Events on May 4 include:
- Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by the 2007 Greensburg tornado, a 1.7-mile wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated with the new Enhanced Fujita scale (2007)
- A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty (1998)
- Iran–Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal (1989)
This page gathers 55 events, 121 births and 109 deaths recorded on this day, from 1256 to 2023.
Events · United States
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2007
Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by the 2007 Greensburg tornado, a 1.7-mile wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated with the new Enhanced Fujita scale. Wikipedia: Greensburg, Kansas · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1998
A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty. Wikipedia: Sacramento, California · 174 languages
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1989
Iran–Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal. Wikipedia: Iran–Contra affair · 47 languages
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1989
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-30 to deploy the Venus-bound Magellan space probe. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · 58 languages
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1988
The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire. Wikipedia: PEPCON disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1973
The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet (442 m) as the world's tallest building. Wikipedia: Willis Tower · 97 languages
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1970
Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign of the United States and South Vietnam. Wikipedia: Vietnam War · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1961
American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. Wikipedia: Civil rights movement · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1961
Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather attain a new altitude record for manned balloon flight ascending in the Strato-Lab V open gondola to 113,740 feet (34.67 km). Wikipedia: Malcolm Ross (balloonist) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1959
The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held. Wikipedia: 1st Annual Grammy Awards · 16 languages
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1953
Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea. Wikipedia: Ernest Hemingway · 208 languages
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1946
In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Five people are killed in the riot. Wikipedia: San Francisco Bay · 63 languages
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1932
Having been incarcerated at the Cook County Jail since his sentencing on October 24, 1931, mobster Al Capone is transferred to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta after the U.S. Supreme Court denies his appeal for conviction of tax evasion. Wikipedia: Cook County Jail · 5 languages
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1927
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated. Wikipedia: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 62 languages
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1904
The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal. Wikipedia: Panama Canal · 162 languages
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1886
During a labor rally in Chicago, a bomb explosion and gunfire led to the deaths of eight police officers and four members of the public. Wikipedia: Labour movement · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1871
The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Wikipedia: National Association of Professional Base Ball Players · 9 languages
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1836
Formation of Ancient Order of Hibernians. Wikipedia: Ancient Order of Hibernians · 4 languages
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1776
American Revolution: The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown. Wikipedia: American Revolution · 91 languages
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1626
Having been appointed the director-general of New Netherland, Peter Minuit arrived in Manhattan. Wikipedia: Directors of New Netherland · 7 languages
Around the world
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2023
Nine people are killed and thirteen injured in a spree shooting in Mladenovac and Smederevo, Serbia. It is the second mass shooting in the country in two days. Wikipedia: Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2019
The inaugural race of the W Series took place at Hockenheimring, Germany, and was won by Jamie Chadwick (pictured), who later became the season's champion. Wikipedia: 2019 W Series · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2015
The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House (pictured). Wikipedia: Parliament of Malta · 40 languages
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2014
Three people are killed and 62 injured in a pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya. Wikipedia: 2011–2014 terrorist attacks in Kenya · 1 language
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2002
One hundred three people are killed and 51 are injured in a plane crash near Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria. Wikipedia: EAS Airlines Flight 4226 · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2000
Ken Livingstone took office as the first mayor of London. Wikipedia: Ken Livingstone · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1994
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord, granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho. Wikipedia: Prime minister · 131 languages
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1990
Latvia declares independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia: Latvia · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1982
Falklands War: HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile, killing 20 sailors and leading to its sinking six days later—the first Royal Navy ship sunk in action since World War II. Wikipedia: Falklands War · 93 languages
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1979
Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: Margaret Thatcher · 208 languages
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1978
The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people. Wikipedia: South African Defence Force · 17 languages
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1974
An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level. Wikipedia: Manaslu · 82 languages
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1972
The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to Greenpeace Foundation. Wikipedia: Don't Make a Wave Committee · 3 languages
