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===Pre-1600=== |
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*[[43 BC]] – [[Augustus|Octavian]], later known as Augustus, compels the [[Roman Senate]] to elect him [[Consul]]. |
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*[[295 BC]] – The first temple to [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]], the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by [[Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 292 BC)|Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges]] during the [[Third Samnite War]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Sabine G. Oswalt|title=Concise Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdQnAAAAYAAJ|year=1969|publisher=Collins|page=296|isbn=9780695861094}}</ref> |
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*[[1504]] – [[Battle of Knockdoe]]. |
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*[[43 BC]] – [[Augustus|Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus]], later known as Augustus, compels the [[Roman Senate]] to elect him [[Roman consul|Consul]]. |
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*[[1561]] – An 18-year-old [[Mary Queen of Scots]] returns to [[Scotland]], after spending 13 years in [[France]]. |
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* [[947]] – [[Abu Yazid]], a [[Kharijites|Kharijite]] rebel leader, is defeated and killed in the [[Hodna Mountains]] in modern-day [[Algeria]] by [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid]] forces. |
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*[[1692]] – [[Salem witch trials]]: in [[Salem, Massachusetts]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]] five people, one woman and four men, including a [[clergyman]], are executed after being convicted of [[witchcraft]]. |
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*[[1153]] – [[Baldwin III of Jerusalem]] takes control of the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] from his mother [[Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem|Melisende]], and also [[Siege of Ascalon|captures Ascalon]]. |
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*[[1745]] – [[Jacobite Rising]], [[Prince Charles Edward Stuart]] lands from a [[France|French]] warship in [[Glenfinnan]], raises his standard and marches on [[London]] – the start of the [[Second Jacobite Rebellion]] known as "the 45". |
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*[[1458]] – [[Pope Pius II]] is elected the 211th Pope.<ref>{{cite book|author=Renaissance Society of America|title=The Italian Renaissance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xtJoDXWcL3kC&pg=PA79|date=1 January 1993|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-0-8020-7735-6|pages=79}}</ref> |
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*[[1768]] – [[Saint Isaac's Cathedral]] is founded in [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]]. |
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*[[1504]] – In Ireland, the [[Hiberno-Normans|Hiberno-Norman]] de Burghs (Burkes) and [[Cambro-Normans|Cambro-Norman]] Fitzgeralds fight in the [[Battle of Knockdoe]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Tony Jaques|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC&pg=PA536|year=2007|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-33538-9|pages=536}}</ref> |
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*[[1772]] – [[Gustavus III]] of [[Sweden]] stages a [[Coup d'état]], in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King. |
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*[[1561]] – [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], aged 18, returns to [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] after spending 13 years in [[France]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Henry Ellis|title=To 1572|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4rVAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA318|year=1846|publisher=R. Bentley|pages=318}}</ref> |
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*[[1782]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Battle of Blue Licks]] – the last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the [[Great Britain|British]] [[commander]] [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] following the [[Siege of Yorktown]]. |
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*[[1812]] – [[War of 1812]]: [[United States|American]] [[frigate]] ''[[USS Constitution]]'' defeats the [[Royal Navy|British]] [[frigate]] ''[[HMS Guerriere (1806)|HMS Guerrière]]'' off the coast of [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]] earning her nickname "[[Old Ironsides]]". |
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===1601–1900=== |
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*[[1813]] – [[Gervasio Antonio de Posadas]] joins [[Argentina]]'s second triumvirate. |
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*[[1604]] – [[Eighty Years War]]: a besieging Dutch and English army led by [[Maurice of Orange]] forces the Spanish garrison of [[Sluis]] to capitulate.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Duffy|first1=Christopher|title=Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494–1660 Volume 1 of Siege warfare|date=2013|page=89|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136607875}}</ref> |
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*[[1839]] – Presentation of [[Louis Daguerre|Jacque Daguerre's]] new [[photography|photographic]] process to the [[French Academy of Sciences]]. |
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*[[1612]] – The "[[Samlesbury witches]]", three women from the [[Lancashire]] village of [[Samlesbury]], [[Kingdom of England|England]], are put on trial, accused of practicing [[witchcraft]], one of the most famous [[Witch-hunt|witch trial]]s in British history. |
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*[[1666]] – [[Second Anglo-Dutch War]]: Rear Admiral [[Robert Holmes (Royal Navy officer)|Robert Holmes]] leads a raid on the Dutch island of [[Terschelling]], destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "[[Holmes's Bonfire]]". |
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*[[1692]] – [[Salem witch trials]]: In [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem, province of Massachusetts Bay]], five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft. |
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*[[1745]] – Prince [[Charles Edward Stuart]] raises his standard in [[Glenfinnan]]: The start of the [[Jacobite rising of 1745|Second Jacobite Rebellion]], known as "the 45". |
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* 1745 – [[Ottoman–Persian War (1743–46)|Ottoman–Persian War]]: In the [[Battle of Kars (1745)|Battle of Kars]], the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by [[Nader Shah]]. |
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*[[1759]] – [[Battle of Lagos]]: Naval battle during the [[Seven Years' War]] between Great Britain and France. |
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*[[1772]] – [[Gustav III of Sweden]] stages [[Revolution of 1772|a coup d'état]], in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the [[Riksdag of the Estates|Riksdag]] and the King.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Barton |first1=H. Arnold |title=Gustav III of Sweden and the Enlightenment |journal=Eighteenth-Century Studies |date=1972 |volume=6 |issue=1 |page=11 |doi=10.2307/3031560 |jstor=3031560}}</ref> |
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*[[1782]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Battle of Blue Licks]]: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British [[commander]] [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Charles Cornwallis]] following the [[Siege of Yorktown]]. |
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*[[1812]] – [[War of 1812]]: American frigate {{USS|Constitution}} [[USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere|defeats]] the British frigate {{HMS|Guerriere|1806|6}} off the coast of [[Nova Scotia]], Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides". |
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*[[1813]] – [[Gervasio Antonio de Posadas]] joins Argentina's [[Second Triumvirate (Argentina)|Second Triumvirate]]. |
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*[[1839]] – The French government announces that [[Louis Daguerre]]'s [[daguerreotype|photographic process]] is a gift "free to the world". |
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*[[1848]] – [[California Gold Rush]]: The ''[[New York Herald]]'' breaks the news to the [[East Coast of the United States]] of the [[gold rush]] in [[California]] (although the rush started in January). |
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*[[1854]] – The [[First Sioux War]] begins when [[United States Army]] soldiers kill [[Lakota people|Lakota]] chief [[Conquering Bear]] and in return are [[Grattan massacre|massacred]]. |
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*[[1861]] – First ascent of [[Weisshorn]], fifth highest summit in the Alps. |
*[[1861]] – First ascent of [[Weisshorn]], fifth highest summit in the Alps. |
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*[[1862]] – [[Dakota War of 1862|Dakota War]]: During an uprising in [[Minnesota]], [[Lakota people|Lakota]] warriors decide not to attack heavily defended [[Fort Ridgely]] and instead turn to the settlement of [[New Ulm, Minnesota|New Ulm]], killing white settlers along the way. |
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*[[1878]] – [[Manuel L. Quezon]] : 2nd President of the Philippines |
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===1901–present=== |
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*[[1895]] – [[American frontier]] murderer and outlaw, [[John Wesley Hardin]], is killed by an off-duty policeman in a [[bar (establishment)|saloon]] in [[El Paso, Texas]]. |
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*[[1903]] – The [[Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising|Transfiguration Uprising]] breaks out in [[East Thrace]], resulting in the establishment of the [[Strandzha Commune]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Khadzhiev |first1=Georgi |translator1-last=Firth |translator1-first=Will |chapter=The Transfiguration Uprising and the 'Strandzha Commune': The First Libertarian Commune in Bulgaria |title=Националното освобождение и безвластният федерализъм |trans-title=National Liberation and Libertarian Federalism |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DDFOAQAAIAAJ |language=bg |pages=99–148 |date=1992 |publisher=Artizdat-5 |location=Sofia |chapter-url=http://www.savanne.ch/tusovka/en/will-firth/bulgaria.html#strandzha |oclc=27030696 }}</ref> |
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*[[1915]] – [[World War I]]: the [[Battle of Van]] begins |
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*[[1909]] – The [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] opens for [[automobile racing]]. [[William Bourque]] and his mechanic are killed during the first day's events.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indianapolis Medical Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sM0yAQAAMAAJ|year=1922|page=151}}</ref> |
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*[[1919]] – [[Afghanistan]] gains full independence from the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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*[[1920]] – The [[Tambov Rebellion]] breaks out, in response to the [[Bolshevik]] policy of ''[[Prodrazvyorstka]]''.<ref name="black book">Nicolas Werth, Karel Bartošek, Jean-Louis Panné, Jean-Louis Margolin, Andrzej Paczkowski, [[Stéphane Courtois]], ''[[The Black Book of Communism]]: Crimes, Terror, Repression'', [[Harvard University Press]], 1999, hardcover, 858 pages, {{ISBN|0-674-07608-7}}.</ref> |
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*[[1927]] – [[Patriarch Sergius I of Moscow|Metropolitan Sergius]] proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] to the [[Soviet]] state. |
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*[[1927]] – [[Patriarch Sergius of Moscow]] proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] to the [[Soviet Union]]. |
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*[[1934]] – The first All-American [[Soap Box Derby]] is held in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. |
*[[1934]] – The first All-American [[Soap Box Derby]] is held in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. |
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* 1934 – The [[German referendum, 1934|German referendum of 1934]] approves [[Adolf Hitler]]'s appointment as head of state with the title of [[Führer]]. |
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*[[1936]] – The [[Great Purge]] of the [[Soviet Union]] begins when the first of the [[Moscow Trials]] is convened. |
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*[[1940]] – First flight of the [[North American B-25 Mitchell|B-25 Mitchell]] [[medium bomber]]. |
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*[[1944]] – World War II: [[Liberation of Paris]] – [[Paris]] rises against [[Nazi Germany|German]] occupation with the help of [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] troops. |
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*[[1941]] – [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] and [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] sign the [[Tiraspol Agreement]], rendering the region of [[Transnistria Governorate|Transnistria]] under control of the latter.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309415043|title=The beginning of war in the East and hastening the approaches against the Jewish population|first1=Adina|last1=Babeș|first2=Alexandru|last2=Florian|journal=Holocaust. Studii și cercetări|issue=7|year=2014|pages=30–44}}</ref> |
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*[[1945]] – [[Vietnam War]]: [[Viet Minh]] led by [[Ho Chi Minh]] take power in [[Hanoi]], [[Vietnam]]. |
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*[[1942]] – [[World War II]]: [[Dieppe Raid|Operation Jubilee]] (The Dieppe Raid): The [[2nd Canadian Infantry Division]] leads an [[amphibious warfare|amphibious assault]] by [[Allies of World War II|allied forces]] on [[Dieppe]], France and fails. |
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*[[1953]] – [[Cold War]]: the [[CIA]] helps to overthrow the government of [[Mohammed Mossadegh]] in [[Iran]] and reinstate the [[Shah]] [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]. |
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*[[1944]] – World War II: [[Liberation of Paris]]: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops. |
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*[[1955]] – In the Northeast United States, severe [[flooding]] caused by [[Hurricane Diane]], claims 200 lives. |
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*[[1945]] – [[August Revolution]]: [[Viet Minh]] led by [[Ho Chi Minh]] take power in Hanoi, Vietnam. |
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*[[1960]] – Cold War: in [[Moscow]], downed American [[Lockheed U-2|U-2]] [[aviator|pilot]] [[Francis Gary Powers]] is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the [[Soviet Union]] for [[espionage]]. |
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*[[1953]] – [[Cold War]]: The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] help to [[1953 Iranian coup d'état|overthrow]] the government of [[Mohammad Mosaddegh]] in Iran and reinstate the [[Shah]] [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]. |
