Events on August 4 include:
- Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 13 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed (2019)
- An airport police officer discovered a suitcase containing approximately US$800,000 as it passed through security at Jorge Newbery Airfield in Buenos Aires, sparking an international scandal involving Venezuela and Argentina (2007)
- NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched (2007)
This page gathers 60 events, 210 births and 92 deaths recorded on this day, from 70 BC to 2020.
Events · United States
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2019
Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 13 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed. Wikipedia: 2019 Dayton shooting · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2007
An airport police officer discovered a suitcase containing approximately US$800,000 as it passed through security at Jorge Newbery Airfield in Buenos Aires, sparking an international scandal involving Venezuela and Argentina. Wikipedia: María del Luján Telpuk · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2007
NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched. Wikipedia: NASA · 184 languages
Archive: Näsa — Vasa Museum · Europeana
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1987
The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views. Wikipedia: Federal Communications Commission · 37 languages
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1977
U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy. Wikipedia: President of the United States · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
Archive: James Madison, Fourth President Of The United States — University and State Library Darmstadt, 1828 · Europeana -
1975
The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya. Wikipedia: Japanese Red Army · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1969
Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail. Wikipedia: Vietnam War · 168 languages
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1964
Vietnam War: The National Security Agency falsely claimed that a U.S. Navy destroyer (pictured) was attacked a second time by North Vietnamese vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin, leading Congress to authorize the use of military force. Wikipedia: Vietnam War · 168 languages
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1964
Civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21. Wikipedia: Civil rights movement · 60 languages
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1953
Alfred C. Glassell Jr. caught a black marlin weighing 1,560 lb (710 kg) (pictured) off the coast of Peru, setting the record for the largest bony fish caught by hand. Wikipedia: Alfred C. Glassell Jr. · 2 languages
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1892
Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother were found murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts; Borden was later tried and acquitted for the murders. Wikipedia: Lizzie Borden · 33 languages
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1889
The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project. Wikipedia: Great Spokane Fire · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1887
Granny, a sea anemone, died in Edinburgh after nearly 60 years in captivity. Her death was reported in The Scotsman and The New York Times. Wikipedia: Granny (sea anemone) · 1 language
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1873
American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed. Wikipedia: American Indian Wars · 47 languages
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1862
In Brooklyn, a mob composed largely of Irish Americans attacked a group of African Americans in a riot. Wikipedia: Brooklyn · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1830
American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners. Wikipedia: James Thompson (surveyor) · 6 languages
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1821
The Saturday Evening Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper. Wikipedia: The Saturday Evening Post · 27 languages
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1814
War of 1812: The ultimately unsuccessful Siege of Fort Erie begins as British forces attempt to recapture the fort and drive American forces out of Canada. Wikipedia: War of 1812 · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1790
A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard). Wikipedia: Tariff · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1704
War of the Spanish Succession: A combined Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles captured Gibraltar from Spain. Wikipedia: War of the Spanish Succession · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
Around the world
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2020
A large explosion of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon killed 218 people and caused US$15 billion in damage. Wikipedia: 2020 Beirut explosion · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
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2018
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign. Wikipedia: Syrian civil war · 117 languages
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2018
Crisis in Venezuela: Seven people are injured when two drones detonate explosives on Avenida Bolívar, Caracas while president Nicolás Maduro is giving a speech to the Venezuelan National Guard. Wikipedia: Crisis in Venezuela · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2014
Julieka Ivanna Dhu, an Aboriginal Australian woman, died in police custody after her deteriorating condition was mocked and ignored. Wikipedia: Aboriginal Australians · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2006
Sri Lankan civil war: Seventeen employees of the French nongovernmental organization ACF International were massacred in Mutur. Wikipedia: Sri Lankan civil war · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1997
French supercentenarian Jeanne Calment died at the age of 122 years, 164 days, with the longest confirmed human lifespan in history. Wikipedia: Supercentenarian · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1995
Yugoslav Wars: The Croatian Army initiated Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and the largest European land battle since the Second World War. Wikipedia: Yugoslav Wars · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1991
An explosion on the Greek cruise ship MTS Oceanos (pictured) ruptured its hull, causing it to sink off the east coast of South Africa, with all 571 people on board rescued. Wikipedia: MTS Oceanos · 15 languages
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1984
The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso. Wikipedia: Republic of Upper Volta · 50 languages
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1984
The Ariane 3 rocket is launched for the first time, carrying the Eutelsat I F-2 and Télécom 1A satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit. Wikipedia: Ariane 3 · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1983
