Events on April 22 include:
- American climate activist Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the United States Supreme Court Building in an apparent protest against the climate crisis (2022)
- In a pre-dawn raid, U.S. federal agents seized six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami and returned him to his Cuban father (2000)
- Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park (1970)
This page gathers 43 events, 163 births and 73 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 960 to 2025.
Events · United States
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2022
American climate activist Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the United States Supreme Court Building in an apparent protest against the climate crisis. Wikipedia: Self-immolation of Wynn Bruce · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2000
In a pre-dawn raid, U.S. federal agents seized six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami and returned him to his Cuban father. Wikipedia: Elián González · 19 languages
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1970
Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park. Wikipedia: San Diego · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
Archive: San Diego. Hillman Residence, San Diego, Cal. — Deutsche Fotothek · Europeana -
1966
American Flyers Airline Flight 280/D crashes on approach to Ardmore Municipal Airport in Ardmore, Oklahoma, killing 83. Wikipedia: American Flyers Airline Flight 280/D · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1954
Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins. Wikipedia: McCarthyism · 60 languages
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1944
World War II: The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
Archive: WORLD WAR II: Casualty Evaucation by jeep — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
1930
The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding. Wikipedia: London Naval Treaty · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1898
Spanish–American War: President William McKinley calls for 125,000 volunteers to join the National Guard and fight in Cuba, while Congress more than doubles regular Army forces to 65,000. Wikipedia: Spanish–American War · 88 languages
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1889
At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000. Wikipedia: Land Rush of 1889 · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1876
The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. Wikipedia: National League (baseball) · 32 languages
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1864
U.S. Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized the minting of the two-cent piece (pictured), the first U.S. coin to bear the phrase "In God We Trust". Wikipedia: Coinage Act of 1864 · 3 languages
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1836
Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when some of his fellow soldiers mistakenly give away his identity. Wikipedia: Texas Revolution · 52 languages
Around the world
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2025
At least 26 people are killed in a terrorist attack on a group of tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba claimed responsibility for the attack. Wikipedia: 2025 Pahalgam attack · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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2020
A truck struck and killed four Victoria Police officers on the Eastern Freeway, Australia, the force's deadliest single incident. Wikipedia: 2020 Eastern Freeway truck crash · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2016
The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, opened for signature and was signed by 175 parties. Wikipedia: Paris Agreement · 90 languages
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2013
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested two men who were plotting to commit terrorist attacks against Via Rail operations. Wikipedia: Royal Canadian Mounted Police · 41 languages
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2005
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record. Wikipedia: Junichiro Koizumi · 88 languages
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2004
Flammable cargo exploded at a railway station in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing at least 54 people and injuring more than a thousand others. Wikipedia: Ryongchon disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1993
Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager, was murdered while waiting for a bus in Eltham, London, leading to cultural changes of attitudes on racism and the police, and to the law and police practice. Wikipedia: Black British people · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1992
A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206. Wikipedia: Gas explosion · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1977
Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic. Wikipedia: Optical fiber · 94 languages
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1974
Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board. Wikipedia: Pan Am Flight 812 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1970
The first Earth Day is celebrated. Wikipedia: Earth Day · 114 languages
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1969
British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world. Wikipedia: Robin Knox-Johnston · 13 languages
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1969
The formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) is announced at a mass rally in Calcutta. Wikipedia: Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1951
Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting the Battle of Kapyong. Wikipedia: Korean War · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1948
Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: The Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captured Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army. Wikipedia: 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine · 27 languages
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1948
Arab–Israeli War: The port city of Haifa is captured by Jewish forces. Wikipedia: 1948 Arab–Israeli War · 50 languages
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1945
About 600 prisoners of the Jasenovac concentration camp in the Independent State of Croatia revolted, but only 80 managed to escape while the remainder were killed by the Ustaše regime. Wikipedia: Jasenovac concentration camp · 42 languages
