# items

date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1891 – Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (b. 1803)
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<a href="/wiki/1891" title="1891">1891</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Childress_Polk" title="Sarah Childress Polk">Sarah Childress Polk</a>, First Lady of the United States (b. 1803)<sup id="cite_ref-221" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-221">[221]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1909 – William Stanley, British engineer and author (b. 1829)
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link: William_Stanley_(inventor)
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<a href="/wiki/1909" title="1909">1909</a> – <a href="/wiki/William_Stanley_(inventor)" title="William Stanley (inventor)">William Stanley</a>, British engineer and author (b. 1829)<sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223">[223]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1922 – Rebecca Cole, American physician and social reformer (b. 1846)
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<a href="/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Cole" title="Rebecca Cole">Rebecca Cole</a>, American physician and social reformer (b. 1846)<sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224">[224]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1928 – Klabund, German author and poet (b. 1890)
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link: Klabund
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<a href="/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a> – <a href="/wiki/Klabund" title="Klabund">Klabund</a>, German author and poet (b. 1890)<sup id="cite_ref-225" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-225">[225]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1938 – Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)
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<a href="/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Trumble" title="Hugh Trumble">Hugh Trumble</a>, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)<sup id="cite_ref-226" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-226">[226]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1941 – Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (b. 1894)
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link: Maximilian_Kolbe
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<a href="/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a> – <a href="/wiki/Maximilian_Kolbe" title="Maximilian Kolbe">Maximilian Kolbe</a>, Polish martyr and saint (b. 1894)<sup id="cite_ref-227" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-227">[227]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1941 – Paul Sabatier, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
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link: Paul_Sabatier_(chemist)
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1941 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Sabatier_(chemist)" title="Paul Sabatier (chemist)">Paul Sabatier</a>, French chemist and academic, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry" title="Nobel Prize in Chemistry">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (b. 1854)<sup id="cite_ref-228" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-228">[228]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1943 – Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1871)
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link: Joe_Kelley
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<a href="/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelley" title="Joe Kelley">Joe Kelley</a>, American baseball player and manager (b. 1871)<sup id="cite_ref-229" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-229">[229]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1948 – EliÅ¡ka MisÃ¡kovÃ¡, Czech gymnast (b. 1926)
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<a href="/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eli%C5%A1ka_Mis%C3%A1kov%C3%A1" title="EliÅ¡ka MisÃ¡kovÃ¡">EliÅ¡ka MisÃ¡kovÃ¡</a>, Czech gymnast (b. 1926)<sup id="cite_ref-230" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-230">[230]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
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1951 – William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (b. 1863)

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<a href="/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a> – <a href="/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst" title="William Randolph Hearst">William Randolph Hearst</a>, American publisher and politician, founded the <a href="/wiki/Hearst_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hearst Corporation">Hearst Corporation</a> (b. 1863)<sup id="cite_ref-231" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-231">[231]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1954 – Hugo Eckener, German pilot and designer (b. 1868)
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link: Hugo_Eckener
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<a href="/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Eckener" title="Hugo Eckener">Hugo Eckener</a>, German pilot and designer (b. 1868)<sup id="cite_ref-232" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-232">[232]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1955 – Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (b. 1861)
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link: Herbert_Putnam
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<a href="/wiki/1955" title="1955">1955</a> – <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Putnam" title="Herbert Putnam">Herbert Putnam</a>, American lawyer and publisher, <a href="/wiki/Librarian_of_Congress" title="Librarian of Congress">Librarian of Congress</a> (b. 1861)<sup id="cite_ref-233" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-233">[233]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1956 – Bertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
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link: Bertolt_Brecht
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<a href="/wiki/1956" title="1956">1956</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bertolt_Brecht" title="Bertolt Brecht">Bertolt Brecht</a>, German poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)<sup id="cite_ref-234" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-234">[234]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
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link: Konstantin_von_Neurath
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1956 – Konstantin von Neurath, German lawyer and politician, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1873)

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1956 – <a href="/wiki/Konstantin_von_Neurath" title="Konstantin von Neurath">Konstantin von Neurath</a>, German lawyer and politician, <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Germany)" title="Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)">Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs</a> (b. 1873)<sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235">[235]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1958 – FrÃ©dÃ©ric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
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<a href="/wiki/1958" title="1958">1958</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Joliot-Curie" title="FrÃ©dÃ©ric Joliot-Curie">FrÃ©dÃ©ric Joliot-Curie</a>, French physicist and chemist, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry" title="Nobel Prize in Chemistry">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (b. 1900)<sup id="cite_ref-236" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-236">[236]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1963 – Clifford Odets, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
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link: Clifford_Odets
html:
<a href="/wiki/1963" title="1963">1963</a> – <a href="/wiki/Clifford_Odets" title="Clifford Odets">Clifford Odets</a>, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1906)<sup id="cite_ref-237" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-237">[237]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1964 – Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (b. 1934)
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link: Johnny_Burnette
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<a href="/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a> – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Burnette" title="Johnny Burnette">Johnny Burnette</a>, American singer-songwriter (b. 1934)<sup id="cite_ref-238" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-238">[238]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1965 – Vello Kaaristo, Estonian skier (b. 1911)
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link: Vello_Kaaristo
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<a href="/wiki/1965" title="1965">1965</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vello_Kaaristo" title="Vello Kaaristo">Vello Kaaristo</a>, Estonian skier (b. 1911)<sup id="cite_ref-239" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-239">[239]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1967 – Bob Anderson, English motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1931)
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link: Bob_Anderson_(racing_driver)
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<a href="/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Anderson_(racing_driver)" title="Bob Anderson (racing driver)">Bob Anderson</a>, English motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1931)<sup id="cite_ref-240" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-240">[240]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1972 – Oscar Levant, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1906)
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link: Oscar_Levant
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<a href="/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a> – <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Levant" title="Oscar Levant">Oscar Levant</a>, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1906)<sup id="cite_ref-241" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-241">[241]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1972 – Jules Romains, French author and poet (b. 1885)
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1972 – <a href="/wiki/Jules_Romains" title="Jules Romains">Jules Romains</a>, French author and poet (b. 1885)<sup id="cite_ref-242" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-242">[242]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1973 – Fred Gipson, American journalist and author (b. 1908)
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link: Fred_Gipson
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<a href="/wiki/1973" title="1973">1973</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Gipson" title="Fred Gipson">Fred Gipson</a>, American journalist and author (b. 1908)<sup id="cite_ref-243" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-243">[243]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1978 – Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (b. 1907)
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link: Nicolas_Bentley
html:
<a href="/wiki/1978" title="1978">1978</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Bentley" title="Nicolas Bentley">Nicolas Bentley</a>, English author and illustrator (b. 1907)<sup id="cite_ref-244" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-244">[244]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1980 – Dorothy Stratten, Canadian-American model and actress (b. 1960)
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link: Dorothy_Stratten
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<a href="/wiki/1980" title="1980">1980</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Stratten" title="Dorothy Stratten">Dorothy Stratten</a>, Canadian-American model and actress (b. 1960)<sup id="cite_ref-245" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-245">[245]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1981 – Karl BÃ¶hm, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1894)
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link: Karl_B%C3%B6hm
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<a href="/wiki/1981" title="1981">1981</a> – <a href="/wiki/Karl_B%C3%B6hm" title="Karl BÃ¶hm">Karl BÃ¶hm</a>, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1894)<sup id="cite_ref-246" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-246">[246]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1981 – Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (b. 1910)
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link: Dudley_Nourse
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1981 – <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Nourse" title="Dudley Nourse">Dudley Nourse</a>, South African cricketer (b. 1910)<sup id="cite_ref-247" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-247">[247]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1982 – Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (b. 1904)
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link: Mahasi_Sayadaw
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<a href="/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mahasi_Sayadaw" title="Mahasi Sayadaw">Mahasi Sayadaw</a>, Burmese monk and philosopher (b. 1904)<sup id="cite_ref-248" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-248">[248]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1984 – Spud Davis, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1904)
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link: Spud_Davis
html:
<a href="/wiki/1984" title="1984">1984</a> – <a href="/wiki/Spud_Davis" title="Spud Davis">Spud Davis</a>, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1904)<sup id="cite_ref-249" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-249">[249]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1984 – J. B. Priestley, English novelist and playwright (b. 1894)
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link: J._B._Priestley
html:
1984 – <a href="/wiki/J._B._Priestley" title="J. B. Priestley">J. B. Priestley</a>, English novelist and playwright (b. 1894)<sup id="cite_ref-250" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-250">[250]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1985 – Gale Sondergaard, American actress (b. 1899)
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link: Gale_Sondergaard
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<a href="/wiki/1985" title="1985">1985</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gale_Sondergaard" title="Gale Sondergaard">Gale Sondergaard</a>, American actress (b. 1899)<sup id="cite_ref-251" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-251">[251]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1988 – Roy Buchanan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
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link: Roy_Buchanan
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<a href="/wiki/1988" title="1988">1988</a> – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Buchanan" title="Roy Buchanan">Roy Buchanan</a>, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)<sup id="cite_ref-252" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-252">[252]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1988 – Robert Calvert, South African-English singer-songwriter and playwright (b. 1945): 1712
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link: Robert_Calvert
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1988 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Calvert" title="Robert Calvert">Robert Calvert</a>, South African-English singer-songwriter and playwright (b. 1945)<sup id="cite_ref-larkin_138-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-larkin-138">[138]</a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1712">: 1712 </span></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1988 – Enzo Ferrari, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded Ferrari (b. 1898)
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link: Enzo_Ferrari
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1988 – <a href="/wiki/Enzo_Ferrari" title="Enzo Ferrari">Enzo Ferrari</a>, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded <a href="/wiki/Ferrari" title="Ferrari">Ferrari</a> (b. 1898)<sup id="cite_ref-253" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-253">[253]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1991 – Alberto Crespo, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1920)
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link: Alberto_Crespo
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<a href="/wiki/1991" title="1991">1991</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Crespo" title="Alberto Crespo">Alberto Crespo</a>, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1920)<sup id="cite_ref-254" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-254">[254]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1992 – John Sirica, American lawyer and judge (b. 1904)
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link: John_Sirica
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<a href="/wiki/1992" title="1992">1992</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Sirica" title="John Sirica">John Sirica</a>, American lawyer and judge (b. 1904)<sup id="cite_ref-255" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-255">[255]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1994 – Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-Swiss author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
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link: Elias_Canetti
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<a href="/wiki/1994" title="1994">1994</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elias_Canetti" title="Elias Canetti">Elias Canetti</a>, Bulgarian-Swiss author, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature" title="Nobel Prize in Literature">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (b. 1905)<sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256">[256]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1994 – Alice Childress, American actress, playwright, and author (b. 1912)
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link: Alice_Childress
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1994 – <a href="/wiki/Alice_Childress" title="Alice Childress">Alice Childress</a>, American actress, playwright, and author (b. 1912)<sup id="cite_ref-257" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-257">[257]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1996 – Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (b. 1912)
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link: Sergiu_Celibidache
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<a href="/wiki/1996" title="1996">1996</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sergiu_Celibidache" title="Sergiu Celibidache">Sergiu Celibidache</a>, Romanian conductor and composer (b. 1912)<sup id="cite_ref-258" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-258">[258]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1999 – Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1918)
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link: Pee_Wee_Reese
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<a href="/wiki/1999" title="1999">1999</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pee_Wee_Reese" title="Pee Wee Reese">Pee Wee Reese</a>, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1918)<sup id="cite_ref-259" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-259">[259]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2002 – Larry Rivers, American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
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link: Larry_Rivers
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<a href="/wiki/2002" title="2002">2002</a> – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Rivers" title="Larry Rivers">Larry Rivers</a>, American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)<sup id="cite_ref-260" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-260">[260]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2003 – Helmut Rahn, German footballer (b. 1929)
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link: Helmut_Rahn
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<a href="/wiki/2003" title="2003">2003</a> – <a href="/wiki/Helmut_Rahn" title="Helmut Rahn">Helmut Rahn</a>, German footballer (b. 1929)<sup id="cite_ref-261" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-261">[261]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
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link: Czes%C5%82aw_Mi%C5%82osz
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2004 – CzesÅaw MiÅosz, Polish-born American novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