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, the president of Upper Volta, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Thomas Sankara. Wikipedia: Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1974
A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22. Wikipedia: Italicus Express bombing · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1972
Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians. Wikipedia: President of Uganda · 24 languages
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1965
The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand. Wikipedia: Politics of the Cook Islands · ✓ Wikidata · 188 languages
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1947
The Supreme Court of Japan is established. Wikipedia: Supreme Court of Japan · 24 languages
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1946
An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless. Wikipedia: 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1944
The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others. Wikipedia: The Holocaust · 204 languages
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1944
Under the state of emergency law, the Finnish Parliament elects Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim as the President of Finland to replace the resigned Risto Ryti. Wikipedia: Parliament of Finland · 48 languages
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1936
Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime. Wikipedia: List of prime ministers of Greece · 29 languages
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1924
Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established. Wikipedia: Mexico–Russia relations · 11 languages
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1922
Enver Pasha dies in a skirmish between the Bolshevik Red Army and Basmachi troops, to whom he had defected earlier. Wikipedia: Enver Pasha · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1921
Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict: Mikhail Frunze declares victory over the Makhnovshchina. Wikipedia: Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict · 2 languages
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1915
World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915. Wikipedia: 12th Army (German Empire) · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1914
World War I: Adhering to the terms of the Treaty of London, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany in response to the latter's invasion of Belgium. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1863
Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin. Wikipedia: Matica slovenská · 18 languages
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1854
The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships. Wikipedia: Flag of Japan · 97 languages
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1796
French Revolutionary Wars: Commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Army of Italy decisively defeated Austrian forces led by Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich at the Battle of Lonato. Wikipedia: French Revolutionary Wars · 58 languages
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1791
The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars. Wikipedia: Treaty of Sistova · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1789
France: abolition of feudalism by the National Constituent Assembly. Wikipedia: France · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1783
Mount Asama (pictured) in Japan began a climactic eruption, which exacerbated the Great Tenmei famine and led to thousands of deaths. Wikipedia: Mount Asama · 52 languages
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1781
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, a fleet of six East India Company ships sets sail from Fort Marlborough to raid the Dutch VOC factories on the West coast of Sumatra including the major port of Padang. Wikipedia: Fourth Anglo-Dutch War · 25 languages
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1701
Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed. Wikipedia: Great Peace of Montreal · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1693
Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine. Wikipedia: Dom Pérignon (monk) · 29 languages
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1578
Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese but both the Moroccan king Abd al-Malik and the Portuguese king Sebastian die. Ahmad al-Mansur follows Abd al-Malik as sultan of Morocco while the death of Sebastian leads to a succession crisis in Portugal. Wikipedia: Battle of Alcácer Quibir · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1356
Hundred Years' War: A large-scale mounted raid by Anglo-Gascon forces began under the command of Edward the Black Prince. Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1327
First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England. Wikipedia: First War of Scottish Independence · 24 languages
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1320
The so-called Black Parliament at Scone tries William II de Soules and other nobles who had plotted against Robert I of Scotland and intended to place William on the Scottish throne. Wikipedia: Scone Palace · 17 languages
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1265
Second Barons' War: Royal troops led by Prince Edward defeated baronial forces under Simon de Montfort at the Battle of Evesham in Worcestershire, England. Wikipedia: Second Barons' War · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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598
Goguryeo-Sui War: In response to a Goguryeo (Korean) incursion into Liaoxi, Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong), to conquer Goguryeo during the Manchurian rainy season, with a Chinese army and navy. Wikipedia: Goguryeo–Sui War · 17 languages
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70 BC
The trial against Gaius Verres for corruption is opened, with Marcus Tullius Cicero as prosecutor and renowned orator Quintus Hortensius as defending lawyer. Wikipedia: Gaius Verres · 28 languages
World days
No entries.
Technology
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1873
American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed. Wikipedia: American Indian Wars · 47 languages
Science
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2007
NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched. Wikipedia: NASA · 184 languages
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1984
The Ariane 3 rocket is launched for the first time, carrying the Eutelsat I F-2 and Télécom 1A satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit. Wikipedia: Ariane 3 · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1863
Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin. Wikipedia: Matica slovenská · 18 languages
Business
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1781
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, a fleet of six East India Company ships sets sail from Fort Marlborough to raid the Dutch VOC factories on the West coast of Sumatra including the major port of Padang. Wikipedia: Fourth Anglo-Dutch War · 25 languages
Sport
No entries.
Culture
No entries.
