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EventsEdit
Pre-1600Edit
- 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to make sacrifices to the Roman gods.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1601–1900Edit
- 1653 – By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1749 – Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1749 – The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces under General George Washington defeat British forces at the Battle of Princeton, helping boost patriot morale.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1815 – Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1833 – Captain James Onslow, in the Clio, reasserts British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1848 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of Liberia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1861 – American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1868 – Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1870 – Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1871 – In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1885 – Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1901–presentEdit
- 1911 – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1911 – A gun battle in the East End of London leaves two dead. It sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1913 – An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading (955.0 mb (28.20 inHg)) for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.<ref name=nyt>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1913 – First Balkan War: Greece completes its capture of the eastern Aegean island of Chios, as the last Ottoman forces on the island surrender.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1920 – Over 640 are killed after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes the Mexican states Puebla and Veracruz.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1933 – Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1944 – World War II: US flying ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1946 – Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf suffers a concussion during a freak racing accident; he dies from the injury the following day. The annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1947 – Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1949 – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1953 – Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.<ref name="Congress1965">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1956 – A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1958 – The West Indies Federation is formed.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – Cold War: After a series of economic retaliations against one another, the United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – The SL-1 nuclear reactor, near Idaho Falls, Idaho, is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – Aero Flight 311 crashes into the forest in Kvevlax, Finland, killing 25 people.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1962 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1976 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1987 – Varig Flight 797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths.<ref name="Avsaf">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1990 – United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 – CommutAir Flight 4821 crashes on approach to Adirondack Regional Airport, in Saranac Lake, New York, killing two people.<ref name="AvSafetyNetwork">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1993 – In Moscow, Russia, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes near Mamoney, Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1999 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA.<ref name="NSSDCMissionInfo">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2002 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2004 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2009 – The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2015 – Boko Haram militants destroy the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people.<ref name=WSJ_1>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2016 – In response to the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2018 – For the first time in history, all five major storm surge gates in the Netherlands are closed simultaneously in the wake of a storm.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
- 2019 – Chang'e 4 makes the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon, deploying the Yutu-2 lunar rover.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2020 – Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is killed by an American airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, igniting global concerns of a potential armed conflict.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2023 – Singapore's Jurong Bird Park permanently closes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2024 – At least 91 people are killed in bombings in Kerman, Iran, during a ceremony commemorating the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani four years earlier.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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BirthsEdit
Pre-1600Edit
- 106 BC – Cicero, Roman philosopher, lawyer, and politician (died 43 BC)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1509 – Gian Girolamo Albani, Italian cardinal (died 1591)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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1601–1900Edit
- 1611 – James Harrington, English political theorist (died 1677)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1698 – Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and songwriter (died 1782)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1710 – Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer (died 1796)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1722 – Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist and explorer (died 1752)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1731 – Angelo Emo, Venetian admiral and statesman (died 1792)<ref>Template:DBI</ref>
- 1760 – Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Indian ruler (died 1799)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1775 – Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (died 1863)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1778 – Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (died 1861)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1793 – Lucretia Mott, American activist (died 1880)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1802 – Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (died 1898)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1803 – Douglas William Jerrold, English journalist and playwright (died 1857)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1806 – Henriette Sontag, German soprano and actress (died 1854)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1810 – Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, French geographer, ethnologist, linguist, and astronomer (died 1897)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1816 – Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (died 1891)<ref name=cyclopedia>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
