Events on June 11 include:
- Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress (2002)
- Timothy McVeigh, detonator of a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma federal building, was executed by lethal injection for using a weapon of mass destruction, among other charges (2001)
- Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition (1998)
This page gathers 73 events, 142 births and 102 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 173 to 2013.
Events · United States
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2002
Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. Wikipedia: Antonio Meucci · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 50 languages
Archive: Antonio Meucci (?). Photograph by L. Alman. — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
2001
Timothy McVeigh, detonator of a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma federal building, was executed by lethal injection for using a weapon of mass destruction, among other charges. Wikipedia: Timothy McVeigh · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1998
Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition. Wikipedia: Compaq · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 46 languages
Archive: Compaq USER PROGRAMS 1.44 MB — Technoseum · Europeana -
1971
The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control. Wikipedia: Indigenous peoples of the Americas · 139 languages
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1970
After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army general officers, becoming the first women to do so. Wikipedia: May 15 · 222 languages
Archive: May 15, 1869 — Heidelberg University Library, 1869 · Europeana -
1968
Lloyd J. Old identifies the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types. Wikipedia: Lloyd J. Old · 5 languages
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1963
The University of Alabama was desegregated as Governor George Wallace stepped aside after defiantly blocking the entrance to an auditorium (pictured). Wikipedia: University of Alabama · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 41 languages
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1963
John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights. Wikipedia: John F. Kennedy · 249 languages
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1962
Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. Wikipedia: June 1962 Alcatraz escape · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1944
USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned. Wikipedia: USS Missouri (BB-63) · 49 languages
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1942
World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union. Wikipedia: Lend-Lease · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 56 languages
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1936
Inventor Edwin Armstrong demonstrates FM broadcasting to an audience of engineers at the FCC in Washington, DC. Wikipedia: Edwin Howard Armstrong · 45 languages
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1920
During their national convention in Chicago, Republican Party leaders gathered in negotiations at The Blackstone Hotel (pictured) to select their presidential candidate, leading to the phrase "smoke-filled room". Wikipedia: 1920 Republican National Convention · 3 languages
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1919
Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown. Wikipedia: Sir Barton · 6 languages
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1837
Tensions between Yankees and Irish Americans in Boston, Massachusetts, erupted in the Broad Street Riot. Wikipedia: Yankee · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1825
The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City. Wikipedia: Cornerstone · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 34 languages
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1805
A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory. Wikipedia: Great Fire of 1805 · 2 languages
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1776
American Revolution: The Second Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence. Wikipedia: American Revolution · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1775
The Battle of Machias, the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, commenced in and around the port of Machias in what is now eastern Maine. Wikipedia: Battle of Machias · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
Around the world
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2013
Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras. Wikipedia: Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 32 languages
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2012
Two earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, triggering a massive landslide that buried a village and killed 75 people. Wikipedia: 2012 Afghanistan earthquakes · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2010
The first FIFA World Cup held on African soil kicks off in South Africa. Wikipedia: FIFA World Cup · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 137 languages
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2008
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper apologised to the First Nations for past governments' policies of forced assimilation. Wikipedia: Stephen Harper · 111 languages
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2008
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit. Wikipedia: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 32 languages
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2007
Mudslides caused by heavy monsoon rainfall and exacerbated by hill cutting killed at least 128 people in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Wikipedia: 2007 Chittagong mudslides · 3 languages
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2004
Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe. Wikipedia: Cassini–Huygens · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 82 languages
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2001
Robert Edward Dyer was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for conducting a six-month-long letter-bomb campaign against the British supermarket chain Tesco. Wikipedia: Tesco bomb campaign · 1 language
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1987
Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain. Wikipedia: Diane Abbott · 33 languages
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1981
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000. Wikipedia: Golbaf · 14 languages
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1978
Altaf Hussain founds the student political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University. Wikipedia: Altaf Hussain (Pakistani politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1964
