Events on August 9 include:
- Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, resulting in widespread protests and unrest (2014)
- Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game (2012)
- British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada (2006)
This page gathers 55 events, 233 births and 103 deaths recorded on this day, from 48 BC to 2024.
Events · United States
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2014
Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, resulting in widespread protests and unrest. Wikipedia: Killing of Michael Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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2012
Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game. Wikipedia: Shannon Eastin · 2 languages
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2006
British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada. Wikipedia: 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1988
Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history. Wikipedia: Wayne Gretzky · 72 languages
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1974
On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign. Wikipedia: Impeachment process against Richard Nixon · 9 languages
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1969
Members of the Manson Family invaded a house and murdered American actress Sharon Tate (pictured) and four guests in Los Angeles, before killing two more people the following night. Wikipedia: Manson Family · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1945
World War II: The USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb (replica pictured) on Nagasaki, Japan. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ Wikidata · 102 languages
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1944
The United States Forest Service authorized the use of Smokey Bear (pictured) as its mascot to replace Bambi. Wikipedia: United States Forest Service · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1942
World War II: In the first major naval engagement of the Guadalcanal campaign, Japan forced the U.S. Navy to withdraw from the Solomon Islands. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1936
Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games. Wikipedia: 1936 Summer Olympics · 86 languages
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1892
Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. Wikipedia: Thomas Edison · 254 languages
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1877
Nez Perce War: Both the Nez Perce and the United States Army suffered numerous casualties at the Battle of the Big Hole, which ended conclusively. Wikipedia: Nez Perce War · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1877
American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army. Wikipedia: American Indian Wars · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1862
American Civil War: Confederate troops counter-attacked and won the Battle of Cedar Mountain, after nearly being driven from the field in the early part of the battle. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1854
American Transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau publishes his memoir Walden. Wikipedia: Transcendentalism · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1842
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains. Wikipedia: Webster–Ashburton Treaty · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1814
American Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia. Wikipedia: American Indian Wars · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
Around the world
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2024
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashed near Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on board. Wikipedia: Voepass Flight 2283 · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2023
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito, eleven days before the general election. Wikipedia: Fernando Villavicencio · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2021
The Tampere light rail officially starts operating. Wikipedia: Tampere light rail · 13 languages
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2018
A civilian school bus in Dahyan, Yemen, was bombed by Saudi Arabia killing at least 40 children under 15. Wikipedia: Dahyan · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2018
A civilian school bus in Dahyan, Yemen, was bombed by Saudi forces, killing at least 40 children. Wikipedia: Dahyan · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2013
Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30. Wikipedia: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013 · 1 language
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2007
Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board. Wikipedia: Air Moorea Flight 1121 · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2001
Second Intifada: A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others. Wikipedia: Second Intifada · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1999
Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. Wikipedia: Boris Yeltsin · 161 languages
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1995
Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board. Wikipedia: Aviateca Flight 901 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1993
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership. Wikipedia: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) · 66 languages
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1991
The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial. Wikipedia: Antonino Scopelliti · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1979
Female workers of YH Trading in South Korea held a sit-in protest in response to the company's unilateral shutdown. Wikipedia: YH incident · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1973
Mars 7 is launched from the USSR. Wikipedia: Mars 7 · 27 languages
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1971
The Troubles: British forces began arresting and interning suspected Irish republican militants in Northern Ireland. Wikipedia: The Troubles · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1970
LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground. Wikipedia: LANSA Flight 502 · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1965
The State of Singapore separates from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their ruling parties.[citation needed][needs copy edit] Wikipedia: State of Singapore (Malaysia) · 17 languages
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1960
Led by Albert Kalonji, South Kasai declared its unilateral secession from the Republic of the Congo. Wikipedia: Albert Kalonji · 14 languages
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1956
About 20,000 women marched on Pretoria, South Africa, to protest the introduction of pass laws for black women under apartheid. Wikipedia: Women's March (South Africa) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1945
World War II: The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria. Wikipedia: Red Army · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1944
World War II: Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dig to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war. Wikipedia: Continuation War · 50 languages
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1942
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was premiered in Leningrad while the city was under siege by Nazi forces. Wikipedia: Leningrad première of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1934
