Events on February 4 include:
- The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days (2020)
- Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin (2004)
- Four plain-clothes New York City police officers shot and killed Amadou Diallo, an unarmed 23-year-old immigrant from Guinea, prompting outrage both in and outside the city (1999)
This page gathers 50 events, 160 births and 82 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 211 to 2025.
Events · United States
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2020
The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days. Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic · 214 languages
Archive: Population dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic — Repositorio Institucional del Banco de España · Europeana -
2004
Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. Wikipedia: Facebook · ✓ Wikidata · 263 languages
Archive: Regierungen auf Facebook - distributiv, dialogisch oder reaktiv? Eine Bestandsaufnahme — GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Library Cologne, 2016 · Europeana -
1999
Four plain-clothes New York City police officers shot and killed Amadou Diallo, an unarmed 23-year-old immigrant from Guinea, prompting outrage both in and outside the city. Wikipedia: New York City Police Department · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1999
The Philippine-flagged freighter New Carissa ran aground near Coos Bay, Oregon, causing one of the worst oil spills in the state's history. Wikipedia: New Carissa · 5 languages
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1977
A Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ends another and derails, killing 11 and injuring 180, the worst accident in the agency's history. Wikipedia: Chicago Transit Authority · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1974
American newspaper heiress and socialite Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, which she later joined. Wikipedia: Patty Hearst · 39 languages
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1967
Lunar Orbiter program: Lunar Orbiter 3 lifts off from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 13 on its mission to identify possible landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo spacecraft. Wikipedia: Lunar Orbiter program · 35 languages
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1945
World War II: American forces liberated the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, the largest Japanese-run internment camp for enemy civilians in the Philippines. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
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1945
World War II: The Yalta Conference between the "Big Three" (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) opens at the Livadia Palace in the Crimea. Wikipedia: Yalta Conference · ✓ Wikidata · 91 languages
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1941
The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops. Wikipedia: United Service Organizations · 22 languages
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1899
The Philippine–American War began when an American soldier, under orders to keep insurgents away from his unit's encampment, fired on a Filipino soldier in Manila. Wikipedia: Philippine–American War · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1861
American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six breakaway U.S. states meet and initiate the process that would form the Confederate States of America on February 8. Wikipedia: American Civil War · 170 languages
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1846
The first Mormon pioneers make their exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward towards Salt Lake Valley. Wikipedia: Mormon pioneers · 18 languages
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1825
The Ohio Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal. Wikipedia: Ohio General Assembly · 13 languages
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1801
John Marshall, whose court opinions helped lay the basis for U.S. constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a coequal branch of government, took office as chief justice. Wikipedia: John Marshall · 53 languages
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1789
George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. Wikipedia: George Washington · 275 languages
Around the world
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2025
Ten people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden. Wikipedia: Örebro school shooting · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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2015
Shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport, the crew of TransAsia Airways Flight 235 shut down the wrong engine in response to a flameout, leading to a crash that resulted in 43 deaths. Wikipedia: Songshan Airport · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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2008
The London low emission zone (sign pictured), charging certain diesel-powered commercial vehicles to enter Greater London, came into operation. Wikipedia: London low emission zone · 4 languages
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2008
Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC. Wikipedia: Colombia · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2003
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia. Wikipedia: Serbia and Montenegro · 121 languages
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2000
The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year. Wikipedia: Jacques Chirac · 160 languages
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1998
An earthquake registering 5.9 MW struck northern Afghanistan, triggering landslides that killed over 2,300 people and destroyed around 15,000 homes. Wikipedia: February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1997
En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel, killing 73. Wikipedia: Lebanon · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1997