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1945
World War II: Sachsenhausen concentration camp is liberated by soldiers of the Red Army and Polish First Army. Wikipedia: Sachsenhausen concentration camp · 46 languages
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1944
World War II: In Greenland, the Allied Sledge Patrol attack the German Bassgeiger weather station. Wikipedia: Greenland in World War II · 11 languages
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1944
World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea. Wikipedia: Landing at Aitape · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1918
The short-lived Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic was established on territory formerly part of the Russian Empire. Wikipedia: Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1915
World War I: The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres. Wikipedia: World War I · 265 languages
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1906
The 1906 Intercalated Games open in Athens. Wikipedia: 1906 Intercalated Games · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1885
The first meeting of the Colonial Defence Committee, a standing committee of the British Colonial Office, was held to discuss the defence of Barbados. Wikipedia: Colonial Defence Committee · 1 language
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1809
The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg. Wikipedia: Battle of Eckmühl · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1622
Anglo-Persian forces combined to capture the Portuguese garrison at Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf. Wikipedia: Anglo-Persian capture of Hormuz · 17 languages
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1529
Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues (1,250 kilometres (780 mi)) east of the Moluccas. Wikipedia: Treaty of Zaragoza · 39 languages
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1519
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico. Wikipedia: Conquistador · 77 languages
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1500
A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the Portuguese Empire. Wikipedia: Pedro Álvares Cabral · 82 languages
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1073
Gregory VII was elected pope following the death of Alexander II. Wikipedia: Pope Gregory VII · 91 languages
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960
Basil II is crowned co-Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Wikipedia: Basil II · 70 languages
World days
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Earth Day (International observance) and its related observance: International Mother Earth Day Wikipedia: Earth Day · 114 languages
Technology
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2004
Flammable cargo exploded at a railway station in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing at least 54 people and injuring more than a thousand others. Wikipedia: Ryongchon disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
Science
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Business
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Sport
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1876
The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. Wikipedia: National League (baseball) · 32 languages
Culture
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1944
World War II: The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
Births
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2011
Violet McGraw, American actress Wikipedia: Violet McGraw · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1997
Grant Fisher, American runner Wikipedia: Grant Fisher · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1994
Chandler Stephenson, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Chandler Stephenson · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1992
Adam Lanza, American mass murderer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Adam Lanza · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1991
Danni Wyatt, English cricketer Wikipedia: Danni Wyatt-Hodge · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1990
Machine Gun Kelly, American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor Wikipedia: MGK · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1990
Kevin Kiermaier, American baseball player Wikipedia: Kevin Kiermaier · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1990
Eve Muirhead, Scottish curler Wikipedia: Eve Muirhead · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1988
Dee Strange-Gordon, American baseball player Wikipedia: Dee Strange-Gordon · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1987
David Luiz, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: David Luiz · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1986
Amber Heard, American actress Wikipedia: Amber Heard · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
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1986
Marshawn Lynch, American football player Wikipedia: Marshawn Lynch · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1983
Sam W. Heads, English-American entomologist and palaeontologist Wikipedia: Sam W. Heads · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1983
Shkëlzen Shala, Albanian entrepreneur and veganism activist Wikipedia: Shkëlzen Shala · 2 languages
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1982
Kaká, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Kaká · ✓ Wikidata · 100 languages
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1980
Quincy Timberlake, Kenyan-Australian activist, engineer, and politician Wikipedia: Quincy Timberlake · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1979
Zoltán Gera, Hungarian international footballer and manager Wikipedia: Zoltán Gera · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1979
Daniel Johns, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Daniel Johns · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1978
Paul Malakwen Kosgei, Kenyan runner and coach Wikipedia: Paul Malakwen Kosgei · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1976
Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Dan Cloutier · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1974
Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American bassist Wikipedia: Shavo Odadjian · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1971
