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==Events== |
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* [[25]] – [[Emperor Guangwu of Han|Guangwu]] claims the throne as [[List of emperors of the Han Dynasty|emperor]] after a period of [[History of the Han Dynasty#Wang Mang's usurpation|political turmoil]], [[History of the Han Dynasty#Reconsolidation under Guangwu|restoring]] the [[Han Dynasty]] after the collapse of the short-lived [[Xin Dynasty]]. |
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* [[642]] – [[Battle of Maserfield]] – [[Penda of Mercia]] defeats and kills [[Oswald of Northumbria]]. |
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* [[910]] – The last major [[Denmark|Danish]] army to raid [[Kingdom of England|England]] is defeated at the [[Battle of Tettenhall]] by the allied forces of [[Mercia]] and [[Wessex]], led by King [[Edward the Elder]] and [[Æthelred, Ealdorman of Mercia|Earl Aethelred of Mercia]]. |
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* [[939]] – The [[Battle of Alhandic]] is fought between [[Ramiro II of León]] and [[Abd-ar-Rahman III]] at [[Zamora, Spain|Zamora]] in the context of the [[Spanish Reconquista]]. The battle resulted in a victory for the [[Emirate of Cordoba]]. |
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*[[1068]] – [[Byzantine–Norman wars]]: [[Italo-Norman]]s begin a [[Siege of Bari|nearly-three-year siege]] of [[Bari]]. |
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*[[1100]] – [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] is crowned [[List of English monarchs|King of England]] in [[Westminster Abbey]]. |
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*[[1278]] – The [[Siege of Algeciras (1278)|Siege of Algeciras]] ends in the context of the [[Spanish Reconquista]] pitting the forces of the [[Kingdom of Castile]] against the [[Emirate of Granada]]. The battle resulted in a Granadan victory. |
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*[[1305]] – [[William Wallace]], who led the [[Scotland|Scottish]] resistance against England, is captured by the English near [[Glasgow]] and transported to [[London]] where he is put on trial and executed. |
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*[[1388]] – The [[Battle of Otterburn]], a border skirmish between the [[Scottish people|Scottish]] and the [[English people|English]] in Northern England, is fought near [[Otterburn, Northumberland|Otterburn]]. |
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*[[1583]] – Sir [[Humphrey Gilbert]] establishes the first English [[colony]] in [[North America]], at what is now [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]]. |
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*[[1600]] – The [[John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie#Gowrie conspiracy|Gowrie Conspiracy]] against [[James VI and I|King James VI of Scotland]] (later to become King James I of England) takes place. |
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*[[1620]] – The ''[[Mayflower]]'' departs from [[Southampton|Southampton, England]] on its first attempt to reach [[North America]]. |
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*[[1689]] – 1,500 [[Iroquois]] attack the village of [[Lachine, Quebec|Lachine]] in [[New France]]. |
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*[[1716]] – The [[Battle of Petrovaradin]] takes place. |
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*[[1735]] – [[Freedom of the press]]: New York Weekly Journal writer [[John Peter Zenger]] is acquitted of [[seditious libel]] against the royal governor of [[New York]], on the basis that what he had published was true. |
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*[[1763]] – [[Pontiac's War]]: [[Battle of Bushy Run]] – [[Great Britain|British]] forces led by [[Henry Bouquet]] defeat [[Chief Pontiac]]'s [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]] at [[Battle of Bushy Run|Bushy Run]]. |
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*[[1772]] – The [[First Partition of Poland]] begins. |
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*[[1781]] – The [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1781)|Battle of Dogger Bank]] takes place. |
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*[[1824]] – [[Greek War of Independence]]: [[Constantine Kanaris]] leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian ships in the [[Battle of Samos (1824)|Battle of Samos]]. |
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*[[1858]] – [[Cyrus West Field]] and others complete the first [[transatlantic telegraph cable]] after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month. |
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*[[1860]] – [[Charles XV of Sweden]] of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of [[Norway]] in [[Trondheim]]. |
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*[[1861]] – [[American Civil War]]: In order to help pay for the war effort, the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] levies the first [[income tax]] as part of the [[Revenue Act of 1861]] (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in [[1872]]). |
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* 1861 – The [[United States Army]] abolishes [[Flagellation|flogging]]. |
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*[[1862]] – American Civil War: [[Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)|Battle of Baton Rouge]] – along the [[Mississippi River]] near [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats. |
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*[[1864]] – American Civil War: The [[Battle of Mobile Bay]] begins – at [[Mobile Bay]] near [[Mobile, Alabama]], [[Admiral]] [[David Farragut]] leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports. |
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*[[1874]] – [[Japan]] launches its [[postal savings system]], modeled after a similar system in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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*[[1882]] – The [[Esso|Standard Oil of New Jersey]] is established. |
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*[[1884]] – The cornerstone for the [[Statue of Liberty]] is laid on [[Liberty Island|Bedloe's Island]] (now Liberty Island) in [[New York Harbor]]. |
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*[[1888]] – [[Bertha Benz]] drives from [[Mannheim]] to [[Pforzheim]] and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the [[Bertha Benz Memorial Route]] since 2008. |
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*[[1901]] – [[Peter O'Connor (athlete)|Peter O'Connor]] sets the first [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] recognised [[long jump]] [[List of world records in athletics|world record]] of {{convert|24|ft|11.75|in|m|abbr=on}} The record will stand for 20 years. |