The Blue Lotus, the fifth volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé and noted for its emphasis on countering negative misconceptions of Chinese people, began serialisation. Wikipedia: The Blue Lotus · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1925
A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against the British government. Wikipedia: Kakori conspiracy · 12 languages
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1907
The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England. Wikipedia: Scouting · 95 languages
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1902
In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Edward VII and Alexandra were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor and Empress of India. Wikipedia: Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1897
The first meeting of the International Congress of Mathematicians was held in Zürich, Switzerland. Wikipedia: International Congress of Mathematicians · 37 languages
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1855
Åland War: The Battle of Suomenlinna begins. Wikipedia: Åland War · 10 languages
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1830
Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X. Wikipedia: Louis Philippe I · 83 languages
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1821
A statue of the Polynesian god A'a was presented to members of the London Missionary Society on the south Pacific island of Ra'iatea. Wikipedia: Statue of A'a from Rurutu · 5 languages
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1810
Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire. Wikipedia: Napoleon · 287 languages
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1638
An army under Bernard of Saxe-Weimar defeats imperial troops at the battle of Wittenweiher. Wikipedia: Bernard of Saxe-Weimar · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1610
The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia. Wikipedia: Anglo-Powhatan Wars · 12 languages
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1500
Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia. Wikipedia: Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503) · 25 languages
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1329
Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop. Wikipedia: Diocese of Quilon · 15 languages
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1173
Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete. Wikipedia: Bell tower · 63 languages
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378
Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army. Wikipedia: Gothic War (376–382) · 29 languages
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48 BC
Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. Wikipedia: Caesar's civil war · 49 languages
World days
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International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (United Nations) Wikipedia: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples · 43 languages
Technology
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1892
Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. Wikipedia: Thomas Edison · 254 languages
Science
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1897
The first meeting of the International Congress of Mathematicians was held in Zürich, Switzerland. Wikipedia: International Congress of Mathematicians · 37 languages
Business
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1979
Female workers of YH Trading in South Korea held a sit-in protest in response to the company's unilateral shutdown. Wikipedia: YH incident · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
Sport
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2012
Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game. Wikipedia: Shannon Eastin · 2 languages
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1936
Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games. Wikipedia: 1936 Summer Olympics · 86 languages
Culture
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1877
American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army. Wikipedia: American Indian Wars · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1942
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was premiered in Leningrad while the city was under siege by Nazi forces. Wikipedia: Leningrad première of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
Births
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2005
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, Andorran tennis player Wikipedia: Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2003
Kazuha, Japanese singer and dancer Wikipedia: Kazuha (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2000
Aidan Hutchinson, American football player Wikipedia: Aidan Hutchinson · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2000
Arlo Parks, British singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Arlo Parks · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1999
Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater Wikipedia: Deniss Vasiļjevs · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1996
Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model Wikipedia: Sanya Lopez · 13 languages
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1995
Eli Apple, American football player Wikipedia: Eli Apple · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1995
Justice Smith, American actor Wikipedia: Justice Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1995
Hwang Min-hyun, South Korean singer and actor Wikipedia: Hwang Min-hyun · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1994
Kelli Hubly, American soccer player Wikipedia: Kelli Hubly · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1994
King Von, American rapper (died 2020) Wikipedia: King Von · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1993
Jun.Q, South Korean singer and actor Wikipedia: Jun.Q · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1993
Dipa Karmakar, Indian gymnast Wikipedia: Dipa Karmakar · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1992
Farahnaz Forotan, Afghan journalist Wikipedia: Farahnaz Forotan · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1991
Alice Barlow, English actress Wikipedia: Alice Barlow · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1991
Alexa Bliss, American bodybuilder and wrestler Wikipedia: Alexa Bliss · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1991
Hansika Motwani, Indian actress Wikipedia: Hansika Motwani · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1990
İshak Doğan, Turkish footballer Wikipedia: İshak Doğan · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1990
Sarah McBride, American LGBT activist and US Representative Wikipedia: Sarah McBride · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1990
Stuart McInally, Scottish rugby player Wikipedia: Stuart McInally · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1990
Brice Roger, French skier Wikipedia: Brice Roger · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1990
D'Arcy Short, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: D'Arcy Short · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1990
Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor Wikipedia: Bill Skarsgård · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1989
Jason Heyward, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jason Heyward · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1989
Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Stefano Okaka · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1989
Kento Ono, Japanese actor and model Wikipedia: Kento Ono · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1988