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* 1960 – [[Sputnik program]]: [[Sputnik 5]] – the Soviet Union launches the satellite with the [[dog]]s [[Belka and Strelka]], 40 [[mouse|mice]], 2 [[rat]]s and a variety of [[plant]]s. |
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*[[1955]] – In the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast United States]], severe flooding caused by [[Hurricane Diane]], claims 200 lives. |
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*[[1965]] – [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japanese prime minister]] [[Eisaku Sato]] becomes the first post-World War II sitting [[prime minister]] to visit [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]. |
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*[[1960]] – Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American [[Lockheed U-2|U-2]] pilot [[Francis Gary Powers]] is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for [[espionage]]. |
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*[[1975]] – The cricket test match between [[England]] and [[Australia]] is called off after the pitch is vandalised by supporters of [[George Davis (armed robber)|George Davis]]. |
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* 1960 – [[List of spacecraft called Sputnik|Sputnik program]]: ''[[Korabl-Sputnik 2]]'': The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the [[dog]]s [[Soviet space dogs#Belka and Strelka|Belka and Strelka]], 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants. |
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*[[1980]] – [[Saudia Flight 163]], a [[Lockheed Martin|Lockheed]] [[Lockheed L-1011|L-1011 TriStar]] burns after making an emergency landing at [[King Khalid International Airport]] in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]], killing 301 people. |
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*[[1964]] – [[Syncom]] 3, the first [[geostationary communication satellite]], is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]. |
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*[[1965]] – [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japanese prime minister]] [[Eisaku Satō]] becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit [[Okinawa Prefecture]]. |
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*[[1987]] – [[Hungerford Massacre]]: in the United Kingdom, [[Michael Ryan (mass murderer)|Michael Ryan]] kills sixteen people with an [[assault rifle]] and then commits [[suicide]]. |
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*[[1978]] – In Iran, the [[Cinema Rex fire]] causes more than 400 deaths. |
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*[[1989]] – [[President of Poland|Polish president]] [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]] nominates [[Solidarity (trade union)|Solidarity]] activist [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]] to be the first non-[[communist]] [[Prime Minister]] in 42 years. |
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*[[1980]] – [[Saudia Flight 163]], a [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] burns after making an emergency landing at [[Riyadh Air Base|Riyadh International Airport]] in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]], killing 301 people. |
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*[[1989]] – Raid on offshore pirate station, [[Radio Caroline]] in North Sea by British and Dutch governments. |
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* 1980 – [[Otłoczyn railway accident]]: In Poland's worst post-war railway accident, 67 people lose their lives and a further 62 are injured.<ref>{{cite book |author=Haine |first=Edgar A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7t8DW4iYDMC&pg=PA182 |title=Railroad Wrecks |publisher=Associated University Presses |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-8453-4844-4 |pages=182}}</ref> |
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*[[1990]] – [[Leonard Bernstein]] conducts his final concert, ending with [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s [[Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)|Symphony No. 7]]. |
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*[[1981]] – [[Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)|Gulf of Sidra Incident]]: United States [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14A Tomcat]] fighters intercept and shoot down two [[Libyan Air Force (1951–2011)|Libyan]] [[Sukhoi Su-17|Sukhoi Su-22]] fighter jets over the [[Gulf of Sidra]]. |
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*[[1991]] – [[Collapse of the Soviet Union]], [[August Coup]]: [[President of the Soviet Union|Soviet President]] [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] is placed under [[house arrest]] while on holiday in the town of [[Foros]], [[Crimea]]. |
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*[[1987]] – [[Hungerford massacre]]: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a [[semi-automatic rifle]] and then commits suicide. |
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* 1991 – [[Hurricane Bob]] hits the Northeast. |
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*[[1989]] – Polish president [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]] nominates [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] activist [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]] to be the first non-[[Communism|communist]] [[prime minister]] in 42 years. |
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*[[1999]] – In [[Belgrade]], tens of thousands of [[Serbia]]ns rally to demand the resignation of [[President of Yugoslavia|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President]] [[Slobodan Milošević]]. |
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* 1989 – Several hundred [[East Germany|East Germans]] cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the [[Pan-European Picnic]], part of the events that began the process of the [[Fall of the Berlin Wall]]. |
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*[[2002]] – A [[Russia]]n [[Mi-26]] [[helicopter]] carrying troops is hit by a [[Chechen people|Chechen]] [[missile]] outside of [[Grozny]], killing 118 soldiers. |
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*[[1991]] – [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union]]: The [[1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt|August Coup]] begins when [[President of the Soviet Union|Soviet President]] [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] is placed under [[house arrest]] while on holiday in the town of [[Foros, Ukraine]]. |
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*[[2003]] – A car-bomb attack on [[United Nations]] headquarters in [[Iraq]] kills the agency's top envoy [[Sergio Vieira de Mello]] and 21 other employees. |
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* 1991 – [[Crown Heights riot]] begins.<ref>Shapiro, Edward S. (2002). "Interpretations of the Crown Heights Riot". American Jewish History.</ref> |
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* 2003 – A [[Hamas]] planned suicide attack on a bus in [[Jerusalem]] kills 23 Israelis, 7 of them children in the [[Jerusalem bus 2 massacre]]. |
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*[[1999]] – In [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslavia]], tens of thousands of [[Serbia]]ns rally to demand the resignation of [[President of Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President]] [[Slobodan Milošević]]. |
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*[[2005]] – The first-ever joint military exercise between [[Russia]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]], called [[Peace Mission 2005]] begins. |
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*[[2002]] – [[Khankala Mi-26 crash]]: A Russian [[Mil Mi-26]] helicopter carrying troops is hit by a [[Chechens|Chechen]] missile outside [[Grozny]], killing 118 soldiers. |
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*[[2005]] – [[Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2005|A series of strong storms]] lashes [[Southern Ontario]] spawning several [[tornadoes]] as well as creating extreme [[flash flooding]] within the city of [[Toronto]] and its [[Greater Toronto Area|surrounding communities]]. In Toronto, it is also dubbed as the [[Toronto Supercell]]. |
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*[[2003]] – A [[Canal Hotel bombing|truck-bomb attack]] on [[United Nations]] headquarters in [[Iraq]] kills the agency's top envoy [[Sérgio Vieira de Mello]] and 21 other employees.<ref>{{cite book|title=Report of the Security Council: 1 August 2013 - 31 July 2014|publisher=United Nations|year=2014|page=72}}</ref> |
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* 2003 – [[Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing]]: A suicide attack on a bus in [[Jerusalem]], planned by [[Hamas]], kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA-Archive/2003/Pages/Suicide%20bombing%20of%20No%202%20Egged%20bus%20in%20Jerusalem%20-%201.aspx|title=Suicide bombing of No 2 Egged bus in Jerusalem-19-Aug-2003|publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[2004]] – [[Google|Google Inc.]] has its [[initial public offering]] on [[Nasdaq]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=30 June 2014 |title=Google Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/30/business/google-fast-facts/index.html |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=CNN}}</ref> |
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*[[2005]] – The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called [[Peace Mission 2005]] begins. |
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*[[2009]] – A [[August 2009 Baghdad bombings|series of bombings]] in [[Baghdad]], Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others. |
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*[[2010]] – [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] ends, with the last of the United States [[brigade]] combat teams crossing the border to [[Kuwait]]. |
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*[[2013]] – The [[Dhamara Ghat train accident]] kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. |
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*[[2017]] – Tens of thousands of farmed non-native [[Atlantic salmon]] are accidentally released into the wild in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] waters in the [[Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break|2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break]]. |
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==Births== |
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===Pre-1600=== |
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*[[1342]] – [[Katharine of Bohemia]], Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) |
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* [[232]] – [[Marcus Aurelius Probus]], Roman emperor (d. 282)<ref>{{cite book|title=Dissertation Abstracts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YjlFAQAAIAAJ|date=September 1955|publisher=University Microfilms|page=2519}}</ref> |
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*[[1398]] – [[Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana|Marqués de Santillana]], Spanish poet (d. 1458) |
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*[[1342]] – [[Catherine of Bohemia]], duchess of Austria (d. 1395) |
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*[[1398]] – [[Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana]], Spanish poet and politician (d. 1458)<ref>{{cite book|author=Iñigo López de Mendoza Santillana (marqués de)|title=Letter of the Marquis of Santillana to Don Peter, Constable of Portugal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8aZfAAAAMAAJ|year=1927|publisher=Clarendon Press|page=15}}</ref> |
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*[[1590]] – [[Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland]], English soldier (d. 1649) |
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*[[1570]] – [[Salamone Rossi]], Italian violinist and composer (probable;<ref>{{cite book|author=Willi Apel|title=Italian Violin Music of the Seventeenth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DP5i52zOXcIC&pg=PA19|year=1990|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0-253-30683-3|pages=19}}</ref> d. 1630) |
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*[[1596]] – [[Elizabeth of Bohemia|Elizabeth Stuart]], Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) |
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*[[1583]] – [[Daišan]], Chinese prince and statesman (d. 1648) |
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*[[1590]] – [[Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire]] (d. 1649) |
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*[[1596]] – [[Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia|Elizabeth Stuart]], queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Stuart {{!}} Facts, Family, & Queen of Bohemia {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Stuart |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[1646]] – [[John Flamsteed]], English astronomer (d. 1719) |
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*[[1686]] – [[Eustace Budgell]], English writer (d. 1737) |
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* 1686 – [[Nicola Porpora]], Italian composer (d. 1768) |
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*[[1609]] – [[Jan Fyt]], Flemish painter (d. 1661)<ref>[https://rkd.nl/explore/artists/29840 Joannes Fijt] at the [[Netherlands Institute for Art History]] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> |
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*[[1689]] – [[Samuel Richardson]], English writer (d. 1761) |
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*[[1621]] – [[Gerbrand van den Eeckhout]], Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (d. 1674) |
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*[[1631]] – [[John Dryden]], English poet, literary critic and playwright (d. 1700) |
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*[[1646]] – [[John Flamsteed]], English astronomer and academic (d. 1719) |
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*[[1686]] – [[Eustace Budgell]], English journalist and politician (d. 1737) |
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*[[1689]] (baptized) – [[Samuel Richardson]], English author and publisher (d. 1761)<ref>{{cite book|author=John Richetti|title=The Cambridge Companion to the Eighteenth-Century Novel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4HqlJqJ8dUEC&pg=PA92|date=5 September 1996|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-42945-0|pages=92}}</ref> |
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*[[1853]] – [[Aleksei Brusilov]], Russian general (d. 1926) |
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*[[1711]] – [[Edward Boscawen]], English admiral and politician (d. 1761) |
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*[[1719]] – [[Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec]], French soldier and diplomat (d. 1781) |
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*[[1743]] – [[Madame du Barry]], French mistress of [[Louis XV of France]] (d. 1793)<ref>{{cite book|author=Erhard Breitner|title=Madame Du Barry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QSoJAQAAIAAJ|year=1938|publisher=Cobden-Sanderson|page=1}}</ref> |