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*[[1906]] – [[Persian Constitutional Revolution]]: [[Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar]], King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a [[constitutional monarchy]]. |
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*[[1914]] – [[World War I]]: The German [[minelayer]] ''[[SS Königin Luise (1913)|Königin Luise]]'' lays a minefield about {{convert|40|mi|km}} off the [[Thames Estuary]] ([[Lowestoft]]). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser ''[[HMS Amphion (1911)|HMS Amphion]]''. |
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* 1914 – In [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]], the first electric [[traffic light]] is installed. |
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*[[1916]] – World War I: [[Battle of Romani]] – Allied forces, under the command of [[Archibald Murray]], defeat an attacking [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman army]] under the command of [[Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein]], securing the [[Suez Canal]] and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the [[Sinai Peninsula]]. |
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*[[1925]] – [[Plaid Cymru]] is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the [[Welsh language]] that is at the time in danger of dying out. |
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*[[1926]] – [[Harry Houdini]] performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping. |
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*[[1940]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Soviet Union]] formally [[Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940#1940-1941: The first Soviet occupation|annexes]] [[Latvia]]. |
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*[[1941]] – World War II: The [[Battle of Smolensk (1941)|Battle of Smolensk]] concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet [[Red Army]] prisoners. |
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*[[1944]] – World War II: Possibly the biggest prison breakout in history occurs as 545 [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[Prisoner of war|POW]]s [[Cowra breakout|attempt to escape]] outside the town of [[Cowra]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. |
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* 1944 – World War II: [[Poland|Polish]] insurgents liberate a [[Germany|German]] [[labor camp]] in [[Warsaw]], freeing 348 [[Jews|Jewish]] prisoners. |
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* 1944 – World War II: The Nazis begin a [[Wola massacre|week-long massacre]] of anywhere between 40,000 and 100,000 civilians and prisoners of war in [[Wola]], [[Poland]]. |
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*[[1949]] – In [[Ecuador]], [[1949 Ambato earthquake|an earthquake]] destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000. |
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* 1949 – The [[Mann Gulch fire]] kills 13 firefighters in [[Montana]]. |
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*[[1957]] – ''[[American Bandstand]]'', a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network. |
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*[[1958]] – [[Herbert Hoover]] eclipses [[John Adams]] as having the longest retirement of any former U.S President. Hoover would live another ten years, his record 35-year retirement still holding the record as of 2013. |
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*[[1960]] – [[Burkina Faso]], then known as [[Republic of Upper Volta|Upper Volta]], becomes independent from [[France]]. |
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*[[1962]] – [[Nelson Mandela]] is jailed. He would not be released until [[1990]]. |
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*[[1963]] – The [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the Soviet Union sign a [[Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty|nuclear test ban treaty]]. |
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*[[1964]] – [[Vietnam War]]: [[Operation Pierce Arrow]] – [[United States|American]] aircraft from carriers {{USS|Ticonderoga|CV-14|6}} and {{USS|Constellation|CV-64|6}} bomb [[North Vietnam]] in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the [[Gulf of Tonkin]]. |
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*[[1965]] – The [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the [[Line of Control]] dressed as locals. |
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*[[1969]] – [[Mariner program]]: ''[[Mariner 6 and 7|Mariner 7]]'' makes its closest fly-by of [[Mars]] (3,524 kilometers). |
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*[[1971]] – The first [[Pacific Islands Forum]] (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]], with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. |
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*[[1974]] – [[Vietnam War]]: The [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] places a $1 billion limit on military aid to [[South Vietnam]]. |
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*[[1979]] – In [[Afghanistan]], [[Afghanistan Liberation Organization|Maoists]] undertake an attempted military uprising. |
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*[[1981]] – [[Ronald Reagan]] [[Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968)|fires]] 11,359 [[Strike action|striking]] air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. |
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*[[1989]] – General elections are held in [[Nicaragua]] with the [[Sandinista National Liberation Front]] winning a majority. |
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*[[1995]] – The city of [[Knin]], a significant [[Serbs|Serb]] stronghold, is captured by [[Croatia]]n forces during [[Operation Storm]]. The date is celebrated in Croatia as [[Victory Day (Croatia)|Victory Day]]. |
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*[[2003]] – A [[2003 Marriott Hotel bombing|car bomb]] explodes in the [[Indonesia]]n capital of [[Jakarta]] outside the [[Marriott International|Marriott Hotel]] killing 12 and injuring 150. |
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*[[2010]] – [[2010 Copiapó mining accident]] occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately {{convert|2,300|ft|m|abbr=on}} below the ground. |
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* 2010 – Ten members of [[International Assistance Mission]] Nuristan Eye Camp team [[2010 Badakhshan massacre|are killed]] by persons unknown in [[Kuran wa Munjan District]] of [[Badakhshan Province]] in [[Afghanistan]]. |
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*[[2012]] – The [[2012 Oak Creek shooting|Oak Creek shooting]] took place at a [[Sikh]] temple in [[Oak Creek, Wisconsin]], killing six people; the perpetrator was shot dead by police. |
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==Births== |
