Events on January 29 include:
- American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft (2025)
- Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama (2009)
- In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea (2002)
This page gathers 43 events, 166 births and 111 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 757 to 2025.
Events · United States
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2025
American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft. Wikipedia: American Eagle (airline brand) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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2009
Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama. Wikipedia: Governor of Illinois · 12 languages
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2002
In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea. Wikipedia: 2002 State of the Union Address · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1991
The first major ground engagement of the Gulf War began with the Iraqi invasion of Khafji, Saudi Arabia, recaptured three days later by Coalition forces. Wikipedia: Battle of Khafji · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1967
The Mantra-Rock Dance (poster pictured), called the "ultimate high" of the hippie era, took place in San Francisco, featuring Swami Bhaktivedanta, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg. Wikipedia: Mantra-Rock Dance · 9 languages
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1943
World War II: The Battle of Rennell Island, the last major naval engagement between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal campaign, began. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1936
The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced. Wikipedia: List of members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame · 10 languages
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1907
Charles Curtis (pictured) of Kansas, a citizen of the Kaw Nation, became the first Native American U.S. Senator. Wikipedia: Charles Curtis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 58 languages
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1863
The Bear River Massacre: A detachment of California Volunteers led by Colonel Patrick Edward Connor engage the Shoshone at Bear River, Washington Territory, killing hundreds of men, women and children. Wikipedia: Bear River Massacre · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1861
Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state. Wikipedia: Kansas · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 225 languages
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1850
Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress. Wikipedia: Henry Clay · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 46 languages
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1845
American poet Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" appeared in The Evening Mirror as the newspaper's first publication attributed to Poe. Wikipedia: Edgar Allan Poe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
Around the world
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2025
A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people. Wikipedia: Beechcraft 1900 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2022
Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city. Wikipedia: Truck driver · 32 languages
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2020
A plinth breaks between Coral Edge and Riviera in Singapore, Coral Edge closes one platform. Wikipedia: Pedestal · 40 languages
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2017
A lone gunman carried out a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, killing six people and injuring up to nineteen others. Wikipedia: Quebec City mosque shooting · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2014
Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic. Wikipedia: Rojava Revolution · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 25 languages
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2013
Twenty-one people died when SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashed near Almaty, Kazakhstan. Wikipedia: SCAT Airlines Flight 760 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2009
The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that people who did not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions were also eligible to receive government identity documents. Wikipedia: Supreme Constitutional Court (Egypt) · 14 languages
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2008
An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents. Wikipedia: Religion in Egypt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 25 languages
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2006
India's Irfan Pathan became the first bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match. Wikipedia: India national cricket team · 51 languages
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2005
The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing. Wikipedia: Mainland China · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 69 languages
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2001
Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals. Wikipedia: Indonesia · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 366 languages
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1996
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing. Wikipedia: Jacques Chirac · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 160 languages
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1989
Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so. Wikipedia: Cold War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 210 languages
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1983
Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours. Wikipedia: Singapore cable car crash · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1973
EgyptAir Flight 741 crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus, killing 37 people. Wikipedia: EgyptAir Flight 741 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1971
The last of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland. Wikipedia: UFOs of Pudasjärvi · 3 languages
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1959
The first Melodifestivalen is held at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden. Wikipedia: Melodifestivalen · 51 languages
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1944
World War II: At least 38 civilians were killed and about a dozen others injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy was attacked by a Soviet partisan unit with a contingent of Jewish partisans. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1944
World War II: In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid. Wikipedia: Bologna · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 161 languages
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1940
Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed. Wikipedia: Sakurajima Line · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 10 languages
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1918
Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kyiv, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty. Wikipedia: Ukrainian–Soviet War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 26 languages