Births
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1998
Lil Skies, American rapper Wikipedia: Lil Skies · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1995
Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress Wikipedia: Bruna Marquezine · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1994
Bobby Shmurda, American rapper Wikipedia: Bobby Shmurda · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1992
Daniele Garozzo, Italian fencer Wikipedia: Daniele Garozzo · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1992
Domingo Germán, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Domingo Germán · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1992
Cole Sprouse, American actor Wikipedia: Cole Sprouse · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1992
Dylan Sprouse, American actor Wikipedia: Dylan Sprouse · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1989
Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: Jessica Mauboy · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1989
Wang Hao, Chinese chess grandmaster Wikipedia: Wang Hao (chess player) · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1988
Kelley O'Hara, American soccer player Wikipedia: Kelley O'Hara · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1987
Marreese Speights American basketball player Wikipedia: Marreese Speights · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1986
Nick Augusto, American drummer Wikipedia: Nick Augusto · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1986
Leon Camier, English motorcycle racer Wikipedia: Leon Camier · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1986
Cicinho, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Cicinho (footballer, born 1986) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1986
Iosia Soliola, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player Wikipedia: Iosia Soliola · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1986
David Williams, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: David Williams (rugby league, born 1986) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1985
Crystal Bowersox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Crystal Bowersox · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1985
Robbie Findley, American soccer player Wikipedia: Robbie Findley · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1985
Mark Milligan, Australian footballer Wikipedia: Mark Milligan · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1985
Ha Seung-jin, South Korean basketball player Wikipedia: Ha Seung-jin · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1985
Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer Wikipedia: Antonio Valencia · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1984
Terry Campese, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Terry Campese · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1984
Mardy Collins, American basketball player Wikipedia: Mardy Collins · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1983
Greta Gerwig, American actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Greta Gerwig · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1981
Marques Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia: Marques Houston · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1981
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, American member of British royal family, media personality and actress Wikipedia: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
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1980
Richard Dawson, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Richard Dawson (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1979
Robin Peterson, South African cricketer Wikipedia: Robin Peterson · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1978
Jeremy Adduono, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Jeremy Adduono · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1978
Luke Allen, American baseball player (died 2022) Wikipedia: Luke Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1978
Kurt Busch, American race car driver Wikipedia: Kurt Busch · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1978
Agnė Eggerth, Lithuanian sprinter Wikipedia: Agnė Eggerth · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1978
Ricardo Serrano, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia: Ricardo Serrano (cyclist) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1978
Per-Åge Skrøder, Norwegian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Per-Åge Skrøder · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1978
Satoshi Hino, Japanese voice actor Wikipedia: Satoshi Hino · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1977
Frankie Kazarian, American wrestler Wikipedia: Frankie Kazarian · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1977
Luís Boa Morte, Portuguese footballer and manager Wikipedia: Luís Boa Morte · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1976
Paul Goldstein, American tennis player Wikipedia: Paul Goldstein (tennis) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1976
Andrew McLeod, Australian footballer Wikipedia: Andrew McLeod · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1976
Trevor Woodman, English rugby player and coach Wikipedia: Trevor Woodman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1975
Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (died 2009) Wikipedia: Andy Hallett · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1975
Nikos Liberopoulos, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Nikos Liberopoulos · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1975
Jutta Urpilainen, Finnish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Finland Wikipedia: Jutta Urpilainen · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1975
Daniella van Graas, Dutch model and actress Wikipedia: Daniella van Graas · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1974
Kily González, Argentine footballer Wikipedia: Kily González · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1973
Eva Amaral, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Eva Amaral · 16 languages
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1973
Xavier Marchand, French swimmer Wikipedia: Xavier Marchand · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1973
Marek Penksa, Slovak footballer Wikipedia: Marek Penksa · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1973
Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Marcos (footballer, born 1973) · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1972
Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Stefan Brogren · 9 languages
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1971
Jeff Gordon, American race car driver and actor Wikipedia: Jeff Gordon · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1970
John August, American director and screenwriter Wikipedia: John August · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1970
Bret Baier, American journalist Wikipedia: Bret Baier · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1970
Kate Silverton, English journalist Wikipedia: Kate Silverton · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1969
Max Cavalera, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Max Cavalera · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1968