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*[[1301]] – [[Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent]], English politician (d. 1330) |
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*[[1397]] – [[Guillaume Dufay]], Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (d. 1474) |
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*[[1461]] – [[Alexander Jagiellon]], Polish king (d. 1506) |
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*[[1540]] – [[Joseph Justus Scaliger]], French philologist and historian (d. 1609) |
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*[[1565]] – [[Paola Massarenghi]], Italian composer (d. 1565) |
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*[[1623]] – [[Antonio Cesti]], Italian composer (d. 1669) |
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*[[1641]] – [[John Hathorne]], American merchant and jurist (d. 1717) |
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*[[1662]] – [[James Anderson (lawyer)|James Anderson]], Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728) |
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*[[1694]] – [[Leonardo Leo]], Italian composer (d. 1744) |
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*[[1749]] – [[Thomas Lynch, Jr.]], American politician (d. 1779) |
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*[[1797]] – [[Friedrich August Kummer]], German cellist and composer (d. 1879) |
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*[[1802]] – [[Niels Henrik Abel]], Norwegian mathematician (d. 1829) |
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*[[1811]] – [[Ambroise Thomas]], French composer (d. 1896) |
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*[[1813]] – [[Ivar Aasen]], Norwegian poet and linguist (d. 1896) |
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*[[1815]] – [[Edward John Eyre]], English explorer and politician, [[List of Governors of Jamaica|Governor of Jamaica]] (d. 1901) |
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*[[1827]] – [[Deodoro da Fonseca]], Brazilian politician, 1st [[President of Brazil]] (d. 1892) |
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*[[1828]] – [[Louise of the Netherlands]] (d. 1871) |
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*[[1833]] – [[Carola of Vasa]] (d. 1907) |
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*[[1843]] – [[James Scott Skinner]], Scottish violinist and composer (d. 1927) |
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*[[1844]] – [[Ilya Repin]], Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930) |
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*[[1850]] – [[Guy de Maupassant]], French author and poet (d. 1893) |
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*[[1862]] – [[Joseph Merrick]], English man with severe deformities known as the Elephant Man (d. 1890) |
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*[[1866]] – [[Carl Harries]], German chemist (d. 1923) |
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* 1866 – [[Harry Trott]], Australian cricketer (d. 1917) |
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*[[1868]] – [[Oskar Merikanto]], Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924) |
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*[[1872]] – [[Oswaldo Cruz]], Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the [[Oswaldo Cruz Foundation]] (d. 1917) |
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*[[1874]] – [[Wesley Clair Mitchell]], American economist (d. 1948) |
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*[[1876]] – [[Mary Ritter Beard]], American historian (d. 1958) |
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*[[1877]] – [[Tom Thomson]], Canadian painter (d. 1917) |
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*[[1879]] – [[Wladimir Aïtoff]], French rugby player (d. 1963) |
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*[[1880]] – [[Gertrude Rush]], American lawyer (d. 1962) |
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* 1880 – [[Ruth Sawyer]], American author (d. 1970) |
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*[[1887]] – [[Reginald Owen]], English-American actor and singer (d. 1972) |
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*[[1888]] – [[Victor Francen]], Belgian-French actor (d. 1977) |
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*[[1889]] – [[Conrad Aiken]], American author and poet (d. 1973) |
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*[[1890]] – [[Naum Gabo]], Russian-American sculptor (d. 1977) |
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* 1890 – [[Erich Kleiber]], Austrian conductor (d. 1956) |
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*[[1897]] – [[Aksel Larsen]], Danish politician (d. 1972) |
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*[[1901]] – [[Claude Autant-Lara]], French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000) |
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*[[1904]] – [[Kenneth V. Thimann]], English-American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997) |
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*[[1906]] – [[Joan Hickson]], English actress (d. 1998) |
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* 1906 – [[John Huston]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1987) |
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* 1906 – [[Wassily Leontief]], Russian economist, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1999) |
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*[[1908]] – [[Harold Holt]], Australian politician, 17th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (d. 1967) |
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*[[1910]] – [[Bruno Coquatrix]], French songwriter and manager (d. 1979) |
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* 1910 – [[Herminio Masantonio]], Argentinian footballer (d. 1956) |
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*[[1911]] – [[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]], American actor and singer (d. 1969) |
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*[[1912]] – [[Abbé Pierre]], French priest (d. 2007) |
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*[[1914]] – [[Parley Baer]], American actor (d. 2002) |
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* 1914 – [[David Brian]], American actor and dancer (d. 1993) |
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* 1914 – [[Stjepan Šulek]], Croatian composer and conductor (d. 1986) |
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*[[1916]] – [[Peter Viereck]], American poet (d. 2006) |
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*[[1918]] – [[Tom Drake]], American actor (d. 1982) |
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* 1918 – [[Betty Oliphant]], English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded the [[Canada's National Ballet School]] (d. 2004) |
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*[[1920]] – [[Selma Diamond]], Canadian-American actress and screenwriter (d. 1985) |