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1918
Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later. Wikipedia: Kiev Arsenal January Uprising · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1911
Mexican Revolution: The Magonista rebellion began when Mexican Liberal Party troops captured the town of Mexicali. Wikipedia: Mexican Revolution · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1891
Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ascended the throne. Wikipedia: Liliʻuokalani · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 70 languages
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1886
Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. Wikipedia: Carl Benz · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 112 languages
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1856
Queen Victoria introduced the Victoria Cross, originally to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War. Wikipedia: Queen Victoria · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1819
Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore. Wikipedia: Stamford Raffles · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 61 languages
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1814
War of the Sixth Coalition: At the Battle of Brienne, both sides' commanders, Napoleon and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, were nearly captured. Wikipedia: War of the Sixth Coalition · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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946
The Abbasid caliph, al-Mustakfi, was deposed, and went on to spend the rest of his life as a prisoner in the caliphal palace. Wikipedia: Abbasid Caliphate · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 125 languages
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904
Sergius III returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. Wikipedia: Pope Sergius III · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 78 languages
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757
An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang dynasty and emperor of Yan, was assassinated in a plot involving his own son, An Qingxu. Wikipedia: AD 757 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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Sport
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1936
The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced. Wikipedia: List of members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame · 10 languages
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2006
India's Irfan Pathan became the first bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match. Wikipedia: India national cricket team · 51 languages
Culture
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1845
American poet Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" appeared in The Evening Mirror as the newspaper's first publication attributed to Poe. Wikipedia: Edgar Allan Poe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
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1944
World War II: In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid. Wikipedia: Bologna · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 161 languages
Births
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2003
Jarell Quansah, English footballer Wikipedia: Jarell Quansah · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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2001
Lee Dae-hwi, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Lee Dae-hwi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1997
Joel Eriksson Ek, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Joel Eriksson Ek · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1997
Jack Roslovic, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jack Roslovic · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1993
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer Wikipedia: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1992
Markel Brown, American basketball player Wikipedia: Markel Brown · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1992
Maxi Kleber, German basketball player Wikipedia: Maxi Kleber · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1989
Mohamed Abou Gabal, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia: Mohamed Abou Gabal · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1989
Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Kevin Shattenkirk · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1988
Ayobami Adebayo, Nigerian author Wikipedia: Ayobami Adebayo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1988
Jake Auchincloss, American politician, businessman, and Marine veteran Wikipedia: Jake Auchincloss · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1988
Hank Conger, American baseball player Wikipedia: Hank Conger · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1988
Shay Logan, English footballer Wikipedia: Shay Logan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1987
José Abreu, Cuban baseball player Wikipedia: José Abreu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1987
Alex Avila, American baseball player Wikipedia: Alex Avila · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1987
Jessica Burkhart, American author Wikipedia: Jessica Burkhart · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1987
Vladimír Mihálik, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia: Vladimír Mihálik · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1986
Chris Bourque, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Chris Bourque · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1986
Thomas Greiss, German ice hockey player Wikipedia: Thomas Greiss · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1986
Jair Jurrjens, Curaçaoan baseball player Wikipedia: Jair Jurrjens · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1985
Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player Wikipedia: Marc Gasol · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1985
Isabel Lucas, Australian actress and model Wikipedia: Isabel Lucas · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1985
Rag'n'Bone Man, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Rag'n'Bone Man · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1983
Tim Gleason, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Tim Gleason · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1982
Adam Lambert, American singer, songwriter and actor Wikipedia: Adam Lambert · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1981
Tenoch Huerta, Mexican actor Wikipedia: Tenoch Huerta · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1981
Jonny Lang, American singer, songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Jonny Lang · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1980
Jason James Richter, American actor and musician Wikipedia: Jason James Richter · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1979
Andrew Keegan, American actor Wikipedia: Andrew Keegan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1979
Christina Koch, American engineer and astronaut Wikipedia: Christina Koch · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
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1977