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<a href="/wiki/2004" title="2004">2004</a> – <a href="/wiki/Czes%C5%82aw_Mi%C5%82osz" title="CzesÅaw MiÅosz">CzesÅaw MiÅosz</a>, Polish-born American novelist, essayist, and poet, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature" title="Nobel Prize in Literature">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (b. 1911)<sup id="cite_ref-262" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-262">[262]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2004 – Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (b. 1918)
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link: Trevor_Skeet
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2004 – <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Skeet" title="Trevor Skeet">Trevor Skeet</a>, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (b. 1918)<sup id="cite_ref-263" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-263">[263]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2006 – Bruno Kirby, American actor (b. 1949)
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link: Bruno_Kirby
html:
<a href="/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Kirby" title="Bruno Kirby">Bruno Kirby</a>, American actor (b. 1949)<sup id="cite_ref-264" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-264">[264]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2007 – Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1913)
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link: Tikhon_Khrennikov
html:
<a href="/wiki/2007" title="2007">2007</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tikhon_Khrennikov" title="Tikhon Khrennikov">Tikhon Khrennikov</a>, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1913)<sup id="cite_ref-265" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-265">[265]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2010 – Herman Leonard, American photographer (b. 1923)
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link: Herman_Leonard
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<a href="/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a> – <a href="/wiki/Herman_Leonard" title="Herman Leonard">Herman Leonard</a>, American photographer (b. 1923)<sup id="cite_ref-266" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-266">[266]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2012 – Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1945)
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<a href="/wiki/2012" title="2012">2012</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vilasrao_Deshmukh" title="Vilasrao Deshmukh">Vilasrao Deshmukh</a>, Indian lawyer and politician, <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Maharashtra" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Maharashtra">Chief Minister of Maharashtra</a> (b. 1945)<sup id="cite_ref-267" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-267">[267]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2012 – Svetozar GligoriÄ, Serbian chess player (b. 1923)
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2012 – <a href="/wiki/Svetozar_Gligori%C4%87" title="Svetozar GligoriÄ">Svetozar GligoriÄ</a>, Serbian chess player (b. 1923)<sup id="cite_ref-268" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-268">[268]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2012 – Phyllis Thaxter, American actress (b. 1919)
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2012 – <a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Thaxter" title="Phyllis Thaxter">Phyllis Thaxter</a>, American actress (b. 1919)<sup id="cite_ref-269" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-269">[269]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2013 – Jack Germond, American journalist and author (b. 1928)
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<a href="/wiki/2013" title="2013">2013</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Germond" title="Jack Germond">Jack Germond</a>, American journalist and author (b. 1928)<sup id="cite_ref-270" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-270">[270]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2014 – Leonard Fein, American journalist and academic, co-founded Moment Magazine (b. 1934)
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link: Leonard_Fein
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<a href="/wiki/2014" title="2014">2014</a> – <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Fein" title="Leonard Fein">Leonard Fein</a>, American journalist and academic, co-founded <i><a href="/wiki/Moment_(magazine)" title="Moment (magazine)">Moment Magazine</a></i> (b. 1934)<sup id="cite_ref-271" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-271">[271]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2014 – George V. Hansen, American politician (b. 1930)
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link: George_V._Hansen
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2014 – <a href="/wiki/George_V._Hansen" title="George V. Hansen">George V. Hansen</a>, American politician (b. 1930)<sup id="cite_ref-272" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-272">[272]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2015 – Bob Johnston, American songwriter and producer (b. 1932)
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link: Bob_Johnston
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<a href="/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Johnston" title="Bob Johnston">Bob Johnston</a>, American songwriter and producer (b. 1932)<sup id="cite_ref-273" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-273">[273]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2016 – Fyvush Finkel, American actor (b. 1922)
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<a href="/wiki/2016" title="2016">2016</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fyvush_Finkel" title="Fyvush Finkel">Fyvush Finkel</a>, American actor (b. 1922)<sup id="cite_ref-274" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-274">[274]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2018 – Jill Janus, American singer (b. 1975)
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<a href="/wiki/2018" title="2018">2018</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jill_Janus" title="Jill Janus">Jill Janus</a>, American singer (b. 1975)<sup id="cite_ref-275" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-275">[275]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2019 – Polly Farmer, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1935)
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<a href="/wiki/2019" title="2019">2019</a> – <a href="/wiki/Polly_Farmer" title="Polly Farmer">Polly Farmer</a>, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1935)<sup id="cite_ref-276" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-276">[276]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2020 – Julian Bream, English classical guitarist and lutenist (b. 1933)
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<a href="/wiki/2020" title="2020">2020</a> – <a href="/wiki/Julian_Bream" title="Julian Bream">Julian Bream</a>, English classical guitarist and lutenist (b. 1933)<sup id="cite_ref-277" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-277">[277]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2020 – Angela Buxton, British tennis player (b. 1934)
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2020 – <a href="/wiki/Angela_Buxton" title="Angela Buxton">Angela Buxton</a>, British tennis player (b. 1934)<sup id="cite_ref-278" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-278">[278]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2020 – James R. Thompson, American politician, Governor of Illinois (b. 1936)
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2020 – <a href="/wiki/James_R._Thompson" title="James R. Thompson">James R. Thompson</a>, American politician, Governor of Illinois (b. 1936)<sup id="cite_ref-279" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-279">[279]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
guid: 379489a9-7ce8-41c4-9495-d492bec5bf2b
link: Michael_Aung-Thwin
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2021 – Michael Aung-Thwin, American historian and scholar of Burmese and Southeast Asian history (b. 1946)

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<a href="/wiki/2021" title="2021">2021</a> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Aung-Thwin" title="Michael Aung-Thwin">Michael Aung-Thwin</a>, American historian and scholar of Burmese and Southeast Asian history (b. 1946)<sup id="cite_ref-:02_280-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-280">[280]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Arnold of Soissons
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<a href="/wiki/Arnold_of_Soissons" title="Arnold of Soissons">Arnold of Soissons</a><sup id="cite_ref-281" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-281">[281]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia
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<a href="/wiki/Domingo_Ib%C3%A1%C3%B1ez_de_Erquicia" title="Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia">Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia</a><sup id="cite_ref-282" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-282">[282]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Eusebius of Rome
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<a href="/wiki/Eusebius_of_Rome" title="Eusebius of Rome">Eusebius of Rome</a><sup id="cite_ref-283" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-283">[283]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)
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<a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Myrick_Daniels" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan Myrick Daniels">Jonathan Myrick Daniels</a> (<a href="/wiki/Calendar_of_saints_(Episcopal_Church)" title="Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)">Episcopal Church</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-284" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-284">[284]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Maximilian Kolbe
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link: Maximilian_Kolbe
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<a href="/wiki/Maximilian_Kolbe" title="Maximilian Kolbe">Maximilian Kolbe</a><sup id="cite_ref-285" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-285">[285]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: holidays_and_observances
guid: 6372ed02-29d3-45f9-8fea-82844d08c53e
link: Falklands_Day
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Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592.

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<a href="/wiki/Falklands_Day" title="Falklands Day">Falklands Day</a> is the celebration of the first sighting of the <a href="/wiki/Falkland_Islands" title="Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a> by <a href="/wiki/John_Davis_(English_explorer)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Davis (English explorer)">John Davis</a> in 1592.<sup id="cite_ref-286" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-286">[286]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.
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<a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(Pakistan)" title="Independence Day (Pakistan)">Independence Day</a>, celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-34">[34]</a></sup>


date: 08-14
category: holidays_and_observances
guid: b98e4cf3-89f3-4ea1-a576-314aa7a07777
link: Partition_Horrors_Remembrance_Day
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Partition Horrors Remembrance Day commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the Partition of India in 1947.

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<a href="/wiki/Partition_Horrors_Remembrance_Day" title="Partition Horrors Remembrance Day">Partition Horrors Remembrance Day</a> commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the Partition of India in 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-287" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-287">[287]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: d613a88e-de9e-4cf0-9008-c918304a1e7c
link: Maslama_ibn_Abd_al-Malik
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717 – ArabâByzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople, which will last for nearly a year.

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<a href="/wiki/717" title="717">717</a> – ArabâByzantine wars: <a href="/wiki/Maslama_ibn_Abd_al-Malik" title="Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik">Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik</a> begins the <a href="/wiki/Second_Arab_Siege_of_Constantinople" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Arab Siege of Constantinople">Second Arab Siege of Constantinople</a>, which will last for nearly a year.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 718 – ArabâByzantine wars: Raising of the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople.
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<a href="/wiki/718" title="718">718</a> – ArabâByzantine wars: Raising of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Arab_Siege_of_Constantinople" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Arab Siege of Constantinople">Second Arab Siege of Constantinople</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 2449a9df-13fd-48e4-9084-859739b8c73b
link: AD_747
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747 – Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, renounces his position as majordomo and retires to a monastery near Rome. His brother, Pepin the Short, becomes the sole ruler (de facto) of the Frankish Kingdom.

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<a href="/wiki/AD_747" title="AD 747">747</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carloman_(mayor_of_the_palace)" title="Carloman (mayor of the palace)">Carloman</a>, mayor of the palace of <a href="/wiki/Austrasia" title="Austrasia">Austrasia</a>, renounces his position as <i><a href="/wiki/Majordomo" title="Majordomo">majordomo</a></i> and retires to a <a href="/wiki/Monastery" title="Monastery">monastery</a> near Rome. His brother, <a href="/wiki/Pepin_the_Short" title="Pepin the Short">Pepin the Short</a>, becomes the sole ruler (<i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i>) of the <a href="/wiki/Francia" title="Francia">Frankish Kingdom</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 778 – The Battle of Roncevaux Pass takes place between the army of Charlemagne and a Basque army.
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<a href="/wiki/778" title="778">778</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Roncevaux_Pass" title="Battle of Roncevaux Pass">Battle of Roncevaux Pass</a> takes place between the army of <a href="/wiki/Charlemagne" title="Charlemagne">Charlemagne</a> and a Basque army.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 805 – Noble Erchana of Dahauua grants the Bavarian town of Dachau to the Diocese of Freising
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<a href="/wiki/805" title="805">805</a> – Noble Erchana of Dahauua grants the <a href="/wiki/Bavaria" title="Bavaria">Bavarian</a> town of <a href="/wiki/Dachau,_Bavaria" title="Dachau, Bavaria">Dachau</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Munich_and_Freising" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising">Diocese of Freising</a>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 927 – The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.
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link: Saracen
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<a href="/wiki/927" title="927">927</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Saracen" title="Saracen">Saracens</a> conquer and destroy <a href="/wiki/Taranto" title="Taranto">Taranto</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 4a137516-fceb-491c-a699-914131144efe
link: Holy_Roman_Emperor
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982 – Holy Roman Emperor Otto II is defeated by the Saracens in the Battle of Capo Colonna, in Calabria.