World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers, and seriously injuring several more, with a home-made flamethrower and a lance. Wikipedia: Cologne school massacre · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1963
Vietnamese monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death in Saigon to protest the persecution of Buddhists by Catholic South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem's administration. Wikipedia: Bhikkhu · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1956
Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150. Wikipedia: 1956 anti-Tamil pogrom · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 3 languages
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1955
Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least one hundred are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports. Wikipedia: Austin-Healey · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1942
Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance. Wikipedia: Free France · 50 languages
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1940
World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1938
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts. Wikipedia: Second Sino-Japanese War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 90 languages
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1937
Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders. Wikipedia: Great Purge · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 73 languages
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1936
The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens. Wikipedia: London International Surrealist Exhibition · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1923
Kitosh, an African labourer, died after having been flogged by his British employer, in a case that eventually led to reform of the legal system of the Kenya Colony. Wikipedia: Jasper Abraham murder case · 2 languages
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1917
Alexander (pictured) was crowned King of Greece, succeeding his father Constantine I, who had abdicated. Wikipedia: Alexander of Greece · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 53 languages
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1914
Around 2,000 members of European society attended a ball at Kenwood House, England, in one of the last major social events before the outbreak of the First World War. Wikipedia: 1914 Kenwood House ball · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1903
A group of Serbian officers storms the royal palace and assassinates King Alexander I of Serbia and his wife, Queen Draga. Wikipedia: May Coup (Serbia) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1901
The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands. Wikipedia: Colony of New Zealand · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 14 languages
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1898
The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.) Wikipedia: Hundred Days' Reform · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1895
Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place. Wikipedia: Paris–Bordeaux–Paris · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1892
The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia. Wikipedia: Limelight Department · 3 languages
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1882
Nationalist riots break out in Alexandria directed against foreign domination. More than 50 Europeans are killed, including the British consul. Wikipedia: Urabi revolt · 16 languages
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1865
The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War. Wikipedia: Battle of Riachuelo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1847
Prince Afonso died at the age of two, leaving his father Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, without a male heir. Wikipedia: Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1788
Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska. Wikipedia: Gerasim Izmailov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 11 languages
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1775
The Coronation of Louis XVI in Reims, the last coronation before the French Revolution. Wikipedia: Coronation of Louis XVI · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1770
British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. Wikipedia: James Cook · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 186 languages
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1748
Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries. Wikipedia: Denmark · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 369 languages
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1724
J. S. Bach led his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, in Leipzig on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his chorale cantata cycle. Wikipedia: Johann Sebastian Bach · 259 languages
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1702
Anglo-Dutch forces skirmish with French forces before the walls of Nijmegen and prevent its fall. Wikipedia: Assault on Nijmegen (1702) · 2 languages
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1685
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, lands at Lyme in Dorset with loyal followers with the intent to depose king James II of England. Wikipedia: James Scott, Duke of Monmouth · 37 languages
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1594
Philip II of Spain recognized the sovereign rights of the principalía, local Philippine nobles and chieftains who had converted to Catholicism. Wikipedia: Philip II of Spain · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 111 languages
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1559
Don Tristan de Luna y Arellano sails for Florida with a party of 1,500, intending to settle on the gulf coast (Vera Cruz, Mexico). Wikipedia: Tristán de Luna y Arellano · 9 languages
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1509
Catherine of Aragon (pictured) married King Henry VIII of England, becoming the first of his six wives. Wikipedia: Catherine of Aragon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 84 languages
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1488
The Battle of Sauchieburn is fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the king. Wikipedia: Battle of Sauchieburn · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1482
The Treaty of Fotheringhay is signed between the English and Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, the rebellious brother of king James III of Scotland. Wikipedia: English invasion of Scotland (1482) · 5 languages
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1429
Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau. Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 128 languages
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1345
Inspecting a new prison without being escorted by his bodyguard, the megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, was lynched by the prisoners. Wikipedia: Megas doux · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1157
Albert I of Brandenburg, also called The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first margrave. Wikipedia: Albert the Bear · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 44 languages
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1118
Roger of Salerno, Prince of Antioch, captures Azaz from the Seljuk Turks. Wikipedia: Roger of Salerno · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 25 languages
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1042
Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita marries Constantine Monomachos, who is crowned the following day as Byzantine Emperor. Wikipedia: Zoe Porphyrogenita · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 53 languages
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1011
Lombard Revolt: Greek citizens of Bari rise up against the Lombard rebels led by Melus and deliver the city to Basil Mesardonites, Byzantine governor (catepan) of the Catepanate of Italy. Wikipedia: Norman conquest of southern Italy · 33 languages
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980
Vladimir the Great consolidates the Kievan realm from Ukraine to the Baltic Sea. He is proclaimed ruler (knyaz) of all Kievan Rus'. Wikipedia: Vladimir the Great · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 81 languages
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806
Arab–Byzantine wars: The Abbasid army departed Raqqa in northern Syria to begin an invasion of Byzantine-controlled Asia Minor. Wikipedia: Arab–Byzantine wars · 52 languages
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786
A Hasanid Alid uprising in Mecca is crushed by the Abbasids at the Battle of Fakhkh. Wikipedia: Hasanids · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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631
Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of Chinese prisoners captured during the transition from Sui to Tang. Wikipedia: Emperor Taizong of Tang · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 57 languages
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173
Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm, emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain". Wikipedia: AD 173 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 125 languages
World days
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Technology
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Science
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2008
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit. Wikipedia: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 32 languages
Business
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1998
Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition. Wikipedia: Compaq · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 46 languages
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2013
Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras. Wikipedia: Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 32 languages
Sport
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2010
The first FIFA World Cup held on African soil kicks off in South Africa. Wikipedia: FIFA World Cup · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 137 languages
Culture
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1936
The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens. Wikipedia: London International Surrealist Exhibition · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1892
The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia. Wikipedia: Limelight Department · 3 languages
Births
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2004
Katrina Scott, American tennis player Wikipedia: Katrina Scott · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2001
Billy Gilmour, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Billy Gilmour · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1999
Eartha Cumings, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Eartha Cumings · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1999
Kai Havertz, German footballer Wikipedia: Kai Havertz · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1997
Kodak Black, American rapper Wikipedia: Kodak Black · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1997
Unai Simón, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Unai Simón · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1997
Jorja Smith, English singer Wikipedia: Jorja Smith · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1996
Philip Billing, Danish footballer Wikipedia: Philip Billing · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1994
Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress Wikipedia: Ivana Baquero · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1992
Davide Zappacosta, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Davide Zappacosta · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1991
Daniel Howell, English Youtuber Wikipedia: Daniel Howell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1991
Kyle Troup, American bowler Wikipedia: Kyle Troup · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1990
Christophe Lemaitre, French sprinter Wikipedia: Christophe Lemaitre · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1989
Maya Moore, American basketball player Wikipedia: Maya Moore · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1988
Jesús Fernández Collado, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Jesús Fernández (footballer, born 1988) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1988
Claire Holt, Australian actress Wikipedia: Claire Holt · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
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1988
Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, model, radio host Wikipedia: Yui Aragaki · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1987
Gonzalo Castro, German footballer Wikipedia: Gonzalo Castro · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1986
Sebastian Bayer, German long jumper Wikipedia: Sebastian Bayer · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1986
Shia LaBeouf, American actor Wikipedia: Shia LaBeouf · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
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1985
Brad Jacobs, Canadian curler Wikipedia: Brad Jacobs · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1984
Andy Lee, Irish boxer Wikipedia: Andy Lee (boxer) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1984