Daniel Dae Kim, South Korean-American actor Wikipedia: Daniel Dae Kim · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1968
Lee Mack, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Lee Mack · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1967
Michael Marsh, American sprinter Wikipedia: Michael Marsh (sprinter) · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1965
Vishal Bhardwaj, Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer Wikipedia: Vishal Bhardwaj · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1965
Adam Afriyie, English businessman and politician Wikipedia: Adam Afriyie · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1965
Terri Lyne Carrington, American award-winning jazz drummer, composer and educator Wikipedia: Terri Lyne Carrington · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1965
Dennis Lehane, American author, screenwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Dennis Lehane · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1965
Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish soldier and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Sweden Wikipedia: Fredrik Reinfeldt · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1965
Michael Skibbe, German footballer and manager Wikipedia: Michael Skibbe · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1964
Andrew Bartlett, Australian social worker and politician Wikipedia: Andrew Bartlett · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1963
Keith Maurice Ellison, 30th Attorney General of Minnesota Wikipedia: Keith Ellison · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1962
Roger Clemens, American baseball player and actor Wikipedia: Roger Clemens · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1962
Paul Reynolds, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Paul Reynolds (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1961
Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Barack Obama · ✓ Wikidata · 340 languages
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1960
Chuck C. Lopez, American jockey Wikipedia: Chuck C. Lopez · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1960
Dean Malenko, American wrestler Wikipedia: Dean Malenko · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1960
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Spain Wikipedia: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
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1960
Bernard Rose, English director, screenwriter, and cinematographer Wikipedia: Bernard Rose (director) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1960
Tim Winton, Australian author and playwright Wikipedia: Tim Winton · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1959
Robbin Crosby, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2002) Wikipedia: Robbin Crosby · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1959
John Gormley, Irish politician, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Wikipedia: John Gormley · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1958
Allison Hedge Coke, American-Canadian poet and academic Wikipedia: Allison Hedge Coke · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1958
Mary Decker, American runner Wikipedia: Mary Decker · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1958
Silvan Shalom, Tunisian-Israeli sergeant and politician, 30th Deputy Prime Minister of Israel Wikipedia: Silvan Shalom · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1958
Brian Voss, American tenpin bowler Wikipedia: Brian Voss · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1957
Rupert Farley, British actor and voice actor Wikipedia: Rupert Farley · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1957
Brooks D. Simpson, American historian and author Wikipedia: Brooks D. Simpson · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1957
Valdis Valters, Latvian basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Valdis Valters · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1957
John Wark, Scottish footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia: John Wark · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1955
Alberto Gonzales, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 80th United States Attorney General Wikipedia: Alberto Gonzales · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1955
Billy Bob Thornton, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Billy Bob Thornton · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1954
Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Ukraine Wikipedia: Anatoliy Kinakh · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1954
Steve Phillips, English footballer Wikipedia: Steve Phillips (footballer, born 1954) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1954
François Valéry, Algerian-French singer-songwriter Wikipedia: François Valéry · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1953
Hiroyuki Usui, Japanese footballer and manager Wikipedia: Hiroyuki Usui · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1952
James Arbuthnot, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Wikipedia: James Arbuthnot · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1952
Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player (died 2026) Wikipedia: Moya Brennan · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1952
Gábor Demszky, Hungarian sociologist, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia: Gábor Demszky · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1951
Peter Goodfellow, English geneticist and academic Wikipedia: Peter Goodfellow (geneticist) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1950
Caldwell Jones, American basketball player and coach (died 2014) Wikipedia: Caldwell Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1950
Natesan Rangaswamy, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Chief Minister of Puducherry Wikipedia: N. Rangaswamy · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1949
John Riggins, American football player, sportscaster, and actor Wikipedia: John Riggins · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1948
Johnny Grubb, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Johnny Grubb · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1947
Klaus Schulze, German keyboard player and songwriter (died 2022) Wikipedia: Klaus Schulze · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1946
Aleksei Turovski, Estonian zoologist and ethologist Wikipedia: Aleksei Turovski · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1945
Paul McCarthy, American painter and sculptor Wikipedia: Paul McCarthy · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1945
Alan Mulally, American engineer and businessman Wikipedia: Alan Mulally · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1944
Richard Belzer, American actor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Richard Belzer · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1944
Doudou Ndoye, Senegalese lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Doudou Ndoye · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1943
Vicente Álvarez Areces, Spanish politician, 6th President of the Principality of Asturias (died 2019) Wikipedia: Vicente Álvarez Areces · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1943
Barbara Saß-Viehweger, German politician, lawyer and civil law notary Wikipedia: Barbara Saß-Viehweger · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1943
Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper and footballer Wikipedia: Bjørn Wirkola · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1942
Don S. Davis, American actor (died 2008) Wikipedia: Don S. Davis · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1942
Cleon Jones, American baseball player Wikipedia: Cleon Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1942
David Lange, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 2005) Wikipedia: David Lange · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1941
Martin Jarvis, English actor Wikipedia: Martin Jarvis (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1941
Andy Smillie, English footballer Wikipedia: Andy Smillie · 6 languages
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1941
Cliff Nobles, American musician (died 2008) Wikipedia: Cliff Nobles · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1941
Ted Strickland, American psychologist and politician, 68th Governor of Ohio Wikipedia: Ted Strickland · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1941
Régis Barroso, Brazilian politician (died 2026) Wikipedia: Régis Barroso · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1940
Coriún Aharonián, Uruguayan composer and musicologist (died 2017) Wikipedia: Coriún Aharonián · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1940
Robin Harper, Scottish academic and politician Wikipedia: Robin Harper · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1940
Larry Knechtel, American bass player and pianist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Larry Knechtel · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1940
Frances Stewart, English economist and academic Wikipedia: Frances Stewart (economist) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1940
Timi Yuro, American singer-songwriter (died 2004) Wikipedia: Timi Yuro · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1939
Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office Wikipedia: Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1939
Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock and roll singer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Frankie Ford · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1938
Ellen Schrecker, American historian and academic Wikipedia: Ellen Schrecker · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1937
David Bedford, English keyboard player, composer, and conductor (died 2011) Wikipedia: David Bedford · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1936
Giorgos Zographos, Greek singer and actor (died 2005) Wikipedia: Giorgos Zographos · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1935
Carol Arthur, American actress and producer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Carol Arthur · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1935
Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt, German footballer and coach (died 1997) Wikipedia: Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1935
Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Minister of Defence for Ireland (died 2013) Wikipedia: Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1934
Dallas Green, American baseball player and manager (died 2017) Wikipedia: Dallas Green (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1932
Frances E. Allen, American computer scientist and academic (died 2020) Wikipedia: Frances Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1932
Liang Congjie, Chinese environmentalist, founded Friends of Nature (died 2010) Wikipedia: Liang Congjie · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1931
Naren Tamhane, Indian cricketer (died 2002) Wikipedia: Naren Tamhane · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1930
Ali al-Sistani, Iranian-Iraqi cleric and scholar Wikipedia: Ali al-Sistani · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1929
Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1987) Wikipedia: Kishore Kumar · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1929
Vellore G. Ramabhadran, Mridangam artiste from Tamil Nadu, India (died 2012) Wikipedia: Vellore G. Ramabhadran · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1928
Gerard Damiano, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008) Wikipedia: Gerard Damiano · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1928
Nadežka Mosusova, Serbian composer Wikipedia: Nadežka Mosusova · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1928
Clarke Reed, American businessman and politician (died 2024) Wikipedia: Clarke Reed · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1926
George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (died 2000) Wikipedia: George Irving Bell · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1926
Perry Moss, American football player and coach (died 2014) Wikipedia: Perry Moss · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1922
Mayme Agnew Clayton, American librarian (died 2006) Wikipedia: Mayme Agnew Clayton · 3 languages
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1922
Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (died 2012) Wikipedia: Luis Aponte Martínez · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1921
Herb Ellis, American guitarist (died 2010) Wikipedia: Herb Ellis · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1921
Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2000) Wikipedia: Maurice Richard · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1920
Helen Thomas, American journalist and author (died 2013) Wikipedia: Helen Thomas · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1919
Michel Déon, French novelist, playwright, and critic (died 2016) Wikipedia: Michel Déon · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1919
Sidney Harman, Canadian-American businessman and audio pioneer responsible for the first high-fidelity stereo receiver (died 2011) Wikipedia: Sidney Harman · 10 languages
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1918
Brian Crozier, Australian-English historian and journalist (died 2012) Wikipedia: Brian Crozier · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1917
John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (died 2012) Wikipedia: John Fitch (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1915
Warren Avis, American businessman, founded Avis Rent a Car System (died 2007) Wikipedia: Warren Avis · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1913
Wesley Addy, American actor (died 1996) Wikipedia: Wesley Addy · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1913
Robert Hayden, American poet and educator (died 1980) Wikipedia: Robert Hayden · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1912
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (died 1999) Wikipedia: Aleksandr Aleksandrov (mathematician) · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1912
David Raksin, American composer and educator (died 2004) Wikipedia: David Raksin · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1912
Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat, savior of thousands of Jews from The Holocaust (died ~1947) Wikipedia: Raoul Wallenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1910
Anita Page, American actress (died 2008) Wikipedia: Anita Page · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1910
William Schuman, American composer and educator (died 1992) Wikipedia: William Schuman · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1910
Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Hedda Sterne · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1909
Glenn Cunningham, American runner and academic (died 1988) Wikipedia: Glenn Cunningham (runner) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1909
Saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician (co-founded category theory) (died 2005) Wikipedia: Saunders Mac Lane · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1908
Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (died 1994) Wikipedia: Kurt Eichhorn · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1906
Eugen Schuhmacher, German zoologist, director, and producer (died 1973) Wikipedia: Eugen Schuhmacher · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1905
Abeid Karume, 1st President of Zanzibar (died 1972) Wikipedia: Abeid Karume · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1904
Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (died 1969) Wikipedia: Witold Gombrowicz · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1902
Bill Hallahan, American baseball player (died 1981) Wikipedia: Bill Hallahan · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1901
Louis Armstrong, American trumpet player and singer (died 1971) Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong · ✓ Wikidata · 179 languages
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1900
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Queen Consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom, Empress Consort of India (died 2002) Wikipedia: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
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1899
Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1994) Wikipedia: Ezra Taft Benson · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1898
Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer (died 1975) Wikipedia: Ernesto Maserati · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1893
Fritz Gause, German historian and curator (died 1973) Wikipedia: Fritz Gause · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1890
Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager (died 1957) Wikipedia: Dolf Luque · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1888
Taher Saifuddin, Indian religious leader, 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq (died 1965) Wikipedia: Taher Saifuddin · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1887
Albert M. Greenfield, Ukrainian-American businessman and philanthropist (died 1967) Wikipedia: Albert M. Greenfield · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1884
Béla Balázs, Hungarian poet and critic (died 1949) Wikipedia: Béla Balázs · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1884
Henri Cornet, French cyclist (died 1941) Wikipedia: Henri Cornet · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1877
Dame Laura Knight, English artist (died 1970) Wikipedia: Laura Knight · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1876
Giovanni Giuriati, Italian lawyer and politician (died 1970) Wikipedia: Giovanni Giuriati · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1876
John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia (died 1934) Wikipedia: John Scaddan · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1871
William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (died 1934) Wikipedia: William Holman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1870
Harry Lauder, Scottish actor and singer (died 1950) Wikipedia: Harry Lauder · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1868
Master C. V. V., Indian philosopher, yogi and guru (died 1922) Wikipedia: Master C. V. V. · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1867
Jake Beckley, American baseball player and coach (died 1918) Wikipedia: Jake Beckley · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1861
Daniel Edward Howard, 16th president of Liberia (died 1935) Wikipedia: Daniel Edward Howard · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1859
Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1952) Wikipedia: Knut Hamsun · ✓ Wikidata · 135 languages
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1853
John Henry Twachtman, American painter, etcher, and academic (died 1902) Wikipedia: John Henry Twachtman · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1844
Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader (died 1929) Wikipedia: Henri Berger · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1839
Walter Pater, English author, critic, and academic (died 1894) Wikipedia: Walter Pater · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1836
Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup, Danish architect (died 1907) Wikipedia: Vilhelm Dahlerup · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1834
John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher (died 1923) Wikipedia: John Venn · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1821
Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton (died 1892) Wikipedia: Louis Vuitton (designer) · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1821
James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (died 1881) Wikipedia: James S. White · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1805
William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (died 1865) Wikipedia: William Rowan Hamilton · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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1792
Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (died 1822) Wikipedia: Percy Bysshe Shelley · ✓ Wikidata · 143 languages
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1755
Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor (died 1805) Wikipedia: Nicolas-Jacques Conté · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1725
John Newton, slaver turned Christian evangelist and author of “Amazing Grace” Wikipedia: John Newton · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1721
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1803) Wikipedia: Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1719
Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist (died 1767) Wikipedia: Johann Gottlob Lehmann · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1704
Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (died 1752) Wikipedia: Louis, Duke of Orléans (born 1703) · 31 languages
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1701
Thomas Blackwell, Scottish historian and scholar (died 1757) Wikipedia: Thomas Blackwell (scholar) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1623
Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1641–1680) and Hanau-Münzenberg (1642–1680) (died 1685) Wikipedia: Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1604
François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French cleric and author (died 1676) Wikipedia: François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1522
Udai Singh II, King of Mewar (died 1572) Wikipedia: Udai Singh II · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1521
Pope Urban VII (died 1590) Wikipedia: Pope Urban VII · ✓ Wikidata · 82 languages
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1470
Bernardo Dovizi, Italian cardinal (died 1520) Wikipedia: Bernardo Dovizi · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1470
Lucrezia de' Medici, Italian noblewoman (died 1553) Wikipedia: Lucrezia de' Medici (1470–1553) · 22 languages