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<a href="/wiki/982" title="982">982</a> – <a href="/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor" title="Holy Roman Emperor">Holy Roman Emperor</a> <a href="/wiki/Otto_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" title="Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor">Otto II</a> is defeated by the <a href="/wiki/Saracen" title="Saracen">Saracens</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Capo_Colonna" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Capo Colonna">Battle of Capo Colonna</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Calabria" title="Calabria">Calabria</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 0852a43d-86f9-4612-94ee-eeed3c69038d
link: Eustathios_Daphnomeles
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1018 – Byzantine general Eustathios Daphnomeles blinds and captures Ibatzes of Bulgaria by a ruse, thereby ending Bulgarian resistance against Emperor Basil II's conquest of Bulgaria.

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<a href="/wiki/1018" title="1018">1018</a> – Byzantine general <a href="/wiki/Eustathios_Daphnomeles" title="Eustathios Daphnomeles">Eustathios Daphnomeles</a> blinds and captures <a href="/wiki/Ivats" title="Ivats">Ibatzes of Bulgaria</a> by a ruse, thereby ending Bulgarian resistance against Emperor <a href="/wiki/Basil_II" title="Basil II">Basil II</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_conquest_of_Bulgaria" title="Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria">conquest of Bulgaria</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1038 – King Stephen I, the first king of Hungary, dies; his nephew, Peter Orseolo, succeeds him.
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<a href="/wiki/1038" title="1038">1038</a> – King <a href="/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary" title="Stephen I of Hungary">Stephen I</a>, the first king of Hungary, dies; his nephew, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Orseolo" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Orseolo">Peter Orseolo</a>, succeeds him.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 21071985-fa54-4d75-8330-c40171a0c385
link: Macbeth,_King_of_Scotland
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1057 – King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of MÃ¡el Coluim mac Donnchada.

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<a href="/wiki/1057" title="1057">1057</a> – King <a href="/wiki/Macbeth,_King_of_Scotland" title="Macbeth, King of Scotland">Macbeth</a> is killed at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lumphanan" title="Battle of Lumphanan">Battle of Lumphanan</a> by the forces of <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_III_of_Scotland" title="Malcolm III of Scotland">MÃ¡el Coluim mac Donnchada</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: e9476c57-5271-4e1b-bbc6-a1afd2b44744
link: Pavia
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1070 – The Pavian-born Benedictine Lanfranc is appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury in England.

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<a href="/wiki/1070" title="1070">1070</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Pavia" title="Pavia">Pavian</a>-born <a href="/wiki/Benedictine" class="mw-redirect" title="Benedictine">Benedictine</a> <a href="/wiki/Lanfranc" title="Lanfranc">Lanfranc</a> is appointed as the new <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury" title="Archbishop of Canterbury">Archbishop of Canterbury</a> in England.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1096 – Starting date of the First Crusade as set by Pope Urban II.
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<a href="/wiki/1096" title="1096">1096</a> – Starting date of the <a href="/wiki/First_Crusade" title="First Crusade">First Crusade</a> as set by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_II" title="Pope Urban II">Pope Urban II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1185 – The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.
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<a href="/wiki/1185" title="1185">1185</a> – The cave city of <a href="/wiki/Vardzia" title="Vardzia">Vardzia</a> is consecrated by Queen <a href="/wiki/Tamar_of_Georgia" title="Tamar of Georgia">Tamar of Georgia</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 90ba5d27-858c-4252-b424-77e582b656db
link: Livonian_Brothers_of_the_Sword
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1224 – The Livonian Brothers of the Sword, a Catholic military order, occupy Tarbatu (today Tartu) as part of the Livonian Crusade.

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<a href="/wiki/1224" title="1224">1224</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Livonian_Brothers_of_the_Sword" title="Livonian Brothers of the Sword">Livonian Brothers of the Sword</a>, a Catholic military order, <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Tartu_(1224)" title="Siege of Tartu (1224)">occupy Tarbatu</a> (today <a href="/wiki/Tartu" title="Tartu">Tartu</a>) as part of the <a href="/wiki/Livonian_Crusade" title="Livonian Crusade">Livonian Crusade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 8d96be8c-307f-4422-a5d8-a67138648489
link: Spanish_Reconquista
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1237 – Spanish Reconquista: The Battle of the Puig between the Moorish forces of Taifa of Valencia against the Kingdom of Aragon culminates in an Aragonese victory.

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<a href="/wiki/1237" title="1237">1237</a> – <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Reconquista" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Reconquista">Spanish Reconquista</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Puig" title="Battle of the Puig">Battle of the Puig</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Al-Andalus" title="Al-Andalus">Moorish</a> forces of <a href="/wiki/Taifa_of_Valencia" title="Taifa of Valencia">Taifa of Valencia</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aragon" title="Kingdom of Aragon">Kingdom of Aragon</a> culminates in an Aragonese victory.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 64f8dffc-a431-4999-970d-22233cd7be2c
link: Cornerstone
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1248 – The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid. (Construction is eventually completed in 1880.)

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<a href="/wiki/1248" title="1248">1248</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Cornerstone" title="Cornerstone">foundation stone</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral" title="Cologne Cathedral">Cologne Cathedral</a>, built to house the <a href="/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Three_Kings" title="Shrine of the Three Kings">relics</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Biblical_Magi" title="Biblical Magi">Three Wise Men</a>, is laid. (Construction is eventually completed in <a href="/wiki/1880" title="1880">1880</a>.)


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1261 – Michael VIII Palaiologos is crowned as the first Byzantine emperor in fifty-seven years.
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<a href="/wiki/1261" title="1261">1261</a> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_VIII_Palaiologos" title="Michael VIII Palaiologos">Michael VIII Palaiologos</a> is crowned as the first <a href="/wiki/List_of_Byzantine_emperors" title="List of Byzantine emperors">Byzantine emperor</a> in fifty-seven years.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: bfef03b5-b865-484a-8d62-e1019eeadd8c
link: Mongol_invasions_of_Japan
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1281 – Mongol invasion of Japan: The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan is destroyed by a "divine wind" for the second time in the Battle of KÅan.

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<a href="/wiki/1281" title="1281">1281</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Japan" title="Mongol invasions of Japan">Mongol invasion of Japan</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Mongol_Empire" title="Mongol Empire">Mongolian</a> fleet of <a href="/wiki/Kublai_Khan" title="Kublai Khan">Kublai Khan</a> is destroyed by a "<a href="/wiki/Kamikaze_(typhoon)" title="Kamikaze (typhoon)">divine wind</a>" for the second time in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_K%C5%8Dan" title="Battle of KÅan">Battle of KÅan</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: f34264ee-9dde-4f90-a190-c7e2fdb18f25
link: Rhodes_(city)
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1310 – The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights establish their headquarters on the island and rename themselves the Knights of Rhodes.

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<a href="/wiki/1310" title="1310">1310</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rhodes_(city)" title="Rhodes (city)">The city of Rhodes</a> surrenders to the forces of the <a href="/wiki/Knights_Hospitaller" title="Knights Hospitaller">Knights of St. John</a>, completing <a href="/wiki/Hospitaller_conquest_of_Rhodes" title="Hospitaller conquest of Rhodes">their conquest of Rhodes</a>. The knights establish their headquarters on the island and rename themselves the <a href="/wiki/Knights_Hospitaller" title="Knights Hospitaller">Knights of Rhodes</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1430 – Francesco Sforza, lord of Milan, conquers Lucca.
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<a href="/wiki/1430" title="1430">1430</a> – <a href="/wiki/Francesco_I_Sforza" title="Francesco I Sforza">Francesco Sforza</a>, lord of <a href="/wiki/Milan" title="Milan">Milan</a>, conquers <a href="/wiki/Lucca" title="Lucca">Lucca</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
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1461 – The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.

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<a href="/wiki/1461" title="1461">1461</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Trebizond" title="Empire of Trebizond">Empire of Trebizond</a> surrenders to the forces of Sultan <a href="/wiki/Mehmed_II" title="Mehmed II">Mehmed II</a>. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine Empire</a>. Emperor <a href="/wiki/David_of_Trebizond" title="David of Trebizond">David</a> is exiled and later murdered.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1483 – Pope Sixtus IV consecrates the Sistine Chapel.
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<a href="/wiki/1483" title="1483">1483</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_IV" title="Pope Sixtus IV">Pope Sixtus IV</a> consecrates the <a href="/wiki/Sistine_Chapel" title="Sistine Chapel">Sistine Chapel</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1511 – Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Malacca Sultanate.
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<a href="/wiki/1511" title="1511">1511</a> – <a href="/wiki/Afonso_de_Albuquerque" title="Afonso de Albuquerque">Afonso de Albuquerque</a> of Portugal <a href="/wiki/Capture_of_Malacca_(1511)" title="Capture of Malacca (1511)">conquers</a> <a href="/wiki/Malacca" title="Malacca">Malacca</a>, the capital of the <a href="/wiki/Malacca_Sultanate" title="Malacca Sultanate">Malacca Sultanate</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
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1517 – Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by FernÃ£o Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary.

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<a href="/wiki/1517" title="1517">1517</a> – Seven Portuguese armed <a href="/wiki/Watercraft" title="Watercraft">vessels</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_Pires_de_Andrade" title="FernÃ£o Pires de Andrade">FernÃ£o Pires de Andrade</a> meet Chinese officials at the <a href="/wiki/Pearl_River_Delta" title="Pearl River Delta">Pearl River estuary</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1519 – Panama City, Panama is founded.
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<a href="/wiki/1519" title="1519">1519</a> – <a href="/wiki/Panama_City,_Panama" class="mw-redirect" title="Panama City, Panama">Panama City, Panama</a> is founded.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
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1534 – Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.

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<a href="/wiki/1534" title="1534">1534</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ignatius_of_Loyola" title="Ignatius of Loyola">Ignatius of Loyola</a> and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Jesus" class="mw-redirect" title="Society of Jesus">Society of Jesus</a> in September 1540.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1537 – AsunciÃ³n, Paraguay is founded.
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<a href="/wiki/1537" title="1537">1537</a> – <a href="/wiki/Asunci%C3%B3n,_Paraguay" class="mw-redirect" title="AsunciÃ³n, Paraguay">AsunciÃ³n, Paraguay</a> is founded.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1540 – Arequipa, Peru is founded.
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<a href="/wiki/1540" title="1540">1540</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arequipa,_Peru" class="mw-redirect" title="Arequipa, Peru">Arequipa, Peru</a> is founded.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
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link: Society_of_Jesus
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1549 – Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: 22 July 1549).