Vágner Love, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Vágner Love · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1983
Chuck Hayes, American basketball player Wikipedia: Chuck Hayes · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1983
José Reyes, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: José Reyes (infielder) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1983
Anna Maria Żukowska (born 1983), Polish politician and jurist Wikipedia: Anna Maria Żukowska · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1982
Vanessa Boslak, French pole vaulter Wikipedia: Vanessa Boslak · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1982
Jacques Freitag, South African high jumper (died 2024) Wikipedia: Jacques Freitag · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1982
Eldar Rønning, Norwegian skier Wikipedia: Eldar Rønning · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1982
Diana Taurasi, American basketball player Wikipedia: Diana Taurasi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1981
Emiliano Moretti, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Emiliano Moretti · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1981
Kristo Tohver, Estonian footballer and referee Wikipedia: Kristo Tohver · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1979
Ali Boussaboun, Moroccan-Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Ali Boussaboun · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1978
Joshua Jackson, Canadian-American actor Wikipedia: Joshua Jackson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1978
Daryl Tuffey, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia: Daryl Tuffey · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1977
Ryan Dunn, American stunt performer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Ryan Dunn · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1977
Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer Wikipedia: Geoff Ogilvy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1976
Reiko Tosa, Japanese runner Wikipedia: Reiko Tosa · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1974
Fragiskos Alvertis, Greek basketball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Fragiskos Alvertis · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1973
José Manuel Abundis, Mexican footballer and coach Wikipedia: José Manuel Abundis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1971
Vladimir Gaidamașciuc, Moldovan footballer Wikipedia: Vladimir Gaidamașciuc · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1971
Mark Richardson, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia: Mark Richardson (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1969
Peter Dinklage, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Peter Dinklage · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
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1969
Olaf Kapagiannidis, German footballer Wikipedia: Olaf Kapagiannidis · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1968
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein Wikipedia: Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1968
Manoa Thompson, Fijian rugby player Wikipedia: Manoa Thompson · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1967
Graeme Bachop, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Graeme Bachop · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1967
João Garcia, Portuguese mountaineer Wikipedia: João Garcia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1965
Georgios Bartzokas, Greek former professional basketball player Wikipedia: Georgios Bartzokas · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1964
Jean Alesi, French racing driver Wikipedia: Jean Alesi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1964
Penny Ford, American singer Wikipedia: Penny Ford · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1963
Britta Phillips, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress Wikipedia: Britta Phillips · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1963
Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler and sportscaster (died 2000) Wikipedia: Sandra Schmirler · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1962
Mano Menezes, Brazilian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Mano Menezes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1960
Mehmet Oz, American surgeon, author, and television host Wikipedia: Mehmet Oz · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1959
Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Hugh Laurie · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
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1956
Joe Montana, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Joe Montana · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1955
Yuriy Sedykh, Ukrainian hammer thrower (died 2021) Wikipedia: Yuriy Sedykh · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1954
John Dyson, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: John Dyson (Australian cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1952
Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Russian runner Wikipedia: Yekaterina Podkopayeva · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1952
Donnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Donnie Van Zant · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1949
Frank Beard, American drummer and songwriter (died 2026) Wikipedia: Frank Beard (drummer) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1948
Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian politician, 20th Chief Minister of Bihar Wikipedia: Lalu Prasad Yadav · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1945
Adrienne Barbeau, American actress Wikipedia: Adrienne Barbeau · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1943
Ray Warren, Australian sportscaster Wikipedia: Ray Warren · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1942
Parris Glendening, American politician, 59th Governor of Maryland Wikipedia: Parris Glendening · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1941
Tony Whitford, Canadian politician (died 2024) Wikipedia: Tony Whitford · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1939
Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer and journalist (died 2017) Wikipedia: Rachael Heyhoe Flint · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1939
Jackie Stewart, Scottish racing driver and sports presenter Wikipedia: Jackie Stewart · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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1937
Robin Warren, Australian pathologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024) Wikipedia: Robin Warren · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1933
Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2016) Wikipedia: Gene Wilder · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 101 languages