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1469
Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1528) Wikipedia: Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1463
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, Florentine patron of the arts (died 1503) Wikipedia: Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1290
Leopold I, Duke of Austria (died 1326) Wikipedia: Leopold I, Duke of Austria · 30 languages
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1281
Külüg Khan, Emperor Wuzong of Yuan (died 1311) Wikipedia: Külüg Khan · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1222
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (died 1262) Wikipedia: Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2024
Charles Cyphers, American actor (born 1939) Wikipedia: Charles Cyphers · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2024
Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926) Wikipedia: Tsung-Dao Lee · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
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2024
Duane Thomas, American football player (born 1947) Wikipedia: Duane Thomas · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2023
Dalia Fadila, Israeli educator (born 1971/1972) Wikipedia: Dalia Fadila · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2019
Nuon Chea, Cambodian politician and theorist for the Khmer Rouge (born 1926) Wikipedia: Nuon Chea · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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2015
Elsie Hillman, American philanthropist and politician (born 1925) Wikipedia: Elsie Hillman · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2015
Les Munro, New Zealand soldier and pilot (born 1919) Wikipedia: Les Munro · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2015
John Rudometkin, American basketball player (born 1940) Wikipedia: John Rudometkin · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2015
Billy Sherrill, American songwriter and producer (born 1936) Wikipedia: Billy Sherrill · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2014
James Brady, American activist and politician, 15th White House Press Secretary (born 1940) Wikipedia: James Brady · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2014
Chester Crandell, American lawyer and politician (born 1946) Wikipedia: Chester Crandell · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2014
Jake Hooker, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (born 1953) Wikipedia: Jake Hooker (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Keith H. Basso, American anthropologist and academic (born 1940) Wikipedia: Keith H. Basso · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2013
Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (born 1925) Wikipedia: Art Donovan · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2013
Olavi J. Mattila, Finnish engineer and politician, Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1918) Wikipedia: Olavi J. Mattila · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2013
Renato Ruggiero, Italian lawyer and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1930) Wikipedia: Renato Ruggiero · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2013
Tony Snell, English lieutenant and pilot (born 1922) Wikipedia: Tony Snell (RAF officer) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2013
Sandy Woodward, English admiral (born 1932) Wikipedia: Sandy Woodward · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2012
Johnnie Bassett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1935) Wikipedia: Johnnie Bassett · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2012
Brian Crozier, Australian-English journalist and historian (born 1918) Wikipedia: Brian Crozier · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2012
Bud Riley, American football player and coach (born 1925) Wikipedia: Bud Riley · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2011
Naoki Matsuda, Japanese footballer (born 1977) Wikipedia: Naoki Matsuda · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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2009
Blake Snyder, American screenwriter and producer (born 1957) Wikipedia: Blake Snyder · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2008
Craig Jones, English motorcycle racer (born 1985) Wikipedia: Craig Jones (motorcyclist) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2007
Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1929) Wikipedia: Lee Hazlewood · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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2007
Raul Hilberg, Austrian-American political scientist and historian (born 1926) Wikipedia: Raul Hilberg · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2005
Anatoly Larkin, Russian-American physicist and theorist (born 1932) Wikipedia: Anatoly Larkin · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2005
Iván Szabó, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Finance of Hungary (born 1934) Wikipedia: Iván Szabó · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2004
Mary Sherman Morgan, American chemist and engineer (born 1921) Wikipedia: Mary Sherman Morgan · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2004
Hossein Panahi (Persian: حسین پناهی), Iranian actor and poet (born 1956) Wikipedia: Hossein Panahi · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2003
Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916) Wikipedia: Frederick Chapman Robbins · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1999
Victor Mature, American actor (born 1913) Wikipedia: Victor Mature · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1998
Yury Artyukhin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (born 1930) Wikipedia: Yuri Artyukhin · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1997
Jeanne Calment, French super-centenarian; holds records for the world's substantiated longest-lived person (born 1875) Wikipedia: Jeanne Calment · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1996
Geoff Hamilton, English gardener, author, and television host (born 1936) Wikipedia: Geoff Hamilton · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1992
Seichō Matsumoto, Japanese author (born 1909) Wikipedia: Seichō Matsumoto · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1990
Ettore Maserati, Italian engineer and businessman (born 1894) Wikipedia: Ettore Maserati · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1985
Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (born 1933) Wikipedia: Don Whillans · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1982
Bruce Goff, American architect, designed the Boston Avenue Methodist Church (born 1904) Wikipedia: Bruce Goff · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1981
Melvyn Douglas, American actor (born 1901) Wikipedia: Melvyn Douglas · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1977
Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889) Wikipedia: Edgar Adrian · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1976
Enrique Angelelli, Argentinian bishop and martyr (born 1923) Wikipedia: Enrique Angelelli · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1976
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher (born 1894) Wikipedia: Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1967