- 1819 – Charles Piazzi Smyth, Italian-Scottish astronomer and academic (died 1900)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1831 – Savitribai Phule, Indian poet, educator, and activist (died 1897)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1836 – Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese samurai and rebel leader (died 1867)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1840 – Father Damien, Flemish priest and missionary (died 1889)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1847 – Ettore Marchiafava, Italian physician (died 1935)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1853 – Sophie Elkan, Swedish writer (died 1921)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1855 – Hubert Bland, English businessman (died 1914)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1861 – Ernest Renshaw, English tennis player (died 1899)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1861 – William Renshaw, English tennis player (died 1904)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1862 – Matthew Nathan, English soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Queensland (died 1939)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1865 – Henry Lytton, English actor (died 1936)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1870 – Henry Handel Richardson, Australian-English author (died 1946)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1873 – Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman and art collector, founded the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (died 1957)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1876 – Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician, 1st President of the German Democratic Republic (died 1960)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1877 – Josephine Hull, American actress (died 1957)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1880 – Francis Browne, Irish Jesuit priest and photographer (died 1960)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1883 – Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1967)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1883 – Duncan Gillis, Canadian discus thrower and hammer thrower (died 1963)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1884 – Raoul Koczalski, Polish pianist and composer (died 1948)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1885 – Harry Elkins Widener, American businessman (died 1912)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1886 – John Gould Fletcher, American poet and author (died 1950)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1886 – Arthur Mailey, Australian cricketer (died 1967)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1887 – August Macke, German-French painter (died 1914)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1892 – J.R.R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist (died 1973)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1894 – ZaSu Pitts, American actress (died 1963)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1897 – Eithne Coyle, Irish republican revolutionary, (died 1985)<ref>McCoole, Sinéad, No ordinary women: Irish female activists in the revolutionary years, 1900–1923, O'Brien, 2003, p. 155</ref>
- 1897 – Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (died 1961)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1898 – Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator (died 1990)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1900 – Donald J. Russell, American businessman (died 1985)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1901–presentEdit
- 1901 – Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (died 1963)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1905 – Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer (died 1996)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1905 – Anna May Wong, American actress (died 1961)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1907 – Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director (died 1986)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1909 – Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist and conductor (died 2000)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1910 – Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager (died 2000)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1910 – John Sturges, American director and producer (died 1992)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1912 – Federico Borrell García, Spanish soldier (died 1936)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1912 – Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2002)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1912 – Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2005)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1915 – Jack Levine, American painter and soldier (died 2010)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1916 – Betty Furness, American actress and television journalist (died 1994)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1916 – Fred Haas, American golfer (died 2004)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1917 – Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (died 2004)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Better source needed
- 1917 – Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (died 2004)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1919 – Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer (died 1963)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1920 – Siegfried Buback, German lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Germany (died 1977)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1921 – Isabella Bashmakova, Russian historian of mathematics (died 2005)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1922 – Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1994)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1923 – Hank Stram, American football coach and sportscaster (died 2005)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1924 – Otto Beisheim, German businessman and philanthropist, founded Metro AG (died 2013)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1924 – Enzo Cozzolini, Italian football player (died 1962)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1924 – André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (died 1997)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1924 – Nell Rankin, American soprano and educator (died 2005)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1925 – Jill Balcon, English actress (died 2009)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1926 – W. Michael Blumenthal, American economist and politician, 64th United States Secretary of the Treasury<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1926 – George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (died 2016)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1928 – Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (died 2015)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1929 – Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1989)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1929 – Ernst Mahle, German-Brazilian composer and conductor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1929 – Gordon Moore, American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (died 2023)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1930 – Stephen Fabian, American illustrator.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1930 – Robert Loggia, American actor and director (died 2015)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1932 – Dabney Coleman, American actor (died 2024)<ref name="AP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1932 – Eeles Landström, Finnish pole vaulter and politician (died 2022)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1933 – Geoffrey Bindman, English lawyer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1933 – Anne Stevenson, American-English poet and author (died 2020)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1933 – Rolf Steiner, German mercenary<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1934 – Marpessa Dawn, American-French actress, singer, and dancer (died 2008)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1934 – Carla Anderson Hills, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1935 – Raymond Garneau, Canadian businessman and politician<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1937 – Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (died 2014)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1938 – Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, English academic and politician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1938 – K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (died 2006)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1939 – Arik Einstein, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (died 2013)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1939 – Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2023)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1940 – Bernard Blaut, Polish footballer and coach (died 2007)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1940 – Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (died 2008)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1941 – Malcolm Dick, New Zealand rugby player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1942 – John Marsden, Australian lawyer and activist (died 2006)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1942 – John Thaw, English actor and producer, played Inspector Morse (died 2002)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1943 – Van Dyke Parks, American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, author, and actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1944 – Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1944 – Doreen Massey, English geographer and political activist (died 2016)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1945 – Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1946 – John Paul Jones, English bass player, songwriter, and producer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1946 – Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek footballer (died 2002)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1947 – Fran Cotton, English rugby player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1947 – Zulema, American singer-songwriter (died 2013)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1948 – Ian Nankervis, Australian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1950 – Victoria Principal, American actress and businesswoman<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1950 – Linda Steiner, American journalist and academic<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1950 – Vesna Vulović, Serbian plane crash survivor and Guinness World Record holder (died 2016)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1951 – Linda Dobbs, English lawyer and judge<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1951 – Gary Nairn, Australian surveyor and politician, 14th Special Minister of State (died 2024)<ref>Template:Cite Au Parliament</ref>
- 1952 – Esperanza Aguirre, Spanish civil servant and politician, 3rd President of the Community of Madrid<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1952 – Gianfranco Fini, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1952 – Jim Ross, American professional wrestling commentator<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1953 – Justin Fleming, Australian playwright and author<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1953 – Mohamed Waheed Hassan, Maldivian educator and politician, 5th President of the Maldives<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1953 – Peter Taylor, English footballer and manager<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1955 – Denis Walter, Australian radio host and singer<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book
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- 1956 – Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1957 – Dave Dobbyn, New Zealand singer-songwriter and producer<ref name=bio>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1960 – Russell Spence, English racing driver<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1962 – Darren Daulton, American baseball player (died 2017)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1962 – Gavin Hastings, Scottish rugby player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1963 – Stewart Hosie, Scottish businessman and politician<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1963 – Aamer Malik, Pakistani cricketer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1963 – Alex Wheatle, English author and playwright (died 2025)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1964 – Cheryl Miller, American basketball player and coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1966 – Chetan Sharma, Indian cricketer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1969 – James Carter, American musician<ref name="AP" />
- 1969 – Jarmo Lehtinen, Finnish racing driver<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1969 – Michael Schumacher, German racing driver<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1969 – Gerda Weissensteiner, Italian luger and bobsledder<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1971 – Sarah Alexander, English actress<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1971 – Cory Cross, Canadian ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – Robert-Jan Derksen, Dutch golfer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – Alessandro Petacchi, Italian cyclist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – Todd Warriner, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1975 – Thomas Bangalter, French DJ, musician, and producer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1975 – Jason Marsden, American actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1975 – Danica McKellar, American actress and mathematician<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1976 – Angelos Basinas, Greek footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1976 – Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor and producer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1977 – Lee Bowyer, English footballer and coach<ref>Template:Hugman</ref>
- 1977 – A. J. Burnett, American baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1978 – Dimitra Kalentzou, Greek basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1978 – Kimberley Locke, American singer, songwriter, and television personality<ref name="AP" />
- 1978 – Mike York, American ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1979 – Kate Levering, American actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP" />
- 1980 – Bryan Clay, American decathlete<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1980 – Eli Crane, U.S. representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1980 – Telly Leung, American actor, director, singer and songwriter<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1980 – Angela Ruggiero, American ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1980 – David Tyree, American football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1980 – Kurt Vile, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1980 – Mary Wineberg, American sprinter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1981 – Eli Manning, American football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1982 – Peter Clarke, English footballer<ref>Template:Hugman</ref>
- 1982 – Park Ji-yoon, South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1982 – Lasse Nilsson, Swedish footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1983 – Katie McGrath, Irish actress<ref name="UPI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1984 – Billy Mehmet, English-Irish footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1985 – Nicole Beharie, American actress<ref name="AP" />
- 1985 – Linas Kleiza, Lithuanian basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1985 – Evan Moore, American football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1985 – Noelle Quinn, American basketball player and coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1986 – Dana Hussain, Iraqi sprinter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1986 – Lloyd, American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