Eric Mabius, American actor Wikipedia: Eric Mabius · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1970
Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer and actress Wikipedia: Regine Velasquez · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1967
David J. C. MacKay, English physicist, engineer, and academic (died 2016) Wikipedia: David J. C. MacKay · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1967
Sherri Shepherd, American actress, comedian, and television personality Wikipedia: Sherri Shepherd · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1966
Mickey Morandini, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Mickey Morandini · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1966
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor Wikipedia: Jeffrey Dean Morgan · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1963
Rosalind Gill, English sociologist and academic Wikipedia: Rosalind Gill · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1963
Sean Lock, English comedian and actor (died 2021) Wikipedia: Sean Lock · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1962
Jeff Minter, British video game designer and programmer Wikipedia: Jeff Minter · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1962
Danièle Sauvageau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Danièle Sauvageau · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1961
Jeff Hostetler, American football player Wikipedia: Jeff Hostetler · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1961
Alo Mattiisen, Estonian composer (died 1996) Wikipedia: Alo Mattiisen · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1961
Byron Allen, American comedian and businessman Wikipedia: Byron Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1960
Mart Laar, Estonian historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Estonia Wikipedia: Mart Laar · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1959
Terry Francona, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Terry Francona · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1959
Ryan Stiles, American-Canadian actor and comedian Wikipedia: Ryan Stiles · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1957
Donald Tusk, Polish journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Poland Wikipedia: Donald Tusk · ✓ Wikidata · 111 languages
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1953
Tom Lysiak, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Tom Lysiak · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1952
Marilyn Chambers, American actress (died 2009) Wikipedia: Marilyn Chambers · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1951
Aivars Kalējs, Latvian organist, composer, and pianist Wikipedia: Aivars Kalējs · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1951
Ana María Shua, Argentinian author and poet Wikipedia: Ana María Shua · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1950
Peter Frampton, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Peter Frampton · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1950
Jancis Robinson, English journalist and critic Wikipedia: Jancis Robinson · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1950
Lee Tamahori, New Zealand film director (died 2025) Wikipedia: Lee Tamahori · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1949
Spencer Haywood, American basketball player Wikipedia: Spencer Haywood · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1948
John Pritchard, English bishop Wikipedia: John Pritchard (bishop) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1946
Steven L. Bennett, American captain and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1972) Wikipedia: Steven L. Bennett · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1946
Paul Davies, English physicist and author Wikipedia: Paul Davies · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1946
Louise Harel, Canadian lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Louise Harel · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1946
Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Scottish lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Archy Kirkwood · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1946
Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, English economist and academic Wikipedia: Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1946
John Waters, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: John Waters · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1945
Eddy Baldewijns, Belgian politician Wikipedia: Eddy Baldewijns · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1945
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Indian civil servant and politician, 22nd Governor of West Bengal Wikipedia: Gopalkrishna Gandhi · 20 languages
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1945
Demetrio Stratos, Greek-Egyptian singer-songwriter (died 1979) Wikipedia: Demetrio Stratos · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1944
Steve Fossett, American businessman, pilot, and sailor (died 2007) Wikipedia: Steve Fossett · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1944
Doug Jarrett, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2014) Wikipedia: Doug Jarrett · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1944
Joshua Rifkin, American conductor and musicologist Wikipedia: Joshua Rifkin · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1943
Keith Crisco, American businessman and politician (died 2014) Wikipedia: Keith Crisco · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1943
Janet Evanovich, American author Wikipedia: Janet Evanovich · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1943
Louise Glück, American poet (died 2023) Wikipedia: Louise Glück · ✓ Wikidata · 103 languages
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1943
John Maples, Baron Maples, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (died 2012) Wikipedia: John Maples · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1943
Scott W. Williams, American mathematician and professor Wikipedia: Scott W. Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1942
Giorgio Agamben, Italian philosopher and academic Wikipedia: Giorgio Agamben · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1942
Mary Prior, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bristol Wikipedia: Mary Prior · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1941
Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising, English politician Wikipedia: Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1939