The Bojnurd earthquake measuring Mw 6.5 strikes Iran. With a Mercalli intensity of VIII, it kills at least 88 and damages 173 villages. Wikipedia: 1997 Bojnurd earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1992
A coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez. Wikipedia: February 1992 Venezuelan coup attempt · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1976
In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000. Wikipedia: Guatemala · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1975
Haicheng earthquake (magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale) occurs in Haicheng, Liaoning, China. Wikipedia: 1975 Haicheng earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1974
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army bombed a motor coach carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel and their family members, killing twelve people. Wikipedia: The Troubles · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1969
Yasser Arafat (pictured) was elected chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Wikipedia: Yasser Arafat · 154 languages
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1966
All Nippon Airways Flight 60 plunges into Tokyo Bay, killing 133. Wikipedia: All Nippon Airways Flight 60 · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1961
The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin. Wikipedia: Angolan War of Independence · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1948
Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. Wikipedia: Dominion of Ceylon · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1945
World War II: The British Indian Army and Imperial Japanese Army begin a series of battles known as the Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations. Wikipedia: British Indian Army · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1938
Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command. Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1932
Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan. Wikipedia: Second Sino-Japanese War · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1859
Constantin von Tischendorf rediscovered the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th-century great uncial codex of the Bible in Greek, in Saint Catherine's Monastery, Egypt. Wikipedia: Constantin von Tischendorf · 33 languages
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1820
Chilean War of Independence: Chilean forces captured the city of Valdivia. Wikipedia: Chilean War of Independence · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1820
The Chilean Navy under the command of Lord Cochrane completes the two-day long Capture of Valdivia with just 300 men and two ships. Wikipedia: Chilean Navy · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1810
Napoleonic Wars: Britain seizes Guadeloupe. Wikipedia: Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810) · 5 languages
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1797
The Riobamba earthquake, the most powerful in Ecuador's history, devastated Riobamba and many other cities, causing at least 6,000 casualties. Wikipedia: 1797 Riobamba earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1794
The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. It would be reestablished in the French West Indies in 1802. Wikipedia: Slavery · 201 languages
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1758
The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral. Wikipedia: Macapá · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1703
In Edo (now Tokyo), all but one of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death. Wikipedia: Edo · 52 languages
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1555
Marian Restoration: Because he opposed Catholicism, John Rogers was burned at the stake (pictured) as the first English Protestant executed for heresy under the reign of Mary I. Wikipedia: English Reformation · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1488
Bartolomeu Dias landed in Mossel Bay, becoming the first European known to have sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, beginning Portuguese influence and trade in the Indian Ocean. Wikipedia: Bartolomeu Dias · 82 languages
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1454
Thirteen Years' War: The Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, sparking the Thirteen Years' War. Wikipedia: Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466) · 35 languages
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1169
A strong earthquake struck the eastern coast of Sicily, causing at least 15,000 deaths. Wikipedia: 1169 Sicily earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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960
Emperor Taizu (pictured) came to power, initiating the Song dynasty of China that eventually lasted for more than three centuries. Wikipedia: Emperor Taizu of Song · 43 languages
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211
Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrelling sons, Caracalla and Geta, whom he had instructed to make peace. Wikipedia: Septimius Severus · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
World days
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World Cancer Day Wikipedia: World Cancer Day · 48 languages
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International Day of Human Fraternity Wikipedia: International Day of Human Fraternity · 17 languages
Technology
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2004
Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. Wikipedia: Facebook · ✓ Wikidata · 263 languages
Science
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1967
Lunar Orbiter program: Lunar Orbiter 3 lifts off from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 13 on its mission to identify possible landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo spacecraft. Wikipedia: Lunar Orbiter program · 35 languages
Business
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Culture
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2000
The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year. Wikipedia: Jacques Chirac · 160 languages
Births