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*[[1875]] – [[Mirko and Stjepan Seljan|Stjepan Seljan]], Croatian explorer (d. 1936) |
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*[[1777]] – [[Francis I of the Two Sicilies|Francis I]], king of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)<ref>{{cite book|title=Companion to the Almanac, Or Yearbook of General Information for ....|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7zdNAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA1-PA76|pages=76}}</ref> |
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*[[1878]] – [[Manuel L. Quezon]], 2<sup>nd</sup> [[President of the Philippines]] (d. 1944) |
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*[[1815]] – [[Harriette Newell Woods Baker]], American editor and children's book writer (d. 1893)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Derby|first1=George|last2=White|first2=James Terry|title=The National Cyclopædia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZToOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA154|edition=Public domain|volume=14|year=1910|publisher=J. T. White|pages=154–}}</ref> |
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*[[1881]] – [[George Enescu]], Romanian composer (d. 1955) |
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*[[ |
*[[1819]] – [[Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt]], Luxembourger-Dutch politician, [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (d. 1894) |
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*[[1830]] – [[Julius Lothar Meyer]], German chemist (d. 1895) |
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*[[1835]] – [[Tom Wills]], Australian cricketer and pioneer of [[Australian rules football]] (d. 1880) |
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*[[ |
*[[1843]] – [[C. I. Scofield]], American minister and theologian (d. 1921) |
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*[[ |
*[[1846]] – [[Luis Martín]], Spanish religious leader, 24th [[Superior General of the Society of Jesus]] (d. 1906) |
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*[[ |
*[[1848]] – [[Gustave Caillebotte]], French painter and engineer (d. 1894) |
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*[[ |
*[[1849]] – [[Joaquim Nabuco]], Brazilian politician and diplomat (d. 1910) |
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*[[1858]] – [[Ellen Willmott]], English horticulturalist (d. 1934)<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-48838|title=Willmott, Ellen Ann (1858–1934), horticulturist|last=le Lièvre|first=Audrey|year=2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/48838|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref> |
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*[[1900]] – [[Gilbert Ryle]], British philosopher (d. 1976) |
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*[[ |
*[[1870]] – [[Bernard Baruch]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1965) |
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*[[1871]] – [[Orville Wright]], American engineer and pilot, co-founded the [[Wright Company]] (d. 1948)<ref>{{cite book|author=Arthur George Renstrom|title=Wilbur & Orville Wright: A Reissue of a Chronology Commemorating the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Orville Wright, August 19, 1871|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hpI9AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1|year=2003|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters|pages=1|isbn=9781467941402}}</ref> |
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* 1902 – [[J. B. L. Reyes]], Filipino jurist (d. 1994) |
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*[[ |
*[[1873]] – [[Fred Stone]], American actor and producer (d. 1959) |
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*[[ |
*[[1878]] – [[Manuel L. Quezon]], Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd [[President of the Philippines]] (d. 1944) |
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*[[1881]] – [[George Enescu]], Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1955)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Strad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Gk9AQAAIAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Orpheus|page=259}}</ref> |
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*[[1907]] – [[Thruston Ballard Morton|Thruston B. Morton]], American politician (d. 1982) |
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* 1881 – [[George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd]] (d. 1954) |
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*[[1883]] – [[Coco Chanel]], French fashion designer, founded the [[Chanel|Chanel Company]] (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Amy De la Haye|author2=Shelley Tobin|title=Chanel: The Couturiere at Work|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YGpAAQAAIAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Victoria & Albert Museum|isbn=978-1-85177-119-6|page=7}}</ref> |
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*[[1913]] – [[Richard Simmons (actor)|Richard Simmons]], American actor (d. 2003) |
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* 1883 – [[José Mendes Cabeçadas]], Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th [[President of Portugal]] (d. 1965) |
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*[[1885]] – [[Grace Hutchins]], American labor reformer and researcher (d. 1969)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Whitman |editor1-first=Alden |title=American Reformers: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary |date=1985 |publisher=H.W. Wilson Company |location=New York |isbn=9780824207052 |page=460}}</ref> |
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*[[1914]] – [[Lajos Baróti]], Hungarian footballer (d. 2005) |
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*[[ |
*[[1887]] – [[S. Satyamurti]], Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1943) |
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*[[1895]] – [[C. Suntharalingam]], Sri Lankan lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1985) |
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*[[ |
*[[1899]] – [[Colleen Moore]], American actress (d. 1988) |
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*[[ |
*[[1900]] – [[Gontran de Poncins]], French author and adventurer (d. 1962) |
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* 1900 – [[Gilbert Ryle]], English philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1976) |
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* 1900 – [[Dorothy Burr Thompson]], American archaeologist and art historian (d. 2001) |
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*[[1928]] – [[Bernard Levin]], English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004) |
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* 1928 – [[Norman Brooks]], Canadian singer (d. 2006) |
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*[[1902]] – [[Ogden Nash]], American poet (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite book|first=David |last=Lehman |title=The Oxford Book of American Poetry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gO0AK7qCvmoC&pg=PA475 |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-516251-6 |page=475}}</ref> |
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*[[1930]] – [[Frank McCourt]], Irish-American author |
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*[[1903]] – [[James Gould Cozzens]], American novelist and short story writer (d. 1978)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Aldridge|first=John W.|date=July 3, 1983|title=NOVELIST OF POWER AND PRIVILEGE|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/03/books/novelist-of-power-and-privilege.html}}</ref> |
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*[[1931]] – [[Bill Shoemaker|Willie Shoemaker]], American jockey (d. 2003) |
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*[[ |
*[[1904]] – [[Maurice Wilks]], English engineer and businessman (d. 1963) |
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*[[1906]] – [[Philo Farnsworth]], American inventor, invented the [[Fusor]] (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite book|author=Donald G. Godfrey|title=Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVLbAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=University of Utah Press|isbn=978-0-87480-675-5|pages=8–9}}</ref> |
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*[[1934]] – [[Renée Richards]], American physician |
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*[[ |
*[[1907]] – [[Hazari Prasad Dwivedi]], Indian historian, author, and scholar (d. 1979) |
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*[[ |
*[[1909]] – [[Ronald King]], New Zealand rugby player (d. 1988) |
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*[[1910]] – [[Saint Alphonsa]], first woman of Indian origin to be [[Canonization|canonized]] as a saint by the [[Catholic Church]] (d. 1946)<ref name="Bombay1964">{{cite book|author=Catholic Association of Bombay|title=Indian Catholic Reference Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ji3SAAAAMAAJ|year=1964|publisher=A.W. Menezes|page=74}}</ref> |
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*[[1939]] – [[Ginger Baker]], English musician ([[Cream (band)|Cream]]) |
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*[[ |
*[[1911]] – [[Anna Terruwe]], Dutch psychiatrist and author (d. 2004) |
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*[[1912]] – [[Herb Narvo]], Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/hall-of-fame/players/herb-narvo/|title=Herb Narvo|website=NRL Hall of Fame|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> |
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* 1940 – [[Jill St. John]], American actress |
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*[[ |
*[[1913]] – [[John Argyris]], Greek engineer and academic (d. 2004) |
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* 1913 – [[Peter Kemp (writer)|Peter Kemp]], Indian-English soldier and author (d. 1993) |
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*[[1943]] – [[Billy J. Kramer]], British singer |
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* 1913 – [[Richard Simmons (actor)|Richard Simmons]], American actor (d. 2003) |
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*[[1944]] – [[Buzz Kilman]], [[Chicago]] [[radio personality]] |
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*[[1914]] – [[Lajos Baróti]], Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2005) |
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* 1914 – [[Fumio Hayasaka]], Japanese composer (d. 1955)<ref>{{cite web |title=Fumio Hayasaka |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16301b0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720195301/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16301b0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 20, 2016 |website=BFI |access-date=23 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 1944 – [[Charles Wang]], Chinese-born philanthropist |
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* 1914 – [[Rose Heilbron]], British barrister and judge (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morton |first1=James |title=Obituary: Dame Rose Heilbron |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/dec/13/guardianobituaries.gender |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 April 2020 |date=13 December 2005}}</ref> |
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*[[1945]] – [[Ian Gillan]], English singer ([[Deep Purple]]) |
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*[[ |
*[[1915]] – [[Ring Lardner, Jr.]], American journalist and screenwriter (d. 2000) |
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* 1915 – [[Alfred Rouleau]], Canadian businessman (d. 1985) |
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* |
*[[1916]] – [[Dennis Poore]], English racing driver and businessman (d. 1987) |
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*[[ |
*[[1918]] – [[Jimmy Rowles]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1996) |
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*[[1919]] – [[Malcolm Forbes]], American publisher and politician (d. 1990)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 19: John Stamos, Bill Clinton |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2018/08/19/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-19-John-Stamos-Bill-Clinton/7271534646305/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1947 – [[Terry Hoeppner]], American football coach (d. 2007) |
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*[[1921]] – [[Gene Roddenberry]], American screenwriter and producer (d. 1991)<ref name="UPI" /> |
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*[[1922]] – [[Jack Holland (rugby league)|Jack Holland]], Australian rugby league player (d. 1994)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack Holland - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jack-holland/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> |
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*[[1948]] – [[Gerald McRaney]], American actor |
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*[[1923]] – [[Edgar F. Codd]], English computer scientist, inventor of [[Relational model|relational model of data]] (d. 2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edgar F. Codd - A.M. Turing Award Laureate |url=https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/codd_1000892.cfm |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=amturing.acm.org}}</ref> |
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* 1948 – [[Tipper Gore]], [[Second Lady of the United States]] |
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*[[1924]] – [[Willard Boyle]], Canadian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2011) |
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*[[1950]] – [[Jennie Bond]], British journalist |
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* 1924 – [[William Marshall (actor)|William Marshall]], American actor, director, and opera singer (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite news|last=Bergan|first=Ronald|title=William Marshall: Gifted African-American actor famed for blaxploitation films|work=The Guardian|date=22 June 2003|access-date=19 August 2018|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jun/23/guardianobituaries.film}}</ref> |
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* 1950 – [[Graeme Beard]], Australian cricketer |
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*[[ |
*[[1925]] – [[Claude Gauvreau]], Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1971) |
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*[[1926]] – [[Angus Scrimm]], American actor and author (d. 2016) |
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*[[ |
*[[1928]] – [[Shiv Prasaad Singh]], Indian Hindi writer (d. 1998) |
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* 1928 – [[Bernard Levin]], English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004) |
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*[[1953]] – [[Lynwood Slim]], American blues musician |
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* |
*[[1929]] – [[Bill Foster (basketball, born 1929)|Bill Foster]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2016) |
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* |