Mel Carter, American singer and actor Wikipedia: Mel Carter · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1939
John Foley, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey Wikipedia: John Foley (British Army officer) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1939
Ray Guy, Canadian journalist and author (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ray Guy (humorist) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1939
Jason Miller, American actor and playwright (died 2001) Wikipedia: Jason Miller (playwright) · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1939
Theodor Waigel, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Finance Wikipedia: Theo Waigel · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1938
Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (died 2015) Wikipedia: Alan Bond · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1938
Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Gani Fawehinmi · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1938
Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer (died 2022) Wikipedia: Issey Miyake · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1938
Adam Raphael, English journalist and author Wikipedia: Adam Raphael · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1937
Jack Nicholson, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Jack Nicholson · ✓ Wikidata · 128 languages
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1937
Jack Nitzsche, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (died 2000) Wikipedia: Jack Nitzsche · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1936
Glen Campbell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2017) Wikipedia: Glen Campbell · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1936
Pierre Hétu, Canadian pianist and conductor (died 1998) Wikipedia: Pierre Hétu · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1935
Christopher Ball, English linguist and academic Wikipedia: Christopher Ball (linguist) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1935
Paul Chambers, African-American bassist and composer (died 1969) Wikipedia: Paul Chambers · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1935
Bhama Srinivasan, Indian-American mathematician and academic (died 2025) Wikipedia: Bhama Srinivasan · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1933
Anthony Llewellyn, Welsh-American chemist and astronaut (died 2013) Wikipedia: Anthony Llewellyn · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1931
John Buchanan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Nova Scotia (died 2019) Wikipedia: John Buchanan (Canadian politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1931
Ronald Hynd, English dancer and choreographer Wikipedia: Ronald Hynd · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1930
Enno Penno, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 2016) Wikipedia: Enno Penno · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1929
Michael Atiyah, English-Lebanese mathematician and academic (died 2019) Wikipedia: Michael Atiyah · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1929
Robert Wade-Gery, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to India (died 2015) Wikipedia: Robert Wade-Gery · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1928
Estelle Harris, American actress and comedian (died 2022) Wikipedia: Estelle Harris · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1927
Laurel Aitken, Cuban-Jamaican singer (died 2005) Wikipedia: Laurel Aitken · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1926
Charlotte Rae, American actress and singer (died 2018) Wikipedia: Charlotte Rae · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1926
James Stirling, Scottish architect, designed the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and Seeley Historical Library (died 1992) Wikipedia: James Stirling (architect) · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1924
Nam Duck-woo, South Korean politician, 12th Prime Minister of South Korea (died 2013) Wikipedia: Nam Duck-woo · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1923
Peter Kane Dufault, American soldier, pilot, and poet (died 2013) Wikipedia: Peter Kane Dufault · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1923
Bettie Page, American model and actress (died 2008) Wikipedia: Bettie Page · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1923
Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2006) Wikipedia: Aaron Spelling · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1922
Richard Diebenkorn, American soldier and painter (died 1993) Wikipedia: Richard Diebenkorn · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1922
Charles Mingus, American bassist, composer, and bandleader (died 1979) Wikipedia: Charles Mingus · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1922
Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist and academic (died 1973) Wikipedia: Wolf V. Vishniac · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1919
Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2001) Wikipedia: Donald J. Cram · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1919
Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (died 2011) Wikipedia: Carl Lindner Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1918
William Jay Smith, American poet and academic (died 2015) Wikipedia: William Jay Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1918
Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (died 2008) Wikipedia: Mickey Vernon · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1917
Yvette Chauviré, French ballerina (died 2016) Wikipedia: Yvette Chauviré · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1917
Sidney Nolan, Australian painter (died 1992) Wikipedia: Sidney Nolan · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1916
Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (died 2013) Wikipedia: Hanfried Lenz · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1916
Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (died 1999) Wikipedia: Yehudi Menuhin · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1914
Baldev Raj Chopra, Indian director and producer (died 2008) Wikipedia: B. R. Chopra · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1914
Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright (died 2002) Wikipedia: Jan de Hartog · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1914
José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (died 1941) Wikipedia: José Quiñones Gonzales · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1914