Justin Hartley, American actor Wikipedia: Justin Hartley · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1977
Sam Jaeger, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Sam Jaeger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1975
Sharif Atkins, American actor Wikipedia: Sharif Atkins · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1975
Sara Gilbert, American actress, producer, and talk show host Wikipedia: Sara Gilbert · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1975
Kelly Packard, American actress Wikipedia: Kelly Packard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1973
Megan McArdle, American journalist Wikipedia: Megan McArdle · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1973
Jason Schmidt, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jason Schmidt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1972
Brian Wood, American writer, illustrator and graphic designer Wikipedia: Brian Wood (writer) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1971
Clare Balding, English broadcaster, journalist and author Wikipedia: Clare Balding · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1970
Heather Graham, American actress Wikipedia: Heather Graham · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1970
Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer Wikipedia: Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1970
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian colonel and politician Wikipedia: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1970
Paul Ryan, American politician, 62nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Wikipedia: Paul Ryan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1969
Sam Trammell, American actor Wikipedia: Sam Trammell · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1968
Edward Burns, American actor, director, writer, and producer Wikipedia: Edward Burns · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1968
Monte Cook, American game designer and writer Wikipedia: Monte Cook · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1968
Aeneas Williams, American football player Wikipedia: Aeneas Williams · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1967
Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Sean Burke · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1967
Stacey King, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2026) Wikipedia: Stacey King · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1965
David Agus, American physician and author Wikipedia: David Agus · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1965
Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Dominik Hašek · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1964
Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia: Roddy Frame · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1964
Andre Reed, American football player Wikipedia: Andre Reed · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1962
Gauri Lankesh, Indian journalist and activist (died 2017) Wikipedia: Gauri Lankesh · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1962
Lee Terry, American politician and lawyer Wikipedia: Lee Terry · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1962
Nicholas Turturro, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Nicholas Turturro · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1961
Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwean businessman and philanthropist Wikipedia: Strive Masiyiwa · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1960
Cho-liang Lin, Taiwanese-American musician Wikipedia: Cho-liang Lin · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1960
Greg Louganis, American diver and author Wikipedia: Greg Louganis · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1960
Steve Sax, American baseball player Wikipedia: Steve Sax · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1960
Gia Carangi, American supermodel (died 1986) Wikipedia: Gia Carangi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1958
Judy Norton, American actress and theater director Wikipedia: Judy Norton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1957
Diane Delano, American actress (died 2024) Wikipedia: Diane Delano · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1957
Ron Franscell, American author and journalist Wikipedia: Ron Franscell · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1956
Irlene Mandrell, American musician, actress, and model Wikipedia: Irlene Mandrell · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1956
Amii Stewart, American singer and dancer Wikipedia: Amii Stewart · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1955
Greg Ballard, American basketball player and coach (died 2016) Wikipedia: Greg Ballard (basketball) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1955
John Tate, American boxer (died 1998) Wikipedia: John Tate (boxer) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1954
Terry Kinney, American actor and director Wikipedia: Terry Kinney · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1954
Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, and producer, founded Harpo Productions Wikipedia: Oprah Winfrey · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 135 languages
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1953
Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (died 1995) Wikipedia: Teresa Teng · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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1953
Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Charlie Wilson (singer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1952
Pete Geren, American attorney and politician Wikipedia: Pete Geren · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1952
Tim Healy, British actor Wikipedia: Tim Healy (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1950
Ann Jillian, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Ann Jillian · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1950
Miklós Vámos, Hungarian writer, novelist, screenwriter and translator Wikipedia: Miklós Vámos · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1949
Doris Davenport, American poet and teacher Wikipedia: Doris Davenport (poet) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1949
Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Tommy Ramone · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1948
Raymond Keene, English chess player and author Wikipedia: Raymond Keene · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1948
Cristina Saralegui, Cuban-American journalist, actress and talk show host Wikipedia: Cristina Saralegui · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1948
Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor Wikipedia: Marc Singer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1947
Linda B. Buck, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Linda B. Buck · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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1947
David Byron, English singer-songwriter (died 1985) Wikipedia: David Byron · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1947
Marián Varga, Slovak organist and composer (died 2017) Wikipedia: Marián Varga · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1946
Geater Davis, American singer-songwriter (died 1984) Wikipedia: Geater Davis · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1946