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2003
Kyla Kenedy, American actress Wikipedia: Kyla Kenedy · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2003
Rasmus Højlund, Danish footballer Wikipedia: Rasmus Højlund · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1999
MJ Lenderman, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Wikipedia: MJ Lenderman · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1998
Malik Monk, American basketball player Wikipedia: Malik Monk · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1998
Maximilian Wöber, Austrian footballer Wikipedia: Maximilian Wöber · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1996
Mohamed Sherif, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia: Mohamed Sherif · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1990
Haruka Tomatsu, Japanese voice actress and singer Wikipedia: Haruka Tomatsu · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1989
Lavoy Allen, American basketball player Wikipedia: Lavoy Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1988
Charlie Barnett, American actor Wikipedia: Charlie Barnett (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1988
Carly Patterson, American gymnast and singer Wikipedia: Carly Patterson · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1987
Darren O'Dea, Irish footballer Wikipedia: Darren O'Dea · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1987
Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player Wikipedia: Lucie Šafářová · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1986
Maximilian Götz, German racing driver Wikipedia: Maximilian Götz · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1986
Mahmudullah Riyad, Bangladeshi cricketer Wikipedia: Mahmudullah · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1984
Doug Fister, American baseball player Wikipedia: Doug Fister · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1984
Mauricio Pinilla, Chilean footballer Wikipedia: Mauricio Pinilla · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1983
Hannibal Buress, American comedian and actor Wikipedia: Hannibal Buress · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1983
Rebecca White, Australian politician Wikipedia: Rebecca White · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1982
Ivars Timermanis, Latvian basketball player Wikipedia: Ivars Timermanis · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1981
Jason Kapono, American basketball player Wikipedia: Jason Kapono · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1981
Johan Vansummeren, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia: Johan Vansummeren · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1980
Raimonds Vaikulis, Latvian basketball player Wikipedia: Raimonds Vaikulis · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1979
Giorgio Pantano, Italian racing driver Wikipedia: Giorgio Pantano · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1977
Gavin DeGraw, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Gavin DeGraw · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1976
Cam'ron, American rapper and actor Wikipedia: Cam'ron · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1975
Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: Natalie Imbruglia · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1973
Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer Wikipedia: Oscar De La Hoya · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1972
Giovanni, Brazilian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Giovanni (footballer, born 1972) · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1972
Dara Ó Briain, Irish comedian and television host Wikipedia: Dara Ó Briain · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1971
Rob Corddry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Rob Corddry · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1971
Michael A. Goorjian, American actor, director, and writer Wikipedia: Michael A. Goorjian · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1970
Gabrielle Anwar, English-American actress Wikipedia: Gabrielle Anwar · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1970
Hunter Biden, American attorney and lobbyist Wikipedia: Hunter Biden · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1967
Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (died 1995) Wikipedia: Sergei Grinkov · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1966
Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russian cyclist Wikipedia: Viatcheslav Ekimov · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1965
Jerome Brown, American football player (died 1992) Wikipedia: Jerome Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1964
Elke Philipp, German Paralympic equestrian Wikipedia: Elke Philipp · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1963
Noodles, American musician and songwriter Wikipedia: Noodles (guitarist) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1963
Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss skier Wikipedia: Pirmin Zurbriggen · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1962
Clint Black, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Clint Black · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1962
Vern Fleming, American basketball player Wikipedia: Vern Fleming · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1961
Denis Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Denis Savard · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1960
Siobhan Dowd, English author and activist (died 2007) Wikipedia: Siobhan Dowd · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1960
Jonathan Larson, American lyricist, composer, and playwright (died 1996) Wikipedia: Jonathan Larson · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1959
Christian Schreier, German footballer and manager Wikipedia: Christian Schreier · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1959
Lawrence Taylor, American football player Wikipedia: Lawrence Taylor · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1958
Tomasz Pacyński, Polish journalist and author (died 2005) Wikipedia: Tomasz Pacyński · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1957