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1949
The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash. Wikipedia: Torino FC · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1945
World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army. Wikipedia: Neuengamme concentration camp · 37 languages
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1945
World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day. It encompasses all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany. Wikipedia: German surrender at Lüneburg Heath · 8 languages
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1942
World War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval action in which the participating ships never sighted or fired directly at each other. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1926
The United Kingdom general strike begins. Wikipedia: United Kingdom · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1919
The May Fourth Movement began in China with large-scale student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Wikipedia: May Fourth Movement · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1912
Italy begins the invasion and occupation of the Ottoman island of Rhodes. Wikipedia: Battle of Rhodes (1912) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1910
The Royal Canadian Navy is created. Wikipedia: Royal Canadian Navy · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1869
The four-day Naval Battle of Hakodate begins. The newly formed Imperial Japanese Navy defeats the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate navy in the Sea of Japan off the city of Hakodate, leading to the surrender of the Ezo Republic on May 17. Wikipedia: Naval Battle of Hakodate · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1859
The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall in England. Wikipedia: Cornwall Railway · 4 languages
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1823
Brazilian War of Independence: A Brazilian squadron led by Lord Cochrane engages a Portuguese squadron under João de Campos off Salvador, Bahia. Wikipedia: Brazilian War of Independence · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1814
Emperor Napoleon arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile. Wikipedia: Napoleon · 287 languages
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1814
King Ferdinand VII abolishes the Spanish Constitution of 1812, returning Spain to absolutism. Wikipedia: Spanish Constitution of 1812 · 29 languages
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1799
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is invaded and Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris. Wikipedia: Fourth Anglo-Mysore War · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1789
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, part of a cultural project initiated by engraver John Boydell, opened in London. Wikipedia: Boydell Shakespeare Gallery · 11 languages
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1738
The Imperial Theatrical School, the first ballet school in Russia, is founded. Wikipedia: Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet · 24 languages
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1677
Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, on the island of Java. Wikipedia: Trunajaya rebellion · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1493
Pope Alexander VI (pictured) issued the papal bull Inter caetera, establishing a line of demarcation dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal. Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VI · 104 languages
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1471
Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales. Wikipedia: Wars of the Roses · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1436
Assassination of the Swedish rebel (later national hero) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (27 April O.S.). Wikipedia: Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1415
Religious reformer John Wycliffe is condemned as a heretic at the Council of Constance. Wikipedia: John Wycliffe · 84 languages
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1256
The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae. Wikipedia: Augustinians · 42 languages
World days
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International Firefighters' Day Wikipedia: International Firefighters' Day · 15 languages
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Star Wars Day (International observance) Wikipedia: Star Wars Day · 32 languages
Technology
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1859
The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall in England. Wikipedia: Cornwall Railway · 4 languages
Science
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1989
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-30 to deploy the Venus-bound Magellan space probe. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · 58 languages
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1988
The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire. Wikipedia: PEPCON disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
Business
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1932
Having been incarcerated at the Cook County Jail since his sentencing on October 24, 1931, mobster Al Capone is transferred to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta after the U.S. Supreme Court denies his appeal for conviction of tax evasion. Wikipedia: Cook County Jail · 5 languages
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1677
Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, on the island of Java. Wikipedia: Trunajaya rebellion · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
Sport
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1871
The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Wikipedia: National Association of Professional Base Ball Players · 9 languages
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1949
The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash. Wikipedia: Torino FC · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
Culture
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1959
The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held. Wikipedia: 1st Annual Grammy Awards · 16 languages
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1789
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, part of a cultural project initiated by engraver John Boydell, opened in London. Wikipedia: Boydell Shakespeare Gallery · 11 languages
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1738
The Imperial Theatrical School, the first ballet school in Russia, is founded. Wikipedia: Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet · 24 languages
Births
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2001