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<a href="/wiki/1549" title="1549">1549</a> – <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Jesus" class="mw-redirect" title="Society of Jesus">Jesuit</a> priest <a href="/wiki/Francis_Xavier" title="Francis Xavier">Francis Xavier</a> comes ashore at <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima" title="Kagoshima">Kagoshima</a> (Traditional <a href="/wiki/Japanese_calendar" title="Japanese calendar">Japanese date</a>: 22 July 1549).


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
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1592 – Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi, and Won Gyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.

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<a href="/wiki/1592" title="1592">1592</a> – <a href="/wiki/Japanese_invasions_of_Korea_(1592%E2%80%9398)" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese invasions of Korea (1592â98)">Imjin War</a>: At the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hansan_Island" title="Battle of Hansan Island">Battle of Hansan Island</a>, the Korean Navy, led by <a href="/wiki/Yi_Sun-sin" title="Yi Sun-sin">Yi Sun-sin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yi_Eok-gi" class="mw-redirect" title="Yi Eok-gi">Yi Eok-gi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Won_Gyun" title="Won Gyun">Won Gyun</a>, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by <a href="/wiki/Wakisaka_Yasuharu" title="Wakisaka Yasuharu">Wakisaka Yasuharu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: pre-1600
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1599 – Nine Years' War: Battle of Curlew Pass: Irish forces led by Hugh Roe O'Donnell successfully ambush English forces, led by Sir Conyers Clifford, sent to relieve Collooney Castle.

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<a href="/wiki/1599" title="1599">1599</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nine_Years%27_War_(Ireland)" title="Nine Years' War (Ireland)">Nine Years' War</a>: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Curlew_Pass" title="Battle of Curlew Pass">Battle of Curlew Pass</a>: Irish forces led by <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Roe_O%27Donnell" title="Hugh Roe O'Donnell">Hugh Roe O'Donnell</a> successfully ambush English forces, led by Sir <a href="/wiki/Conyers_Clifford" title="Conyers Clifford">Conyers Clifford</a>, sent to relieve Collooney Castle.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1760 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon.

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<a href="/wiki/1760" title="1760">1760</a> – <a href="/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War" title="Seven Years' War">Seven Years' War</a>: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Liegnitz_(1760)" title="Battle of Liegnitz (1760)">Battle of Liegnitz</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frederick_the_Great" title="Frederick the Great">Frederick the Great</a>'s victory over the <a href="/wiki/Austrians" title="Austrians">Austrians</a> under <a href="/wiki/Ernst_Gideon_von_Laudon" title="Ernst Gideon von Laudon">Ernst Gideon von Laudon</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1824 – The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states.

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<a href="/wiki/1824" title="1824">1824</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette" title="Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette">Marquis de Lafayette</a>, the last surviving French general of the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>, arrives in New York and begins a <a href="/wiki/Visit_of_the_Marquis_de_Lafayette_to_the_United_States" title="Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States">tour of 24 states</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1843 – The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.

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<a href="/wiki/1843" title="1843">1843</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Peace" class="mw-redirect" title="Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace">Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace</a> in <a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu, Hawaii</a> is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Honolulu" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu">Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu</a>, it is the oldest <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Roman Catholic</a> <a href="/wiki/Cathedral" title="Cathedral">cathedral</a> in continuous use in the United States.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1843 – Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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1843 – <a href="/wiki/Tivoli_Gardens" title="Tivoli Gardens">Tivoli Gardens</a>, one of the oldest still intact <a href="/wiki/Amusement_park" title="Amusement park">amusement parks</a> in the world, opens in <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a>, Denmark.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1863 – The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).

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<a href="/wiki/1863" title="1863">1863</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Bombardment_of_Kagoshima" title="Bombardment of Kagoshima">Anglo-Satsuma War</a> begins between the <a href="/wiki/Satsuma_Domain" title="Satsuma Domain">Satsuma Domain</a> of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional <a href="/wiki/Japanese_calendar" title="Japanese calendar">Japanese date</a>: July 2, 1863).


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1893 – Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.

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<a href="/wiki/1893" title="1893">1893</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ibadan" title="Ibadan">Ibadan</a> area becomes a British <a href="/wiki/Protectorate" title="Protectorate">Protectorate</a> after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the <a href="/wiki/Olubadan" title="Olubadan">Baale of Ibadan</a> with the British acting Governor of <a href="/wiki/Lagos_Colony" title="Lagos Colony">Lagos</a>, George C. Denton.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1899 – Fratton Park football ground in Portsmouth, England is officially first opened.
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<a href="/wiki/1899" title="1899">1899</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fratton_Park" title="Fratton Park">Fratton Park</a> football ground in <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth" title="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> is officially first opened.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Architect
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1914 – A servant of American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, and murders seven people there.

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<a href="/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a> – A servant of American <a href="/wiki/Architect" title="Architect">architect</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright" title="Frank Lloyd Wright">Frank Lloyd Wright</a>, sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> home, <a href="/wiki/Taliesin_(studio)" title="Taliesin (studio)">Taliesin</a>, and murders seven people there.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon.
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1914 – The <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal" title="Panama Canal">Panama Canal</a> opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship <a href="/wiki/SS_Ancon_(1901)" class="mw-redirect" title="SS Ancon (1901)">SS <i>Ancon</i></a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1914 – World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
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1914 – <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>: The <a href="/wiki/1st_Army_(Russian_Empire)" title="1st Army (Russian Empire)">First Russian Army</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Paul_von_Rennenkampf" title="Paul von Rennenkampf">Paul von Rennenkampf</a>, enters <a href="/wiki/East_Prussia" title="East Prussia">East Prussia</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1914 – World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
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1914 – World War I: Beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cer" title="Battle of Cer">Battle of Cer</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I" title="Allies of World War I">Allied</a> victory of World War I.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Great_Phenol_Plot
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1915 – A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.

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<a href="/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a> – A story in <i>New York World</i> newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and <a href="/wiki/Great_Phenol_Plot" title="Great Phenol Plot">diverted it</a> to Bayer for aspirin production.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1920 – PolishâSoviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
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<a href="/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a> – <a href="/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War" title="PolishâSoviet War">PolishâSoviet War</a>: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Warsaw_(1920)" title="Battle of Warsaw (1920)">Battle of Warsaw</a>, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Will_Rogers
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1935 – Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.

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<a href="/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a> – <a href="/wiki/Will_Rogers" title="Will Rogers">Will Rogers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wiley_Post" title="Wiley Post">Wiley Post</a> are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in <a href="/wiki/Barrow,_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="Barrow, Alaska">Barrow, Alaska</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1939 – Twenty-six Junkers Ju 87 bombers commanded by Walter Sigel meet unexpected ground fog during a dive-bombing demonstration for Luftwaffe generals at Neuhammer. Thirteen of them crash and burn.

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<a href="/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a> – Twenty-six <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87" title="Junkers Ju 87">Junkers Ju 87</a> bombers commanded by <a href="/wiki/Walter_Sigel" title="Walter Sigel">Walter Sigel</a> meet unexpected ground fog during a dive-bombing demonstration for Luftwaffe generals at <a href="/wiki/%C5%9Awi%C4%99tosz%C3%B3w" title="ÅwiÄtoszÃ³w">Neuhammer</a>. Thirteen of them crash and burn.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1939 – The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
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1939 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)" title="The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)">The Wizard of Oz</a></i> premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles, California</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1940 – An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiser Elli at Tinos harbor during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.

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<a href="/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a> – An <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Kingdom of Italy">Italian</a> submarine torpedoes and sinks the <a href="/wiki/Greek_cruiser_Elli_(1912)" title="Greek cruiser Elli (1912)">Greek cruiser <i>Elli</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/Tinos" title="Tinos">Tinos</a> harbor during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Greco-Italian_War" title="Greco-Italian War">Greco-Italian War</a> in October.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1941 – Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at the Tower of London at 07:12, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for espionage.

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<a href="/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a> – Corporal <a href="/wiki/Josef_Jakobs" title="Josef Jakobs">Josef Jakobs</a> is executed by firing squad at the <a href="/wiki/Tower_of_London" title="Tower of London">Tower of London</a> at 07:12, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for <a href="/wiki/Espionage" title="Espionage">espionage</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1942 – World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses.

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<a href="/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a> – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Pedestal" title="Operation Pedestal">Operation Pedestal</a>: The oil tanker <a href="/wiki/SS_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="SS Ohio">SS <i>Ohio</i></a> reaches the island of <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Battle_of_Trahili
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1943 – World War II: Battle of Trahili: Superior German forces surround Cretan partisans, who manage to escape against all odds.

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<a href="/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a> – World War II: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Trahili" title="Battle of Trahili">Battle of Trahili</a>: Superior German forces surround Cretan partisans, who manage to escape against all odds.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1944 – World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
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<a href="/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a> – World War II: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dragoon" title="Operation Dragoon">Operation Dragoon</a>: Allied forces land in <a href="/wiki/Southern_France" title="Southern France">southern France</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1945 – Emperor Hirohito broadcasts his declaration of surrender following the effective surrender of Japan in World War II; Korea gains independence from the Empire of Japan.

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<a href="/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hirohito" title="Hirohito">Emperor Hirohito</a> <a href="/wiki/Hirohito_surrender_broadcast" title="Hirohito surrender broadcast">broadcasts his declaration of surrender</a> following the effective <a href="/wiki/Surrender_of_Japan" title="Surrender of Japan">surrender of Japan</a> in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>; <a href="/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule" title="Korea under Japanese rule">Korea</a> gains <a href="/wiki/National_Liberation_Day_of_Korea" title="National Liberation Day of Korea">independence</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1947 – India gains independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.

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<a href="/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a> – <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> gains <a href="/wiki/Indian_independence_movement" title="Indian independence movement">independence</a> from <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British rule</a> after near 190 years of <a href="/wiki/Company_rule_in_India" title="Company rule in India">British company</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">crown rule</a> and joins the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth of Nations</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1947 – Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.

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1947 – Founder of Pakistan, <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah" title="Muhammad Ali Jinnah">Muhammad Ali Jinnah</a> is sworn in as first <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Pakistan" title="Governor-General of Pakistan">Governor-General of Pakistan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>.


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category: events
period: 1901-present
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1948 – The First Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established in the southern half of the peninsula.

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<a href="/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a> – The <a href="/wiki/First_Republic_of_Korea" title="First Republic of Korea">First Republic of Korea</a> (South Korea) is established in the southern half of the peninsula.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1950 – Measuring .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800.