Matthew Cobb, British zoologist and author Wikipedia: Matthew Cobb · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1955
Mikuláš Dzurinda, Slovak politician, Prime Minister of Slovakia Wikipedia: Mikuláš Dzurinda · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1952
Lisa Eichhorn, American actress, writer, and producer Wikipedia: Lisa Eichhorn · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1952
Jenny Shipley, New Zealand politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand Wikipedia: Jenny Shipley · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1952
Thomas Silverstein, American criminal and prisoner (died 2019) Wikipedia: Thomas Silverstein · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1951
Patrick Bergin, Irish actor Wikipedia: Patrick Bergin · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1949
Michael Beck, American actor Wikipedia: Michael Beck · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1949
Rasim Delić, Bosnian general (died 2010) Wikipedia: Rasim Delić · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1948
Alice Cooper, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Alice Cooper · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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1948
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia: Mienoumi Tsuyoshi · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1947
Dennis C. Blair, American admiral and politician, third Director of National Intelligence Wikipedia: Dennis C. Blair · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1947
Dan Quayle, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 44th Vice President of the United States Wikipedia: Dan Quayle · ✓ Wikidata · 94 languages
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1944
Florence LaRue, American singer and actress Wikipedia: Florence LaRue · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1944
Alan Shields, American artist and ship captain (died 2005) Wikipedia: Alan Shields · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1943
Alberto João Jardim, Portuguese journalist and politician, second President of the Regional Government of Madeira Wikipedia: Alberto João Jardim · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1943
Wanda Rutkiewicz, Lithuanian-Polish mountaineer (died 1992) Wikipedia: Wanda Rutkiewicz · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1943
Ken Thompson, American computer scientist and programmer, co-developed the B programming language Wikipedia: Ken Thompson · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1941
Russell Cooper, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Queensland Wikipedia: Russell Cooper · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1941
Ron Rangi, New Zealand rugby player (died 1988) Wikipedia: Ron Rangi · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1941
Jiří Raška, Czech skier and coach (died 2012) Wikipedia: Jiří Raška · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1941
John Steel, English musician and songwriter Wikipedia: John Steel (drummer) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1940
George A. Romero, American director and producer (died 2017) Wikipedia: George A. Romero · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1940
John Schuck, American actor Wikipedia: John Schuck · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1939
Stan Lundine, American lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New York Wikipedia: Stan Lundine · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1938
Frank J. Dodd, American businessman and politician, president of the New Jersey Senate (died 2010) Wikipedia: Frank J. Dodd · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1937
Birju Maharaj, Indian dancer, composer, singer and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance (died 2022) Wikipedia: Birju Maharaj · 28 languages
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1937
David Newman, American director and screenwriter (died 2003) Wikipedia: David Newman (screenwriter) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1936
David Brenner, American comedian, actor, and author (died 2014) Wikipedia: David Brenner · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1936
Gary Conway, American actor Wikipedia: Gary Conway · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1936
Claude Nobs, Swiss businessman, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival (died 2013) Wikipedia: Claude Nobs · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1935
Wallis Mathias, Pakistani cricketer (died 1994) Wikipedia: Wallis Mathias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1935
Martti Talvela, Finnish opera singer (died 1989) Wikipedia: Martti Talvela · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1935
Collin Wilcox, American actress (died 2009) Wikipedia: Collin Wilcox (actress) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1932
Robert Coover, American novelist (died 2024) Wikipedia: Robert Coover · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1931
Isabel Perón, Argentinian dancer and politician, 41st President of Argentina Wikipedia: Isabel Perón · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1930
Tibor Antalpéter, Hungarian volleyball player and diplomat, Hungarian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died 2012) Wikipedia: Tibor Antalpéter · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1930
Arthur E. Chase, American businessman and politician (died 2015) Wikipedia: Arthur E. Chase · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1930
Jim Loscutoff, American basketball player and coach (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jim Loscutoff · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1929
Jerry Adler, American actor, director, and producer (died 2025) Wikipedia: Jerry Adler · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1929
Paul Burlison, American musician (died 2003) Wikipedia: Paul Burlison · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1929
Neil Johnston, American basketball player (died 1978) Wikipedia: Neil Johnston · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1928