* 1929 – [[Ion N. Petrovici]], Romanian-German neurologist and academic (d. 2021) |
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*[[ |
*[[1930]] – [[Frank McCourt]], American author and educator (d. 2009)<ref name="UPI" /> |
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*[[1931]] – [[Bill Shoemaker]], American jockey and author (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Contemporary Books|author2=McGraw-Hill Trade|title=Chase's Sports Calendar of Events 1997|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t1vS43orTU0C|year=1996|publisher=McGraw-Hill|isbn=978-0-8092-3133-1|page=180}}</ref> |
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*[[1955]] – [[Peter Gallagher]], American actor |
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*[[1932]] – [[Thomas P. Salmon]], American lawyer and politician, 75th [[Governor of Vermont]] |
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* 1932 – [[Banharn Silpa-archa]], Thai politician, [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] (1995–1996) (d. 2016) |
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*[[1956]] – [[Adam Arkin]], American actor |
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*[[ |
*[[1933]] – [[Bettina Cirone]], American model and photographer |
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* 1933 – [[David Hopwood]], English microbiologist and geneticist |
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* |
* 1933 – [[Debra Paget]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> |
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*[[1934]] – [[David Durenberger]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2023) |
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* 1957 – [[Paul-Jan Bakker]], Netherland cricketer |
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* 1934 – [[Renée Richards]], American tennis player and ophthalmologist |
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* |
*[[1935]] – [[Bobby Richardson]], American baseball player and coach |
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*[[1936]] – [[Richard McBrien]], American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015) |
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* 1958 – [[Brendan Nelson]], Australian politician |
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*[[ |
*[[1937]] – [[Richard Ingrams]], English journalist, founded ''[[The Oldie]]'' |
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* |
* 1937 – [[William Motzing]], American composer and conductor (d. 2014) |
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*[[ |
*[[1938]] – [[Diana Muldaur]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> |
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* |
* 1938 – [[Nelly Vuksic]], Argentine conductor and musician |
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*[[1939]] – [[Ginger Baker]], English drummer and songwriter (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite book |last=Lentz III |first=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019 |date=28 October 2020 |publisher=McFarland |page=22 |isbn=9781476640594 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gW0HEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT36}}</ref> |
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*[[1961]] – [[Jonathan Coe]], British author |
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*[[ |
*[[1940]] – [[Roger Cook (songwriter)|Roger Cook]], English songwriter, singer, and producer |
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* 1940 – [[Johnny Nash]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI" /> |
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* 1962 – [[Valérie Kaprisky]], French actress |
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* 1940 – [[Jill St. John]], American model and actress<ref name="AP" /> |
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*[[1941]] – [[John Cootes]], Australian rugby league player, priest, and businessman<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Cootes - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/john-cootes/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> |
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* 1963 – [[Yip Sai Wing]], Hong Kong musician ([[Beyond (band)|Beyond]]) |
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* 1941 – [[Mihalis Papagiannakis]], Greek educator and politician (d. 2009) |
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*[[ |
*[[1942]] – [[Fred Thompson]], American actor, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI" /> |
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* |
*[[1943]] – [[Don Fardon]], English pop singer |
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* 1943 – [[Sid Going]], New Zealand rugby player (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=All Blacks legend Sid Going dies |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/sid-going-death-former-all-blacks-and-northland-rugby-legend-dies/RVDPYBBXDVGO7KFH7VFF5W3PAE/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> |
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* 1965 – [[Maria de Medeiros]], Portuguese actress and director |
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* |
* 1943 – [[Billy J. Kramer]], English pop singer<ref name="AP" /> |
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* |
*[[1944]] – [[Jack Canfield]], American author |
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* 1944 – [[Stew Johnson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Stewart Johnson |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/bio/_/id/395/stewart-johnson |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[1968]] – [[Nikolaos Kaklamanakis]], Greek windsurfer |
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* 1944 – [[Bodil Malmsten]], Swedish author and poet (d. 2016) |
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* |
* 1944 – [[Eddy Raven]], American country music singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> |
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* |
* 1944 – [[Charles Wang]], Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded [[Computer Associates International]] (d. 2018) |
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* |
*[[1945]] – [[Dennis Eichhorn]], American author and illustrator (d. 2015) |
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* |
* 1945 – [[Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington]], English politician |
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* 1945 – [[Ian Gillan]], English singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1969 – [[Matthew Perry (actor)|Matthew Perry]], Canadian actor |
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* |
*[[1946]] – [[Charles Bolden]], American general and astronaut |
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* 1946 – [[Bill Clinton]], American lawyer and politician, 42nd [[President of the United States]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Frank Freidel |author2=Hugh Sidey |title=William J. Clinton |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/william-j-clinton/ |website=The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov |publisher=White House Historical Association |access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> |
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* 1969 – [[Patrick Van Horn]], American actor |
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* 1946 – [[Dawn Steel]], American film producer (d. 1997) |
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*[[ |
*[[1947]] – [[Dave Dutton]], English actor and screenwriter |
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* |
* 1947 – [[Terry Hoeppner]], American football player and coach (d. 2007) |
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* |
* 1947 – [[Gerald McRaney]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> |
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* |
* 1947 – [[Gerard Schwarz]], American conductor and director |
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* |
* 1947 – [[Anuška Ferligoj]], Slovenian mathematician |
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* |
*[[1948]] – [[Jim Carter (actor)|Jim Carter]], English actor<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1948 – [[Tipper Gore]], American activist and author, former [[Second Lady of the United States]]<ref name="UPI" /> |
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* 1972 – [[Chihiro Yonekura]], Japanese singer |
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* 1948 – [[Robert Hughes (Australian actor)|Robert Hughes]], Australian actor |
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*[[1973]] – [[Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway]] |
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* 1948 – [[Christy O'Connor Jnr]], Irish golfer and architect (d. 2016) |
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*[[1949]] – [[Michael Nazir-Ali]], Pakistani-English bishop |
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*[[1950]] – [[Jennie Bond]], English journalist and author |
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* 1950 – [[Sudha Murty]], Indian author and teacher, head of [[Infosys Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Happy Birthday, Sudha Murty: The Philanthropist who found her life's purpose in serving people|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/article/happy-birthday-sudha-murty-the-philanthropist-who-found-her-life-s-purpose-in-serving-people/639258|access-date=2020-08-19|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=19 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[1975]] – [[Chynna Clugston]], American comic book creator |
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*[[1951]] – [[John Deacon]], English bass player and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1975 – [[Tracie Thoms]], American actress |
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* 1951 – [[Gustavo Santaolalla]], Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
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*[[1952]] – [[Jonathan Frakes]], American actor and director<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1952 – [[Gabriela Grillo]], German equestrian (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabriela Grillo |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/11341 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=25 March 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Tönjes| first = Jan| url = https://www.st-georg.de/news/pferde-und-leute/gabriela-grillo-lebt-nicht-mehr-dressur-mannschaftsolympiasiegerin-wurde-71-jahre-alt/| title = Gabriela Grillo lebt nicht mehr, Dressur-Mannschaftsolympiasiegerin wurde 71 Jahre alt| website = st-georg.de| date = 27 February 2024| language = de| access-date = 25 March 2024}}</ref> |
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* 1952 – [[Jimmy Watson (ice hockey)|Jimmy Watson]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Watson |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jimmy-watson-8452319 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[1954]] – [[Oscar Larrauri]], Argentinian racing driver |
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*[[1955]] – [[Mary-Anne Fahey]], Australian actress |
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* 1955 – [[Peter Gallagher]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1955 – [[Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal]], [[Dominica]]-born English lawyer and politician, [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] |
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* 1955 – [[Ned Yost]], American baseball player and manager |
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*[[1956]] – [[Adam Arkin]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1956 – [[José Rubén Zamora]], Guatemalan journalist |
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*[[1957]] – [[Paul-Jan Bakker]], Dutch cricketer |
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* 1957 – [[Gary Chapman (musician)|Gary Chapman]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1957 – [[Martin Donovan]], American actor and director<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1957 – [[Ian Gould]], English cricketer and umpire |
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* 1957 – [[Cesare Prandelli]], Italian footballer and manager |
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* 1957 – [[Christine Soetewey]], Belgian high jumper |
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* 1957 – [[Gerda Verburg]], Dutch trade union leader and politician, [[Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Netherlands)|Dutch Minister of Agriculture]] |
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*[[1958]] – [[Gary Gaetti]], American baseball player, coach, and manager |
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* 1958 – [[Anthony Muñoz]], American football player and sportscaster |
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* 1958 – [[Brendan Nelson]], Australian physician and politician, 47th [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence for Australia]] |
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* 1958 – [[Rick Snyder]], American politician and businessman, 48th [[Governor of Michigan]] |
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* 1958 – [[Darryl Sutter]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Darryl Sutter |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/darryl-sutter-8451801 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[1959]] – [[Chris Mortimer]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Mortimer - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/chris-mortimer/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> |
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* 1959 – [[Ivan Neville]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1959 – [[Ricky Pierce]], American basketball player |
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*[[1960]] – [[Morten Andersen]], Danish-American football player |
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* 1960 – [[Ron Darling]], American baseball player and commentator<ref>{{cite web |title=Ron Darling |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ron-darling-113054 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[1961]] – [[Jonathan Coe]], English author and academic<ref>{{cite book|title=Debrett's People of Today 2005|year=2005 |edition=18th|isbn=1-870520-10-6|publisher=[[Debrett's]]|page=329}}</ref> |
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*[[1963]] – [[John Stamos]], American actor<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.biography.com/people/john-stamos-10073503|title=John Stamos Biography: Drummer, Film Actor, Television Actor, Singer (1963–)|publisher= [[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])| access-date= June 23, 2016}}</ref> |
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*[[1965]] – [[Kevin Dillon]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1965 – [[Kyra Sedgwick]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1965 – [[James Tomkins (rower)|James Tomkins]], Australian rower<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/james-tomkins|title=James Tomkins|website=IOC|access-date=January 12, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[1966]] – [[Lee Ann Womack]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> |