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*[[1922]] – [[L. Tom Perry]], American religious leader |
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* 1922 – [[Frank Stranahan]], American golfer (d. 2013) |
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*[[1923]] – [[Devan Nair]], Singaporean politician, 3rd [[President of Singapore]] (d. 2005) |
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*[[1926]] – [[Betsy Jolas]], French composer |
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*[[1927]] – [[Gunnar Bucht]], Swedish composer and musicologist |
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* 1927 – [[John H. Moore II]], American lawyer and judge (d. 2013) |
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*[[1929]] – [[Ottó Boros]], Hungarian water polo player (d. 1988) |
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*[[1930]] – [[Neil Armstrong]], American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2012) |
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* 1930 – [[Michal Kováč]], Slovakian politician, 1st [[President of Slovakia]] |
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* 1930 – [[Richie Ginther]], American racing driver (d. 1989) |
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*[[1932]] – [[Tera de Marez Oyens]], Dutch composer (d. 1996) |
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* 1932 – [[Vladimir Fedoseyev]], Russian conductor |
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*[[1934]] – [[Karl Johan Åström]], Swedish engineer and theorist |
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* 1934 – [[Wendell Berry]], American author, poet, and farmer |
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* 1934 – [[Gay Byrne]], Irish radio and television host |
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* 1934 – [[Vern Gosdin]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009) |
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*[[1935]] – [[Michael Ballhaus]], German cinematographer and director |
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* 1935 – [[John Saxon (actor)|John Saxon]], American actor |
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*[[1936]] – [[Nikolai Baturin]], Estonian novelist and playwright |
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*[[1937]] – [[Herb Brooks]], American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003) |
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* 1937 – [[Brian G. Marsden]], English astronomer (d. 2010) |
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*[[1939]] – [[Roger Clark]], English race car driver (d. 1998) |
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* 1939 – [[Princess Irene of the Netherlands]] |
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*[[1940]] – [[Roman Gabriel]], American football player, coach, and actor |
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* 1940 – [[Rick Huxley]], English bass player ([[The Dave Clark Five]]) (d. 2013) |
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*[[1941]] – [[Bob Clark]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
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* 1941 – [[Leonid Kizim]], Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2010) |
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* 1941 – [[Airto Moreira]], Brazilian-American drummer and composer |
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*[[1943]] – [[Nelson Briles]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2005) |
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* 1943 – [[Sammi Smith]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2005) |
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*[[1945]] – [[Loni Anderson]], American actress |
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* 1945 – [[Csaba Giczy]], Hungarian canoe racer |
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*[[1946]] – [[Bruce Coslet]], American football player and coach |
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* 1946 – [[Ron Silliman]], American poet |
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* 1946 – [[Erika Slezak]], American actress |
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* 1946 – [[Xavier Trias]], Spanish politician, 118th [[Mayor of Barcelona]] |
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* 1946 – [[Rick van der Linden]], Dutch keyboard player and songwriter ([[Ekseption]] and [[Trace (band)|Trace]]) (d. 2006) |
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*[[1947]] – [[Angry Anderson]], Australian singer-songwriter and actor ([[Rose Tattoo]], [[The Party Boys]], and [[Buster Brown (Australian band)|Buster Brown]]) |
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* 1947 – [[Bernie Carbo]], American baseball player |
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* 1947 – [[Rick Derringer]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ([[The McCoys]]) |
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* 1947 – [[Greg Leskiw]], Canadian guitarist and songwriter ([[The Guess Who]]) |
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*[[1948]] – [[Ray Clemence]], English footballer and manager |
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* 1948 – [[Carole Laure]], Canadian actress and singer |
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*[[1950]] – [[Luiz Gushiken]], Brazilian union leader and politician (d. 2013) |
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* 1950 – [[Mahendra Karma]], Indian politician (d. 2013) |
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* 1950 – [[Goldie Rogers]], Canadian wrestler (d. 2012) |
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*[[1951]] – [[John Jarratt]], Australian actor |
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*[[1952]] – [[Tamás Faragó]], Hungarian water polo player |
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* 1952 – [[Louis Walsh]], Irish talent manager |
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*[[1953]] – [[Rick Mahler]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2005) |
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* 1953 – [[Samantha Sang]], Australian singer |
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*[[1955]] – [[Eddie Ojeda]], American guitarist and songwriter ([[Twisted Sister]]) |
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*[[1956]] – [[Jerry Ciccoritti]], Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
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* 1956 – [[Maureen McCormick]], American actress and singer |
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*[[1957]] – [[David Gill (executive)|David Gill]], English businessman |
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* 1957 – [[Faith Prince]], American actress |
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* 1957 – [[Clayton Rohner]], American actor |