Michael Wittmann, German SS officer (died 1944) Wikipedia: Michael Wittmann · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1912
Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (died 1953) Wikipedia: Kathleen Ferrier · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1912
Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012) Wikipedia: Kaneto Shindo · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1910
Norman Steenrod, American mathematician and academic (died 1971) Wikipedia: Norman Steenrod · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1909
Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012) Wikipedia: Rita Levi-Montalcini · ✓ Wikidata · 105 languages
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1909
Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (died 2001) Wikipedia: Indro Montanelli · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1909
Spyros Markezinis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 2000) Wikipedia: Spyros Markezinis · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1906
Eric Fenby, English composer and educator (died 1997) Wikipedia: Eric Fenby · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1906
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (died 1947) Wikipedia: Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1905
Robert Choquette, American-Canadian author, poet, and diplomat (died 1991) Wikipedia: Robert Choquette · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1904
J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (died 1967) Wikipedia: J. Robert Oppenheimer · ✓ Wikidata · 129 languages
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1900
Nellie Beer, British politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (died 1988) Wikipedia: Nellie Beer · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1899
Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (died 1977) Wikipedia: Vladimir Nabokov · ✓ Wikidata · 152 languages
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1892
Vernon Johns, African-American minister and activist (died 1965) Wikipedia: Vernon Johns · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1891
Laura Gilpin, American photographer (died 1979) Wikipedia: Laura Gilpin · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1891
Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (died 1965) Wikipedia: Vittorio Jano · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1891
Harold Jeffreys, English mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (died 1989) Wikipedia: Harold Jeffreys · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1891
Nicola Sacco, Italian-American anarchist (died 1927) Wikipedia: Sacco and Vanzetti · 41 languages
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1889
Richard Glücks, German SS officer and major contributor to the concentration camp system and the Holocaust (died 1945) Wikipedia: Richard Glücks · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1887
Harald Bohr, Danish mathematician and footballer (died 1951) Wikipedia: Harald Bohr · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1886
Izidor Cankar, Slovenian historian, author, and diplomat (died 1958) Wikipedia: Izidor Cankar · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1884
Otto Rank, Austrian-American psychologist and academic (died 1939) Wikipedia: Otto Rank · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1879
Bernhard Gregory, Estonian-German chess player (died 1939) Wikipedia: Bernhard Gregory · 8 languages
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1876
Róbert Bárány, Austrian-Swedish otologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936) Wikipedia: Robert Bárány · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
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1876
Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler and strongman (died 1920) Wikipedia: Georg Lurich · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1874
Wu Peifu, Chinese warlord, politician, and marshal of the Beiyang Army (died 1939) Wikipedia: Wu Peifu · 31 languages
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1873
Ellen Glasgow, American author (died 1945) Wikipedia: Ellen Glasgow · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1872
Princess Margaret of Prussia (died 1954) Wikipedia: Princess Margaret of Prussia · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1870
Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary and founder of Soviet Russia (died 1924) Wikipedia: Vladimir Lenin · ✓ Wikidata · 295 languages
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1858
Ethel Smyth, English composer (died 1944) Wikipedia: Ethel Smyth · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1858
Fritz Mayer van den Bergh, Belgian art collector and art historian (died 1901) Wikipedia: Fritz Mayer van den Bergh · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1854
Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943) Wikipedia: Henri La Fontaine · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1852
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (died 1912) Wikipedia: William IV of Luxembourg · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1844
Lewis Powell, American soldier, attempted assassin of William H. Seward (died 1865) Wikipedia: Lewis Powell (conspirator) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1832
Julius Sterling Morton, American journalist and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Agriculture (died 1902) Wikipedia: Julius Sterling Morton · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1830
Emily Davies, British suffragist and educator, co-founder and an early Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge University (died 1921) Wikipedia: Emily Davies · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1816
Charles-Denis Bourbaki, French general (died 1897) Wikipedia: Charles-Denis Bourbaki · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1812
Solomon Caesar Malan, Swiss-English orientalist (died 1894) Wikipedia: Solomon Caesar Malan · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1766
Germaine de Staël, French author and political philosopher (died 1817) Wikipedia: Germaine de Staël · ✓ Wikidata · 91 languages
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1744
James Sullivan, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1808) Wikipedia: James Sullivan (Massachusetts politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1732