- 1986 – Greg Nwokolo, Indonesian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1986 – Nikola Peković, Montenegrin basketball player and executive<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1986 – Cedric Simmons, American-Bulgarian basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1986 – Dmitry Starodubtsev, Russian pole vaulter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1987 – Reto Berra, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1987 – Kim Ok-vin, South Korean actress and singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1988 – Ikechi Anya, Scottish-Nigerian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1988 – The Completionist, American YouTuber<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
- 1988 – Jonny Evans, Northern Irish footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1988 – Matt Frattin, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1989 – Jordi Masip, Spanish footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1989 – Eric Sim, American baseball player and YouTuber<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1989 – Kōhei Uchimura, Japanese artistic gymnast<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1990 – Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Özgür Çek, Turkish footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Ryan Ellis, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Sébastien Faure, French footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Dane Gagai, Australian rugby league player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Goo Hara, South Korean singer and actress (died 2019)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Darius Morris, American basketball player (died 2024)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Joonas Nättinen, Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 – Doug McDermott, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 – Sio Siua Taukeiaho, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – Isaquias Queiroz, Brazilian sprint canoeist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1995 – Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, American-Jordanian basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1995 – Jisoo, South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1995 – Paddy Pimblett, English mixed martial artist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1995 – Kim Seol-hyun, South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1995 – Tonny Vilhena, Dutch footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1996 – Florence Pugh, English actress<ref name=EmpireProf>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1997 – Fodé Ballo-Touré, French-Senegalese footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1997 – Jérémie Boga, French-Ivorian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1997 – Kyron McMaster, British Virgin Islands hurdler<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1998 – Patrick Cutrone, Italian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1998 – Emiru, American online streamer<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
- 2000 – Leandro Barreiro, Luxembourgish footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2001 – Deni Avdija, Israeli-Serbian basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2002 – Nico González, Spanish footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2003 – Kyle Rittenhouse, American conservative personality<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2003 – Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2003 – Alan Virginius, French footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2004 – Carlos Baleba, Cameroonian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2004 – Toby Collyer, English footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2004 – Habib Diarra, Senegalese footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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DeathsEdit
Pre-1600Edit
- 236 – Anterus, pope of the Catholic Church<ref>Shahan, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Anterus" in The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.</ref>
- 323 – Emperor Yuan of Jin, Chinese emperor (born 276)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1028 – Fujiwara no Yukinari, Japanese calligrapher (born 972)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1028 – Fujiwara no Michinaga, Japanese nobleman (born 966)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1098 – Walkelin, Norman bishop of Winchester<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1322 – Philip V, king of France (born 1292)<ref>Rose, Hugh James. (1857) A New General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 11. London: Fellows. Page 89.</ref>
- 1437 – Catherine of Valois, queen consort of Henry V (born 1401)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1501 – Ali-Shir Nava'i, Turkic poet, linguist, and mystic (born 1441)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1543 – Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer and navigator (born 1499)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1571 – Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1505)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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1601–1900Edit
- 1641 – Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer and mathematician (born 1618)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1656 – Mathieu Molé, French politician (born 1584)<ref>Template:Cite wikisource</ref>
- 1670 – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1608)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1701 – Louis I, prince of Monaco (born 1642)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1705 – Luca Giordano, Italian painter and illustrator (born 1634)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1743 – Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter and architect (born 1657)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1785 – Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (born 1706)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1795 – Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (born 1730)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1826 – Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (born 1770)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1871 – Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian priest and saint (born 1805)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1875 – Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and publisher (born 1817)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1882 – William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (born 1805)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1895 – James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (born 1824)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1901–presentEdit
- 1903 – Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (born 1837)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1911 – Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (born 1851)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1915 – James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (born 1884)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1916 – Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (born 1831)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1923 – Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (born 1883)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1927 – Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist and mathematician (born 1856)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1931 – Joseph Joffre, French general (born 1852)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1933 – Wilhelm Cuno, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1876)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1933 – Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (born 1896)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1943 – Walter James, Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (born 1863)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1944 – Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (born 1873)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1945 – Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (born 