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*[[1959]] – [[Pete Burns]], English singer-songwriter ([[Dead or Alive (band)|Dead or Alive]]) |
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* 1959 – [[Pat Smear]], American guitarist ([[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Germs (band)|Germs]], and [[Adolescents (band)|Adolescents]]) |
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*[[1960]] – [[David Baldacci]], American author |
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* 1960 – [[Vivian Kubrick]], American-English actress and composer |
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* 1960 – [[Seth Swirsky]], American singer-songwriter |
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*[[1961]] – [[Tawny Kitaen]], American actress |
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* 1961 – [[Janet McTeer]], English actress |
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* 1961 – [[Mark O'Connor]], American violinist and composer |
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* 1961 – [[Athula Samarasekera]], Sri Lankan cricketer and coach |
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* 1961 – [[Tim Wilson (comedian)|Tim Wilson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014) |
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*[[1962]] – [[Richard de Groen]], New Zealand cricketer |
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* 1962 – [[Patrick Ewing]], Jamaican-American basketball player and coach |
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* 1962 – [[Otis Thorpe]], American basketball player |
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*[[1963]] – [[Steve Lee (singer)|Steve Lee]], Swiss singer-songwriter ([[Gotthard (band)|Gotthard]]) (d. 2010) |
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*[[1964]] – [[Rory Morrison]], English journalist (d. 2013) |
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* 1964 – [[Adam Yauch]], American rapper and director ([[Beastie Boys]]) (d. 2012) |
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*[[1965]] – [[Jeff Coffin]], American saxophonist and composer ([[Dave Matthews Band]] and [[Béla Fleck and the Flecktones]]) |
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* 1965 – [[Motoi Sakuraba]], Japanese keyboard player and composer |
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* 1965 – [[Scott William Winters]], American actor |
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*[[1966]] – [[Jennifer Finch]], American singer, bass player, and photographer ([[L7 (band)|L7]] and [[The Shocker (band)|The Shocker]]) |
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* 1966 – [[Jonathan Silverman]], American actor |
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*[[1967]] – [[Matthew Caws]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[Nada Surf]]) |
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* 1967 – [[Thomas Lang]], Austrian drummer and producer ([[stOrk]] and [[Vienna Art Orchestra]]) |
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*[[1968]] – [[Terri Clark]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
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* 1968 – [[Funkmaster Flex]], American rapper, producer, and radio host |
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* 1968 – [[Kendo Kashin]], Japanese wrestler |
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* 1968 – [[Marine Le Pen]], French lawyer and politician |
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* 1968 – [[Oleh Luzhnyi]], Ukrainian footballer and manager |
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* 1968 – [[Colin McRae]], Scottish race car driver (d. 2007) |
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* 1968 – [[John Olerud]], American baseball player |
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*[[1969]] – [[Vasbert Drakes]], Barbadian cricketer |
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* 1969 – [[Venkatesh Prasad]], Indian cricketer and coach |
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* 1969 – [[Robert Scott (rower)|Robert Scott]], Australian rower |
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* 1969 – [[Paola Volpato]], Chilean actress |
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*[[1970]] – [[James Gunn (filmmaker)|James Gunn]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
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*[[1971]] – [[DJ Ajax]], Australian DJ and producer (d. 2013) |
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* 1971 – [[Valdis Dombrovskis]], Latvian politician, 11th [[Prime Minister of Latvia]] |
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* 1971 – [[Jared Hasselhoff]], American bass player and songwriter ([[Bloodhound Gang]]) |
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*[[1972]] – [[Ikuto Hidaka]], Japanese wrestler |
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* 1972 – [[Aaqib Javed]], Pakistani cricketer and coach |
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* 1972 – [[Christian Olde Wolbers]], Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer ([[Fear Factory]], [[Beowülf]], [[Arkaea]], and [[Kush (band)|Kush]]) |
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* 1972 – [[Theodore Whitmore]], Jamaican footballer and manager |
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*[[1973]] – [[Sanwar Hossain]], Bangladeshi cricketer |
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* 1973 – [[Justin Marshall]], New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster |
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* 1973 – [[Sean Sherk]], American mixed martial artist |
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*[[1974]] – [[Alvin Ceccoli]], Australian footballer |
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* 1974 – [[Julio César Enciso]], Paraguayan footballer |
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* 1974 – [[Olle Kullinger]], Swedish footballer |
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* 1974 – [[Antoine Sibierski]], French footballer |
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*[[1975]] – [[Kajol]], Indian actress |
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* 1975 – [[Antony Cotton]], English actor |
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* 1975 – [[Ami Foster]], American actress |
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* 1975 – [[Iddo Goldberg]], Israeli-English actor |
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* 1975 – [[Haim Goldenberg]], Israeli-Canadian mentalist |
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* 1975 – [[Dan Hipgrave]], English guitarist and journalist ([[Toploader]]) |
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* 1975 – [[Josep Jufré]], Catalan cyclist |
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* 1975 – [[Eicca Toppinen]], Finnish cellist and composer ([[Apocalyptica]]) |
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*[[1976]] – [[Jeff Friesen]], Canadian ice hockey player |