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1932
Athol Fugard, South African-American actor, director, and playwright (died 2025) Wikipedia: Athol Fugard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1930
Charles Rangel, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2025) Wikipedia: Charles Rangel · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1928
Queen Fabiola of Belgium (died 2014) Wikipedia: Fabiola of Belgium · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1927
Beryl Grey, English ballerina (died 2022) Wikipedia: Beryl Grey · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1926
Carlisle Floyd, American composer and educator (died 2021) Wikipedia: Carlisle Floyd · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1925
William Styron, American novelist and essayist (died 2006) Wikipedia: William Styron · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1920
Irving Howe, American writer and critic (died 1993) Wikipedia: Irving Howe · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1920
Shelly Manne, American 'West Coast' jazz and session drummer, percussionist, composer, and bandleader (died 1984) Wikipedia: Shelly Manne · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1919
Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (died 2008) Wikipedia: Suleiman Mousa · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1919
Richard Todd, Irish-English actor (died 2009) Wikipedia: Richard Todd · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1918
Ruth Aarons, American table tennis player and manager (died 1980) Wikipedia: Ruth Aarons · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1918
Hendra Gunawan, Indonesian painter and sculptor (died 1983) Wikipedia: Hendra Gunawan (painter) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1915
Magda Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (died 1997) Wikipedia: Magda Gabor · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1915
Nicholas Metropolis, American mathematician and physicist (died 1999) Wikipedia: Nicholas Metropolis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1914
Jan Hendrik van den Berg, Dutch psychiatrist and academic (died 2012) Wikipedia: Jan Hendrik van den Berg · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1913
Vince Lombardi, American football player, coach, and manager (died 1970) Wikipedia: Vince Lombardi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1913
Risë Stevens, American soprano and actress (died 2013) Wikipedia: Risë Stevens · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1912
James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998) Wikipedia: James Algar · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1912
William Baziotes, American painter and academic (died 1963) Wikipedia: William Baziotes · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1912
Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (died 2012) Wikipedia: Mohammad Hassan Ganji · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1910
Carmine Coppola, American flute player and composer (died 1991) Wikipedia: Carmine Coppola · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1910
Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung (died 1997) Wikipedia: Jacques Cousteau · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 101 languages
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1909
Natascha Artin Brunswick, German-American mathematician and photographer (died 2003) Wikipedia: Natascha Artin Brunswick · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1908
Karl Hein, German hammer thrower (died 1982) Wikipedia: Karl Hein (athlete) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1908
Francisco Marto, Portuguese saint (died 1919) Wikipedia: Francisco and Jacinta Marto · 11 languages
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1901
Benny Wearing, Australian rugby league player (died 1968) Wikipedia: Benny Wearing · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1899
Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer Nobel Prize laureate (died 1972) Wikipedia: Yasunari Kawabata · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 125 languages
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1897
Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian activist, founded the Hindustan Republican Association (died 1927) Wikipedia: Ram Prasad Bismil · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1895
Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician (died 1975) Wikipedia: Nikolai Bulganin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1894
Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (died 1952) Wikipedia: Kiichiro Toyoda · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1889
Hugo Wieslander, Swedish decathlete (died 1976) Wikipedia: Hugo Wieslander · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1888
Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian-American anarchist and convicted criminal (died 1927) Wikipedia: Sacco and Vanzetti · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 41 languages
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1881
Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish painter (died 1963) Wikipedia: Spiros Xenos · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1881
Mordecai Kaplan, Lithuanian rabbi, founded Reconstructionist Judaism (died 1983) Wikipedia: Mordecai Kaplan · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1881
Maggie Gripenberg, Finnish dancer and choreographer (died 1976) Wikipedia: Maggie Gripenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1880
Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (died 1973) Wikipedia: Jeannette Rankin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1877
Renée Vivien, English-French poet and author (died 1909) Wikipedia: Renée Vivien · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1876
Alfred L. Kroeber, American-French anthropologist and ethnologist (died 1960) Wikipedia: Alfred Kroeber · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1871
Stjepan Radić, Croatian lawyer and politician (died 1928) Wikipedia: Stjepan Radić · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1867
Charles Fabry, French physicist and academic (died 1945) Wikipedia: Charles Fabry · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1864
Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (died 1949) Wikipedia: Richard Strauss · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 93 languages
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1861
Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (died 1933) Wikipedia: Alexander Peacock · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1847
Millicent Fawcett, English academic and activist (died 1929) Wikipedia: Millicent Fawcett · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1846