Oscar Cabalén, Argentinian racing driver (died 1967) Wikipedia: Oscar Cabalén · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1928
Osmo Antero Wiio, Finnish journalist, academic, and politician (died 2013) Wikipedia: Osmo Antero Wiio · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1927
Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and academic (died 1999) Wikipedia: Rolf Landauer · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1926
Gyula Grosics, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2014) Wikipedia: Gyula Grosics · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1925
Russell Hoban, American author and illustrator (died 2011) Wikipedia: Russell Hoban · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1925
Stanley Karnow, American journalist and historian (died 2013) Wikipedia: Stanley Karnow · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1925
Christopher Zeeman, English mathematician and academic (died 2016) Wikipedia: Christopher Zeeman · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1923
Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (died 2013) Wikipedia: Conrad Bain · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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1922
Bhimsen Joshi, Indian vocalist of the Hindustani classical music tradition (died 2011) Wikipedia: Bhimsen Joshi · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1921
Betty Friedan, American author and feminist (died 2006) Wikipedia: Betty Friedan · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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1921
Lotfi Zadeh, Iranian-American mathematician and computer scientist and founder of fuzzy logic (died 2017) Wikipedia: Lotfi A. Zadeh · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1920
Janet Waldo, American actress and voice artist (died 2016) Wikipedia: Janet Waldo · 22 languages
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1918
Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (died 1995) Wikipedia: Ida Lupino · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1918
Luigi Pareyson, Italian philosopher and author (died 1991) Wikipedia: Luigi Pareyson · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1917
Yahya Khan, Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan (died 1980) Wikipedia: Yahya Khan · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1915
William Talman, American actor and screenwriter (died 1968) Wikipedia: William Talman (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1915
Norman Wisdom, English comedian, actor and singer-songwriter (died 2010) Wikipedia: Norman Wisdom · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1914
Alfred Andersch, German-Swiss author and publisher (died 1980) Wikipedia: Alfred Andersch · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1913
Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (died 2005) Wikipedia: Rosa Parks · ✓ Wikidata · 128 languages
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1912
Ola Skjåk Bræk, Norwegian banker and politician, Norwegian Minister of Industry (died 1999) Wikipedia: Ola Skjåk Bræk · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1912
Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-American conductor (died 1993) Wikipedia: Erich Leinsdorf · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1912
Byron Nelson, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2006) Wikipedia: Byron Nelson · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1908
Julian Bell, English poet and academic (died 1937) Wikipedia: Julian Bell · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1906
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (died 1945) Wikipedia: Dietrich Bonhoeffer · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1906
Letitia Dunbar-Harrison, Irish librarian (died 1994) Wikipedia: Letitia Dunbar-Harrison · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1906
Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer and academic, discovered Pluto (died 1997) Wikipedia: Clyde Tombaugh · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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1905
Hylda Baker, English comedian, actress and music hall performer (died 1986) Wikipedia: Hylda Baker · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1904
MacKinlay Kantor, American author and screenwriter (died 1977) Wikipedia: MacKinlay Kantor · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1904
Deng Yingchao, Chinese politician, Chairwoman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (died 1968) Wikipedia: Deng Yingchao · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1903
Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (died 2014) Wikipedia: Alexander Imich · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1902
Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (died 1974) Wikipedia: Charles Lindbergh · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1902
Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, German-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 2003) Wikipedia: Hartley Shawcross · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1900
Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (died 1977) Wikipedia: Jacques Prévert · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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1899
Virginia M. Alexander, American physician and founder of the Aspiranto Health Home (died 1949) Wikipedia: Virginia M. Alexander · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1897
Ludwig Erhard, German soldier and politician, second Chancellor of West Germany (died 1977) Wikipedia: Ludwig Erhard · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
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1896
Friedrich Glauser, Austrian-Swiss author (died 1938) Wikipedia: Friedrich Glauser · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1896
Friedrich Hund, German physicist and academic (died 1997) Wikipedia: Friedrich Hund · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1895
Nigel Bruce, English actor (died 1953) Wikipedia: Nigel Bruce · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1893