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* 1976 – [[Marian Pahars]], Latvian footballer and manager |
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* 1976 – [[Kwon Sang-woo]], South Korean actor |
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* 1976 – [[Eugen Trică]], Romanian footballer and manager |
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*[[1977]] – [[Eric Hinske]], American baseball player |
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* 1977 – [[Soraya Jiménez]], Mexican weightlifter (d. 2013) |
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* 1977 – [[Mark Mulder]], American baseball player |
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* 1977 – [[Michael Walsh (footballer born 1977)|Michael Walsh]], English footballer |
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*[[1978]] – [[Cosmin Bărcăuan]], Romanian footballer and manager |
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* 1978 – [[Rita Faltoyano]], Hungarian porn actress |
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* 1978 – [[Kim Gevaert]], Belgian sprinter |
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* 1978 – [[Nektaria Karantzi]], Greek singer |
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*[[1979]] – [[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]], Irish footballer |
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*[[1980]] – [[Wayne Bridge]], English footballer |
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* 1980 – [[Salvador Cabañas]], Paraguayan footballer |
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* 1980 – [[Jason Culina]], Australian footballer |
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* 1980 – [[Kaylani Lei]], Singaporean porn actress |
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* 1980 – [[Vatsal Sheth]], Indian actor |
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* 1980 – [[Ali Umar]], Maldivian footballer |
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* 1980 – [[Sophie Winkleman]], English actress |
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*[[1981]] – [[David Clarke (ice hockey)|David Clarke]], English ice hockey player |
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* 1981 – [[Carl Crawford]], American baseball player |
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* 1981 – [[Maik Franz]], German footballer |
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* 1981 – [[Erik Guay]], Canadian skier |
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* 1981 – [[Alester Maregwede]], Zimbabwean cricketer |
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* 1981 – [[Rachel Scott]], American murder victim, inspired the [[Rachel's Challenge]] (d. 1999) |
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* 1981 – [[Kō Shibasaki]], Japanese singer and actress |
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* 1981 – [[Cory Williams]], American comedian and actor |
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* 1981 – [[Jesse Williams (actor)|Jesse Williams]], American actor |
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*[[1982]] – [[Jamie Houston]], English-German rugby player |
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* 1982 – [[Lolo Jones]], American hurdler |
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* 1982 – [[Michele Pazienza]], Italian footballer |
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* 1982 – [[Tobias Regner]], German singer-songwriter |
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* 1982 – [[Pete Sell]], American mixed martial artist |
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* 1982 – [[Ryu Seung-Min]], South Korean table tennis player |
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*[[1983]] – [[Korey Hall]], American football player |
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* 1983 – [[Dawn Richard (singer)|Dawn Richard]], American singer-songwriter and dancer ([[Danity Kane]] and [[Diddy – Dirty Money]]) |
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*[[1985]] – [[Laurent Ciman]], Belgian footballer |
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*[[1985]] – [[Jake Hurwitz]], American comedian, actor and web star |
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* 1985 – [[Salomon Kalou]], Ivorian footballer |
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* 1985 – [[Gil Vermouth]], Israeli footballer |
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* 1985 – [[Erkan Zengin]], Swedish footballer |
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*[[1986]] – [[Paula Creamer]], American golfer |
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*[[1987]] – [[Lexi Belle]], American porn actress |
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* 1987 – [[Genelia D'Souza]], Indian actress |
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* 1987 – [[Xenia Tchoumitcheva]], Swiss model and actress |
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*[[1988]] – [[Princess Salwa Aga Khan]], American model |
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* 1988 – [[Michael Jamieson]], Scottish swimmer |
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* 1988 – [[Federica Pellegrini]], Italian swimmer |
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* 1988 – [[Kaimar Saag]], Estonian footballer |
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*[[1989]] – [[Ryan Bertrand]], English footballer |
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* 1989 – [[Mathieu Manset]], French footballer |
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*[[1991]] – [[Esteban Gutiérrez]], Mexican race car driver |
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* 1991 – [[Andreas Weimann]], Austrian footballer |
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*[[1993]] – [[Patrick McBrearty]], Irish footballer |
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* 1993 – [[Suzuka Ohgo]], Japanese actress |
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*[[1995]] – [[Pierre Højbjerg]], Danish footballer |
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*[[1997]] – [[Olivia Holt]], American actress |
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* 1997 – [[Adam Irigoyen]], American actor, rapper, and dancer |
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*[[1998]] – [[Kanon Suzuki]], Japanese singer and actress ([[Morning Musume]]) |
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*[[2000]] – [[Maya Bond]], Japanese-American singer-songwriter and drummer |
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==Deaths== |
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* [[642]] – [[Oswald of Northumbria]] (b. 604) |
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* [[882]] – [[Louis III of France]] (b. 863) |
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*[[1364]] – [[Emperor Kōgon]] of Japan (b. 1313) |