Anthony Castonzo, American football player Wikipedia: Anthony Castonzo · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1988
Willian, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Willian (footballer, born 1988) · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1988
Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Vasilios Koutsianikoulis · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1987
Marek Niit, Estonian sprinter Wikipedia: Marek Niit · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1986
Michael Lerchl, German footballer Wikipedia: Michael Lerchl · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1986
Daniel Preussner, German rugby player Wikipedia: Daniel Preussner · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1986
Tyler Smith, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia: Tyler Smith (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1985
Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver Wikipedia: Luca Filippi · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1985
Filipe Luís, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Filipe Luís · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1985
Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Anna Kendrick · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
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1985
Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer Wikipedia: Hayley Peirsol · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1985
Vivek Ramaswamy, American entrepreneur and politician Wikipedia: Vivek Ramaswamy · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1985
JaMarcus Russell, American football player Wikipedia: JaMarcus Russell · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1985
Chandler Williams, American football player (died 2013) Wikipedia: Chandler Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1984
Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Paul Gallagher (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1983
Virginia Giuffre, American sex trafficking activist and founder of Speak Out, accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault (died 2025) Wikipedia: Virginia Giuffre · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1983
Dan Levy, Canadian actor and comedian Wikipedia: Dan Levy (Canadian actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1983
Hamilton Masakadza, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia: Hamilton Masakadza · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1983
Shane O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Shane O'Brien (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1983
Alicja Smietana, Polish-English violinist Wikipedia: Alicja Smietana · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1982
Joel Anthony, American basketball player Wikipedia: Joel Anthony · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1982
Tyson Gay, American sprinter Wikipedia: Tyson Gay · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1982
Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and activist Wikipedia: Yekaterina Samutsevich · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1982
Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Belarusian cyclist Wikipedia: Kanstantsin Sivtsov · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1981
Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player Wikipedia: Jarvis Hayes · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1981
Li Jiawei, Singaporean table tennis player Wikipedia: Li Jiawei · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1979
Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player Wikipedia: Michael Kingma · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1979
Kliff Kingsbury, American football coach Wikipedia: Kliff Kingsbury · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1979
Lisa Nandy, British politician Wikipedia: Lisa Nandy · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1979
Tony Stewart, American football player Wikipedia: Tony Stewart (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1978
Dorin Chirtoacă, Moldavian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Chișinău Wikipedia: Dorin Chirtoacă · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1978
Ana Serradilla, Mexican actress and producer Wikipedia: Ana Serradilla · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1978
Wesley Sonck, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Wesley Sonck · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1977
Jason Frasor, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jason Frasor · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1977
Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player Wikipedia: Chamique Holdsclaw · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1977
Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbek football referee Wikipedia: Ravshan Irmatov · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1977
Adewale Ogunleye, American football player Wikipedia: Adewale Ogunleye · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1977
Ime Udoka, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Ime Udoka · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1977
Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer Wikipedia: Mikaël Silvestre · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1976
Rhona Mitra, English actress and singer Wikipedia: Rhona Mitra · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1976
Audrey Tautou, French model and actress Wikipedia: Audrey Tautou · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
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1976
Jessica Capshaw, American actress Wikipedia: Jessica Capshaw · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1975
Mahesh Babu, Indian actor and producer Wikipedia: Mahesh Babu · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1975
Valentin Kovalenko, Uzbek football referee Wikipedia: Valentin Kovalenko · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1975
Mike Lamb, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mike Lamb · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1975
Robbie Middleby, Australian soccer player Wikipedia: Robbie Middleby · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1974
Derek Fisher, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Derek Fisher · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1974
Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor, singer, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Stephen Fung · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1974
Lesley McKenna, Scottish snowboarder Wikipedia: Lesley McKenna · 3 languages
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1974
Matt Morris, American baseball player Wikipedia: Matt Morris (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1974
Kirill Reznik, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Kirill Reznik · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1974
Raphaël Poirée, French biathlete Wikipedia: Raphaël Poirée · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1973
Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Filippo Inzaghi · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1973
Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor and director Wikipedia: Kevin McKidd · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1973
Gene Luen Yang, American author and illustrator Wikipedia: Gene Luen Yang · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1972
Ryan Bollman, American actor Wikipedia: Ryan Bollman · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1972
Juanes, Colombian singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Juanes · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