John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (died 1814) Wikipedia: John Johnson (architect, born 1732) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1724
Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (died 1804) Wikipedia: Immanuel Kant · ✓ Wikidata · 254 languages
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1711
Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy, Austrian soldier (died 1762) Wikipedia: Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1707
Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (died 1754) Wikipedia: Henry Fielding · ✓ Wikidata · 82 languages
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1690
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1763) Wikipedia: John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1658
Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (died 1709) Wikipedia: Giuseppe Torelli · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1610
Pope Alexander VIII (died 1691) Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VIII · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
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1592
Wilhelm Schickard, German astronomer and mathematician (died 1635) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Schickard · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1518
Antoine of Navarre (died 1562) Wikipedia: Antoine of Navarre · 45 languages
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1451
Isabella I of Castile (died 1504) Wikipedia: Isabella I of Castile · 104 languages
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1444
Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk (died 1503) Wikipedia: Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk · 17 languages
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1412
Reinhard III, Count of Hanau (1451–1452) (died 1452) Wikipedia: Reinhard III of Hanau · 9 languages
Deaths
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2023
Len Goodman, English ballroom dancer and television personality (born 1944) Wikipedia: Len Goodman · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2022
Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1951) Wikipedia: Guy Lafleur · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2021
Adrian Garrett, American professional baseball player (born 1943) Wikipedia: Adrian Garrett · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2020
Shirley Knight, American actress (born 1936) Wikipedia: Shirley Knight · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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2017
Donna Leanne Williams, Australian writer, artist, and activist (born 1963) Wikipedia: Donna Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2015
Dick Balharry, Scottish environmentalist and photographer (born 1937) Wikipedia: Dick Balharry · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2014
Oswaldo Vigas, Venezuelan painter (born 1926) Wikipedia: Oswaldo Vigas · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2013
Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941) Wikipedia: Richie Havens · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2013
Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist and composer (born 1930) Wikipedia: Lalgudi Jayaraman · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2013
Robert Suderburg, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1936) Wikipedia: Robert Suderburg · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2012
George Rathmann, American chemist, biologist, and businessman (born 1927) Wikipedia: George Rathmann · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2010
Richard Barrett, American lawyer and activist (born 1943) Wikipedia: Richard Barrett (lawyer) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2009
Jack Cardiff, British cinematographer, director and photographer (born 1914) Wikipedia: Jack Cardiff · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2007
Juanita Millender-McDonald, American educator and politician (born 1938) Wikipedia: Juanita Millender-McDonald · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2006
Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (born 1919) Wikipedia: Henriette Avram · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2006
Alida Valli, Italian actress (born 1921) Wikipedia: Alida Valli · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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2005
Erika Fuchs, German translator (born 1906) Wikipedia: Erika Fuchs · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2005
Philip Morrison, American physicist and academic (born 1915) Wikipedia: Philip Morrison · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2005
Eduardo Paolozzi, Scottish sculptor and artist (born 1924) Wikipedia: Eduardo Paolozzi · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2003
Felice Bryant, American songwriter (born 1925) Wikipedia: Felice and Boudleaux Bryant · 12 languages
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1999
Munir Ahmad Khan, Pakistani nuclear engineer (born 1926) Wikipedia: Munir Ahmad Khan · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1996
Erma Bombeck, American journalist and author (born 1927) Wikipedia: Erma Bombeck · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1996
Jug McSpaden, American golfer and architect (born 1908) Wikipedia: Jug McSpaden · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1995
Jane Kenyon, American poet and author (born 1947) Wikipedia: Jane Kenyon · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1994
Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (born 1913) Wikipedia: Richard Nixon · ✓ Wikidata · 190 languages
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1990
Albert Salmi, American actor (born 1928) Wikipedia: Albert Salmi · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1989
Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905) Wikipedia: Emilio Segrè · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1988
Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer and academic (born 1917) Wikipedia: Grigori Kuzmin · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1988
Irene Rich, American actress (born 1891) Wikipedia: Irene Rich · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1987
Erika Nõva, Estonian architect (born 1905) Wikipedia: Erika Nõva · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1986
Mircea Eliade, Romanian historian and author (born 1907) Wikipedia: Mircea Eliade · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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1985
Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and academic (born 1900) Wikipedia: Paul Hugh Emmett · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1985
Jacques Ferron, Canadian physician and author (born 1921) Wikipedia: Jacques Ferron · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1984
Ansel Adams, American photographer and environmentalist (born 1902) Wikipedia: Ansel Adams · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1983
Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (born 1903) Wikipedia: Earl Hines · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1980
Jane Froman, American actress and singer (born 1907) Wikipedia: Jane Froman · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1980
Fritz Strassmann, German chemist and physicist (born 1902) Wikipedia: Fritz Strassmann · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1978
Will Geer, American actor (born 1902) Wikipedia: Will Geer · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1951
Horace Donisthorpe, English myrmecologist and coleopterist (born 1870) Wikipedia: Horace Donisthorpe · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1950
Charles Hamilton Houston, American lawyer and academic (born 1895) Wikipedia: Charles Hamilton Houston · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1945
Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and academic (born 1900) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Cauer · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1945
Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (born 1867) Wikipedia: Käthe Kollwitz · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1933
Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (born 1863) Wikipedia: Henry Royce · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1932
Ferenc Oslay, Hungarian-Slovene historian and author (born 1883) Wikipedia: Ferenc Oslay · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1929
Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector (born 1848) Wikipedia: Henry Lerolle · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1925
André Caplet, French composer and conductor (born 1878) Wikipedia: André Caplet · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1908
Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1836) Wikipedia: Henry Campbell-Bannerman · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1896
Thomas Meik, English engineer, founded Halcrow Group (born 1812) Wikipedia: Thomas Meik · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1894
Kostas Krystallis, Greek author and poet (born 1868) Wikipedia: Kostas Krystallis · 8 languages
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1893
Chaim Aronson, Lithuanian businessman and author (born 1825) Wikipedia: Chaim Aronson · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1892
Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (born 1823) Wikipedia: Édouard Lalo · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1877
James P. Kirkwood, Scottish-American engineer (born 1807) Wikipedia: James P. Kirkwood · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1871
Martín Carrera, Mexican general and president (1855) (born 1806) Wikipedia: Martín Carrera · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1854
Nicolás Bravo, Mexican general and politician, 11th President of Mexico (born 1786) Wikipedia: Nicolás Bravo · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1850
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian philologist and physician (born 1798) Wikipedia: Friedrich Robert Faehlmann · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1833
Richard Trevithick, English engineer and explorer (born 1771) Wikipedia: Richard Trevithick · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1821
Gregory V of Constantinople, Greek patriarch and saint (born 1746) Wikipedia: Gregory V of Constantinople · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1806
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (born 1763) Wikipedia: Pierre-Charles Villeneuve · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1778
James Hargreaves, British inventor (born 1720) Wikipedia: James Hargreaves · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1758
Antoine de Jussieu, French botanist and physician (born 1686) Wikipedia: Antoine de Jussieu · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1699
Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet (born 1646) Wikipedia: Hans Erasmus Aßmann · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1672
Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish linguist and poet (born 1598) Wikipedia: Georg Stiernhielm · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1616
Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (born 1547) Wikipedia: Miguel de Cervantes · ✓ Wikidata · 249 languages
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1585
Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg, Prince-Archbishop of Bremen, Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück and Paderborn (born 1550) Wikipedia: Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1355
Eleanor of Woodstock, countess regent of Guelders, eldest daughter of King Edward II of England (born 1318) Wikipedia: Eleanor of Woodstock · 19 languages
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1322
Francis of Fabriano, Italian writer (born 1251) Wikipedia: Francis of Fabriano · 5 languages
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1208
Philip of Poitou, Prince-Bishop of Durham Wikipedia: Philip of Poitou · 5 languages
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846
Wuzong, Chinese emperor (born 814) Wikipedia: Emperor Wuzong of Tang · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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835
Kūkai, Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Esoteric (Shingon) Buddhism (born 774) Wikipedia: Kūkai · 49 languages
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613
Saint Theodore of Sykeon Wikipedia: Theodore of Sykeon · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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591
Peter III of Raqqa Wikipedia: Peter III of Callinicum · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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536
Pope Agapetus I Wikipedia: Pope Agapetus I · 76 languages
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296
Pope Caius Wikipedia: Pope Caius · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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