William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (died 1920) Wikipedia: William Louis Marshall · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1842
Carl von Linde, German engineer and academic (died 1934) Wikipedia: Carl von Linde · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1834
Johann Bauschinger, German mechanical engineer and physicist (died 1893) Wikipedia: Johann Bauschinger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1829
Edward Braddon, English-Australian politician, 18th Premier of Tasmania (died 1904) Wikipedia: Edward Braddon · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1818
Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and academic (died 1903) Wikipedia: Alexander Bain (philosopher) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1815
Julia Margaret Cameron, Indian-Sri Lankan photographer (died 1879) Wikipedia: Julia Margaret Cameron · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1797
José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran philosopher and theorist (died 1855) Wikipedia: José Trinidad Reyes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1796
François-Louis Cailler, Swiss chocolatier (died 1852) Wikipedia: François-Louis Cailler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1776
John Constable, English painter and academic (died 1837) Wikipedia: John Constable · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
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1741
Joseph Warren, American physician and general (died 1775) Wikipedia: Joseph Warren · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1726
Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (died 1746) Wikipedia: Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1723
Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (died 1788) Wikipedia: Johann Georg Palitzsch · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1709
Joachim Martin Falbe, German painter (died 1782) Wikipedia: Joachim Martin Falbe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1704
Carlos Seixas, Portuguese harpsichord player and composer (died 1742) Wikipedia: Carlos Seixas · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1697
Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist and composer (died 1780) Wikipedia: Francesco Antonio Vallotti · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1696
James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian field marshal (died 1758) Wikipedia: James Francis Edward Keith · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1690
Giovanni Antonio Giay, Italian composer (died 1764) Wikipedia: Giovanni Antonio Giay · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1672
Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (died 1749) Wikipedia: Francesco Antonio Bonporti · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1662
Tokugawa Ienobu, Japanese shōgun (died 1712) Wikipedia: Tokugawa Ienobu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1655
Antonio Cifrondi, Italian painter (died 1730) Wikipedia: Antonio Cifrondi · 8 languages
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1620
John Moore, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (died 1702) Wikipedia: John Moore (Lord Mayor) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1588
George Wither, English poet (died 1667) Wikipedia: George Wither · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1585
Evert Horn, Swedish soldier (died 1615) Wikipedia: Evert Horn · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1572
Ben Jonson, English poet, playwright, and critic (died 1637) Wikipedia: Ben Jonson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
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1555
Lodovico Zacconi, Italian composer and theorist (died 1627) Wikipedia: Lodovico Zacconi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1540
Barnabe Googe, English poet and translator (died 1594) Wikipedia: Barnabe Googe · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1456
Anne Neville, Princess of Wales and Queen Consort of England (died 1485) Wikipedia: Anne Neville · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1403
John IV, Duke of Brabant (died 1427) Wikipedia: John IV of Brabant · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2026
Bajrakitiyabha, Thai royal, daughter of Vajiralongkorn (born 1978) Wikipedia: Bajrakitiyabha · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2025
Brian Wilson, American singer and songwriter, co-founder of the Beach Boys (born 1942) Wikipedia: Brian Wilson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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2024
Tony Lo Bianco, American actor (born 1936) Wikipedia: Tony Lo Bianco · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2024
Howard Fineman, American journalist (born 1948) Wikipedia: Howard Fineman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2024
Françoise Hardy, French singer-songwriter and actress (born 1944) Wikipedia: Françoise Hardy · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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2024
Majed Abu Maraheel, Palestinian long-distance runner and football player (born 1963) Wikipedia: Majed Abu Maraheel · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2022
Hilary Devey, English businesswoman, television presenter (born 1957) Wikipedia: Hilary Devey · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2020
Stella Pevsner, children's author (born 1921) Wikipedia: Stella Pevsner · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2019
Billy McKee, Irish republican and founding member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (born 1921) Wikipedia: Billy McKee · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2016
Rudi Altig, German track and road racing cyclist (born 1937) Wikipedia: Rudi Altig · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2015
Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer (born 1930) Wikipedia: Ornette Coleman · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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2015
Ian McKechnie, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1941) Wikipedia: Ian McKechnie · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2015
Ron Moody, English actor and singer (born 1924) Wikipedia: Ron Moody · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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2015
Dusty Rhodes, American wrestler (born 1945) Wikipedia: Dusty Rhodes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2014
Ruby Dee, American actress (born 1922) Wikipedia: Ruby Dee · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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2014
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor and composer (born 1933) Wikipedia: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2014