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<a href="/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a> – Measuring <a href="/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Mw" title="Seismic magnitude scales"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Moment mag. scale">M<sub>w</sub></span></a> 8.6, the <a href="/wiki/1950_Assam%E2%80%93Tibet_earthquake" title="1950 AssamâTibet earthquake">largest earthquake on land</a> occurs in the <a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Myanmar_border" title="IndiaâMyanmar border">Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border</a>, killing 4,800.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1952 – A flash flood drenches the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people.
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<a href="/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lynmouth_Flood" title="Lynmouth Flood">A flash flood</a> drenches the town of <a href="/wiki/Lynmouth" title="Lynmouth">Lynmouth</a>, England, killing 34 people.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1954 – Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay.
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<a href="/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Stroessner" title="Alfredo Stroessner">Alfredo Stroessner</a> begins his dictatorship in <a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay">Paraguay</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1959 – American Airlines Flight 514, a Boeing 707, crashes near the Calverton Executive Airpark in Calverton, New York, killing all five people on board.

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<a href="/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a> – <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_514" title="American Airlines Flight 514">American Airlines Flight 514</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_707" title="Boeing 707">Boeing 707</a>, crashes near the <a href="/wiki/Calverton_Executive_Airpark" title="Calverton Executive Airpark">Calverton Executive Airpark</a> in <a href="/wiki/Calverton,_New_York" title="Calverton, New York">Calverton, New York</a>, killing all five people on board.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1960 – Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
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<a href="/wiki/1960" title="1960">1960</a> – <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brazzaville" title="Brazzaville">Brazzaville</a>) becomes independent from <a href="/wiki/French_Fourth_Republic" title="French Fourth Republic">France</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Conrad_Schumann
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1961 – Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall.

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<a href="/wiki/1961" title="1961">1961</a> – Border guard <a href="/wiki/Conrad_Schumann" class="mw-redirect" title="Conrad Schumann">Conrad Schumann</a> flees from <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East Germany</a> while on duty guarding the construction of the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Wall" title="Berlin Wall">Berlin Wall</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1962 – James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016.

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<a href="/wiki/1962" title="1962">1962</a> – <a href="/wiki/James_Joseph_Dresnok" title="James Joseph Dresnok">James Joseph Dresnok</a> defects to <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> after running across the <a href="/wiki/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone" title="Korean Demilitarized Zone">Korean Demilitarized Zone</a>. Dresnok died in 2016.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1963 – Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland.
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<a href="/wiki/1963" title="1963">1963</a> – Execution of <a href="/wiki/Henry_John_Burnett" title="Henry John Burnett">Henry John Burnett</a>, the last man to be hanged in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Fulbert_Youlou
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1963 – President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.

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1963 – President <a href="/wiki/Fulbert_Youlou" title="Fulbert Youlou">Fulbert Youlou</a> is overthrown in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a>, after a <a href="/wiki/Trois_Glorieuses_(1963)" title="Trois Glorieuses (1963)">three-day uprising</a> in the capital.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1965 – The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock.

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<a href="/wiki/1965" title="1965">1965</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> play to nearly <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_1965_US_tour" title="The Beatles' 1965 US tour">60,000 fans at Shea Stadium</a> in New York City, an event later regarded as the birth of <a href="/wiki/Arena_rock" title="Arena rock">stadium rock</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1969 – The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in Bethel, New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era.

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<a href="/wiki/1969" title="1969">1969</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Woodstock" title="Woodstock">Woodstock Music & Art Fair</a> opens in <a href="/wiki/Bethel,_New_York" title="Bethel, New York">Bethel, New York</a>, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Patricia_Palinkas
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1970 – Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game.

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<a href="/wiki/1970" title="1970">1970</a> – <a href="/wiki/Patricia_Palinkas" title="Patricia Palinkas">Patricia Palinkas</a> becomes the first woman to play professionally in an <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> game.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1971 – President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.

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<a href="/wiki/1971" title="1971">1971</a> – President <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> completes the break from the <a href="/wiki/Gold_standard" title="Gold standard">gold standard</a> by <a href="/wiki/Nixon_Shock" class="mw-redirect" title="Nixon Shock">ending</a> convertibility of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">United States dollar</a> into gold by foreign investors.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1971 – Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.
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1971 – <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a> gains <a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(Bahrain)" title="Independence Day (Bahrain)">independence</a> from the United Kingdom.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1973 – Vietnam War: The USAF bombing of Cambodia ends.
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<a href="/wiki/1973" title="1973">1973</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>: The USAF <a href="/wiki/Operation_Freedom_Deal" title="Operation Freedom Deal">bombing of Cambodia</a> ends.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Yuk_Young-soo
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1974 – Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung Hee.

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<a href="/wiki/1974" title="1974">1974</a> – <a href="/wiki/Yuk_Young-soo" title="Yuk Young-soo">Yuk Young-soo</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_Lady" class="mw-redirect" title="First Lady">First Lady</a> of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Park_Chung_Hee" title="Park Chung Hee">Park Chung Hee</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1975 – Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.

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<a href="/wiki/1975" title="1975">1975</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangladeshi">Bangladeshi</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" title="Sheikh Mujibur Rahman">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</a> is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1975 – Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.

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1975 – <a href="/wiki/Takeo_Miki" title="Takeo Miki">Takeo Miki</a> makes the first official pilgrimage to <a href="/wiki/Yasukuni_Shrine" title="Yasukuni Shrine">Yasukuni Shrine</a> by an incumbent <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">prime minister</a> on the anniversary of the end of World War II.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1976 – SAETA Flight 232 crashes into the Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador, killing all 59 people on board; the wreckage is not discovered until 2002.

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<a href="/wiki/1976" title="1976">1976</a> – <a href="/wiki/SAETA_Flight_232" title="SAETA Flight 232">SAETA Flight 232</a> crashes into the <a href="/wiki/Chimborazo" title="Chimborazo">Chimborazo</a> volcano in <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>, killing all 59 people on board; the wreckage is not discovered until 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1977 – The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.

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<a href="/wiki/1977" title="1977">1977</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University_Radio_Observatory" title="Ohio State University Radio Observatory">The Big Ear</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Radio_telescope" title="Radio telescope">radio telescope</a> operated by <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> as part of the <a href="/wiki/Search_for_extraterrestrial_intelligence" title="Search for extraterrestrial intelligence">SETI</a> project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "<a href="/wiki/Wow!_signal" title="Wow! signal">Wow! signal</a>" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party
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1984 – The Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish Armed Forces with an attack on police and gendarmerie bases in Åemdinli and Eruh.

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<a href="/wiki/1984" title="1984">1984</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party" title="Kurdistan Workers' Party">Kurdistan Workers' Party</a> in <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" title="Turkish Armed Forces">Turkish Armed Forces</a> with an <a href="/wiki/1984_PKK_attacks" title="1984 PKK attacks">attack on police and gendarmerie bases in Åemdinli and Eruh</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1985 – Signing of the Assam Accord, an agreement between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement to end the movement.

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<a href="/wiki/1985" title="1985">1985</a> – Signing of the <a href="/wiki/Assam_Accord" title="Assam Accord">Assam Accord</a>, an agreement between representatives of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> and the leaders of the <a href="/wiki/Assam_Movement" title="Assam Movement">Assam Movement</a> to end the movement.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1989 – China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 crashes after takeoff from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, killing 34 of the 40 people on board.

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<a href="/wiki/1989" title="1989">1989</a> – <a href="/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_5510" title="China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510">China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510</a> crashes after takeoff from <a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Hongqiao_International_Airport" title="Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport">Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport</a>, killing 34 of the 40 people on board.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1995 – In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less than a week later).

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<a href="/wiki/1995" title="1995">1995</a> – In <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Faulkner" title="Shannon Faulkner">Shannon Faulkner</a> becomes the first female <a href="/wiki/Cadet" title="Cadet">cadet</a> matriculated at <a href="/wiki/The_Citadel,_The_Military_College_of_South_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina">The Citadel</a> (she drops out less than a week later).


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1995 – Tomiichi Murayama, Prime Minister of Japan, releases the Murayama Statement, which formally expresses remorse for Japanese war crimes committed during World War II.

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1995 – <a href="/wiki/Tomiichi_Murayama" title="Tomiichi Murayama">Tomiichi Murayama</a>, Prime Minister of Japan, releases the <a href="/wiki/Murayama_Statement" title="Murayama Statement">Murayama Statement</a>, which formally expresses remorse for <a href="/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes" title="Japanese war crimes">Japanese war crimes</a> committed during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Northern_Ireland
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1998 – Northern Ireland: Omagh bombing takes place; 29 people (including a woman pregnant with twins) killed and some 220 others injured.

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<a href="/wiki/1998" title="1998">1998</a> – <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>: <a href="/wiki/Omagh_bombing" title="Omagh bombing">Omagh bombing</a> takes place; 29 people (including a woman pregnant with twins) killed and some 220 others injured.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1998 – Apple introduces the iMac computer.
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1998 – <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a> introduces the <a href="/wiki/IMac" title="IMac">iMac</a> computer.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
guid: 5e59dcbc-3ef9-4afd-843f-84699b7b7ce4
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1999 – Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria: Some 29 people are killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco.

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<a href="/wiki/1999" title="1999">1999</a> – <a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9ni_Ounif" title="BÃ©ni Ounif">Beni Ounif massacre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>: Some 29 people are killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2005 – Israel's unilateral disengagement plan to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank begins.

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<a href="/wiki/2005" title="2005">2005</a> – <a href="/wiki/Israel%27s_unilateral_disengagement_plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Israel's unilateral disengagement plan">Israel's unilateral disengagement plan</a> to evict all <a href="/wiki/Israelis" title="Israelis">Israelis</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a> and from four <a href="/wiki/Israeli_settlement" title="Israeli settlement">settlements</a> in the northern <a href="/wiki/West_Bank" title="West Bank">West Bank</a> begins.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2005 – The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending almost three decades of fighting.

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2005 – The Helsinki Agreement between the <a href="/wiki/Free_Aceh_Movement" title="Free Aceh Movement">Free Aceh Movement</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Indonesia" title="Government of Indonesia">Government of Indonesia</a> was signed, ending <a href="/wiki/Insurgency_in_Aceh" title="Insurgency in Aceh">almost three decades of fighting</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
guid: acdb0752-a23a-4b0d-8d78-a900f2d119c1
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2007 – An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru killing 514 and injuring 1,090.

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<a href="/wiki/2007" title="2007">2007</a> – An <a href="/wiki/2007_Peru_earthquake" title="2007 Peru earthquake">8.0-magnitude earthquake</a> off the Pacific coast devastates <a href="/wiki/Ica_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Ica Region">Ica</a> and various regions of <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> killing 514 and injuring 1,090.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2013 – At least 27 people are killed and 226 injured in an explosion in southern Beirut near a complex used by Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. A previously unknown Syrian Sunni group claims responsibility in an online video.

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<a href="/wiki/2013" title="2013">2013</a> – At least 27 people are killed and 226 injured in an <a href="/wiki/August_2013_Beirut_bombing" title="August 2013 Beirut bombing">explosion</a> in southern <a href="/wiki/Beirut" title="Beirut">Beirut</a> near a complex used by Lebanon's militant group <a href="/wiki/Hezbollah" title="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</a> in Lebanon. A previously unknown <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syrian</a> <a href="/wiki/Sunni" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunni">Sunni</a> group claims responsibility in an online video.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2013 – The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivorous species found in the Americas in 35 years.