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*[[1579]] – [[Stanislaus Hosius]], Polish cardinal (b. 1504) |
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*[[1610]] – [[Alonso García de Ramón]], Spanish soldier and politician, [[Royal Governor of Chile]] (b. 1552) |
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*[[1633]] – [[George Abbot (bishop)|George Abbot]], English archbishop (b. 1562) |
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*[[1678]] – [[Juan García de Zéspedes]], Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619) |
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*[[1729]] – [[Thomas Newcomen]], English engineer, invented the [[Newcomen steam engine]] (b. 1664) |
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*[[1743]] – [[John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey]], English politician (b. 1696) |
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*[[1778]] – [[Charles Clémencet]], French historian (b. 1703) |
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*[[1792]] – [[Frederick North, Lord North]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1732) |
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*[[1799]] – [[Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe]], English admiral (b. 1726) |
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*[[1868]] – [[Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes]], French archaeologist (b. 1788) |
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*[[1877]] – [[Gustav, Prince of Vasa]] (b. 1799) |
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*[[1880]] – [[Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra]], Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816) |
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*[[1888]] – [[Anna Haining Bates|Anna Bates]], Canadian giant (b. 1846) |
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*[[1895]] – [[Friedrich Engels]], German-English philosopher and author (b. 1820) |
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*[[1901]] – [[Victoria, Princess Royal]] of the United Kingdom (b. 1840) |
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*[[1911]] – [[Bob Caruthers]], American baseball player (b. 1864) |
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*[[1921]] – [[Dimitrios Rallis]], Greek politician, 78th [[List of Prime Ministers of Greece|Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1844) |
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*[[1923]] – [[Vatroslav Jagić]], Croatian linguist (b. 1835) |
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*[[1925]] – [[Jennie Lee (actress)|Jennie Lee]], American actress (b. 1848) |
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*[[1929]] – [[Millicent Fawcett]], English activist (b. 1847) |
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*[[1935]] – [[David Townsend (art director)|David Townsend]], American art director (b. 1891) |
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*[[1939]] – [[Béla Jankovich]], Hungarian economist and politician (b. 1865) |
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*[[1944]] – [[Maurice Turnbull]], Welsh cricketer and rugby player (b. 1906) |
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*[[1946]] – [[Wilhelm Marx]], German lawyer and politician, 17th [[Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1863) |
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*[[1948]] – [[Montagu Toller]], English cricketer (b. 1871) |
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*[[1952]] – [[Sameera Moussa]], Egyptian scientist (b. 1917) |
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*[[1955]] – [[Carmen Miranda]], Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909) |
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*[[1957]] – [[Heinrich Otto Wieland]], German chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1877) |
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*[[1959]] – [[Edgar Guest]], English-American poet (b. 1881) |
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*[[1960]] – [[Arthur Meighen]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (b. 1874) |
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*[[1962]] – [[Marilyn Monroe]], American model, actress, and singer (b. 1926) |
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*[[1963]] – [[Salvador Bacarisse]], Spanish composer (b. 1898) |
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*[[1964]] – [[Art Ross]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1886) |
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*[[1967]] – [[György Bródy]], Hungarian water polo player (b. 1908) |
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*[[1968]] – [[Luther Perkins]], American guitarist ([[The Tennessee Three]]) (b. 1928) |
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*[[1978]] – [[Jesse Haines]], American baseball player (b. 1893) |
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*[[1980]] – [[Harold L. Runnels]], American politician (b. 1924) |
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*[[1983]] – [[Judy Canova]], American actress and singer (b. 1913) |
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* 1983 – [[Joan Robinson]], English economist (b. 1903) |
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*[[1984]] – [[Richard Burton]], Welsh actor and producer (b. 1925) |
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*[[1985]] – [[Arnold Horween]], American football player and coach (b. 1898) |
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*[[1987]] – [[Georg Gaßmann]], German politician, [[Mayor of Marburg]] (b. 1910) |
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*[[1991]] – [[Paul Brown]], American football player and coach (b. 1908) |
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* 1991 – [[Soichiro Honda]], Japanese engineer and businessman, founded [[Honda]] (b. 1906) |
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*[[1992]] – [[Jeff Porcaro]], American drummer, songwriter, and producer ([[Toto (band)|Toto]] and [[Clover (band)|Clover]]) (b. 1954) |
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*[[1994]] – [[Menachem Avidom]], Israeli composer (b. 1908) |
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* 1994 – [[Alain de Changy]], Belgian race car driver (b. 1922) |
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*[[1998]] – [[Otto Kretschmer]], German commander (b. 1912) |
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* 1998 – [[Todor Zhivkov]], Bulgarian politician, [[List of heads of state of Bulgaria|Head of State of the People's Republic of Bulgaria]] (b. 1911) |
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*[[2000]] – [[Otto Buchsbaum]], Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1920) |
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* 2000 – [[Tullio Crali]], Italian painter (b. 1910) |
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* 2000 – [[Alec Guinness]], English actor (b. 1914) |