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1970
Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Rod Brind'Amour · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1970
Chris Cuomo, American lawyer and journalist Wikipedia: Chris Cuomo · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1970
Thomas Lennon, American actor and comedian Wikipedia: Thomas Lennon · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1969
Troy Percival, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Troy Percival · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1968
Gillian Anderson, American-British actress, activist and writer Wikipedia: Gillian Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 102 languages
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1968
Eric Bana, Australian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Eric Bana · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1968
Sam Fogarino, American drummer Wikipedia: Sam Fogarino · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1968
McG, American director and producer Wikipedia: McG · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1967
Deion Sanders, American football and baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Deion Sanders · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1966
Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Vinny Del Negro · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1966
Linn Ullmann, Norwegian journalist and author Wikipedia: Linn Ullmann · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1965
Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer (died 2023) Wikipedia: Nitin Chandrakant Desai · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1964
Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia: Brett Hull · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1964
Hoda Kotb, American journalist and television personality Wikipedia: Hoda Kotb · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1963
Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (died 2012) Wikipedia: Whitney Houston · ✓ Wikidata · 137 languages
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1963
Jay Leggett, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia: Jay Leggett · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1963
Barton Lynch, Australian surfer Wikipedia: Barton Lynch · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1962
Louis Lipps, American football player and radio host Wikipedia: Louis Lipps · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1962
Kevin Mack, American football player Wikipedia: Kevin Mack · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1962
John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player (died 2015) Wikipedia: John "Hot Rod" Williams · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1961
Brad Gilbert, American tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Brad Gilbert · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1961
John Key, New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand Wikipedia: John Key · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1959
Kurtis Blow, American rapper, producer, and actor Wikipedia: Kurtis Blow · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1959
Michael Kors, American fashion designer Wikipedia: Michael Kors · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1958
Amanda Bearse, American actress, comedian and director Wikipedia: Amanda Bearse · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1958
Calie Pistorius, South African engineer and academic Wikipedia: Calie Pistorius · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1957
Melanie Griffith, American actress and producer Wikipedia: Melanie Griffith · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
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1956
Gordon Singleton, Canadian Olympic cyclist (died 2024) Wikipedia: Gordon Singleton · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1955
John E. Sweeney, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: John E. Sweeney · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1954
Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Ray Jennings · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1954
Pete Thomas, English drummer Wikipedia: Pete Thomas (drummer) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1953
Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater Wikipedia: Kay Stenshjemmet · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1953
Jean Tirole, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Jean Tirole · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1952
Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai activist and politician Wikipedia: Prateep Ungsongtham Hata · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1951
James Naughtie, Scottish journalist and radio host Wikipedia: James Naughtie · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1951
Steve Swisher, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Steve Swisher · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1950
Chris Haney, co-creator of the popular board game, Trivial Pursuit Wikipedia: Chris Haney (Trivial Pursuit) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1949
Jonathan Kellerman, American psychologist and author Wikipedia: Jonathan Kellerman · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1949
Ted Simmons, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Ted Simmons · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1948
Bill Campbell, American baseball player and coach (died 2023) Wikipedia: Bill Campbell (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1947
Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Roy Hodgson · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1947
Barbara Mason, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Barbara Mason · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1947
John Varley, American author Wikipedia: John Varley (author) · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1946
Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bass player Wikipedia: Rinus Gerritsen · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1945
Barbara Delinsky, American author Wikipedia: Barbara Delinsky · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1945
Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater and sportscaster (died 2012) Wikipedia: Aleksandr Gorelik · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1945
Posy Simmonds, English author and illustrator Wikipedia: Posy Simmonds · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1944
George Armstrong, English footballer (died 2000) Wikipedia: George Armstrong (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1944
Patrick Depailler, French racing driver (died 1980) Wikipedia: Patrick Depailler · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1944
Sam Elliott, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Sam Elliott · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1944
Patricia McKissack, American soldier, engineer, and author (died 2017) Wikipedia: Patricia McKissack · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1943
Ken Norton, American boxer and actor (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ken Norton · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1942
Jack DeJohnette, American Jazz drummer Wikipedia: Jack DeJohnette · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1942
David Steinberg, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: David Steinberg · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1940
Linda Keen, American mathematician and academic Wikipedia: Linda Keen · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1939
Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer (died 2026) Wikipedia: Brito (footballer, born 1939) · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1939
Vincent Hanna, Northern Irish journalist (died 1997) Wikipedia: Vincent Hanna · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1939
The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2014) Wikipedia: The Mighty Hannibal · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1939
Billy Henderson, American singer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Billy Henderson (American singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1939
Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter Wikipedia: Bulle Ogier · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1939
Romano Prodi, Italian academic and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Italy Wikipedia: Romano Prodi · ✓ Wikidata · 100 languages
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1939
Butch Warren, American bassist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Butch Warren · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1938
Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Ukraine Wikipedia: Leonid Kuchma · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
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1938
Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach Wikipedia: Rod Laver · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1938
Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Otto Rehhagel · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1936
Julián Javier, Dominican-American baseball player Wikipedia: Julián Javier · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1936
Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer and screenwriter (died 2026) Wikipedia: Patrick Tse · 17 languages
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1935
Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (died 2008) Wikipedia: Beverlee McKinsey · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1933
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese actress, talk show host and author Wikipedia: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1932
Tam Dalyell, Scottish academic and politician (died 2017) Wikipedia: Tam Dalyell · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1932
John Gomery, Canadian lawyer and jurist (died 2021) Wikipedia: John Gomery · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1931
Chuck Essegian, American baseball player and lawyer Wikipedia: Chuck Essegian · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1931
James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic (died 2014) Wikipedia: James Freeman Gilbert · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1931
Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (died 2014) Wikipedia: Paula Kent Meehan · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1931
Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach (died 2024) Wikipedia: Mário Zagallo · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1930
Milt Bolling, American baseball player and scout (died 2013) Wikipedia: Milt Bolling · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1930
Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jacques Parizeau · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1929
Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist (died 1979) Wikipedia: Abdi İpekçi · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1928
Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Bob Cousy · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1928
Camilla Wicks, American violinist and educator (died 2020) Wikipedia: Camilla Wicks · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1928
Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (died 2010) Wikipedia: Dolores Wilson · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1927
Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist (died 2014) Wikipedia: Daniel Keyes · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1927
Marvin Minsky, American cognitive scientist, computer scientist, and pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence (died 2016) Wikipedia: Marvin Minsky · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1927
Robert Shaw, English actor and screenwriter (died 1978) Wikipedia: Robert Shaw · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1926
Denis Atkinson, Barbadian cricketer (died 2001) Wikipedia: Denis Atkinson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1925
David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (died 1999) Wikipedia: David A. Huffman · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1924
Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan (died 2012) Wikipedia: Mathews Barnabas · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1924
Frank Martínez, American soldier and painter (died 2013) Wikipedia: Frank Martínez (artist) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1922
Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist (died 1985) Wikipedia: Philip Larkin · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1921
Ernest Angley, American evangelist and author (died 2021) Wikipedia: Ernest Angley · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1921
J. James Exon, American soldier and politician, 33rd Governor of Nebraska (died 2005) Wikipedia: J. James Exon · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1920
Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author (died 2007) Wikipedia: Enzo Biagi · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1919
Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1987) Wikipedia: Joop den Uyl · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1919
Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (died 2010) Wikipedia: Ralph Houk · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1918
Kermit Beahan, American Air Force colonel (died 1989) Wikipedia: Kermit Beahan · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1918
Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright (died 1966) Wikipedia: Giles Cooper (playwright) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1918
Albert Seedman, American police officer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Albert Seedman · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1915
Mareta West, American astronomer and geologist (died 1998) Wikipedia: Mareta West · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1914
Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director (died 1963) Wikipedia: Ferenc Fricsay · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1914
Tove Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator (died 2001) Wikipedia: Tove Jansson · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
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1914
Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (died 1990) Wikipedia: Joe Mercer · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1913
Wilbur Norman Christiansen, Australian astronomer and engineer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Wilbur Norman Christiansen · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1911
William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate (died 1996) Wikipedia: William Alfred Fowler · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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1911
Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (died 2001) Wikipedia: Eddie Futch · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1911
John McQuade, Northern Irish soldier, boxer, and politician (died 1984) Wikipedia: John McQuade · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1909
Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Indian scholar, author, and academic (died 1992) Wikipedia: Vinayaka Krishna Gokak · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1909
Willa Beatrice Player, American educator, first Black woman college president (died 2003) Wikipedia: Willa Beatrice Player · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1909
Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (died 1944) Wikipedia: Adam von Trott zu Solz · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1905
Leo Genn, British actor and barrister (died 1978) Wikipedia: Leo Genn · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1902
Zino Francescatti, French violinist (died 1991) Wikipedia: Zino Francescatti · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1902
Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Russian general and politician (died 1984) Wikipedia: Panteleimon Ponomarenko · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1900
Charles Farrell, American actor and singer (died 1990) Wikipedia: Charles Farrell · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1899
P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (died 1996) Wikipedia: P. L. Travers · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1897
Ralph Wyckoff, American scientist and pioneer of X-ray crystallography (died 1994) Wikipedia: Ralph Walter Graystone Wyckoff · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1896
Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (died 1980) Wikipedia: Erich Hückel · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1896
Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (died 1980) Wikipedia: Jean Piaget · ✓ Wikidata · 105 languages
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1890
Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (died 1958) Wikipedia: Eino Kaila · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1881
Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince (died 1918) Wikipedia: Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1879
John Willcock, Australian politician, 15th Premier of Western Australia, (died 1956) Wikipedia: John Willcock · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1878
Eileen Gray, Irish architect and furniture designer (died 1976) Wikipedia: Eileen Gray · 33 languages
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1875
Albert Ketèlbey, English pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1959) Wikipedia: Albert Ketèlbey · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1874
Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (died 1947) Wikipedia: Reynaldo Hahn · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1872
Archduke Joseph August of Austria (died 1962) Wikipedia: Archduke Joseph August of Austria · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1867
Evelina Haverfield, Scottish nurse and activist (died 1920) Wikipedia: Evelina Haverfield · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1861
Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic (died 1942) Wikipedia: Dorothea Klumpke · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1848
Alfred David Benjamin, Australian-born businessman and philanthropist. (died 1900) Wikipedia: Alfred David Benjamin · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1847
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Queen Consort of King Amadeo I of Spain (died 1876) Wikipedia: Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1845
André Bessette, Canadian saint (died 1937) Wikipedia: André Bessette · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1819
Jonathan Homer Lane, American astrophysicist who mathematically analyzed the Sun as a gaseous body (died 1880) Wikipedia: Jonathan Homer Lane · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1819
William T. G. Morton, American dentist who first used ether as a surgical anaesthetic (died 1868) Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1805
Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (died 1860) Wikipedia: Joseph Locke · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1797
Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and surveyor (died 1855) Wikipedia: Charles Robert Malden · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1788
Adoniram Judson, American missionary and lexicographer (died 1850) Wikipedia: Adoniram Judson · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1783
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (died 1801) Wikipedia: Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1776
Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist (died 1856) Wikipedia: Amedeo Avogadro · ✓ Wikidata · 98 languages
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1757
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American humanitarian; wife of Alexander Hamilton (died 1854) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1757
Thomas Telford, Scottish architect and engineer, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (died 1834) Wikipedia: Thomas Telford · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1748
Bernhard Schott, German music publisher (died 1809) Wikipedia: Bernhard Schott · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1726
Francesco Cetti, Italian priest, zoologist, and mathematician (died 1778) Wikipedia: Francesco Cetti · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1722
Prince Augustus William of Prussia (died 1758) Wikipedia: Prince Augustus William of Prussia · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1696
Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (died 1772) Wikipedia: Joseph Wenzel I of Liechtenstein · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1653
John Oldham, English poet and translator (died 1683) Wikipedia: John Oldham (poet) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1648
Johann Michael Bach, German composer (died 1694) Wikipedia: Johann Michael Bach · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1611
Henry of Nassau-Siegen, German count, officer in the Dutch Army, diplomat for the Dutch Republic (born 1611) Wikipedia: Henry of Nassau-Siegen (1611–1652) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1603
Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian and academic (died 1669) Wikipedia: Johannes Cocceius · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1593
Izaak Walton, English biographer and author (The Compleat Angler) (died 1683) Wikipedia: Izaak Walton · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1590
John Webster, colonial settler and governor of Connecticut (died 1661) Wikipedia: John Webster (governor) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1544
Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (died 1606) Wikipedia: Bogislaw XIII · 14 languages
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1537
Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (died 1604) Wikipedia: Francesco Barozzi · 18 languages
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1201
Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English historian and merchant (died 1274) Wikipedia: Arnold Fitz Thedmar · 7 languages
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2024
Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (born 1968) Wikipedia: Susan Wojcicki · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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2023
Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1943) Wikipedia: Robbie Robertson · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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2021
Pat Hitchcock, English actress and producer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Pat Hitchcock · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2021
Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (born 1998) Wikipedia: Killer Kau · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2021
Zairaini Sarbini, Malaysian voice actress (born 1972) Wikipedia: Zairaini Sarbini · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2016
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, third-richest British citizen (born 1951) Wikipedia: Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2015
Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (born 1930) Wikipedia: Frank Gifford · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2015
John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (born 1929) Wikipedia: John Henry Holland · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2015
Walter Nahún López, Honduran footballer (born 1977) Wikipedia: Walter López (footballer, born 1977) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2015
David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (born 1935) Wikipedia: David Nobbs · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2015
Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1915) Wikipedia: Kayyar Kinhanna Rai · 12 languages
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2015
Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (born 1926) Wikipedia: Fikret Otyam · 10 languages
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2014
J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (born 1929) Wikipedia: J. F. Ade Ajayi · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2014
Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (born 1958) Wikipedia: Andriy Bal · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2014
Arthur G. Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (born 1930) Wikipedia: Arthur G. Cohen · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2014
Ed Nelson, American actor (born 1928) Wikipedia: Ed Nelson · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2013
Harry Elliott, American baseball player and coach (born 1923) Wikipedia: Harry Elliott (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (born 1923) Wikipedia: Eduardo Falú · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2013
William Lynch, Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1947) Wikipedia: William Lynch Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2012
Carl Davis, American record producer (born 1934) Wikipedia: Carl Davis (music producer) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2012
Gene F. Franklin, American engineer, theorist, and academic (born 1927) Wikipedia: Gene F. Franklin · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2012
Al Freeman, Jr., American actor, director, and educator (born 1934) Wikipedia: Al Freeman Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2012
David Rakoff, Canadian-American actor and journalist (born 1964) Wikipedia: David Rakoff · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2012
Carmen Belen Richardson, Puerto Rican-American actress (born 1930) Wikipedia: Carmen Belén Richardson · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2012
Mel Stuart, American director and producer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Mel Stuart · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2010
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (born 1926) Wikipedia: Calvin "Fuzz" Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2010
Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1923) Wikipedia: Ted Stevens · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2008
Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (born 1957) Wikipedia: Bernie Mac · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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2008
Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian author and poet (born 1941) Wikipedia: Mahmoud Darwish · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
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2007
Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (born 1922) Wikipedia: Joe O'Donnell (photojournalist) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2006
Philip E. High, English author (born 1914) Wikipedia: Philip E. High · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2006
James Van Allen, American physicist and academic (born 1914) Wikipedia: James Van Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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2005
Judith Rossner, American author (born 1935) Wikipedia: Judith Rossner · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2004
Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (born 1908) Wikipedia: Robert Lecourt · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2004
Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (born 1918) Wikipedia: Tony Mottola · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2004
David Raksin, American composer and educator (born 1912) Wikipedia: David Raksin · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2003
Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (born 1929) Wikipedia: Jacques Deray · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2003
Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (born 1945) Wikipedia: Ray Harford · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2003
Gregory Hines, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (born 1946) Wikipedia: Gregory Hines · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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2003
R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan lawyer, journalist, and academic (born 1931) Wikipedia: R. Sivagurunathan · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2002
Paul Samson, English guitarist (born 1953) Wikipedia: Paul Samson · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2000
John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920) Wikipedia: John Harsanyi · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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2000
Nicholas Markowitz, American murder victim (born 1984) Wikipedia: Murder of Nicholas Markowitz · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1999
Helen Rollason, English sports journalist and sportscaster (born 1956) Wikipedia: Helen Rollason · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1999
Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian journalist and politician (born 1910) Wikipedia: Fouad Serageddin · 4 languages
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1996
Frank Whittle, English soldier and engineer, invented the jet engine (born 1907) Wikipedia: Frank Whittle · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1995
Jerry Garcia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942) Wikipedia: Jerry Garcia · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1992
Fereydoun Farrokhzad, Iranian singer and actor (born 1938) Wikipedia: Fereydoun Farrokhzad · 22 languages
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1990
Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (born 1914) Wikipedia: Joe Mercer · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1988
M. Carl Holman, American author, educator, poet, and playwright (born 1919) Wikipedia: M. Carl Holman · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1988
Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (born 1905) Wikipedia: Giacinto Scelsi · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1986
Eoin McNamee (Irish republican), Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (born 1914) Wikipedia: Eoin McNamee (Irish republican) · 2 languages
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1985
Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1927) Wikipedia: Clive Churchill · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1981
Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (born 1904) Wikipedia: Max Hoffman · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1980
Jacqueline Cochran, American pilot (born 1906) Wikipedia: Jacqueline Cochran · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1980
Ruby Hurley, American civil rights activist (born 1909) Wikipedia: Ruby Hurley · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1979
Walter O'Malley, American businessman, owner of baseball's Dodgers (born 1903) Wikipedia: Walter O'Malley · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1979
Raymond Washington, American gang leader, founded the Crips (born 1953) Wikipedia: Raymond Washington · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1978
James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (born 1903) Wikipedia: James Gould Cozzens · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1975
Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian pianist and composer (born 1906) Wikipedia: Dmitri Shostakovich · ✓ Wikidata · 106 languages
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1974
Bill Chase, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1934) Wikipedia: Bill Chase · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1972
Sıddık Sami Onar, Turkish lawyer and academic (born 1897) Wikipedia: Sıddık Sami Onar · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1970
Jimmy Steele (Irish republican), lifelong militant and editor (born 1907) Wikipedia: Jimmy Steele (Irish republican) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1969
C. F. Powell, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903) Wikipedia: C. F. Powell · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1967
Joe Orton, English author and playwright (born 1933) Wikipedia: Joe Orton · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1963
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, American son of John F. Kennedy (born 1963) Wikipedia: Patrick Bouvier Kennedy · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1962
Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877) Wikipedia: Hermann Hesse · ✓ Wikidata · 163 languages
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1957
Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (born 1898) Wikipedia: Carl Clauberg · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1949
Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (born 1874) Wikipedia: Edward Thorndike · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1948
Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (born 1885) Wikipedia: Hugo Boss (businessman) · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1946
Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (born 1876) Wikipedia: Bert Vogler · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1945
Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1917) Wikipedia: Robert Hampton Gray · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1945
Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (born 1881) Wikipedia: Harry Hillman · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1943
Chaïm Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (born 1893) Wikipedia: Chaïm Soutine · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1942
Edith Stein, German nun and saint (born 1891) Wikipedia: Edith Stein · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
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1941
Richard Goss, Executed Irish Republican (born 1915) Wikipedia: Richard Goss · 1 language
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1932
John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (born 1863) Wikipedia: John Charles Fields · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1920
Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (born 1845) Wikipedia: Samuel Griffith · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1919
Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (born 1857) Wikipedia: Ruggero Leoncavallo · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1910
Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (born 1868) Wikipedia: Huo Yuanjia · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1886
Samuel Ferguson, Irish lawyer and poet (born 1810) Wikipedia: Samuel Ferguson · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1861
Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (born 1781) Wikipedia: Vincent Novello · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1816
Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (born 1771) Wikipedia: Johann August Apel · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1744
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (born 1673) Wikipedia: James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1720
Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (born 1678) Wikipedia: Simon Ockley · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1634
William Noy, English lawyer and judge (born 1577) Wikipedia: William Noy · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1601
Michael the Brave, Romanian prince (born 1558) Wikipedia: Michael the Brave · 42 languages
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1580
Metrophanes III of Constantinople (born 1520) Wikipedia: Metrophanes III of Constantinople · 16 languages
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1534
Thomas Cajetan, Italian cardinal and philosopher (born 1470) Wikipedia: Thomas Cajetan · 34 languages
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1516
Hieronymus Bosch, Early Netherlandish painter (born circa 1450) Wikipedia: Hieronymus Bosch · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
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1420
Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian and cardinal (born 1351) Wikipedia: Pierre d'Ailly · 35 languages
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1354
Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Hungarian prince (born 1332) Wikipedia: Stephen of Anjou · 14 languages
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1341
Eleanor of Anjou, queen consort of Sicily (born 1289) Wikipedia: Eleanor of Anjou · 24 languages
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1296
Hugh, Count of Brienne, French crusader Wikipedia: Hugh of Brienne · 14 languages
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1260
Walter of Kirkham, Bishop of Durham Wikipedia: Walter of Kirkham · 2 languages
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1211
William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, exiled Anglo-Norman baron (born 1144/53) Wikipedia: William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1173
Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Kurdish soldier and politician Wikipedia: Najm al-Din Ayyub · 25 languages
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1107
Emperor Horikawa of Japan (born 1079) Wikipedia: Emperor Horikawa · 30 languages
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1048
Pope Damasus II Wikipedia: Pope Damasus II · 72 languages
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833
Al-Ma'mun, Iraqi caliph (born 786) Wikipedia: Al-Ma'mun · 60 languages
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803
Irene of Athens, Byzantine ruler (born 752) Wikipedia: Irene of Athens · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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378
Traianus, Roman general Wikipedia: Traianus (magister peditum) · 11 languages
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378
Valens, Roman emperor (born 328) Wikipedia: Valens · 71 languages
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