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2013 – The <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian" class="mw-redirect" title="Smithsonian">Smithsonian</a> announces the discovery of the <a href="/wiki/Olinguito" title="Olinguito">olinguito</a>, the first new carnivorous species found in the Americas in 35 years.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2015 – North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time, 8.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄2 hours ahead of UTC.

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<a href="/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a> – <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> moves its clock back half an hour to introduce <a href="/wiki/Time_in_North_Korea" title="Time in North Korea">Pyongyang Time</a>, 8<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac" role="math"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> hours ahead of <a href="/wiki/UTC" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a>.


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 2020 – Russia begins production on the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.
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<a href="/wiki/2020" title="2020">2020</a> – Russia begins production on the <a href="/wiki/Sputnik_V_COVID-19_vaccine" title="Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine">Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2021 – Kabul falls into the hands of the Taliban as Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan along with local residents and foreign nationals, effectively reestablishing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

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<a href="/wiki/2021" title="2021">2021</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a> <a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">falls</a> into the hands of the <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> as <a href="/wiki/Ashraf_Ghani" title="Ashraf Ghani">Ashraf Ghani</a> flees Afghanistan along with local residents and foreign nationals, effectively reestablishing the <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan</a>.


date: 08-15
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1171 – Alfonso IX, king of LeÃ³n and Galicia (d. 1230)
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<a href="/wiki/1171" title="1171">1171</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_IX_of_Le%C3%B3n" title="Alfonso IX of LeÃ³n">Alfonso IX</a>, king of LeÃ³n and Galicia (d. 1230)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1195 – Anthony of Padua, Portuguese priest and saint (d. 1231)
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<a href="/wiki/1195" title="1195">1195</a> – <a href="/wiki/Anthony_of_Padua" title="Anthony of Padua">Anthony of Padua</a>, Portuguese priest and saint (d. 1231)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1385 – Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, English commander (d. 1417)
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<a href="/wiki/1385" title="1385">1385</a> – <a href="/wiki/Richard_de_Vere,_11th_Earl_of_Oxford" title="Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford">Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford</a>, English commander (d. 1417)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1432 – Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (d. 1484)
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<a href="/wiki/1432" title="1432">1432</a> – <a href="/wiki/Luigi_Pulci" title="Luigi Pulci">Luigi Pulci</a>, Italian poet (d. 1484)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1455 – George, duke of Bavaria (d. 1503)
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<a href="/wiki/1455" title="1455">1455</a> – <a href="/wiki/George,_Duke_of_Bavaria" title="George, Duke of Bavaria">George</a>, duke of Bavaria (d. 1503)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1507 – George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince (d. 1553)
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<a href="/wiki/1507" title="1507">1507</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_III,_Prince_of_Anhalt-Dessau" title="George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau">George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau</a>, German prince (d. 1553)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1575 – Bartol KaÅ¡iÄ, Croatian linguist and lexicographer (d. 1650)
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<a href="/wiki/1575" title="1575">1575</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bartol_Ka%C5%A1i%C4%87" title="Bartol KaÅ¡iÄ">Bartol KaÅ¡iÄ</a>, Croatian linguist and lexicographer (d. 1650)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1589 – Gabriel BÃ¡thory, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1613)
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<a href="/wiki/1589" title="1589">1589</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_B%C3%A1thory" title="Gabriel BÃ¡thory">Gabriel BÃ¡thory</a>, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1613)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1608 – Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1652)
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<a href="/wiki/1608" title="1608">1608</a> – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Howard,_22nd_Earl_of_Arundel" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel">Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel</a>, English politician (d. 1652)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1613 – Gilles MÃ©nage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (d. 1692)
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<a href="/wiki/1613" title="1613">1613</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gilles_M%C3%A9nage" title="Gilles MÃ©nage">Gilles MÃ©nage</a>, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (d. 1692)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1615 – Marie de Lorraine, duchess of Guise (d. 1688)
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<a href="/wiki/1615" title="1615">1615</a> – <a href="/wiki/Marie_de_Lorraine,_Duchess_of_Guise" title="Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise">Marie de Lorraine</a>, duchess of Guise (d. 1688)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1652 – John Grubb, American politician (d. 1708)
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<a href="/wiki/1652" title="1652">1652</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Grubb" title="John Grubb">John Grubb</a>, American politician (d. 1708)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1702 – Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and Royal Academician (d. 1788)
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<a href="/wiki/1702" title="1702">1702</a> – <a href="/wiki/Francesco_Zuccarelli" title="Francesco Zuccarelli">Francesco Zuccarelli</a>, Italian painter and Royal Academician (d. 1788)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1717 – Blind Jack, English engineer (d. 1810)
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<a href="/wiki/1717" title="1717">1717</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Metcalf_(civil_engineer)" title="John Metcalf (civil engineer)">Blind Jack</a>, English engineer (d. 1810)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1736 – Johann Christoph Kellner, German organist and composer (d. 1803)
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<a href="/wiki/1736" title="1736">1736</a> – <a href="/wiki/Johann_Christoph_Kellner" title="Johann Christoph Kellner">Johann Christoph Kellner</a>, German organist and composer (d. 1803)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1740 – Matthias Claudius, German poet and author (d. 1815)
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<a href="/wiki/1740" title="1740">1740</a> – <a href="/wiki/Matthias_Claudius" title="Matthias Claudius">Matthias Claudius</a>, German poet and author (d. 1815)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1769 – Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and emperor (d. 1821)
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<a href="/wiki/1769" title="1769">1769</a> – <a href="/wiki/Napoleon" title="Napoleon">Napoleon Bonaparte</a>, French general and emperor (d. 1821)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1771 – Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (d. 1832)
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<a href="/wiki/1771" title="1771">1771</a> – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Scott" title="Walter Scott">Walter Scott</a>, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (d. 1832)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1785 – Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (d. 1859)
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<a href="/wiki/1785" title="1785">1785</a> – <a href="/wiki/Thomas_De_Quincey" title="Thomas De Quincey">Thomas De Quincey</a>, English journalist and author (d. 1859)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1787 – Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, American writer, editor, abolitionist (d. 1860)
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<a href="/wiki/1787" title="1787">1787</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eliza_Lee_Cabot_Follen" title="Eliza Lee Cabot Follen">Eliza Lee Cabot Follen</a>, American writer, editor, abolitionist (d. 1860)<sup id="cite_ref-Hannan2008_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hannan2008-16">[16]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1798 – Sangolli Rayanna, Indian warrior (d. 1831)
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<a href="/wiki/1798" title="1798">1798</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sangolli_Rayanna" title="Sangolli Rayanna">Sangolli Rayanna</a>, Indian warrior (d. 1831)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1807 – Jules GrÃ©vy, French lawyer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (d. 1891)
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<a href="/wiki/1807" title="1807">1807</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jules_Gr%C3%A9vy" title="Jules GrÃ©vy">Jules GrÃ©vy</a>, French lawyer and politician, 4th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_French_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the French Republic">President of the French Republic</a> (d. 1891)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1810 – Louise Colet, French poet (d. 1876)
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<a href="/wiki/1810" title="1810">1810</a> – <a href="/wiki/Louise_Colet" title="Louise Colet">Louise Colet</a>, French poet (d. 1876)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1824 – John Chisum, American businessman (d. 1884)
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<a href="/wiki/1824" title="1824">1824</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Chisum" title="John Chisum">John Chisum</a>, American businessman (d. 1884)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1839 – AntonÃ­n Petrof, Czech piano maker (d. 1915)
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<a href="/wiki/1839" title="1839">1839</a> – <a href="/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Petrof" title="AntonÃ­n Petrof">AntonÃ­n Petrof</a>, Czech piano maker (d. 1915)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1844 – Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1908)
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<a href="/wiki/1844" title="1844">1844</a> – <a href="/wiki/Thomas-Alfred_Bernier" title="Thomas-Alfred Bernier">Thomas-Alfred Bernier</a>, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1908)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1845 – Walter Crane, English artist and book illustrator (d. 1915)
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<a href="/wiki/1845" title="1845">1845</a> – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Crane" title="Walter Crane">Walter Crane</a>, English artist and book illustrator (d. 1915)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1856 – Keir Hardie, Scottish politician and trade unionist (d. 1915)
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<a href="/wiki/1856" title="1856">1856</a> – <a href="/wiki/Keir_Hardie" title="Keir Hardie">Keir Hardie</a>, Scottish politician and trade unionist (d. 1915)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1857 – Albert Ballin, German businessman (d. 1918)
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<a href="/wiki/1857" title="1857">1857</a> – <a href="/wiki/Albert_Ballin" title="Albert Ballin">Albert Ballin</a>, German businessman (d. 1918)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1858 – E. Nesbit, English author and poet (d. 1924)
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<a href="/wiki/1858" title="1858">1858</a> – <a href="/wiki/E._Nesbit" title="E. Nesbit">E. Nesbit</a>, English author and poet (d. 1924)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1859 – Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1931)
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<a href="/wiki/1859" title="1859">1859</a> – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Comiskey" title="Charles Comiskey">Charles Comiskey</a>, American baseball player and manager (d. 1931)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1860 – Florence Harding, American publisher, 31st First Lady of the United States (d. 1924)
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<a href="/wiki/1860" title="1860">1860</a> – <a href="/wiki/Florence_Harding" title="Florence Harding">Florence Harding</a>, American publisher, 31st <a href="/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States" title="First Lady of the United States">First Lady of the United States</a> (d. 1924)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1863 – Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (d. 1945)
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<a href="/wiki/1863" title="1863">1863</a> – <a href="/wiki/Aleksey_Krylov" title="Aleksey Krylov">Aleksey Krylov</a>, Russian mathematician and engineer (d. 1945)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1865 – Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (d. 1926)
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<a href="/wiki/1865" title="1865">1865</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mikao_Usui" title="Mikao Usui">Mikao Usui</a>, Japanese spiritual leader, founded <a href="/wiki/Reiki" title="Reiki">Reiki</a> (d. 1926)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1866 – Italo Santelli, Italian fencer (d. 1945)
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<a href="/wiki/1866" title="1866">1866</a> – <a href="/wiki/Italo_Santelli" title="Italo Santelli">Italo Santelli</a>, Italian fencer (d. 1945)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1872 – Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher (d. 1950)
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<a href="/wiki/1872" title="1872">1872</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sri_Aurobindo" title="Sri Aurobindo">Sri Aurobindo</a>, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher (d. 1950)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1873 – Ramaprasad Chanda, Indian archaeologist and historian (d. 1942)
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<a href="/wiki/1873" title="1873">1873</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ramaprasad_Chanda" title="Ramaprasad Chanda">Ramaprasad Chanda</a>, Indian archaeologist and historian (d. 1942)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1875 – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English pianist, violinist, and composer (d. 1912)
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<a href="/wiki/1875" title="1875">1875</a> – <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Coleridge-Taylor" title="Samuel Coleridge-Taylor">Samuel Coleridge-Taylor</a>, English pianist, violinist, and composer (d. 1912)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1876 – Stylianos Gonatas, Greek colonel and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1966)
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<a href="/wiki/1876" title="1876">1876</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stylianos_Gonatas" title="Stylianos Gonatas">Stylianos Gonatas</a>, Greek colonel and politician, 111th <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Greece" title="Prime Minister of Greece">Prime Minister of Greece</a> (d. 1966)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1877 – Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (d. 1941)