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*[[2001]] – [[Otema Allimadi]], Ugandan politician, [[Prime Minister of Uganda]] (b. 1929) |
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* 2001 – [[Christopher Skase]], Australian businessman (b. 1948) |
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*[[2002]] – [[Josh Ryan Evans]], American actor (b. 1982) |
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* 2002 – [[Chick Hearn]], American sportscaster (b. 1916) |
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* 2002 – [[Franco Lucentini]], Italian journalist and author (b. 1920) |
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* 2002 – [[Matt Robinson (actor)|Matt Robinson]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937) |
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*[[2005]] – [[Polina Astakhova]], Russian gymnast (b. 1936) |
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* 2005 – [[Jim O'Hora]], American football player and coach (b. 1915) |
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* 2005 – [[Raul Roco]], Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1941) |
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*[[2006]] – [[Susan Butcher]], American [[dog sled]] racer (b. 1954) |
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*[[2007]] – [[Jean-Marie Lustiger]], French cardinal (b. 1926) |
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* 2007 – [[Florian Pittiș]], Romanian actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1943) |
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*[[2008]] – [[Neil Bartlett (chemist)|Neil Bartlett]], English-American chemist (b. 1932) |
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* 2008 – [[Reg Lindsay]], Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1929) |
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*[[2009]] – [[Budd Schulberg]], American author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1914) |
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*[[2011]] – [[Andrzej Lepper]], Polish politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Poland]] (b. 1954) |
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* 2011 – [[Aziz Shavershian]], Australian bodybuilder and model (b. 1989) |
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*[[2012]] – [[Erwin Axer]], Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1917) |
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* 2012 – [[Sister Boom Boom]], American [[drag queen]] performer (b. 1955) |
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* 2012 – [[Michel Daerden]], Belgian politician (b. 1949) |
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* 2012 – [[Fred Matua]], American football player (b. 1984) |
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* 2012 – [[Martin E. Segal]], Russian-American businessman, co-founded [[Film Society of Lincoln Center]] (b. 1916) |
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* 2012 – [[Kirk Urso]], American soccer player (b. 1990) |
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* 2012 – [[Chavela Vargas]], Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1919) |
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* 2012 – [[Roland Charles Wagner]], French author (b. 1960) |
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* 2012 – [[Péter Zwack]], Hungarian businessman and diplomat (b. 1927) |
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*[[2013]] – [[Ruth Asawa]], American sculptor (b. 1926) |
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* 2013 – [[Malcolm Barrass]], English footballer and manager (b. 1924) |
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* 2013 – [[Shawn Burr]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1966) |
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* 2013 – [[Jaime Luiz Coelho]], Brazilian archbishop (b. 1916) |
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* 2013 – [[George Duke]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1946) |
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* 2013 – [[Willie Dunn]], Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942) |
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* 2013 – [[Qaqambile Matanzima]], South Africa politician (b. 1949) |
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* 2013 – [[Roy Rubin]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1925) |
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* 2013 – [[May Song Vang]], American activist (b. 1951) |
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* 2013 – [[Rob Wyda]], American commander and judge (b. 1959) |
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==Holidays and observances== |
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* [[Bhagat Puran Singh|Barsi Bhagat Puran Singh]] ([[Sikhism]]) |
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* Christian [[Calendar of saints|Feast Day]]: |
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** [[Abel of Reims]] |
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** [[Thaddeus of Edessa|Addai]] |
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** [[Saint Afra|Afra]] |
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** [[Albrecht Dürer]], [[Matthias Grünewald]], and [[Lucas Cranach the Elder]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]]) |
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** [[Cassian of Autun]] |
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** [[Dedication of Saint Mary Major]] ([[Catholic Church]]) |
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** [[Emygdius]] |
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** [[Saint Memmius|Memnius]] |
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** [[Oswald of Northumbria]] |
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** [[August 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] |
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* [[List of national independence days|Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Burkina Faso]] from [[France]] in 1960. |
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* The beginning of [[Bogotá's Carnival]], celebrated until the next day. ([[Bogotá]]) |
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* [[Victory Day (Croatia)|Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders]] ([[Croatia]]) |
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==External links== |
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/5 BBC: On This Day] |
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* {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=05}} |
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* [http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day?mth=Aug&day=05 On This Day in Canada] |
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August 5 is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.
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