Noah Beck, American media personality and actor Wikipedia: Noah Beck · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2001
Joan García, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Joan Garcia · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1998
Rex Orange County, English musician Wikipedia: Rex Orange County · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1995
Shameik Moore, American actor and musician Wikipedia: Shameik Moore · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1994
Abi Masatora, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia: Abi Masatora · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1994
Joseph Tapine, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia: Joseph Tapine · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1992
Victor Oladipo, American basketball player Wikipedia: Victor Oladipo · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1991
Brianne Jenner, Canadian women's ice hockey player Wikipedia: Brianne Jenner · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1989
Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer Wikipedia: Rory McIlroy · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1989
James van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: James van Riemsdyk · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1988
Radja Nainggolan, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Radja Nainggolan · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
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1987
Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Cesc Fàbregas · ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
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1987
Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer Wikipedia: Jorge Lorenzo · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
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1986
Devan Dubnyk, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Devan Dubnyk · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1986
George Hill, American basketball player Wikipedia: George Hill (basketball) · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1985
Ravi Bopara, English cricketer Wikipedia: Ravi Bopara · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1985
Fernandinho, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Fernandinho (footballer, born May 1985) · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1985
Jamie Adenuga, English MC and rapper Wikipedia: Jme · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1984
Brad Maddox, American wrestler and referee Wikipedia: Brad Maddox · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1983
Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Derek Roy · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1981
Eric Djemba-Djemba, Cameroon footballer Wikipedia: Eric Djemba-Djemba · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1981
Ruth Negga, Ethiopian-Irish actress Wikipedia: Ruth Negga · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1981
Dallon Weekes, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia: Dallon Weekes · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1980
Andrew Raycroft, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Andrew Raycroft · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1979
Lance Bass, American singer, dancer, and producer Wikipedia: Lance Bass · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1979
Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan rugby player Wikipedia: Lesley Vainikolo · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1978
Erin Andrews, American sportscaster and journalist Wikipedia: Erin Andrews · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1978
Igor Biscan, Croatian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Igor Bišćan · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1978
James Harrison, American football player Wikipedia: James Harrison (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1975
Kimora Lee Simmons, American model Wikipedia: Kimora Lee Simmons · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1974
Tony McCoy, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster Wikipedia: Tony McCoy · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1973
Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentinian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Guillermo Barros Schelotto · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1973
John Madden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: John Madden (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1972
Mike Dirnt, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia: Mike Dirnt · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1972
Chris Tomlin, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Chris Tomlin · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1970
Will Arnett, Canadian actor and producer Wikipedia: Will Arnett · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1970
Dawn Staley, American basketball player Wikipedia: Dawn Staley · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1967
Kate Garraway, English journalist Wikipedia: Kate Garraway · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1967
Ana Gasteyer, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Ana Gasteyer · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1961
Jay Aston, English singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia: Jay Aston · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1960
Werner Faymann, Austrian politician, 28th Chancellor of Austria Wikipedia: Werner Faymann · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
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1959
Randy Travis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia: Randy Travis · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1958
Keith Haring, American painter (died 1990) Wikipedia: Keith Haring · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1958
Caroline Spelman, English politician, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Wikipedia: Caroline Spelman · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1957
Kathy Kreiner, Canadian skier Wikipedia: Kathy Kreiner · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1957
Soozie Tyrell, American musician Wikipedia: Soozie Tyrell · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1956
David Guterson, American author Wikipedia: David Guterson · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1956
Sharon Jones, American soul singer (died 2016) Wikipedia: Sharon Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1956
Ken Oberkfell, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Ken Oberkfell · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1954
Ryan Cayabyab, Filipino pianist, composer, and conductor Wikipedia: Ryan Cayabyab · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1953
Pia Zadora, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Pia Zadora · 25 languages