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<a href="/wiki/1877" title="1877">1877</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tachiyama_Mineemon" title="Tachiyama Mineemon">Tachiyama Mineemon</a>, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd <a href="/wiki/Makuuchi#Yokozuna" title="Makuuchi">Yokozuna</a> (d. 1941)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1879 – Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. 1959)
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<a href="/wiki/1879" title="1879">1879</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ethel_Barrymore" title="Ethel Barrymore">Ethel Barrymore</a>, American actress (d. 1959)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1881 – Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist and politician (d. 1956)
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<a href="/wiki/1881" title="1881">1881</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Wagenknecht" title="Alfred Wagenknecht">Alfred Wagenknecht</a>, German-American activist and politician (d. 1956)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1882 – Marion Bauer, American composer and critic (d. 1955)
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<a href="/wiki/1882" title="1882">1882</a> – <a href="/wiki/Marion_Bauer" title="Marion Bauer">Marion Bauer</a>, American composer and critic (d. 1955)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1882 – Gisela Richter, English archaeologist and art historian (d. 1972)
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1882 – <a href="/wiki/Gisela_Richter" title="Gisela Richter">Gisela Richter</a>, English archaeologist and art historian (d. 1972)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1883 – Ivan MeÅ¡troviÄ, Croatian sculptor and architect (d. 1962)
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<a href="/wiki/1883" title="1883">1883</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Me%C5%A1trovi%C4%87" title="Ivan MeÅ¡troviÄ">Ivan MeÅ¡troviÄ</a>, Croatian sculptor and architect (d. 1962)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1885 – Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1968)
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<a href="/wiki/1885" title="1885">1885</a> – <a href="/wiki/Edna_Ferber" title="Edna Ferber">Edna Ferber</a>, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1968)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1886 – Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer (d. 1974)
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<a href="/wiki/1886" title="1886">1886</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Whitty" title="Bill Whitty">Bill Whitty</a>, Australian cricketer (d. 1974)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1890 – Jacques Ibert, French composer and educator (d. 1962)
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<a href="/wiki/1890" title="1890">1890</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Ibert" title="Jacques Ibert">Jacques Ibert</a>, French composer and educator (d. 1962)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1892 – Louis de Broglie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
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<a href="/wiki/1892" title="1892">1892</a> – <a href="/wiki/Louis_de_Broglie" title="Louis de Broglie">Louis de Broglie</a>, French physicist and academic, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics" title="Nobel Prize in Physics">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (d. 1987)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1892 – Abraham Wachner, New Zealand politician, 35th Mayor of Invercargill (d. 1950)
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1892 – <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Wachner" title="Abraham Wachner">Abraham Wachner</a>, New Zealand politician, 35th <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Invercargill" title="Mayor of Invercargill">Mayor of Invercargill</a> (d. 1950)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1893 – Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and academic (d. 1950)
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<a href="/wiki/1893" title="1893">1893</a> – <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Comrie" title="Leslie Comrie">Leslie Comrie</a>, New Zealand astronomer and academic (d. 1950)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1896 – Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
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<a href="/wiki/1896" title="1896">1896</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gerty_Cori" title="Gerty Cori">Gerty Cori</a>, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine" title="Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (d. 1957)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1896 – Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate (d. 1985)
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1896 – <a href="/wiki/Catherine_Doherty" title="Catherine Doherty">Catherine Doherty</a>, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the <a href="/wiki/Madonna_House_Apostolate" title="Madonna House Apostolate">Madonna House Apostolate</a> (d. 1985)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1896 – Paul Outerbridge, American photographer and educator (d. 1958)
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1896 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Outerbridge" title="Paul Outerbridge">Paul Outerbridge</a>, American photographer and educator (d. 1958)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1898 – Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet (d. 1966)
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<a href="/wiki/1898" title="1898">1898</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jan_Brzechwa" title="Jan Brzechwa">Jan Brzechwa</a>, Polish author and poet (d. 1966)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1900 – Estelle Brody, American silent film actress (d. 1995)
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<a href="/wiki/1900" title="1900">1900</a> – <a href="/wiki/Estelle_Brody" title="Estelle Brody">Estelle Brody</a>, American silent film actress (d. 1995)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1900 – Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator (d. 1982)
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1900 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Tworkov" title="Jack Tworkov">Jack Tworkov</a>, Polish-American painter and educator (d. 1982)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1901 – Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1975)
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1901 – <a href="/wiki/Pyotr_Novikov" title="Pyotr Novikov">Pyotr Novikov</a>, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1975)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1902 – Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (d. 1943)
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<a href="/wiki/1902" title="1902">1902</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jan_Campert" title="Jan Campert">Jan Campert</a>, Dutch journalist and critic (d. 1943)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1904 – George Klein, Canadian inventor, invented the motorized wheelchair (d. 1992)
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<a href="/wiki/1904" title="1904">1904</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Klein_(inventor)" title="George Klein (inventor)">George Klein</a>, Canadian inventor, invented the <a href="/wiki/Motorized_wheelchair" title="Motorized wheelchair">motorized wheelchair</a> (d. 1992)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1909 – Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader (d. 1973)
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<a href="/wiki/1909" title="1909">1909</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Winterhalter" title="Hugo Winterhalter">Hugo Winterhalter</a>, American composer and bandleader (d. 1973)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1912 – Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004)
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<a href="/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a> – <a href="/wiki/Julia_Child" title="Julia Child">Julia Child</a>, American chef and author (d. 2004)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1912 – Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003)
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1912 – <a href="/wiki/Wendy_Hiller" title="Wendy Hiller">Wendy Hiller</a>, English actress (d. 2003)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1914 – Paul Rand, American graphic designer and art director (d. 1996)
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<a href="/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Rand" title="Paul Rand">Paul Rand</a>, American graphic designer and art director (d. 1996)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1915 – Signe Hasso, Swedish-American actress (d. 2002)
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<a href="/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a> – <a href="/wiki/Signe_Hasso" title="Signe Hasso">Signe Hasso</a>, Swedish-American actress (d. 2002)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1916 – Aleks ÃaÃ§i, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989)
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<a href="/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a> – <a href="/wiki/Aleks_%C3%87a%C3%A7i" title="Aleks ÃaÃ§i">Aleks ÃaÃ§i</a>, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1917 – Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1999)
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<a href="/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lynch" title="Jack Lynch">Jack Lynch</a>, Irish footballer and politician, 5th <a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach of Ireland</a> (d. 1999)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1917 – Ãscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (d. 1980)
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1917 – <a href="/wiki/%C3%93scar_Romero" title="Ãscar Romero">Ãscar Romero</a>, Salvadoran archbishop (d. 1980)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1919 – Huntz Hall, American actor (d. 1999)
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<a href="/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a> – <a href="/wiki/Huntz_Hall" title="Huntz Hall">Huntz Hall</a>, American actor (d. 1999)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1919 – Benedict Kiely, Irish journalist and author (d. 2007)
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1919 – <a href="/wiki/Benedict_Kiely" title="Benedict Kiely">Benedict Kiely</a>, Irish journalist and author (d. 2007)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1920 – Judy Cassab, Austrian-Australian painter (d. 2008)
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<a href="/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a> – <a href="/wiki/Judy_Cassab" title="Judy Cassab">Judy Cassab</a>, Austrian-Australian painter (d. 2008)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1921 – August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (d. 2012)
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<a href="/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a> – <a href="/wiki/August_Kowalczyk" title="August Kowalczyk">August Kowalczyk</a>, Polish actor and director (d. 2012)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1922 – Leonard Baskin, American sculptor and illustrator (d. 2000)
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<a href="/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a> – <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Baskin" title="Leonard Baskin">Leonard Baskin</a>, American sculptor and illustrator (d. 2000)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1922 – Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (d. 2005)
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1922 – <a href="/wiki/Giorgos_Mouzakis" title="Giorgos Mouzakis">Giorgos Mouzakis</a>, Greek trumpet player and composer (d. 2005)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1922 – Sabino Barinaga, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1988)
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1922 – <a href="/wiki/Sabino_Barinaga" title="Sabino Barinaga">Sabino Barinaga</a>, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1988)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1923 – Rose Marie, American actress and singer (d. 2017)
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<a href="/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rose_Marie" title="Rose Marie">Rose Marie</a>, American actress and singer (d. 2017)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1924 – Robert Bolt, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1995)
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<a href="/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Bolt" title="Robert Bolt">Robert Bolt</a>, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1995)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1924 – Hedy Epstein, German-American Holocaust survivor and activist (d. 2016)
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1924 – <a href="/wiki/Hedy_Epstein" title="Hedy Epstein">Hedy Epstein</a>, German-American Holocaust survivor and activist (d. 2016)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1924 – YoshirÅ Muraki, Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (d. 2009)
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1924 – <a href="/wiki/Yoshir%C5%8D_Muraki" title="YoshirÅ Muraki">YoshirÅ Muraki</a>, Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (d. 2009)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1924 – Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (d. 2016)
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1924 – <a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Schlafly" title="Phyllis Schlafly">Phyllis Schlafly</a>, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (d. 2016)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1925 – Mike Connors, American actor and producer (d. 2017)
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<a href="/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Connors" title="Mike Connors">Mike Connors</a>, American actor and producer (d. 2017)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1925 – Rose Maddox, American singer-songwriter and fiddle player (d. 1998)
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1925 – <a href="/wiki/Rose_Maddox" title="Rose Maddox">Rose Maddox</a>, American singer-songwriter and fiddle player (d. 1998)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1925 – Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2007)
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1925 – <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Peterson" title="Oscar Peterson">Oscar Peterson</a>, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2007)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1925 – Bill Pinkney, American singer (d. 2007)
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1925 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Pinkney" title="Bill Pinkney">Bill Pinkney</a>, American singer (d. 2007)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1925 – Erik Schmidt, Swedish-Estonian painter and author (d. 2014)
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1925 – <a href="/wiki/Erik_Schmidt_(painter)" title="Erik Schmidt (painter)">Erik Schmidt</a>, Swedish-Estonian painter and author (d. 2014)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1926 – Julius Katchen, American pianist and composer (d. 1969)
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<a href="/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a> – <a href="/wiki/Julius_Katchen" title="Julius Katchen">Julius Katchen</a>, American pianist and composer (d. 1969)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1926 – Eddie Little Sky, American actor (d. 1997)
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1926 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Little_Sky" title="Eddie Little Sky">Eddie Little Sky</a>, American actor (d. 1997)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1926 – Sami Michael, Iraqi-Israeli author and playwright
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1926 – <a href="/wiki/Sami_Michael" title="Sami Michael">Sami Michael</a>, Iraqi-Israeli author and playwright