Bettye LaVette, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Bettye LaVette · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1945
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian academic and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (died 2022) Wikipedia: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1945
Tom Selleck, American actor and businessman Wikipedia: Tom Selleck · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1943
Tony Blackburn, English radio and television host Wikipedia: Tony Blackburn · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1943
Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2014) Wikipedia: Pat Quinn (ice hockey) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1943
Mark Wynter, English singer and actor Wikipedia: Mark Wynter · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1942
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Cuban military officer, legislator and cosmonaut Wikipedia: Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1941
Robin Morgan, American actress, journalist, and author (died 2026) Wikipedia: Robin Morgan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1941
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (died 2024) Wikipedia: Gamini Jayawickrama Perera · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1940
Justino Díaz, Puerto Rican opera singer Wikipedia: Justino Díaz · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1940
Katharine Ross, American actress and author Wikipedia: Katharine Ross · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1939
Germaine Greer, Australian journalist and author Wikipedia: Germaine Greer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
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1939
Jeanne Lee, American jazz singer, poet and composer (died 2000) Wikipedia: Jeanne Lee · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1937
Jeff Clyne, British musician (died 2009) Wikipedia: Jeff Clyne · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1936
James Jamerson, American bass player (died 1983) Wikipedia: James Jamerson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1936
Veturi, Indian poet and songwriter (died 2010) Wikipedia: Veturi · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1934
Alan Cowley, British chemist (died 2020) Wikipedia: Alan Cowley · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1933
Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist (died 2004) Wikipedia: Sacha Distel · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1932
Raman Subba Row, English cricketer and referee (died 2024) Wikipedia: Raman Subba Row · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1931
Leslie Bricusse, English playwright and composer (died 2021) Wikipedia: Leslie Bricusse · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1931
Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 2nd President of Hungary (died 2011) Wikipedia: Ferenc Mádl · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1929
Elio Petri, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1982) Wikipedia: Elio Petri · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1928
Joseph Kruskal, American mathematician and computer scientist (died 2010) Wikipedia: Joseph Kruskal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1928
Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong real estate billionaire (died 2025) Wikipedia: Lee Shau-kee · 23 languages
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1927
Edward Abbey, American environmentalist and author (died 1989) Wikipedia: Edward Abbey · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1926
Abdus Salam, Pakistani-British physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996) Wikipedia: Abdus Salam · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
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1923
Paddy Chayefsky, American author and screenwriter (died 1981) Wikipedia: Paddy Chayefsky · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1923
Eddie Taylor, American electric blues guitarist and singer (died 1985) Wikipedia: Eddie Taylor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1920
Paul Gayten, American R&B pianist, songwriter, producer, and record company executive (died 1991) Wikipedia: Paul Gayten · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1918
John Forsythe, American actor (died 2010) Wikipedia: John Forsythe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1917
John Raitt, American actor and singer (died 2005) Wikipedia: John Raitt · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1916
Roy Markham, British plant virologist (died 1979) Wikipedia: Roy Markham · 1 language
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1915
Bill Peet, American author and illustrator (died 2002) Wikipedia: Bill Peet · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1915
John Serry Sr., Italian-American concert accordionist and composer (died 2003) Wikipedia: John Serry Sr. · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1913
Victor Mature, American actor (died 1999) Wikipedia: Victor Mature · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1905
Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher (died 1970) Wikipedia: Barnett Newman · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1901
Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and broadcaster, founded the DuMont Television Network (died 1965) Wikipedia: Allen B. DuMont · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1901
E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder (died 1989) Wikipedia: E. P. Taylor · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1895
Muna Lee, American poet and author (died 1965) Wikipedia: Muna Lee (writer) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1892
Ernst Lubitsch, German American film director, producer, writer, and actor (died 1947) Wikipedia: Ernst Lubitsch · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1888
Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (died 1970) Wikipedia: Sydney Chapman (mathematician) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1888
Wellington Koo, Chinese statesman (died 1985) Wikipedia: Wellington Koo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1886
Karl Freudenberg, German chemist (died 1983) Wikipedia: Karl Freudenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1884
Juhan Aavik, Estonian-Swedish composer and conductor (died 1982) Wikipedia: Juhan Aavik · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1881
Alice Catherine Evans, American microbiologist (died 1975) Wikipedia: Alice Catherine Evans · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1880
W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (died 1946) Wikipedia: W. C. Fields · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1876
Havergal Brian, English composer (died 1972) Wikipedia: Havergal Brian · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1874
John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (died 1960) Wikipedia: John D. Rockefeller Jr. · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1867
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish journalist and author (died 1928) Wikipedia: Vicente Blasco Ibáñez · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
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1866