Peter Smith, English cricketer (born 1908) Wikipedia: Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1908) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1964
Nätti-Jussi, Finnish lumberjack and forest laborer (born 1890) Wikipedia: Nätti-Jussi · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1962
Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (born 1926) Wikipedia: Marilyn Monroe · ✓ Wikidata · 241 languages
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1961
Margarito Bautista, Nahua-Mexican evangelizer, theologian, and religious founder (born 1878) Wikipedia: Margarito Bautista · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1959
József Révai, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1898) Wikipedia: József Révai · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1958
Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (born 1883) Wikipedia: Ethel Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1957
John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (born 1882) Wikipedia: John Cain (34th Premier of Victoria) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1957
Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (born 1869) Wikipedia: Washington Luís · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1944
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (born 1921) Wikipedia: Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1942
Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (born 1860) Wikipedia: Alberto Franchetti · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1941
Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (born 1883) Wikipedia: Mihály Babits · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1940
Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (born 1880) Wikipedia: Ze'ev Jabotinsky · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1938
Pearl White, American actress (born 1889) Wikipedia: Pearl White · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1932
Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (born 1868) Wikipedia: Alfred Henry Maurer · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1922
Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (born 1881) Wikipedia: Enver Pasha · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1919
Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer and umpire (born 1845) Wikipedia: Dave Gregory (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1914
Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (born 1853) Wikipedia: Jules Lemaître · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1900
Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and educator (born 1860) Wikipedia: Isaac Levitan · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1886
Samuel J. Tilden, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of New York (born 1814) Wikipedia: Samuel J. Tilden · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1875
Hans Christian Andersen, Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet (born 1805) Wikipedia: Hans Christian Andersen · ✓ Wikidata · 244 languages
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1873
Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (born 1834) Wikipedia: Viktor Hartmann · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1859
John Vianney, French priest and saint (born 1786) Wikipedia: John Vianney · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1844
Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (born 1773) Wikipedia: Jacob Aall · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1822
Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet and author (born 1801) Wikipedia: Kristjan Jaak Peterson · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1804
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (born 1731) Wikipedia: Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1795
Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1711) Wikipedia: Timothy Ruggles · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1792
John Burgoyne, English general and politician (born 1723) Wikipedia: John Burgoyne · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1778
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (born 1698) Wikipedia: Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1741
Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (born 1676) Wikipedia: Andrew Hamilton (lawyer) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1727
Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (born 1647) Wikipedia: Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1718
René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (born 1656) Wikipedia: René Lepage de Sainte-Claire · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1639
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Mexican actor and playwright (born 1581) Wikipedia: Juan Ruiz de Alarcón · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1612
Hugh Broughton, English scholar and theologian (born 1549) Wikipedia: Hugh Broughton · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1598
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English academic and politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1520) Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1578
Sebastian of Portugal (born 1554) Wikipedia: Sebastian, King of Portugal · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1526
Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer and navigator (born 1476) Wikipedia: Juan Sebastián Elcano · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1430
Philip I, Duke of Brabant (born 1404) Wikipedia: Philip of Saint-Pol · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1378
Galeazzo II Visconti, Lord of Milan (born c. 1320) Wikipedia: Galeazzo II Visconti · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1345
As-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt (born 1326) Wikipedia: Al-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt · 16 languages
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1306
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (born 1289) Wikipedia: Wenceslaus III of Bohemia · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1266
Eudes of Burgundy, Count of Nevers (born 1230) Wikipedia: Odo of Nevers · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1265
Casualties of the Battle of Evesham Wikipedia: Peter de Montfort · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1265
Casualties of the Battle of Evesham Wikipedia: Henry de Montfort · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1265
Casualties of the Battle of Evesham Wikipedia: Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1265
Casualties of the Battle of Evesham Wikipedia: Hugh Despenser (justiciar) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1113
Gertrude of Saxony, countess and regent of Holland (born c. 1030) Wikipedia: Gertrude of Saxony · 27 languages
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1060
Henry I of France (born 1008) Wikipedia: Henry I of France · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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966
Berengar II of Italy (born 900) Wikipedia: Berengar II of Italy · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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221
Lady Zhen, Chinese empress (born 183) Wikipedia: Lady Zhen · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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