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*[[1967]] – [[Khandro Rinpoche]], Indian spiritual leader |
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* 1967 – [[Satya Nadella]], Indian-American business executive, chairman and CEO of [[Microsoft]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Satya Nadella {{!}} Biography & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Satya-Nadella|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> |
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* 1969 – [[Douglas Allen Tunstall Jr.]], American professional wrestler and politician<ref>{{cite AV media | date=2008 | title=[[A Man Among Giants]] | medium=Documentary | publisher=[[Rod Webber|Rod Webber Productions]]|minutes=1:28}}</ref> |
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*[[1969]] – [[Nate Dogg]], American rapper (d. 2011) |
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* 1969 – [[Matthew Perry]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koseluk |first1=Chris |title=Matthew Perry, the Sweet and Snarky Chandler on 'Friends, Dies at 54 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/matthew-perry-dead-friends-1235630953/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=29 October 2023 |date=29 October 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1969 – [[Kazuyoshi Tatsunami]], Japanese baseball player and coach |
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* 1969 – [[Clay Walker]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gazettereview.com/2016/10/happened-clay-walker-news-updates/|title=What Happened to Clay Walker-News & Updates|last=Carter|first=Brooke|date=2016-10-17|website=Gazette Review|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref> |
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*[[1970]] – [[Fat Joe]], American rapper<ref name="AP" /> |
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*[[1971]] – [[Mary Joe Fernández]], Dominican-American tennis player and coach |
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* 1971 – [[João Vieira Pinto]], Portuguese footballer |
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*[[1972]] – [[Roberto Abbondanzieri]], Argentinian footballer and manager |
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* 1972 – [[Chihiro Yonekura]], Japanese singer-songwriter |
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*[[1973]] – [[Marco Materazzi]], Italian footballer and manager |
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* 1973 – [[Roy Rogers (basketball)|Roy Rogers]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Roy Rogers |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/733/roy-rogers |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1973 – [[Tasma Walton]], Australian actress<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panscript.com.au/birthdays.html |title=Panscript |publisher=Panscript |access-date=2010-09-01 |archive-date=2018-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311205908/http://panscript.com.au/birthdays.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*[[1975]] – [[Tracie Thoms]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> |
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*[[1976]] – [[Régine Chassagne]], Canadian singer-songwriter |
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*[[1977]] – [[Iban Mayo]], Spanish cyclist |
*[[1977]] – [[Iban Mayo]], Spanish cyclist |
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*[[1978]] – [[Chris Capuano]], American baseball player |
*[[1978]] – [[Chris Capuano]], American baseball player |
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* 1978 – [[Jakub Dvorský]], Czech game designer <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2009/11/24/interview-in-conversation-with-jakub-dvorsky-founder-of-amanita-design-and-creator-of-machinarium/|title = INTERVIEW – in Conversation with Jakub Dvorsky, Founder of Amanita Design and Creator of Machinarium|date = November 24, 2009}}</ref> |
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*[[1979]] – [[Dave Douglas (musician)|Dave Douglas]], American musician ([[Relient K]], Attack Cat) |
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* 1978 – [[Thomas Jones (American football)|Thomas Jones]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Jones |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2138/thomas-jones |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1979 – [[Oumar Kondé]], Swiss footballer |
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*[[1980]] – [[Darius Campbell]], Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2022) |
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* 1980 – [[Craig Frawley]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Craig Frawley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/craig-frawley/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> |
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* 1980 – [[Darius Danesh]], Scottish singer-songwriter & actor |
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*[[1981]] – [[Nick Kennedy]], English rugby player |
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* 1981 – [[Taylor Pyatt]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor Pyatt |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/taylor-pyatt-8467881 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1982 – [[Kevin Rans]], Belgian pole vaulter |
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* 1981 – [[Percy Watson]], American football player and wrestler |
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*[[1982]] – [[Erika Christensen]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 19, 2022 includes celebrities John Stamos, Matthew Perry |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-19-2022-includes-celebrities-john-stamos-matthew-perry.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=17 August 2023 |date=19 August 2022}}</ref> |
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* 1983 – [[John McCargo]], American football player |
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* 1982 – [[Melissa Fumero]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1982 – [[J. J. Hardy]], American baseball player |
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* 1982 – [[Kevin Rans]], Belgian pole vaulter |
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* 1982 – [[Stipe Miocic]], American professional mixed martial artist |
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* 1982 – [[Steve Ott]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Ott |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/steve-ott-8468505 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1984 – [[Ryan Taylor (footballer born 1984)|Ryan Taylor]], English footballer |
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*[[1983]] – [[Mike Conway]], English racing driver |
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* 1983 – [[Missy Higgins]], Australian singer-songwriter |
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*[[1984]] – [[Simon Bird]], English actor and screenwriter |
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* 1984 – [[Alessandro Matri]], Italian footballer |
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* 1984 – [[Ryan Taylor (footballer, born 1984)|Ryan Taylor]], English footballer |
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*[[1988]] – [[Travis Tedford]], American actor |
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*[[1985]] – [[David A. Gregory]], American actor |
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*[[1986]] – [[Sotiris Balafas]], Greek footballer |
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*[[1987]] – [[Patrick Chung]], Jamaican-American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick Chung |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12527/patrick-chung |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1987 – [[Nico Hülkenberg]], German racing driver |
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*[[1988]] – [[Kirk Cousins]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kirk Cousins |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14880/kirk-cousins |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1988 – [[Veronica Roth]], American author<ref>{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2020/07/veronica-roth-chosen-one/|title=Veronica Roth Chosen One|website=Locus|date=20 July 2020|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[1989]] – [[Romeo Miller]], American basketball player, rapper, actor<ref>{{cite book|author=Cherie D. Abbey|title=Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QbsvbCDufEQC|year=2006|publisher=Omnigraphics|isbn=978-0-7808-0815-7|page=318}}</ref> |
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*[[1990]] – [[Danny Galbraith]], Scottish footballer |
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*[[1991]] – [[Salem Al-Dawsari]], Saudi Arabian footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/salem-al-dawsari/197872/|title=Salem Al Dawsari|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 November 2022}}</ref> |
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*[[1992]] – [[David Rittich]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=David Rittich |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/david-rittich-8479496 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[1993]] – [[Pio Seci]], Fijian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|title=Pio Seci - Career Stats & Summary|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/pio-seci/summary.html|website=Rugby League Project}}</ref> |
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*[[1994]] – [[Nafissatou Thiam]], Belgian pentathlete and heptathlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/belgium/nafissatou-thiam-14428253|title=Nafissatou Thiam profile|website=World Athletics|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> |
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* 1994 – [[Fernando Gaviria]], Colombian cyclist<ref>{{cite web|title=Fernando Gaviria Rendon|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=79781|publisher=Cycling Archive|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref> |
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*[[1996]] – [[Yerin (entertainer)|Jung Ye-rin]], South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{cite web |date=August 2, 2015 |title=[스타의 보물SONG]'여친소' 화제의 걸그룹 '여자친구'의 자기소개 |url=http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/270395 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160308164030/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/270395 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=February 25, 2020 |publisher=Sports Seoul |language=ko}}</ref> |
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* 1996 – [[Lachlan Lewis]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lachlan Lewis - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/lachlan-lewis/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> |
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*[[1999]] – [[Ethan Cutkosky]], American actor and musician<ref name="AP" /> |
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* 1999 – [[Thomas Flegler]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thomas Flegler - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/thomas-flegler/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> |
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*[[2000]] – [[Keegan Murray]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Keegan Murray |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4594327/keegan-murray |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[2001]] – [[Awak Kuier]], Finnish basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/womenseurobasket/2021/qualifiers/player/Awak-Kuier|title=Awak Kuier|publisher=[[International Basketball Federation]]|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/five-things-to-know-about-awak-kuier/amp/|title=Five Things to Know About Awak Kuier|first=Brian|last=Martin|publisher=[[WNBA]]|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref> |
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===Pre-1600=== |
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*[[14]] – [[Caesar Augustus|Augustus]], [[Roman Emperor]] (b. 63 BC) |
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* [[607 BC]] – [[Duke Ling of Jin]], Chinese monarch<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sima |first=Qian |title=The Grand Scribe's Records—Volume V.1: The Hereditary Houses of Pre-Han China, Part I |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=2006 |isbn=9780253340252 |edition=1st |page=351 |language=English |translator-last=Nienhauser |translator-first=William H.}}</ref> |
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*[[AD 14]] – [[Augustus]], Roman emperor (b. 63 BC)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - History - Augustus |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/augustus.shtml#:~:text=Augustus%20was%20born%20Gaius%20Octavius,at%20the%20Battle%20of%20Actium. |website=BBC |access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref> |
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* [[780]] – [[Credan]], English abbot and saint |
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* [[947]] – [[Abu Yazid]], Kharijite rebel leader (b. 873) |
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* [[998]] – [[Fujiwara no Sukemasa]], Japanese noble, statesman and calligrapher (b. 944) |
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*[[1072]] – [[Hawise, Duchess of Brittany]] (b. 1037) |
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*[[1085]] – [[Al-Juwayni]], Muslim scholar and imam (b. 1028) |
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*[[1186]] – [[Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany]] (b. 1158) |
*[[1186]] – [[Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany]] (b. 1158) |
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*[[1245]] – [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence]] (b. 1195) |
*[[1245]] – [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence]] (b. 1195) |
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*[[1284]] – [[Alphonso, Earl of Chester |
*[[1284]] – [[Alphonso, Earl of Chester]] (b. 1273) |
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*[[1297]] – [[Louis of Toulouse]], French bishop and saint (b. 1274) |
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*[[1457]] – [[Andrea del Castagno]], Italian painter (b. 1421) |
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*[[1470]] – [[Richard Olivier de Longueil]], French [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] (b. 1406) |
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*[[1493]] – [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 1415) |
*[[1493]] – [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 1415) |
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*[[1506]] – King [[Alexander Jagiellon]] of Poland (b. 1461) |
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*[[1541]] – [[Vincenzo Cappello]], Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1469)<ref>{{DBI | last = Olivieri | first = Achille | title = CAPPELLO, Vincenzo | volume = 18 | url = http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/vincenzo-cappello_(Dizionario-Biografico)-(Dizionario-Biografico)/}}</ref> |
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*[[1646]] – [[Alexander Henderson (theologian)|Alexander Henderson]], Scottish theologian |