Susan B. Horwitz, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (born 1955) Wikipedia: Susan B. Horwitz · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2014
Mipham Chokyi Lodro, Tibetan lama and educator (born 1952) Wikipedia: Mipham Chokyi Lodro · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2014
Benjamin Mophatlane, South African businessman (born 1973) Wikipedia: Benjamin Mophatlane · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2013
Miller Barber, American golfer (born 1931) Wikipedia: Miller Barber · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2013
Robert Fogel, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926) Wikipedia: Robert Fogel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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2013
Kristiāns Pelšs, Latvian ice hockey player (born 1992) Wikipedia: Kristiāns Pelšs · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2013
Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (born 1929) Wikipedia: Vidya Charan Shukla · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2012
Ann Rutherford, Canadian-American actress (born 1917) Wikipedia: Ann Rutherford · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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2012
Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer and engineer (born 1952) Wikipedia: Teófilo Stevenson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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2011
Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Israeli physicist and engineer (born 1947) Wikipedia: Eliyahu M. Goldratt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2008
Ove Andersson, Swedish race car driver (born 1938) Wikipedia: Ove Andersson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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2008
Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (born 1922) Wikipedia: Võ Văn Kiệt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2007
Mala Powers, American actress (born 1931) Wikipedia: Mala Powers · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2006
Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (born 1944) Wikipedia: Neroli Fairhall · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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2005
Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general and politician, 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1922) Wikipedia: Vasco Gonçalves · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2005
Anne-Marie Alonzo, Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher (born 1951) Wikipedia: Anne-Marie Alonzo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2004
Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (born 1946) Wikipedia: Prince Egon von Fürstenberg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2003
David Brinkley, American journalist and author (born 1920) Wikipedia: David Brinkley · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2001
Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (born 1968) Wikipedia: Timothy McVeigh · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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2001
Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer and actress (born 1923) Wikipedia: Amalia Mendoza · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1999
DeForest Kelley, American actor and screenwriter (born 1920) Wikipedia: DeForest Kelley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1998
Catherine Cookson, English author (born 1906) Wikipedia: Catherine Cookson · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1996
Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (born 1908) Wikipedia: Brigitte Helm · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1994
A. Thurairajah, Sri Lankan engineer and academic (born 1934) Wikipedia: A. Thurairajah · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1993
Ray Sharkey, American actor (born 1952) Wikipedia: Ray Sharkey · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1992
Rafael Orozco Maestre, Colombian singer (born 1954) Wikipedia: Rafael Orozco Maestre · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 167 languages
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1991
Cromwell Everson, South African composer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Cromwell Everson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1986
Chesley Bonestell, American painter and illustrator (born 1888) Wikipedia: Chesley Bonestell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1984
Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (born 1922) Wikipedia: Enrico Berlinguer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1983
Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian businessman and politician (born 1894) Wikipedia: G. D. Birla · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1982
H. Radclyffe Roberts, American entomologist (born 1906) Wikipedia: H. Radclyffe Roberts · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1979
Alice Dalgliesh, Trinidadian-American author and publisher (born 1893) Wikipedia: Alice Dalgliesh · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1979
John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (born 1907) Wikipedia: John Wayne · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 120 languages
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1976
Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (born 1917) Wikipedia: Jim Konstanty · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1974
Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian general and politician, 16th President of Brazil (born 1883) Wikipedia: Eurico Gaspar Dutra · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1974
Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and author (born 1898) Wikipedia: Julius Evola · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
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1970
Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (born 1884) Wikipedia: Frank Laubach · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1965
Paul B. Coremans, Belgian chemist and academic (born 1908) Wikipedia: Paul B. Coremans · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1965
José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (born 1883) Wikipedia: José Mendes Cabeçadas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1963
Thích Quảng Đức, Vietnamese monk and martyr (born 1897) Wikipedia: Thích Quảng Đức · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1962
Chhabi Biswas, Indian actor and director (born 1900) Wikipedia: Chhabi Biswas · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1955
Pierre Levegh, French race car driver (born 1905) Wikipedia: Pierre Levegh · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1941