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1952
Belinda Green, Australian beauty queen and 1972 Miss World Wikipedia: Belinda Green · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1951
Colin Bass, English bass player, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Colin Bass · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1951
Colleen Hanabusa, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Colleen Hanabusa · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1951
Jackie Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia: Jackie Jackson · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1949
John Force, an American NHRA drag racer Wikipedia: John Force · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1949
Graham Swift, British author Wikipedia: Graham Swift · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1948
King George Tupou V of Tonga (died 2012) Wikipedia: George Tupou V · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1946
John Barnard, English car designer Wikipedia: John Barnard · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1946
Gary Bauer, American political activist Wikipedia: Gary Bauer · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1946
John Watson, British race car driver Wikipedia: John Watson (racing driver) · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1945
Robert Machray, American actor (died 2025) Wikipedia: Robert Machray (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1944
Russi Taylor, American voice actress (died 2019) Wikipedia: Russi Taylor · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1943
Georgi Asparuhov, Bulgarian footballer (died 1971) Wikipedia: Georgi Asparuhov · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1941
George Will, American journalist and author Wikipedia: George Will · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1940
Robin Cook, American physician and author Wikipedia: Robin Cook (American novelist) · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1939
Amos Oz, Israeli journalist and author (died 2018) Wikipedia: Amos Oz · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1938
Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican journalist, author, and critic (died 2010) Wikipedia: Carlos Monsiváis · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1937
Ron Carter, American bassist and educator Wikipedia: Ron Carter · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1937
Dick Dale, American surf-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (died 2019) Wikipedia: Dick Dale · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1932
Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (died 2013) Wikipedia: Harlon Hill · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1930
Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family Wikipedia: Katherine Jackson · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1929
Manuel Contreras, Chilean general (died 2015) Wikipedia: Manuel Contreras · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1929
Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-British actress and humanitarian (died 1993) Wikipedia: Audrey Hepburn · ✓ Wikidata · 150 languages
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1928
Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (died 2006) Wikipedia: Maynard Ferguson · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1928
Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian air marshal and politician, 4th President of Egypt (died 2020) Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak · ✓ Wikidata · 137 languages
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1928
Betsy Rawls, American golfer (died 2023) Wikipedia: Betsy Rawls · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1925
Maurice R. Greenberg, American businessman and philanthropist Wikipedia: Maurice R. Greenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1923
Eric Sykes, British actor and comedian (died 2012) Wikipedia: Eric Sykes · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1922
Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic (died 2015) Wikipedia: Eugenie Clark · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1921
Edo Murtić, Croatian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 2005) Wikipedia: Edo Murtić · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1918
Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese soldier and politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1993) Wikipedia: Kakuei Tanaka · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1917
Nick Joaquin, Filipino writer, journalist and historian (died 2004) Wikipedia: Nick Joaquin · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1916
Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (died 2006) Wikipedia: Jane Jacobs · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1914
Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (died 1971) Wikipedia: Maedayama Eigorō · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1913
Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (died 2007) Wikipedia: Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1907
Lincoln Kirstein, American soldier and playwright, co-founded the New York City Ballet (died 1996) Wikipedia: Lincoln Kirstein · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1903
Luther Adler, American actor (died 1984) Wikipedia: Luther Adler · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1902
Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (died 1986) Wikipedia: Ronnie Aird · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1898
Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer-songwriter and actress, known as Kawkab al-Sharq, Star of the East (died 1975) Wikipedia: Umm Kulthum · 110 languages
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1890
Franklin Carmichael, Canadian painter (died 1945) Wikipedia: Franklin Carmichael · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1889
Francis Spellman, American cardinal (died 1967) Wikipedia: Francis Spellman · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1887
Andrew Dasburg, French-American painter (died 1979) Wikipedia: Andrew Dasburg · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1884
Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer (died 1975) Wikipedia: Richard Baggallay (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1883
Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician (died 1944) Wikipedia: Wang Jingwei · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
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1852
Alice Liddell, English model (died 1934) Wikipedia: Alice Liddell · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1851
Thomas Dewing, American painter (died 1938) Wikipedia: Thomas Dewing · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1843