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*[[1580]] – [[Andrea Palladio]], Italian architect, designed the [[Church of San Giorgio Maggiore]] and [[Il Redentore]] (b. 1508) |
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*[[1646]] – [[Alexander Henderson (theologian)|Alexander Henderson]], Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1583) |
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*[[1654]] – [[Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller]], Bohemian rabbi (b. 1579) |
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*[[1662]] – [[Blaise Pascal]], French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623) |
*[[1662]] – [[Blaise Pascal]], French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623) |
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*[[1674]] – [[František Maxmilián Kaňka]], Czech architect (d. 1766)<ref>{{cite web |title=František Maxmilián Kaňka|url=https://cs2.isabart.org/person/56855|publisher=Archive of Fine Arts|language=cs|access-date=2024-08-16}}</ref> |
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*[[1680]] – [[Jean Eudes]], French catholic priest, founder of the [[Eudists]] (b. 1601) |
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*[[1680]] – [[Jean Eudes]], French priest, founded the [[Congregation of Jesus and Mary]] (b. 1601) |
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*[[1691]] – [[Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha]], Ottoman commander and politician, 117th [[List of Ottoman Grand Viziers|Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] (b. 1637) |
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*[[1819]] – [[James Watt (inventor)|James Watt]], Scottish inventor (b. 1736) |
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*[[1702]] – [[Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent]], English politician (b. 1645) |
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*[[1753]] – [[Johann Balthasar Neumann]], German engineer and architect, designed [[Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers]] (b. 1687) |
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*[[1808]] – [[Fredrik Henrik af Chapman]], Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (b. 1721) |
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*[[1822]] – [[Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre]], French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749) |
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*[[1883]] – [[Jeremiah S. Black]], American lawyer and politician, 24th [[United States Attorney General]] (b. 1810) |
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*[[1889]] – [[Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam]], French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838) |
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*[[1895]] – [[John Wesley Hardin]], American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (b. 1853)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Metz |first1=Leon C. |title=HARDIN, JOHN WESLEY |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fha63 |website=tshaonline.org |access-date=19 July 2020 |language=en |date=15 June 2010}}</ref> |
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*[[1900]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Accolay]], Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833) |
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*[[1914]] – [[Franz Xavier Wernz]], German religious leader, 25th [[Superior General of the Society of Jesus]] (b. 1844) |
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*[[1915]] – [[Tevfik Fikret]], Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867) |
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*[[1923]] – [[Vilfredo Pareto]], Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845) |
*[[1923]] – [[Vilfredo Pareto]], Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845) |
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*[[1928]] – [[Stephanos Skouloudis]], Greek banker and diplomat, 97th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1838) |
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*[[1929]] – [[Sergei Diaghilev]], Russian critic and producer, founded [[Ballets Russes]] (b. 1872) |
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*[[1932]] – [[Louis Anquetin]], French painter (b. 1861) |
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*[[1936]] – [[Federico García Lorca]], Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898) |
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*[[1942]] – [[Harald Kaarmann]], Estonian footballer (b. 1901) |
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* 1942 – [[Heinrich Rauchinger]], Kraków-born painter (b. 1858)<ref>{{cite book|author=W. Aichelburg|chapter=Rauchinger Heinrich, Maler|chapter-url=https://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_8/438.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_8/438.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=[[Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950]]|language=de|volume=8|page=438|access-date=Nov 23, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[1954]] – [[Alcide De Gasperi]], [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. 1881) |
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*[[1944]] – [[Henry Wood]], English conductor (b. 1869)<ref>{{cite web |last1=van der Pas |first1=Natasha |title=The enduring legacy of Proms co-founder Sir Henry Wood |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2014/august/the-enduring-legacy-of-proms-co-founder-sir-henry-wood/#:~:text=Wood%20passed%20away%20on%2019,orchestral%20concerts%20in%20the%20world. |website=Royal Albert Hall |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[1957]] – [[David Bomberg]], English painter (b. 1890) |
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*[[1945]] – [[Tomás Burgos]], Chilean philanthropist (b. 1875) |
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*[[1950]] – [[Giovanni Giorgi]], Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1871) |
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*[[1954]] – [[Alcide De Gasperi]], Italian journalist and politician, 30th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. 1881) |
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*[[1967]] – [[Hugo Gernsback]], Luxembourg-born |
*[[1967]] – [[Hugo Gernsback]], Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (b. 1884) |
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*[[1968]] – [[George Gamow]], Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (b. 1904) |
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*[[1970]] – [[Paweł Jasienica]], Polish soldier and historian (b. 1909) |
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*[[1975]] – [[Mark Donohue]], American race car driver and engineer (b. 1937) |
*[[1975]] – [[Mark Donohue]], American race car driver and engineer (b. 1937) |
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*[[1977]] – [[Aleksander Kreek]], Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1914) |
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*[[1980]] – [[Otto Frank]], German-Swiss businessman, father of [[Anne Frank]] (b. 1889) |
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*[[1981]] – [[Jessie Matthews]], English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1907) |
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*[[1980]] – [[Otto Frank]], father of [[Anne Frank]] (b. 1889) |
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*[[1981]] – [[Jessie Matthews]], English actress (b. 1907) |
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*[[1982]] – [[August Neo]], Estonian wrestler (b. 1908) |
*[[1982]] – [[August Neo]], Estonian wrestler (b. 1908) |
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*[[1986]] – [[Hermione Baddeley]], English actress (b. 1906) |
*[[1986]] – [[Hermione Baddeley]], English actress (b. 1906) |
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* 1986 – [[Viv Thicknesse]], Australian rugby player (b. 1910)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Viv Thicknesse - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/viv-thicknesse/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> |
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*[[1994]] – [[Linus Pauling]], American chemist, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] and [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] (b. 1901) |
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*[[1993]] – [[Utpal Dutt]], Bangladeshi actor, director, and playwright (b. 1929) |
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*[[1994]] – [[Linus Pauling]], American chemist and biologist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1901) |
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*[[1995]] – [[Pierre Schaeffer]], French composer and musicologist (b. 1910) |
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*[[2000]] – [[Bineshwar Brahma]], Indian poet, author, and educator (b. 1948) |
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*[[2001]] – [[Donald Woods]], South African journalist and activist (b. 1933) |
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*[[2003]] – [[Carlos Roberto Reina]], [[President of Honduras]] (b. 1926) |
*[[2003]] – [[Carlos Roberto Reina]], Honduran lawyer and politician, [[President of Honduras]] (b. 1926) |
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* 2003 – [[Sérgio Vieira de Mello]], Brazilian diplomat (b. 1948) |
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*[[2005]] – [[Mo Mowlam]], English academic and politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (b. 1949) |
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*[[2008]] – [[Levy Mwanawasa]], [[ |
*[[2008]] – [[Levy Mwanawasa]], Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd [[President of Zambia]] (b. 1948) |
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*[[2009]] – [[Don Hewitt]], American television producer, created ''[[60 Minutes]]'' (b. 1922) |
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*[[2011]] – [[Raúl Ruiz (director)|Raúl Ruiz]], Chilean director and producer (b. 1941) |
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*[[2012]] – [[Donal Henahan]], American journalist and critic (b. 1921) |
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* 2012 – [[Ivar Iversen]], Norwegian canoe racer (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Ivar Iversen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/10399 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref> |
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* 2012 – [[Tony Scott]], English-American director and producer (b. 1944) |
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*[[2013]] – [[Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]], Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1923) |
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* 2013 – [[Russell S. Doughten]], American director and producer (b. 1927) |
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* 2013 – [[Abdul Rahim Hatif]], Afghan politician, 8th [[President of Afghanistan]] (b. 1926) |
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* 2013 – [[Donna Hightower]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1926) |
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*[[2014]] – [[Samih al-Qasim]], Palestinian poet and journalist (b. 1939) |
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* 2014 – [[Simin Behbahani]], Iranian poet and activist (b. 1927) |
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* 2014 – [[James Foley (journalist)|James Foley]], American photographer and journalist (b. 1973) |
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* 2014 – [[Candida Lycett Green]], Anglo-Irish journalist and author (b. 1942) |
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*[[2015]] – [[George Houser]], American minister and activist (b. 1916) |
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* 2015 – [[Sanat Mehta]], Indian activist and politician (b. 1935) |
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*[[2016]] – [[Jack Riley (actor)|Jack Riley]], American actor and voice artist (b. 1935) |
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*[[2017]] – [[Dick Gregory]], American comedian, author and activist (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-20|title=Dick Gregory obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/20/dick-gregory-obituary|access-date=2021-09-17|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[2019]] – [[Lars Larsen (entrepreneur)|Lars Larsen]], Danish businessman and billionaire, founder and owner of the Danish retail chain [[JYSK]] (b. 1948)<ref name="bloo_Bill">{{Cite web |title=Billionaire Lars Larsen, Founder of Retail Chain Jysk, Has Died |work=Bloomberg.com |date=19 August 2019 |access-date=19 August 2019 |author=Morten Buttler |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/billionaire-lars-larsen-founder-of-retail-chain-jysk-has-died}}</ref> |
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*[[2021]] – [[Sonny Chiba]], Japanese actor (b. 1939)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grater|first=Tom|date=2021-08-19|title=Sonny Chiba Dies: 'Kill Bill' Actor & Martial Arts Legend Was 82|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/sonny-chiba-dies-kill-bill-actor-martial-artist-82-1234817875/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820095957/https://deadline.com/2021/08/sonny-chiba-dies-kill-bill-actor-martial-artist-82-1234817875/|archive-date=2021-08-20|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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*[[2022]] – [[Tekla Juniewicz]], Polish supercentenarian (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite web |title= Tekla Juniewicz, najstarsza Polka i druga najstarsza osoba na świecie, nie żyje |url= https://www.rmf.fm/magazyn/news,50797,tekla-juniewicz-najstarsza-polka-i-druga-najstarsza-osoba-na-swiecie-nie-zyje.html |website=rmf.fm |access-date=19 August 2022 |language=pl |date=19 August 2022}}</ref> |
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*[[2023]] – [[Václav Patejdl]], Slovak musician (b. 1954)<ref>{{cite web |title=OBROVSKÝ SMÚTOK V HUDOBNOM SVETE: ZOMREL VAŠO PATEJDL |url=https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/zomrel-hudobnik-vaso-patejdl/735467-clanok.html |website=TERAZ.sk |access-date=21 August 2023 |language=sk |date=19 August 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[2024]] – [[Maria Branyas]], American-Spanish supercentenarian (b. 1907)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Watkins |first=Ali |date=2024-08-20 |title=Maria Branyas Morera, World's Oldest Person, Dies at 117 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/europe/worlds-oldest-person-maria-branyas-dead.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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*[[Manuel Luis Quezón Day]] ([[Quezon City]] and other places in the Philippines named after [[Manuel L. Quezon]]) |
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*[[World Humanitarian Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> |
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August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 134 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 295 BC – The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War.[1]
- 43 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
- 947 – Abu Yazid, a Kharijite rebel leader, is defeated and killed in the Hodna Mountains in modern-day Algeria by Fatimid forces.