Daniel Carter Beard, American author and illustrator, founded the Boy Scouts of America (born 1850) Wikipedia: Daniel Carter Beard · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1937
R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire (born 1895) Wikipedia: R. J. Mitchell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1936
Robert E. Howard, American author and poet (born 1906) Wikipedia: Robert E. Howard · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1934
Lev Vygotsky, Belarusian-Russian psychologist and theorist (born 1896) Wikipedia: Lev Vygotsky · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 81 languages
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1927
William Attewell, English cricketer (born 1861) Wikipedia: William Attewell · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1924
Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (born 1837) Wikipedia: Théodore Dubois · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1920
William F. Halsey, Sr., American captain (born 1853) Wikipedia: William F. Halsey Sr. · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1914
Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (born 1848) Wikipedia: Adolphus Frederick V · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1913
Mahmud Shevket Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 279th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1856) Wikipedia: Mahmud Shevket Pasha · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1911
James Curtis Hepburn, American physician and missionary (born 1815) Wikipedia: James Curtis Hepburn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 34 languages
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1903
Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician and philosopher (born 1837) Wikipedia: Nikolai Bugaev · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1903
Alexander I of Serbia (born 1876) Wikipedia: Alexander I of Serbia · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1903
Draga Mašin, Serbian wife of Alexander I of Serbia (born 1864) Wikipedia: Draga Mašin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1897
Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia (born 1821) Wikipedia: Henry Ayers · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1885
Matías Ramos Mejía, Argentinian colonel (born 1810) Wikipedia: Matías Ramos Mejía · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1882
Louis Désiré Maigret, French bishop (born 1804) Wikipedia: Louis-Désiré Maigret · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1879
William, Prince of Orange (born 1840) Wikipedia: William, Prince of Orange · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1859
Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (born 1773) Wikipedia: Klemens von Metternich · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
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1852
Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (born 1799) Wikipedia: Karl Bryullov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1847
John Franklin, English admiral and politician (born 1786) Wikipedia: John Franklin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1796
Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded the Whitbread Company (born 1720) Wikipedia: Samuel Whitbread (1720–1796) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1748
Felice Torelli, Italian painter (born 1667) Wikipedia: Felice Torelli · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1727
George I of Great Britain (born 1660) Wikipedia: George I of Great Britain · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
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1712
Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (born 1654) Wikipedia: Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1695
André Félibien, French historian and author (born 1619) Wikipedia: André Félibien · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1683
Nikita Pustosvyat, a leader of the Russian Old Believers, beheaded (born unknown) Wikipedia: Nikita Pustosvyat · 9 languages
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1560
Mary of Guise, queen of James V of Scotland (born 1515) Wikipedia: Mary of Guise · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1557
John III of Portugal (born 1502) Wikipedia: John III of Portugal · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1488
James III of Scotland (born 1451) Wikipedia: James III of Scotland · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1479
John of Sahagun, hermit and saint (born 1419) Wikipedia: John of Sahagún · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1446
Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick (born 1425) Wikipedia: Henry Beauchamp, Duke of Warwick · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1347
Bartholomew of San Concordio, Italian Dominican canonist and man of letters (born 1260) Wikipedia: Bartholomew of San Concordio · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 8 languages
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1345
Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire Wikipedia: Alexios Apokaukos · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1323
Berengar Fredol the Elder, French lawyer and bishop (born 1250) Wikipedia: Berengar Fredol the Elder · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1298
Yolanda of Poland (born 1235) Wikipedia: Yolanda of Poland · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1253
Amadeus IV, count of Savoy (born 1197) Wikipedia: Amadeus IV of Savoy · 26 languages
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1248
Adachi Kagemori, Japanese samurai Wikipedia: Adachi Kagemori · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1216
Henry of Flanders, emperor of the Latin Empire (born c. 1174) Wikipedia: Henry of Flanders · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1183
Henry the Young King of England (born 1155) Wikipedia: Henry the Young King · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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888
Rimbert, archbishop of Bremen (born 830) Wikipedia: AD 888 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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884
Shi Jingsi, general of the Tang Dynasty Wikipedia: Shi Jingsi · 4 languages
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840
Junna, emperor of Japan (born 785) Wikipedia: Emperor Junna · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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786
Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Abid, anti-Abbasid rebel leader Wikipedia: Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Abid · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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573
Emilian of Cogolla, Iberic saint (born 472) Wikipedia: Aemilian of Cogolla · 13 languages
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