Romain Rolland, French historian, author, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1944) Wikipedia: Romain Rolland · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 140 languages
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1864
Richard Arman Gregory, British astronomer (died 1952) Wikipedia: Sir Richard Gregory, 1st Baronet · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1862
Frederick Delius, English composer (died 1934) Wikipedia: Frederick Delius · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1861
Florida Ruffin Ridley, American civil rights activist, teacher, editor, and writer (died 1943) Wikipedia: Florida Ruffin Ridley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1860
Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (died 1904) Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 240 languages
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1858
Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (died 1916) Wikipedia: Henry Ward Ranger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1852
Frederic Hymen Cowen, Jamaican-English pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1935) Wikipedia: Frederic Hymen Cowen · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1846
Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist (died 1915) Wikipedia: Karol Olszewski · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1843
William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States (died 1901) Wikipedia: William McKinley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 142 languages
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1810
Ernst Kummer, Polish-German mathematician and academic (died 1893) Wikipedia: Ernst Kummer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1810
Mary Whitwell Hale, American teacher, school founder, and hymnwriter (died 1862) Wikipedia: Mary Whitwell Hale · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1801
Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1857) Wikipedia: Johannes Bernardus van Bree · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1792
Lemuel H. Arnold, American politician (died 1852) Wikipedia: Lemuel H. Arnold · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1782
Daniel Auber, French composer (died 1871) Wikipedia: Daniel Auber · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1761
Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1849) Wikipedia: Albert Gallatin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1756
Henry Lee III, American general and politician, 9th Governor of Virginia (died 1818) Wikipedia: Henry Lee III · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1754
Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (died 1806) Wikipedia: Moses Cleaveland · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1749
Christian VII of Denmark (died 1808) Wikipedia: Christian VII · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1737
Thomas Paine, English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary (died 1809) Wikipedia: Thomas Paine · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 135 languages
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1718
Paul Rabaut, French pastor (died 1794) Wikipedia: Paul Rabaut · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1717
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (died 1797) Wikipedia: Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1715
Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian organist and composer (died 1777) Wikipedia: Georg Christoph Wagenseil · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1711
Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (died 1788) Wikipedia: Giuseppe Bonno · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1688
Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (died 1772) Wikipedia: Emanuel Swedenborg · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
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1632
Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (died 1703) Wikipedia: Johann Georg Graevius · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1602
Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (died 1651) Wikipedia: Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1591
Franciscus Junius, German pioneer philologist (died 1677) Wikipedia: Franciscus Junius (the younger) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1584
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (died 1647) Wikipedia: Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1525
Lelio Sozzini, Italian humanist and reformer (died 1562) Wikipedia: Lelio Sozzini · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1499
Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther; formerly a Roman Catholic nun (died 1552) Wikipedia: Katharina von Bora · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1475
Giuliano Bugiardini, Italian painter (died 1555) Wikipedia: Giuliano Bugiardini · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1455
Johann Reuchlin, German-born humanist and scholar (died 1522) Wikipedia: Johann Reuchlin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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2025
Salwan Momika, Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam activist (born 1986) Wikipedia: Salwan Momika · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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2025
Richard Williamson, British Catholic traditionalist bishop (born 1940) Wikipedia: Richard Williamson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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2025
Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision: Wikipedia: Vadim Naumov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2025
Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision: Wikipedia: Evgenia Shishkova · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2025
Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision: Wikipedia: Inna Volyanskaya · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2025
Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision: Wikipedia: Alexandr Kirsanov · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2023
Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga (born 1921) Wikipedia: Hazel McCallion · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2023
Will Steffen, American-Australian chemist (born 1947) Wikipedia: Will Steffen · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2023
Gero Storjohann, German politician (born 1958) Wikipedia: Gero Storjohann · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2022
Howard Hesseman, American actor (born 1940) Wikipedia: Howard Hesseman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2021
Walker Boone, Canadian actor (born 1944) Wikipedia: Walker Boone · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2019
George Fernandes, Indian politician (born 1930) Wikipedia: George Fernandes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2019
James Ingram, American musician (born 1952) Wikipedia: James Ingram · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2016
Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (born 1938) Wikipedia: Jean-Marie Doré · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2016
Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (born 1928) Wikipedia: Jacques Rivette · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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2015
Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist, author, and academic (born 1937) Wikipedia: Colleen McCullough · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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2015
Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet (born 1933) Wikipedia: Rod McKuen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2015
Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot (born 1918) Wikipedia: Alexander Vraciu · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2012
Ranjit Singh Dyal, Indian general and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (born 1928) Wikipedia: Ranjit Singh Dyal · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2012
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (born 1918) Wikipedia: Oscar Luigi Scalfaro · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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2012
Camilla Williams, American soprano and educator (born 1919) Wikipedia: Camilla Williams · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2011
Milton Babbitt, American composer, educator, and theorist (born 1916) Wikipedia: Milton Babbitt · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2009
Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (born 1913) Wikipedia: Hélio Gracie · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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2009
John Martyn, British singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948) Wikipedia: John Martyn · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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2008
Margaret Truman, American singer and author (born 1924) Wikipedia: Margaret Truman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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2006
Nam June Paik, South Korean-American artist (born 1932) Wikipedia: Nam June Paik · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2005
Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (born 1924) Wikipedia: Ephraim Kishon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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2004
Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (born 1924) Wikipedia: Janet Frame · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2003
Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (born 1911) Wikipedia: Frank Moss · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2002
Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (born 1914) Wikipedia: Harold Russell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1999
Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (born 1918) Wikipedia: Lili St. Cyr · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1994
Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (born 1967) Wikipedia: Ulrike Maier · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1993
Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (born 1906) Wikipedia: Adetokunbo Ademola · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1992
Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1915) Wikipedia: Willie Dixon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1991
Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (born 1907) Wikipedia: Yasushi Inoue · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1989
Morton DaCosta, American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor (born 1914) Wikipedia: Morton DaCosta · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1988
James Rhyne Killian, American educator, scientist and White House advisor (born 1904) Wikipedia: James Rhyne Killian · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1987
Vincent R. Impellitteri, American politician and judge, 101st Mayor of New York City (born 1900) Wikipedia: Vincent R. Impellitteri · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1984
Frances Goodrich, American actress, dramatist and screenwriter (born 1890) Wikipedia: Frances Goodrich · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1984
John Macnaghten Whittaker, British mathematician (born 1905) Wikipedia: John Macnaghten Whittaker · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1983
Stuart H. Ingersoll, American naval aviator, USN vice admiral (born 1898) Wikipedia: Stuart H. Ingersoll · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1982
Rudolph Peters, British biochemist (born 1889) Wikipedia: Rudolph Peters · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1982
Roger Stanier, Canadian microbiologist (born 1916) Wikipedia: Roger Stanier · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1982
Charles Sykes, British physicist and metallurgist (born 1905) Wikipedia: Charles Sykes (metallurgist) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1981
Jack A. W. Bennett, New Zealander literary scholar (born 1911) Wikipedia: Jack A. W. Bennett · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1981
John Glassco, Canadian poet, memoirist and novelist (born 1909) Wikipedia: John Glassco · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1980
Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (born 1893) Wikipedia: Jimmy Durante · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1979
Sonny Payne, American jazz drummer (born 1926) Wikipedia: Sonny Payne · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1978
Tim McCoy, American actor and military officer (born 1891) Wikipedia: Tim McCoy · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1978
Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (born 1895) Wikipedia: Frank Nicklin · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1977
Johnny Franz, English record producer and pianist (born 1922) Wikipedia: Johnny Franz · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1977
Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (born 1954) Wikipedia: Freddie Prinze · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1976
Jesse Fuller, American one-man band musician (born 1896) Wikipedia: Jesse Fuller · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1974
H. E. Bates, English writer (born 1905) Wikipedia: H. E. Bates · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1973
Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer (born 1903) Wikipedia: Johannes Paul Thilman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1970
Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (born 1885) Wikipedia: Lawren Harris · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1970
B. H. Liddell Hart, French-English soldier, historian, and journalist (born 1895) Wikipedia: B. H. Liddell Hart · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1969
Allen Dulles, American banker, lawyer, and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (born 1893) Wikipedia: Allen Dulles · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1969
Max Weinreich, Russian-American-Jewish linguist and cofounder of YIVO (born 1894) Wikipedia: Max Weinreich · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1967
Harold Munro Fox, English zoologist (born 1889) Wikipedia: Harold Munro Fox · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1966
Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer, TV producer, bassoonist and administrator (born 1927) Wikipedia: Pierre Mercure · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1965
Jack Hylton, English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario (born 1892) Wikipedia: Jack Hylton · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1964