- 1153 – Baldwin III of Jerusalem takes control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Melisende, and also captures Ascalon.
- 1458 – Pope Pius II is elected the 211th Pope.[2]
- 1504 – In Ireland, the Hiberno-Norman de Burghs (Burkes) and Cambro-Norman Fitzgeralds fight in the Battle of Knockdoe.[3]
- 1561 – Mary, Queen of Scots, aged 18, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.[4]
1601–1900
[edit]- 1604 – Eighty Years War: a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange forces the Spanish garrison of Sluis to capitulate.[5]
- 1612 – The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous witch trials in British history.
- 1666 – Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".
- 1692 – Salem witch trials: In Salem, province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.
- 1745 – Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan: The start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as "the 45".
- 1745 – Ottoman–Persian War: In the Battle of Kars, the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by Nader Shah.
- 1759 – Battle of Lagos: Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
- 1772 – Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.[6]
- 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown.
- 1812 – War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides".
- 1813 – Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's Second Triumvirate.
- 1839 – The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world".
- 1848 – California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).
- 1854 – The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.
- 1861 – First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
- 1862 – Dakota War: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
1901–present
[edit]- 1903 – The Transfiguration Uprising breaks out in East Thrace, resulting in the establishment of the Strandzha Commune.[7]
- 1909 – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens for automobile racing. William Bourque and his mechanic are killed during the first day's events.[8]
- 1920 – The Tambov Rebellion breaks out, in response to the Bolshevik policy of Prodrazvyorstka.[9]
- 1927 – Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.
- 1934 – The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
- 1934 – The German referendum of 1934 approves Adolf Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
- 1936 – The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
- 1940 – First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
- 1941 – Germany and Romania sign the Tiraspol Agreement, rendering the region of Transnistria under control of the latter.[10]
- 1942 – World War II: Operation Jubilee (The Dieppe Raid): The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails.
- 1944 – World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
- 1945 – August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- 1953 – Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
- 1955 – In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
- 1960 – Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
- 1960 – Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
- 1964 – Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics.
- 1965 – Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.
- 1978 – In Iran, the Cinema Rex fire causes more than 400 deaths.
- 1980 – Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at Riyadh International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.
- 1980 – Otłoczyn railway accident: In Poland's worst post-war railway accident, 67 people lose their lives and a further 62 are injured.[11]
- 1981 – Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States F-14A Tomcat fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra.
- 1987 – Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.
- 1989 – Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years.
- 1989 – Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
- 1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The August Coup begins when Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine.
- 1991 – Crown Heights riot begins.[12]
- 1999 – In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.
- 2002 – Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
- 2003 – A truck-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.[13]
- 2003 – Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing: A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children.[14]
- 2004 – Google Inc. has its initial public offering on Nasdaq.[15]
- 2005 – The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
- 2009 – A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
- 2010 – Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.
- 2013 – The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.
- 2017 – Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break.
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 232 – Marcus Aurelius Probus, Roman emperor (d. 282)[16]
- 1342 – Catherine of Bohemia, duchess of Austria (d. 1395)
- 1398 – Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (d. 1458)[17]
- 1570 – Salamone Rossi, Italian violinist and composer (probable;[18] d. 1630)
- 1583 – Daišan, Chinese prince and statesman (d. 1648)
- 1590 – Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1649)
- 1596 – Elizabeth Stuart, queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)[19]
1601–1900
[edit]- 1609 – Jan Fyt, Flemish painter (d. 1661)[20]
- 1621 – Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (d. 1674)
- 1631 – John Dryden, English poet, literary critic and playwright (d. 1700)
- 1646 – John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (d. 1719)
- 1686 – Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (d. 1737)
- 1689 (baptized) – Samuel Richardson, English author and publisher (d. 1761)[21]
- 1711 – Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (d. 1761)
- 1719 – Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1781)
- 1743 – Madame du Barry, French mistress of Louis XV of France (d. 1793)[22]
- 1777 – Francis I, king of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)[23]
- 1815 – Harriette Newell Woods Baker, American editor and children's book writer (d. 1893)[24]
- 1819 – Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Luxembourger-Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1894)
- 1830 – Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist (d. 1895)
- 1835 – Tom Wills, Australian cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football (d. 1880)
- 1843 – C. I. Scofield, American minister and theologian (d. 1921)
- 1846 – Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
- 1848 – Gustave Caillebotte, French painter and engineer (d. 1894)
- 1849 – Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian politician and diplomat (d. 1910)
- 1858 – Ellen Willmott, English horticulturalist (d. 1934)[25]
- 1870 – Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1965)
- 1871 – Orville Wright, American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company (d. 1948)[26]
- 1873 – Fred Stone, American actor and producer (d. 1959)
- 1878 – Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines (d. 1944)
- 1881 – George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1955)[27]
- 1881 – George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (d. 1954)
- 1883 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (d. 1971)[28]
- 1883 – José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (d. 1965)
- 1885 – Grace Hutchins, American labor reformer and researcher (d. 1969)[29]
- 1887 – S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1943)
- 1895 – C. Suntharalingam, Sri Lankan lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1985)
- 1899 – Colleen Moore, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1900 – Gontran de Poncins, French author and adventurer (d. 1962)
- 1900 – Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1976)
- 1900 – Dorothy Burr Thompson, American archaeologist and art historian (d. 2001)
1901–present
[edit]- 1902 – Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971)[30]
- 1903 – James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1978)[31]
- 1904 – Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1963)
- 1906 – Philo Farnsworth, American inventor, invented the Fusor (d. 1971)[32]
- 1907 – Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Indian historian, author, and scholar (d. 1979)
- 1909 – Ronald King, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1988)
- 1910 – Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (d. 1946)[33]
- 1911 – Anna Terruwe, Dutch psychiatrist and author (d. 2004)
- 1912 – Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958)[34]
- 1913 – John Argyris, Greek engineer and academic (d. 2004)
- 1913 – Peter Kemp, Indian-English soldier and author (d. 1993)
- 1913 – Richard Simmons, American actor (d. 2003)
- 1914 – Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2005)
- 1914 – Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (d. 1955)[35]
- 1914 – Rose Heilbron, British barrister and judge (d. 2005)[36]
- 1915 – Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (d. 2000)
- 1915 – Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (d. 1985)
- 1916 – Dennis Poore, English racing driver and businessman (d. 1987)
- 1918 – Jimmy Rowles, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1996)
- 1919 – Malcolm Forbes, American publisher and politician (d. 1990)[37]
- 1921 – Gene Roddenberry, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1991)[37]
- 1922 – Jack Holland, Australian rugby league player (d. 1994)[38]
- 1923 – Edgar F. Codd, English computer scientist, inventor of relational model of data (d. 2003)[39]
- 1924 – Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
- 1924 – William Marshall, American actor, director, and opera singer (d. 2003)[40]
- 1925 – Claude Gauvreau, Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1971)
- 1926 – Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (d. 2016)
- 1928 – Shiv Prasaad Singh, Indian Hindi writer (d. 1998)
- 1928 – Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004)
- 1929 – Bill Foster, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
- 1929 – Ion N. Petrovici, Romanian-German neurologist and academic (d. 2021)
- 1930 – Frank McCourt, American author and educator (d. 2009)[37]
- 1931 – Bill Shoemaker, American jockey and author (d. 2003)[41]
- 1932 – Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont
- 1932 – Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister (1995–1996) (d. 2016)
- 1933 – Bettina Cirone, American model and photographer
- 1933 – David Hopwood, English microbiologist and geneticist
- 1933 – Debra Paget, American actress[42]
- 1934 – David Durenberger, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2023)
- 1934 – Renée Richards, American tennis player and ophthalmologist
- 1935 – Bobby Richardson, American baseball player and coach
- 1936 – Richard McBrien, American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015)
- 1937 – Richard Ingrams, English journalist, founded The Oldie
- 1937 – William Motzing, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
- 1938 – Diana Muldaur, American actress[42]
- 1938 – Nelly Vuksic, Argentine conductor and musician
- 1939 – Ginger Baker, English drummer and songwriter (d. 2019)[43]
- 1940 – Roger Cook, English songwriter, singer, and producer
- 1940 – Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter (d. 2020)[37]
- 1940 – Jill St. John, American model and actress[42]
- 1941 – John Cootes, Australian rugby league player, priest, and businessman[44]
- 1941 – Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek educator and politician (d. 2009)
- 1942 – Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)[37]
- 1943 – Don Fardon, English pop singer
- 1943 – Sid Going, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2024)[45]
- 1943 – Billy J. Kramer, English pop singer[42]
- 1944 – Jack Canfield, American author
- 1944 – Stew Johnson, American basketball player[46]
- 1944 – Bodil Malmsten, Swedish author and poet (d. 2016)
- 1944 – Eddy Raven, American country music singer-songwriter[42]
- 1944 – Charles Wang, Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Computer Associates International (d. 2018)
- 1945 – Dennis Eichhorn, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
- 1945 – Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, English politician
- 1945 – Ian Gillan, English singer-songwriter[42]
- 1946 – Charles Bolden, American general and astronaut
- 1946 – Bill Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 42nd President of the United States[47]
- 1946 – Dawn Steel, American film producer (d. 1997)
- 1947 – Dave Dutton, English actor and screenwriter
- 1947 – Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (d. 2007)
- 1947 – Gerald McRaney, American actor[42]
- 1947 – Gerard Schwarz, American conductor and director
- 1947 – Anuška Ferligoj, Slovenian mathematician
- 1948 – Jim Carter, English actor[42]
- 1948 – Tipper Gore, American activist and author, former Second Lady of the United States[37]
- 1948 – Robert Hughes, Australian actor
- 1948 – Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer and architect (d. 2016)
- 1949 – Michael Nazir-Ali, Pakistani-English bishop
- 1950 – Jennie Bond, English journalist and author