Raymond Dart, Australian paleoanthropologist (died 1988) Wikipedia: Raymond Dart · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1892
E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet and academic (died 1964) Wikipedia: E. J. Pratt · 6 languages
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1891
M. A. Ayyangar, Indian lawyer and politician, second Speaker of the Lok Sabha (died 1978) Wikipedia: M. A. Ayyangar · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1883
Reinhold Rudenberg, German-American inventor and a pioneer of electron microscopy (died 1961) Wikipedia: Reinhold Rudenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1881
Eulalio Gutiérrez, Mexican general and politician, President of Mexico (died 1939) Wikipedia: Eulalio Gutiérrez · 23 languages
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1881
Fernand Léger, French painter and sculptor (died 1955) Wikipedia: Fernand Léger · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1881
Kliment Voroshilov, Soviet politician and Marshal of the Soviet Union, People's Commissar for Defence (died 1969) Wikipedia: Kliment Voroshilov · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1879
Varia Kipiani, Georgian scientist Wikipedia: Varia Kipiani · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1877
Eddie Cochems, American football player and coach (died 1953) Wikipedia: Eddie Cochems · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1875
Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (died 1953) Wikipedia: Ludwig Prandtl · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1873
Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian shot putter and discus thrower (died 1905) Wikipedia: Étienne Desmarteau · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1872
Gotse Delchev, Bulgarian and Macedonian revolutionary activist (died 1903) Wikipedia: Gotse Delchev · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1871
Friedrich Ebert, German lawyer and politician, first President of Germany (died 1925) Wikipedia: Friedrich Ebert · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
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1869
Bill Haywood, American labor organizer (died 1928) Wikipedia: Bill Haywood · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1868
Constance Markievicz, Irish revolutionary and first woman elected to the UK House of Commons (died 1927) Wikipedia: Constance Markievicz · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1865
Abe Isoo, Japanese minister and politician (died 1949) Wikipedia: Abe Isoo · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1862
Édouard Estaunié, French novelist (died 1942) Wikipedia: Édouard Estaunié · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1849
Jean Richepin, French poet, author, and playwright (died 1926) Wikipedia: Jean Richepin · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1848
Jean Aicard, French poet, author, and playwright (died 1921) Wikipedia: Jean Aicard · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1831
Oliver Ames, American financier and politician, 35th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1895) Wikipedia: Oliver Ames (governor) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1818
Emperor Norton, San Francisco eccentric and visionary (died 1880) Wikipedia: Emperor Norton · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1803
Antonija Höffern, Slovenian noblewoman (died 1871) Wikipedia: Antonija Höffern · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1799
Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author (died 1854) Wikipedia: Almeida Garrett · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1778
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Swiss botanist, mycologist, and academic (died 1841) Wikipedia: Augustin Pyramus de Candolle · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1740
Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (died 1795) Wikipedia: Carl Michael Bellman · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1725
Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (died 1804) Wikipedia: Dru Drury · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1688
Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (died 1763) Wikipedia: Pierre de Marivaux · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1677
Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (died 1731) Wikipedia: Johann Ludwig Bach · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1646
Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet and politician (died 1699) Wikipedia: Hans Erasmus Aßmann · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1575
Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian, founded the French school of spirituality (died 1629) Wikipedia: Pierre de Bérulle · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1505
Mikołaj Rej, Polish poet and author (died 1580) Wikipedia: Mikołaj Rej · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1495
Francesco II Sforza, Duke of Milan (died 1535) Wikipedia: Francesco II Sforza · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1495
Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (died 1568) Wikipedia: Jean Parisot de Valette · 48 languages
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1447
Lodovico Lazzarelli, Italian poet (died 1500) Wikipedia: Lodovico Lazzarelli · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
Deaths
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2025
Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1936) Wikipedia: Aga Khan IV · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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2024
Barry John, Welsh rugby player (born 1945) Wikipedia: Barry John · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2023
Vani Jairam, Indian playback singer (born 1945) Wikipedia: Vani Jairam · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2023
Sherif Ismail, 53rd Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1955) Wikipedia: Sherif Ismail · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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2022
Kim In-hyeok, South Korean volleyball player (born 1995) Wikipedia: Kim In-hyeok · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2021