Bianka Blume, German opera singer (died 1896) Wikipedia: Bianka Blume · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1827
John Hanning Speke, English soldier and explorer (died 1864) Wikipedia: John Hanning Speke · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1826
Frederic Edwin Church, American painter (died 1900) Wikipedia: Frederic Edwin Church · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1825
Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist, anatomist, and academic (died 1895) Wikipedia: Thomas Henry Huxley · ✓ Wikidata · 110 languages
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1825
Augustus Le Plongeon, English-American historian, photographer, and academic (died 1908) Wikipedia: Augustus Le Plongeon · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1822
Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Canadian physician and politician, 3rd Premier of Quebec (died 1915) Wikipedia: Charles Boucher de Boucherville · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1820
Julia Gardiner Tyler, American wife of John Tyler, 11th First Lady of the United States (died 1889) Wikipedia: Julia Gardiner Tyler · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1820
John Whiteaker, American soldier, judge, and politician, 1st Governor of Oregon (died 1902) Wikipedia: John Whiteaker · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1796
Horace Mann, American educator and politician (died 1859) Wikipedia: Horace Mann · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1796
William Pennington, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1862) Wikipedia: William Pennington · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1796
William H. Prescott, American historian and scholar (died 1859) Wikipedia: William H. Prescott · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1772
Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (died 1823) Wikipedia: Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1770
François Gérard, French painter (died 1837) Wikipedia: François Gérard · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1767
Tyagaraja, Indian composer (died 1847) Wikipedia: Tyagaraja · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1757
Manuel Tolsá, Spanish sculptor and first director of the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City (died 1816) Wikipedia: Manuel Tolsá · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1752
John Brooks, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1825) Wikipedia: John Brooks (Massachusetts politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1733
Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (died 1799) Wikipedia: Jean-Charles de Borda · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1715
Richard Graves, English minister and author (died 1804) Wikipedia: Richard Graves · 6 languages
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1677
Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, French noblewoman (died 1749) Wikipedia: Françoise Marie de Bourbon · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1655
Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the piano (died 1731) Wikipedia: Bartolomeo Cristofori · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1649
Chhatrasal, Indian ruler (died 1731) Wikipedia: Chhatrasal · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1634
Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (died 1660) Wikipedia: Katherine Ferrers · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1559
Alice Spencer, English noblewoman (died 1637) Wikipedia: Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1006
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Persian mystic and poet (died 1088) Wikipedia: Abdullah Ansari · 35 languages
Deaths
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2024
Tekin Kartal, Kurdish drug trafficker and gangster (born 1990) Wikipedia: Tekin Kartal · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2024
Ron Kavana, Irish singer, songwriter, guitarist and band leader (born 1950) Wikipedia: Ron Kavana · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2024
Frank Stella, American painter (born 1936) Wikipedia: Frank Stella · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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2021
Nick Kamen, English model, songwriter (born 1962) Wikipedia: Nick Kamen · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2020
Don Shula, American football player and coach (born 1930) Wikipedia: Don Shula · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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2020
Greg Zanis, American carpenter and activist (born 1950) Wikipedia: Greg Zanis · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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2019
Alia Abdulnoor, Emirati imprisoned woman (born 1977) Wikipedia: Alia Abdulnoor · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2016
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Burundian politician (born 1946) Wikipedia: Jean-Baptiste Bagaza · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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2015
William Bast, American screenwriter and author (born 1931) Wikipedia: William Bast · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2015
Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (born 1913) Wikipedia: Ellen Albertini Dow · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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2015
Marv Hubbard, American football player (born 1946) Wikipedia: Marv Hubbard · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2014
Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (born 1924) Wikipedia: Dick Ayers · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2014
Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (born 1983) Wikipedia: Elena Baltacha · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2014
Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (born 1923) Wikipedia: Edgar Cortright · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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2014
Helga Königsdorf, German physicist and author (born 1938) Wikipedia: Helga Königsdorf · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2014
Ross Lonsberry, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1947) Wikipedia: Ross Lonsberry · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2014
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (born 1948) Wikipedia: Jean-Paul Ngoupandé · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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2013
Otis Bowen, American physician and politician, 44th Governor of Indiana (born 1918) Wikipedia: Otis Bowen · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2013
Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917) Wikipedia: Christian de Duve · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
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2013
Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (born 1948) Wikipedia: Javier Diez Canseco · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2013
Mario Machado, Chinese-American journalist and actor (born 1935) Wikipedia: Mario Machado · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2013
Morgan Morgan-Giles, English admiral and politician (born 1914) Wikipedia: Morgan Morgan-Giles · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
César Portillo de la Luz, Cuban guitarist and composer (born 1922) Wikipedia: César Portillo de la Luz · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2012
Mort Lindsey, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1923) Wikipedia: Mort Lindsey · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2012
Bob Stewart, American television producer, founded Stewart Tele Enterprises (born 1920) Wikipedia: Bob Stewart (television producer) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2012
Adam Yauch, American rapper and director (born 1964) Wikipedia: Adam Yauch · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2012
Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian footballer (born 1963) Wikipedia: Rashidi Yekini · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2011
Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (born 1924) Wikipedia: Sammy McCrory · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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2009
Dom DeLuise, American actor, director, and producer (born 1933) Wikipedia: Dom DeLuise · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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2008
Fred Baur, American chemist and founder of Pringles (born 1918) Wikipedia: Fred Baur · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2005
David Hackworth, American colonel and journalist (born 1930) Wikipedia: David Hackworth · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2004
David Reimer, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (born 1965) Wikipedia: David Reimer · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2001
Bonnie Lee Bakley, American model, wife of Robert Blake (born 1956) Wikipedia: Bonny Lee Bakley · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2000
Hendrik Casimir, Dutch physicist and academic (born 1909) Wikipedia: Hendrik Casimir · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1998
Christine Kurzhals, German politician (born 1950) Wikipedia: Christine Kurzhals · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1995
Connie Wisniewski, American baseball player (born 1922) Wikipedia: Connie Wisniewski · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1993
France Štiglic, Slovenian film director and screenwriter (born 1919) Wikipedia: France Štiglic · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1992
Gregor Mackenzie, Scottish politician (born 1927) Wikipedia: Gregor Mackenzie · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1991
Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer-songwriter and mandolin player (born 1902) Wikipedia: Mohammed Abdel Wahab · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1990
Emily Remler, American guitarist (born 1957) Wikipedia: Emily Remler · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1988
Lillian Estelle Fisher, American historian of Spanish America (born 1891) Wikipedia: Lillian Estelle Fisher · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1987
Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (born 1942) Wikipedia: Paul Butterfield · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1987
Cathryn Damon, American actress (born 1930) Wikipedia: Cathryn Damon · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1985
Fikri Sönmez, Turkish tailor and politician (born 1938) Wikipedia: Fikri Sönmez · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1985
Clarence Wiseman, English-Canadian 10th General of The Salvation Army (born 1907) Wikipedia: Clarence Wiseman · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1984
Diana Dors, English actress (born 1931) Wikipedia: Diana Dors · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1983
Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor and composer (born 1911) Wikipedia: Nino Sanzogno · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1980
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (born 1892) Wikipedia: Josip Broz Tito · ✓ Wikidata · 130 languages
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1980
Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, Scottish pianist and composer (born 1920) Wikipedia: Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1975
Moe Howard, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (born 1897) Wikipedia: Moe Howard · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1973
Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (born 1917) Wikipedia: Jane Bowles · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1972
Father Chrysanthus, Dutch arachnologist (born 1905) Wikipedia: Father Chrysanthus · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1972
Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1886) Wikipedia: Edward Calvin Kendall · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1971
William Brown Meloney, writer and theatrical producer (born 1902) Wikipedia: William Brown Meloney (1902–1971) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1969
Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian author and poet (born 1892) Wikipedia: Osbert Sitwell · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1964
Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian politician, 4th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1883) Wikipedia: Kaarel Robert Pusta · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1955
George Enescu, Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1881) Wikipedia: George Enescu · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1953
Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (born 1876) Wikipedia: Alexandre Pharamond · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1945
Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (born 1880) Wikipedia: Fedor von Bock · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1941
Chris McKivat, Australian rugby player and coach (born 1880) Wikipedia: Chris McKivat · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1938
Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (born 1860) Wikipedia: Kanō Jigorō · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1938
Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889) Wikipedia: Carl von Ossietzky · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
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1937
Gina Oselio, Norwegian opera singer (born 1858). Wikipedia: Gina Oselio · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1924
E. Nesbit, English author and poet (born 1858) Wikipedia: E. Nesbit · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1923
Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (born 1877) Wikipedia: Ralph McKittrick · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1922
Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (born 1888) Wikipedia: Viktor Kingissepp · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1919
Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak general and politician (born 1880) Wikipedia: Milan Rastislav Štefánik · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1916
Executions of the leaders of the Easter Uprising Wikipedia: Edward Daly (Irish revolutionary) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1916
Executions of the leaders of the Easter Uprising Wikipedia: Michael O'Hanrahan · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1916
Executions of the leaders of the Easter Uprising Wikipedia: Willie Pearse · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1916
Executions of the leaders of the Easter Uprising Wikipedia: Joseph Plunkett · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1916
John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (born 1851) Wikipedia: John Murray (Victorian politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1912
Nettie Stevens, American geneticist credited with discovering sex chromosomes (born 1861) Wikipedia: Nettie Stevens · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1903
Gotse Delchev, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary IMRO (born 1872) Wikipedia: Gotse Delchev · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1901
John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (born 1831) Wikipedia: John Jones Ross · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1880
Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (born 1815) Wikipedia: Edward Clark (Texas politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1859
Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (born 1771) Wikipedia: Joseph Diez Gergonne · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1839
Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (born 1784) Wikipedia: Denis Davydov · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1826
Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan, colonial governor of East Florida, Santo Domingo and Cuba (born 1757) Wikipedia: Sebastián Kindelán · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1824
Joseph Joubert, French author (born 1754) Wikipedia: Joseph Joubert · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1816
Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1761) Wikipedia: Samuel Dexter · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1811
Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (born 1776) Wikipedia: Nikolay Kamensky · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1799
Tipu, ruler of Mysore (born 1750) Wikipedia: Tipu Sultan · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1790
Matthew Tilghman, American politician (born 1718) Wikipedia: Matthew Tilghman · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1776
Jacques Saly, French painter and sculptor (born 1717) Wikipedia: Jacques Saly · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1774
Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Prussian nobleman (born 1714) Wikipedia: Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1737
Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (born 1686) Wikipedia: Eustace Budgell · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1734
James Thornhill, English painter and politician (born 1675) Wikipedia: James Thornhill · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1729
Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (born 1651) Wikipedia: Louis Antoine de Noailles · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1684
John Nevison, English criminal (born 1639) Wikipedia: John Nevison · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1677
Isaac Barrow, English mathematician and theologian (born 1630) Wikipedia: Isaac Barrow · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1626
Arthur Lake, English bishop and scholar (born 1569) Wikipedia: Arthur Lake (bishop) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1615
Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish priest and mathematician (born 1561) Wikipedia: Adriaan van Roomen · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1605
Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian naturalist (born 1522) Wikipedia: Ulisse Aldrovandi · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1604
Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (born 1533) Wikipedia: Claudio Merulo · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1571
Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian and reformer (born 1511) Wikipedia: Pierre Viret · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1566
Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (born 1490) Wikipedia: Luca Ghini · 21 languages
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1562
Lelio Sozzini, Italian Protestant theologian (born 1525) Wikipedia: Lelio Sozzini · 14 languages
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1535
John Houghton, Carthusian monk and saint Wikipedia: John Houghton (martyr) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1519
Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino (born 1492) Wikipedia: Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino · 40 languages
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1506
Husayn Mirza Bayqara, Timurid ruler of Herat (born 1438) Wikipedia: Sultan Husayn Bayqara · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1483
George Neville, Duke of Bedford (born 1457) Wikipedia: George Neville, Duke of Bedford · 8 languages
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1471
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, son and heir of Henry VI of England (born 1453) Wikipedia: Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales · 37 languages
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1436
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish rebel leader (27 April O.S.). Wikipedia: Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1406
Coluccio Salutati, chancellor of Florence (born 1331) Wikipedia: Coluccio Salutati · 36 languages
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1038
Gotthard of Hildesheim, German bishop (born 960) Wikipedia: Gotthard of Hildesheim · 24 languages
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1003
Herman II, duke of Swabia Wikipedia: Herman II of Swabia · 22 languages
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784
Arbeo, bishop of Freising Wikipedia: Arbeo of Freising · 15 languages
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408
Venerius, archbishop of Milan Wikipedia: Venerius (bishop of Milan) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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