- 1950 – Sudha Murty, Indian author and teacher, head of Infosys Foundation[48]
- 1951 – John Deacon, English bass player and songwriter[42]
- 1951 – Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1952 – Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director[42]
- 1952 – Gabriela Grillo, German equestrian (d. 2024)[49][50]
- 1952 – Jimmy Watson, Canadian ice hockey player[51]
- 1954 – Oscar Larrauri, Argentinian racing driver
- 1955 – Mary-Anne Fahey, Australian actress
- 1955 – Peter Gallagher, American actor[42]
- 1955 – Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Dominica-born English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
- 1955 – Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
- 1956 – Adam Arkin, American actor, director, and producer[42]
- 1956 – José Rubén Zamora, Guatemalan journalist
- 1957 – Paul-Jan Bakker, Dutch cricketer
- 1957 – Gary Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[42]
- 1957 – Martin Donovan, American actor and director[42]
- 1957 – Ian Gould, English cricketer and umpire
- 1957 – Cesare Prandelli, Italian footballer and manager
- 1957 – Christine Soetewey, Belgian high jumper
- 1957 – Gerda Verburg, Dutch trade union leader and politician, Dutch Minister of Agriculture
- 1958 – Gary Gaetti, American baseball player, coach, and manager
- 1958 – Anthony Muñoz, American football player and sportscaster
- 1958 – Brendan Nelson, Australian physician and politician, 47th Minister for Defence for Australia
- 1958 – Rick Snyder, American politician and businessman, 48th Governor of Michigan
- 1958 – Darryl Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[52]
- 1959 – Chris Mortimer, Australian rugby league player[53]
- 1959 – Ivan Neville, American singer-songwriter[42]
- 1959 – Ricky Pierce, American basketball player
- 1960 – Morten Andersen, Danish-American football player
- 1960 – Ron Darling, American baseball player and commentator[54]
- 1961 – Jonathan Coe, English author and academic[55]
- 1963 – John Stamos, American actor[56]
- 1965 – Kevin Dillon, American actor[42]
- 1965 – Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer[42]
- 1965 – James Tomkins, Australian rower[57]
- 1966 – Lee Ann Womack, American singer-songwriter[42]
- 1967 – Khandro Rinpoche, Indian spiritual leader
- 1967 – Satya Nadella, Indian-American business executive, chairman and CEO of Microsoft[58]
- 1969 – Douglas Allen Tunstall Jr., American professional wrestler and politician[59]
- 1969 – Nate Dogg, American rapper (d. 2011)
- 1969 – Matthew Perry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2023)[60]
- 1969 – Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player and coach
- 1969 – Clay Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[61]
- 1970 – Fat Joe, American rapper[42]
- 1971 – Mary Joe Fernández, Dominican-American tennis player and coach
- 1971 – João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese footballer
- 1972 – Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentinian footballer and manager
- 1972 – Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer-songwriter
- 1973 – Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer and manager
- 1973 – Roy Rogers, American basketball player and coach[62]
- 1973 – Tasma Walton, Australian actress[63]
- 1975 – Tracie Thoms, American actress[42]
- 1976 – Régine Chassagne, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1977 – Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist
- 1978 – Chris Capuano, American baseball player
- 1978 – Jakub Dvorský, Czech game designer [64]
- 1978 – Thomas Jones, American football player[65]
- 1979 – Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer
- 1980 – Darius Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2022)
- 1980 – Craig Frawley, Australian rugby league player[66]
- 1980 – Jun Jin, South Korean singer
- 1980 – Paul Parry, Welsh footballer
- 1980 – Michael Todd, American bass player
- 1981 – Nick Kennedy, English rugby player
- 1981 – Taylor Pyatt, Canadian ice hockey player[67]
- 1981 – Percy Watson, American football player and wrestler
- 1982 – Erika Christensen, American actress[42]
- 1982 – Melissa Fumero, American actress[42]
- 1982 – J. J. Hardy, American baseball player
- 1982 – Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter
- 1982 – Stipe Miocic, American professional mixed martial artist
- 1982 – Steve Ott, Canadian ice hockey player[68]
- 1983 – Mike Conway, English racing driver
- 1983 – Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter
- 1983 – Tammin Sursok, South African-Australian actress and singer[42]
- 1984 – Simon Bird, English actor and screenwriter
- 1984 – Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer
- 1984 – Ryan Taylor, English footballer
- 1985 – David A. Gregory, American actor
- 1985 – Lindsey Jacobellis, American snowboarder
- 1986 – Sotiris Balafas, Greek footballer
- 1986 – Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player
- 1986 – Christina Perri, American singer and songwriter[37]
- 1987 – Patrick Chung, Jamaican-American football player[69]
- 1987 – Nick Driebergen, Dutch swimmer
- 1987 – Nico Hülkenberg, German racing driver
- 1988 – Kirk Cousins, American football player[70]
- 1988 – Veronica Roth, American author[71]
- 1989 – Romeo Miller, American basketball player, rapper, actor[72]
- 1990 – Danny Galbraith, Scottish footballer
- 1991 – Salem Al-Dawsari, Saudi Arabian footballer[73]
- 1992 – David Rittich, Czech ice hockey player[74]
- 1993 – Pio Seci, Fijian rugby league player[75]
- 1994 – Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian pentathlete and heptathlete[76]
- 1994 – Fernando Gaviria, Colombian cyclist[77]
- 1996 – Jung Ye-rin, South Korean singer and actress[78]
- 1996 – Lachlan Lewis, Australian rugby league player[79]
- 1999 – Ethan Cutkosky, American actor and musician[42]
- 1999 – Thomas Flegler, Australian rugby league player[80]
- 2000 – Keegan Murray, American basketball player[81]
- 2001 – Awak Kuier, Finnish basketball player[82][83]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 607 BC – Duke Ling of Jin, Chinese monarch[84]
- AD 14 – Augustus, Roman emperor (b. 63 BC)[85]
- 780 – Credan, English abbot and saint
- 947 – Abu Yazid, Kharijite rebel leader (b. 873)
- 998 – Fujiwara no Sukemasa, Japanese noble, statesman and calligrapher (b. 944)
- 1072 – Hawise, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1037)
- 1085 – Al-Juwayni, Muslim scholar and imam (b. 1028)
- 1186 – Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)
- 1245 – Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)
- 1284 – Alphonso, Earl of Chester (b. 1273)
- 1297 – Louis of Toulouse, French bishop and saint (b. 1274)
- 1457 – Andrea del Castagno, Italian painter (b. 1421)
- 1470 – Richard Olivier de Longueil, French cardinal (b. 1406)
- 1493 – Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1415)
- 1506 – King Alexander Jagiellon of Poland (b. 1461)
- 1541 – Vincenzo Cappello, Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1469)[86]
- 1580 – Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore (b. 1508)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1646 – Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1583)
- 1654 – Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi (b. 1579)
- 1662 – Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
- 1674 – František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)[87]
- 1680 – Jean Eudes, French priest, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (b. 1601)
- 1691 – Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1637)
- 1702 – Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1645)
- 1753 – Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (b. 1687)
- 1808 – Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (b. 1721)
- 1822 – Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
- 1883 – Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)
- 1889 – Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
- 1895 – John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (b. 1853)[88]
- 1900 – Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
1901–present
[edit]- 1914 – Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)
- 1915 – Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)
- 1923 – Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
- 1928 – Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
- 1929 – Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)
- 1932 – Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)
- 1936 – Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
- 1942 – Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (b. 1901)
- 1942 – Heinrich Rauchinger, Kraków-born painter (b. 1858)[89]
- 1944 – Henry Wood, English conductor (b. 1869)[90]
- 1945 – Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b. 1875)
- 1950 – Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1871)
- 1954 – Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1881)
- 1957 – David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (b. 1890)
- 1967 – Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (b. 1884)
- 1967 – Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English journalist and historian (b. 1907)
- 1968 – George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (b. 1904)
- 1970 – Paweł Jasienica, Polish soldier and historian (b. 1909)
- 1975 – Mark Donohue, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1937)
- 1976 – Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor (b. 1900)
- 1976 – Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1946)
- 1977 – Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1914)
- 1977 – Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (b. 1890)
- 1980 – Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman, father of Anne Frank (b. 1889)
- 1981 – Jessie Matthews, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1907)
- 1982 – August Neo, Estonian wrestler (b. 1908)
- 1986 – Hermione Baddeley, English actress (b. 1906)
- 1986 – Viv Thicknesse, Australian rugby player (b. 1910)[91]
- 1993 – Utpal Dutt, Bangladeshi actor, director, and playwright (b. 1929)
- 1994 – Linus Pauling, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
- 1995 – Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and musicologist (b. 1910)
- 2000 – Bineshwar Brahma, Indian poet, author, and educator (b. 1948)
- 2001 – Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (b. 1933)
- 2003 – Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (b. 1926)
- 2003 – Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (b. 1948)
- 2005 – Mo Mowlam, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1949)
- 2008 – Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (b. 1948)
- 2009 – Don Hewitt, American television producer, created 60 Minutes (b. 1922)
- 2011 – Raúl Ruiz, Chilean director and producer (b. 1941)
- 2012 – Donal Henahan, American journalist and critic (b. 1921)
- 2012 – Ivar Iversen, Norwegian canoe racer (b. 1914)[92]
- 2012 – Tony Scott, English-American director and producer (b. 1944)
- 2012 – Edmund Skellings, American poet and academic (b. 1932)
- 2013 – Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1923)
- 2013 – Russell S. Doughten, American director and producer (b. 1927)
- 2013 – Abdul Rahim Hatif, Afghan politician, 8th President of Afghanistan (b. 1926)
- 2013 – Donna Hightower, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
- 2014 – Samih al-Qasim, Palestinian poet and journalist (b. 1939)
- 2014 – Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (b. 1927)
- 2014 – James Foley, American photographer and journalist (b. 1973)
- 2014 – Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (b. 1942)
- 2015 – George Houser, American minister and activist (b. 1916)
- 2015 – Sanat Mehta, Indian activist and politician (b. 1935)
- 2016 – Jack Riley, American actor and voice artist (b. 1935)
- 2017 – Dick Gregory, American comedian, author and activist (b. 1932)[93]
- 2019 – Lars Larsen, Danish businessman and billionaire, founder and owner of the Danish retail chain JYSK (b. 1948)[94]
- 2021 – Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor (b. 1939)[95]
- 2022 – Tekla Juniewicz, Polish supercentenarian (b. 1906)[96]
- 2023 – Václav Patejdl, Slovak musician (b. 1954)[97]
- 2024 – Maria Branyas, American-Spanish supercentenarian (b. 1907)[98]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Afghan Independence Day, commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from Britain (Afghanistan)
- August Revolution Commemoration Day (Vietnam)
- Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Norway)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Bernardo Tolomei
- Bertulf of Bobbio
- Saint Calminius
- Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz
- Feast of the Transfiguration (Julian calendar), and its related observances:
- Buhe (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
- Saviour's Transfiguration, popularly known as the "Apples Feast" (Russian Orthodox Church and Georgian Orthodox Church)
- Jean-Eudes de Mézeray
- Louis of Toulouse
- Maginus
- Magnus of Anagni
- Magnus of Avignon
- Sebaldus
- August 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Manuel Luis Quezón Day (Quezon City and other places in the Philippines named after Manuel L. Quezon)
- National Aviation Day (United States)
- World Humanitarian Day[99]
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