1877)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1946 – William Joyce, American-British pro-Axis propaganda broadcaster (born 1906)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1956 – Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (born 1864)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1956 – Dimitrios Vergos, Greek Olympian (born 1886)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1956 – Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1879)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1959 – Edwin Muir, Scottish poet, author, and translator (born 1887)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1960 – Eric P. Kelly, American journalist, author, and academic (born 1884)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1965 – Milton Avery, American painter (born 1885)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1966 – Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (born 1944)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1967 – Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (born 1874)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1967 – Reginald Punnett, British scientist (born 1875)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1967 – Jack Ruby, American businessman and murderer (born 1911)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1970 – Gladys Aylward, English missionary and humanitarian (born 1902)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1975 – Victor Kraft, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1880)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1979 – Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (born 1887)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1980 – Joy Adamson, Austrian-Kenyan painter and conservationist (born 1910)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1980 – George Sutherland Fraser, Scottish poet and academic (born 1915)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1981 – Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (born 1883)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1988 – Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-German poet and author (born 1901)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1989 – Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1909)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 – Judith Anderson, Australian actress (born 1897)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2002 – Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (born 1920)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2003 – Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (born 1911)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2004 – Des Corcoran, Australian politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (born 1928)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2005 – Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (born 1917)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2005 – Egidio Galea, Maltese Roman Catholic priest, missionary, and educator (born 1918)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2005 – Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Indian diplomat, 2nd Indian National Security Adviser (born 1936)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2006 – Bill Skate, Papua New Guinean politician, 5th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (born 1954)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2007 – William Verity, Jr., American businessman and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Commerce (born 1917)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2008 – Jimmy Stewart, Scottish racing driver (born 1931)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2008 – Choi Yo-sam, South Korean boxer (born 1972)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2009 – Betty Freeman, American philanthropist and photographer (born 1921)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2009 – Pat Hingle, American actor (born 1923)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2009 – Hisayasu Nagata, Japanese politician (born 1969)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2010 – Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean-German composer and academic (born 1925)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2010 – Mary Daly, American theologian and scholar (born 1928)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2012 – Robert L. Carter, American lawyer and judge (born 1917)<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
- 2012 – Winifred Milius Lubell, American author and illustrator (born 1914)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2012 – Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (born 1924)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2013 – Alfie Fripp, English soldier and pilot (born 1913)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2013 – Ivan Mackerle, Czech cryptozoologist, explorer, and author (born 1942)<ref name=Ivon>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2013 – William Maxson, American general (born 1930)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2013 – Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1930)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2014 – Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (born 1939)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2014 – George Goodman, American economist and author (born 1930)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2014 – Saul Zaentz, American film producer (born 1921)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2015 – Martin Anderson, American economist and academic (born 1936)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2015 – Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (born 1919)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2016 – Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer (born 1932)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2016 – Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (born 1928)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2016 – Bill Plager, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1945)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2016 – Igor Sergun, Russian general and diplomat (born 1957)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2017 – H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, Indian politician (born 1958)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2018 – Colin Brumby, Australian composer (born 1933)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2019 – Herb Kelleher, American businessman, co-founder of Southwest Airlines (born 1931)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2020 – Qasem Soleimani, Iranian major general, commander of the Iranian Quds Force (born 1957)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2021 – Eric Jerome Dickey, American author (born 1961)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2023 – Elena Huelva, Spanish cancer activist and influencer (born 2002)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2025 – Jeff Baena, American filmmaker (born 1977)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2025 – Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1941)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Holidays and observancesEdit
- Christian feast day:
- Daniel of Padua<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Genevieve<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Holy Name of Jesus<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Kuriakose Elias Chavara (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Pope Anterus<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- January 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Tamaseseri Festival (Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- The tenth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- BBC: On This Day Template:Webarchive
- Template:NYT On this day
- Historical Events on January 3 Template:Webarchive
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