Millie Hughes-Fulford, American astronaut, molecular biologist and NASA payload specialist (born 1945) Wikipedia: Millie Hughes-Fulford · 30 languages
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2020
Daniel arap Moi, Former President of Kenya (born 1924) Wikipedia: Daniel arap Moi · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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2019
Matti Nykänen, Finnish Olympic-winning ski jumper and singer (born 1963) Wikipedia: Matti Nykänen · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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2018
John Mahoney, English-American actor, voice artist, and comedian (born 1940) Wikipedia: John Mahoney · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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2017
Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (born 1949) Wikipedia: Steve Lang · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2017
Bano Qudsia, Pakistani writer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Bano Qudsia · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2016
Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (born 1930) Wikipedia: Edgar Mitchell · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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2015
Fitzhugh L. Fulton, American colonel and pilot (born 1925) Wikipedia: Fitzhugh L. Fulton · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2014
Keith Allen, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1923) Wikipedia: Keith Allen (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2014
Eugenio Corti, Italian soldier, author, and playwright (born 1921) Wikipedia: Eugenio Corti · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2014
Dennis Lota, Zambian footballer (born 1973) Wikipedia: Dennis Lota · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2013
Donald Byrd, American trumpet player (born 1932) Wikipedia: Donald Byrd · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2013
Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (born 1941) Wikipedia: Reg Presley · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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2012
István Csurka, Hungarian journalist and politician (born 1934) Wikipedia: István Csurka · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2012
Florence Green, English soldier (born 1901) Wikipedia: Florence Green · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2012
Robert Daniel, American farmer, soldier, and politician (born 1936) Wikipedia: Robert Daniel · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2012
Mike deGruy, American director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1951) Wikipedia: Mike deGruy · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2012
Susanne Suba, Hungarian-born watercolorist and illustrator, active in the United States (born 1913) Wikipedia: Susanne Suba · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2011
Martial Célestin, Haitian lawyer and politician, first Prime Minister of Haiti (born 1913) Wikipedia: Martial Célestin · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2010
Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (born 1924) Wikipedia: Kostas Axelos · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2010
Helen Tobias-Duesberg, Estonian-American composer (born 1919) Wikipedia: Helen Tobias-Duesberg · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2008
Augusta Dabney, American actress (born 1918) Wikipedia: Augusta Dabney · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2008
Stefan Meller, Polish academic and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (born 1942) Wikipedia: Stefan Meller · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2007
José Carlos Bauer, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1925) Wikipedia: Bauer (footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2007
Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian-English poet and translator (born 1959) Wikipedia: Ilya Kormiltsev · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2007
Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (born 1934) Wikipedia: Barbara McNair · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2007
Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter and sculptor (born 1922) Wikipedia: Jules Olitski · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2007
Alfred Worm, Austrian journalist, author, and academic (born 1945) Wikipedia: Alfred Worm · 8 languages
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2006
Betty Friedan, American author and activist (born 1921) Wikipedia: Betty Friedan · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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2005
Ossie Davis, American actor, director, and playwright (born 1917) Wikipedia: Ossie Davis · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2004
Hilda Hilst, Brazilian poet, novelist, and playwright (born 1930) Wikipedia: Hilda Hilst · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2003
Benyoucef Benkhedda, Algerian pharmacist and politician (born 1920) Wikipedia: Benyoucef Benkhedda · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2002
Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg (born 1907) Wikipedia: Sigvard Bernadotte · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2000
Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1908) Wikipedia: Carl Albert · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1995
Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (born 1921) Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1992
John Dehner, American actor (born 1915) Wikipedia: John Dehner · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1990
Whipper Billy Watson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (born 1915) Wikipedia: Whipper Billy Watson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1987
Liberace, American singer-songwriter and pianist, (born 1919) Wikipedia: Liberace · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1987
Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (born 1956) Wikipedia: Meena Keshwar Kamal · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1987
Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (born 1902) Wikipedia: Carl Rogers · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
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1983
Karen Carpenter, American singer (born 1950) Wikipedia: Karen Carpenter · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1982
Alex Harvey, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1935) Wikipedia: Alex Harvey (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1982
Georg Konrad Morgen, German lawyer and judge (born 1909) Wikipedia: Konrad Morgen · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1975
Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (born 1908) Wikipedia: Louis Jordan · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1974
Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist, mathematician, and academic (born 1894) Wikipedia: Satyendra Nath Bose · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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1970
Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (born 1897) Wikipedia: Louise Bogan · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1968
Neal Cassady, American novelist and poet (born 1926) Wikipedia: Neal Cassady · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1959
Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress (born 1880) Wikipedia: Una O'Connor (actress) · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1958
Henry Kuttner, American author and screenwriter (born 1915) Wikipedia: Henry Kuttner · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1956
Savielly Tartakower, Russian-French chess player, journalist, and author (born 1887) Wikipedia: Savielly Tartakower · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1944
Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (born 1872) Wikipedia: Arsen Kotsoyev · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1943
Frank Calder, English-Canadian ice hockey player and journalist (born 1877) Wikipedia: Frank Calder · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1940
Nikolai Yezhov, Russian police officer and politician (born 1895) Wikipedia: Nikolai Yezhov · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1936
Wilhelm Gustloff, German-Swiss soldier, founded Swiss NSDAP/AO (born 1895) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Gustloff · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1933
Archibald Sayce, English linguist and educator (born 1846) Wikipedia: Archibald Sayce · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1928
Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853) Wikipedia: Hendrik Lorentz · ✓ Wikidata · 117 languages
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1926
İskilipli Âtıf Hodja, Turkish author and scholar (born 1875) Wikipedia: İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1912
Franz Reichelt, French tailor and inventor (born 1878) Wikipedia: Franz Reichelt · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1905
Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor and academic (born 1841) Wikipedia: Louis-Ernest Barrias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1891
Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos, Roman Catholic archbishop and Mexican politician who served as regent during the Second Mexican Empire (born 1816) Wikipedia: Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1843
Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (born 1770) Wikipedia: Theodoros Kolokotronis · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1799
Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect and educator (born 1728) Wikipedia: Étienne-Louis Boullée · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1781
Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (born 1737) Wikipedia: Josef Mysliveček · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1774
Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (born 1701) Wikipedia: Charles Marie de La Condamine · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1713
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (born 1671) Wikipedia: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1617
Lodewijk Elzevir, Dutch publisher, co-founded the House of Elzevir (born 1546) Wikipedia: Lodewijk Elzevir · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1615
Giambattista della Porta, Italian playwright and scholar (born 1535) Wikipedia: Giambattista della Porta · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1590
Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and theorist (born 1517) Wikipedia: Gioseffo Zarlino · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1555
John Rogers, English clergyman and translator (born 1505) Wikipedia: John Rogers (clergyman and martyr) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1508
Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (born 1459) Wikipedia: Conrad Celtes · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1505
Jeanne de Valois, daughter of Louis XI of France (born 1464) Wikipedia: Joan of France, Duchess of Berry · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1498
Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Italian artist (born 1429/1433) Wikipedia: Antonio del Pollaiuolo · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1169
John of Ajello, Bishop of Catania Wikipedia: John of Ajello · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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870
Ceolnoth, archbishop of Canterbury Wikipedia: Ceolnoth · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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856
Rabanus Maurus, Frankish archbishop and theologian (born 780) Wikipedia: Rabanus Maurus · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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708
Pope Sisinnius (born 650) Wikipedia: Pope Sisinnius · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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211
Septimius Severus, Roman emperor (born 145) Wikipedia: Septimius Severus · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
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