wikipedia: Duncan Gillies
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1874
François Guizot, French historian and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of France (born 1787) Wikipedia: François Guizot · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1870
Eleanora Atherton, English philanthropist (born 1782) Wikipedia: Eleanora Atherton
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1870
Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American journalist, explorer, and author (born 1836) Wikipedia: Fitz Hugh Ludlow · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1869
Peter Mark Roget, English physician, theologian, and lexicographer (born 1779) Wikipedia: Peter Mark Roget · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1836
Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German playwright (born 1801) Wikipedia: Christian Dietrich Grabbe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1819
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general (born 1742) Wikipedia: Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1814
Robert Ross, Irish general (born 1766) Wikipedia: Robert Ross (British Army officer, born 1766)
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1810
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician (born 1740) Wikipedia: Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet
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1779
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (born 1711) Wikipedia: Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple
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1764
Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer and theorist (born 1683) Wikipedia: Jean-Philippe Rameau · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1712
Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1637) Wikipedia: Jan van der Heyden
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1683
Afonso VI of Portugal (born 1643) Wikipedia: Afonso VI of Portugal · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1674
Nicolaes Tulp, Dutch anatomist and politician (born 1593) Wikipedia: Nicolaes Tulp · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
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1672
Tanneguy Le Fèvre, French scholar and author (born 1615) Wikipedia: Tanneguy Le Fèvre
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1665
Jean Bolland, Belgian priest and hagiographer (born 1596) Wikipedia: Jean Bolland · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1660
Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist, and politician (born 1577) Wikipedia: Jacob Cats · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1642
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, French conspirator (born 1620) Wikipedia: Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1612
Vasili IV of Russia (born 1552) Wikipedia: Vasili IV of Russia · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1544
Clément Marot, French poet (born 1496) Wikipedia: Clément Marot
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1500
Albert III, Duke of Saxony (born 1443) Wikipedia: Albert III of Saxony · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1439
Sidi El Houari, Algerian imam (born 1350) Wikipedia: Sidi El Houari
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1368
Blanche of Lancaster (born 1345/1347) Wikipedia: Blanche of Lancaster · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
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1362
Pope Innocent VI (born 1295) Wikipedia: Pope Innocent VI · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
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1213
Peter II of Aragon (born 1174) Wikipedia: Peter II of Aragon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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1185
Andronikos I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1118) Wikipedia: Andronikos I Komnenos · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
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973
Nefingus, bishop of Angers Wikipedia: Nefingus
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640
Sak Kʼukʼ, Mayan queen Wikipedia: Sak Kʼukʼ
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