Vera Hall, American folk singer (born 1902) Wikipedia: Vera Hall · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1964
Alan Ladd, American actor (born 1913) Wikipedia: Alan Ladd · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1963
Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (born 1874) Wikipedia: Robert Frost · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 127 languages
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1962
Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (born 1875) Wikipedia: Fritz Kreisler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1962
William Francis Gray Swann, Anglo-American physicist (born 1884) Wikipedia: William Francis Gray Swann · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1961
Angela Thirkell, English novelist (born 1890) Wikipedia: Angela Thirkell · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1960
Mack Harrell, American operatic and concert baritone vocalist (born 1909) Wikipedia: Mack Harrell · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1960
George S. Messersmith, American diplomat (born 1883) Wikipedia: George S. Messersmith · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1959
Pauline Smith, South African novelist, short story writer, memoirist and playwright (born 1882) Wikipedia: Pauline Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1956
H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (born 1880) Wikipedia: H. L. Mencken · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1955
Hans Hedtoft, Danish politician (born 1903) Wikipedia: Hans Hedtoft · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1954
Walter Conrad Arensberg, American art collector, critic and poet (born 1878) Wikipedia: Walter Conrad Arensberg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1951
James Bridie, Scottish playwright, screenwriter and physician (born 1888) Wikipedia: James Bridie · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1948
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (born 1900) Wikipedia: Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1946
Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (born 1890) Wikipedia: Harry Hopkins · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1946
Sidney Jones, English conductor and composer (born 1861) Wikipedia: Sidney Jones (composer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1944
William Allen White, American journalist and author (born 1868) Wikipedia: William Allen White · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1941
Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1871) Wikipedia: Ioannis Metaxas · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1940
Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (born 1874) Wikipedia: Edward Harkness · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1935
Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, American explorer (born 1853) Wikipedia: Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh · 6 languages
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1934
Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1868) Wikipedia: Fritz Haber · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
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1934
Dukinfield Henry Scott, British botanist (born 1854) Wikipedia: Dukinfield Henry Scott · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1933
Sara Teasdale, American poet (born 1884) Wikipedia: Sara Teasdale · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1929
Jacques Bouhy, Belgian baritone (born 1848) Wikipedia: Jacques Bouhy · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1929
Charles Fox Parham, American preacher and evangelist (born 1873) Wikipedia: Charles Fox Parham · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1928
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (born 1861) Wikipedia: Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1923
Elihu Vedder, American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet (born 1836) Wikipedia: Elihu Vedder · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1917
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (born 1841) Wikipedia: Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1916
Sibylle von Olfers, German art teacher, author and nun (born 1881) Wikipedia: Sibylle von Olfers · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1912
Herman Bang, Danish journalist and author (born 1857) Wikipedia: Herman Bang · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1910
Édouard Rod, French-Swiss novelist (born 1857) Wikipedia: Édouard Rod · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1906
Christian IX, King of Denmark (born 1818) Wikipedia: Christian IX · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1901
Eugène Louis-Marie Jancourt, French bassoonist, composer and pedagogue (born 1815) Wikipedia: Eugène Louis-Marie Jancourt · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1899
Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (born 1839) Wikipedia: Alfred Sisley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
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1888
Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (born 1812) Wikipedia: Edward Lear · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1870
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1797) Wikipedia: Leopold II of Tuscany · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1829
Paul Barras, French captain and politician (born 1755) Wikipedia: Paul Barras · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1820
George III of the United Kingdom (born 1738) Wikipedia: George III · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 108 languages
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1763
Juan José Eguiara y Eguren, Mexican bishop and Catholic scholar (born 1696) Wikipedia: Juan José Eguiara y Eguren · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1763
Louis Racine, French poet (born 1692) Wikipedia: Louis Racine · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1743
André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (born 1653) Wikipedia: André-Hercule de Fleury · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1737
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (born 1666) Wikipedia: George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1706
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (born 1643) Wikipedia: Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1678
Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (born 1593) Wikipedia: Jerónimo Lobo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1647
Francis Meres, English priest and author (born 1565) Wikipedia: Francis Meres · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1597
Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (born 1530) Wikipedia: Elias Ammerbach · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1119
Pope Gelasius II (born 1060) Wikipedia: Pope Gelasius II · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
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803
Ja'far ibn Yahya al-Barmaki, Persian vizier Wikipedia: Ja'far ibn Yahya · 25 languages
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757
An Lushan, Chinese general (born 703) Wikipedia: AD 757 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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