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1926 – John Silber, American philosopher and academic (d. 2012)
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1926 – <a href="/wiki/John_Silber" title="John Silber">John Silber</a>, American philosopher and academic (d. 2012)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1926 – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, 6th President of Greece (d. 2016)
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1926 – <a href="/wiki/Konstantinos_Stephanopoulos" title="Konstantinos Stephanopoulos">Konstantinos Stephanopoulos</a>, Greek lawyer and politician, 6th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Greece" title="President of Greece">President of Greece</a> (d. 2016)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1927 – Eddie Leadbeater, English cricketer (d. 2011)
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<a href="/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Leadbeater" title="Eddie Leadbeater">Eddie Leadbeater</a>, English cricketer (d. 2011)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1927 – Oliver Popplewell, English cricketer and judge
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1927 – <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Popplewell" title="Oliver Popplewell">Oliver Popplewell</a>, English cricketer and judge


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1928 – Carl Joachim Classen, German scholar and academic (d. 2013)
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<a href="/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carl_Joachim_Classen" title="Carl Joachim Classen">Carl Joachim Classen</a>, German scholar and academic (d. 2013)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1928 – Malcolm Glazer, American businessman (d. 2014)
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1928 – <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Glazer" title="Malcolm Glazer">Malcolm Glazer</a>, American businessman (d. 2014)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1928 – Nicolas Roeg, English director and cinematographer (d. 2018)
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1928 – <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Roeg" title="Nicolas Roeg">Nicolas Roeg</a>, English director and cinematographer (d. 2018)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1931 – Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (d. 2014)
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<a href="/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ernest_C._Brace" title="Ernest C. Brace">Ernest C. Brace</a>, American captain and pilot (d. 2014)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1931 – Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
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1931 – <a href="/wiki/Richard_F._Heck" title="Richard F. Heck">Richard F. Heck</a>, American chemist and academic, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry" title="Nobel Prize in Chemistry">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (d. 2015)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1932 – Abby Dalton, American actress (d. 2020)
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<a href="/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a> – <a href="/wiki/Abby_Dalton" title="Abby Dalton">Abby Dalton</a>, American actress (d. 2020)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1932 – Robert L. Forward, American physicist and engineer (d. 2002)
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1932 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Forward" title="Robert L. Forward">Robert L. Forward</a>, American physicist and engineer (d. 2002)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1932 – Jim Lange, American game show host and DJ (d. 2014)
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1932 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lange" title="Jim Lange">Jim Lange</a>, American game show host and DJ (d. 2014)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1932 – Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn, South African-English lawyer and judge (d. 2017)
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1932 – <a href="/wiki/Johan_Steyn,_Baron_Steyn" title="Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn">Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn</a>, South African-English lawyer and judge (d. 2017)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1933 – Bobby Helms, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
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<a href="/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Helms" title="Bobby Helms">Bobby Helms</a>, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1933 – Stanley Milgram, American social psychologist (d. 1984)
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1933 – <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Milgram" title="Stanley Milgram">Stanley Milgram</a>, American social psychologist (d. 1984)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1933 – Mike Seeger, American folk musician and folklorist (d. 2009)
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1933 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Seeger" title="Mike Seeger">Mike Seeger</a>, American folk musician and folklorist (d. 2009)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1934 – Bobby Byrd, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2007)
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<a href="/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Byrd" title="Bobby Byrd">Bobby Byrd</a>, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2007)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1934 – Reginald Scarlett, Jamaican cricketer and coach (d. 2019)
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1934 – <a href="/wiki/Reginald_Scarlett" title="Reginald Scarlett">Reginald Scarlett</a>, Jamaican cricketer and coach (d. 2019)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1934 – Valentin Varlamov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor (d. 1980)
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1934 – <a href="/wiki/Valentin_Varlamov" title="Valentin Varlamov">Valentin Varlamov</a>, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor (d. 1980)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1935 – Jim Dale, English actor, narrator, singer, director, and composer
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<a href="/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Dale" title="Jim Dale">Jim Dale</a>, English actor, narrator, singer, director, and composer<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1935 – RÃ©gine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (d. 2014)
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1935 – <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9gine_Deforges" title="RÃ©gine Deforges">RÃ©gine Deforges</a>, French author, playwright, and director (d. 2014)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1936 – Pat Priest, American actress
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<a href="/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Priest_(actress)" title="Pat Priest (actress)">Pat Priest</a>, American actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1936 – Rita Shane, American soprano and educator (d. 2014)
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1936 – <a href="/wiki/Rita_Shane" title="Rita Shane">Rita Shane</a>, American soprano and educator (d. 2014)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
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1938 – Stephen Breyer, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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<a href="/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Stephen Breyer</a>, American lawyer and jurist, <a href="/wiki/Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States">Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States</a>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1938 – Pran Kumar Sharma, Indian cartoonist (d. 2014)
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1938 – <a href="/wiki/Pran_Kumar_Sharma" title="Pran Kumar Sharma">Pran Kumar Sharma</a>, Indian cartoonist (d. 2014)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1938 – Maxine Waters, American educator and politician
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1938 – <a href="/wiki/Maxine_Waters" title="Maxine Waters">Maxine Waters</a>, American educator and politician


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1938 – Janusz Zajdel, Polish engineer and author (d. 1985)
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1938 – <a href="/wiki/Janusz_Zajdel" title="Janusz Zajdel">Janusz Zajdel</a>, Polish engineer and author (d. 1985)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1940 – Gudrun Ensslin, German militant leader, founded Red Army Faction (d. 1977)
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<a href="/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gudrun_Ensslin" title="Gudrun Ensslin">Gudrun Ensslin</a>, German militant leader, founded <a href="/wiki/Red_Army_Faction" title="Red Army Faction">Red Army Faction</a> (d. 1977)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1941 – Jim Brothers, American sculptor (d. 2013)
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<a href="/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Brothers" title="Jim Brothers">Jim Brothers</a>, American sculptor (d. 2013)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1942 – Pete York, English rock drummer
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<a href="/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pete_York" title="Pete York">Pete York</a>, English rock drummer<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
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1943 – Eileen Bell, Northern Irish civil servant and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly

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<a href="/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eileen_Bell" title="Eileen Bell">Eileen Bell</a>, Northern Irish civil servant and politician, 2nd <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly">Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly</a>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1944 – Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health (d. 2019)
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<a href="/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dimitris_Sioufas" title="Dimitris Sioufas">Dimitris Sioufas</a>, Greek lawyer and politician, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_(Greece)" title="Ministry of Health (Greece)">Greek Minister of Health</a> (d. 2019)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1945 – Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
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<a href="/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a> – <a href="/wiki/Khaleda_Zia" title="Khaleda Zia">Khaleda Zia</a>, Bangladeshi politician, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" title="Prime Minister of Bangladesh">Prime Minister of Bangladesh</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1946 – Jimmy Webb, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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<a href="/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Webb" title="Jimmy Webb">Jimmy Webb</a>, American singer-songwriter and pianist<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1947 – Rakhee Gulzar, Indian film actress
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<a href="/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rakhee_Gulzar" title="Rakhee Gulzar">Rakhee Gulzar</a>, Indian film actress<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1948 – Patsy Gallant, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
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<a href="/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a> – <a href="/wiki/Patsy_Gallant" title="Patsy Gallant">Patsy Gallant</a>, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1948 – Tom Johnston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1948 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Johnston_(musician)" title="Tom Johnston (musician)">Tom Johnston</a>, American singer-songwriter and guitarist<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1949 – Phyllis Smith, American actress
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<a href="/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a> – <a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Smith" title="Phyllis Smith">Phyllis Smith</a>, American actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1950 – Tommy Aldridge, American drummer
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<a href="/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Aldridge" title="Tommy Aldridge">Tommy Aldridge</a>, American drummer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1950 – Tess Harper, American actress
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1950 – <a href="/wiki/Tess_Harper" title="Tess Harper">Tess Harper</a>, American actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1950 – Tom Kelly, American baseball player
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1950 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kelly_(baseball)" title="Tom Kelly (baseball)">Tom Kelly</a>, American baseball player


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1950 – Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
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1950 – <a href="/wiki/Anne,_Princess_Royal" title="Anne, Princess Royal">Anne, Princess Royal</a> of the United Kingdom<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1951 – Ann Biderman, American screenwriter and producer
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<a href="/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ann_Biderman" title="Ann Biderman">Ann Biderman</a>, American screenwriter and producer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1951 – Bobby Caldwell, American singer-songwriter (d. 2023)
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1951 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Caldwell" title="Bobby Caldwell">Bobby Caldwell</a>, American singer-songwriter (d. 2023)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1951 – John Childs, English cricketer
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1951 – <a href="/wiki/John_Childs_(cricketer)" title="John Childs (cricketer)">John Childs</a>, English cricketer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1952 – Chuck Burgi, American drummer
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<a href="/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Burgi" title="Chuck Burgi">Chuck Burgi</a>, American drummer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1953 – Carol Thatcher, English journalist and author
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<a href="/wiki/1953" title="1953">1953</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carol_Thatcher" title="Carol Thatcher">Carol Thatcher</a>, English journalist and author


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1953 – Wolfgang Hohlbein, German author
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1953 – <a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Hohlbein" title="Wolfgang Hohlbein">Wolfgang Hohlbein</a>, German author


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1954 – Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and author (d. 2004)
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<a href="/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stieg_Larsson" title="Stieg Larsson">Stieg Larsson</a>, Swedish journalist and author (d. 2004)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1956 – Lorraine Desmarais, Canadian pianist and composer
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<a href="/wiki/1956" title="1956">1956</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lorraine_Desmarais" title="Lorraine Desmarais">Lorraine Desmarais</a>, Canadian pianist and composer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1956 – Robert Syms, English businessman and politician
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1956 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Syms" title="Robert Syms">Robert Syms</a>, English businessman and politician


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1957 – Å½eljko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor
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<a href="/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a> – <a href="/wiki/%C5%BDeljko_Ivanek" title="Å½eljko Ivanek">Å½eljko Ivanek</a>, Slovenian-American actor<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1958 – Simon Baron-Cohen, English-Canadian psychiatrist and author
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<a href="/wiki/1958" title="1958">1958</a> – <a href="/wiki/Simon_Baron-Cohen" title="Simon Baron-Cohen">Simon Baron-Cohen</a>, English-Canadian psychiatrist and author


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1958 – Craig MacTavish, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1958 – <a href="/wiki/Craig_MacTavish" title="Craig MacTavish">Craig MacTavish</a>, Canadian ice hockey player and coach


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1958 – Simple Kapadia, Indian actress and costume designer (d. 2009)
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1958 – <a href="/wiki/Simple_Kapadia" title="Simple Kapadia">Simple Kapadia</a>, Indian actress and costume designer (d. 2009)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1958 – Victor Shenderovich, Russian journalist and radio host
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1958 – <a href="/wiki/Victor_Shenderovich" class="mw-redirect" title="Victor Shenderovich">Victor Shenderovich</a>, Russian journalist and radio host


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1958 – Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian
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1958 – <a href="/wiki/Rondell_Sheridan" title="Rondell Sheridan">Rondell Sheridan</a>, American actor and comedian<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1959 – Scott Altman, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
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<a href="/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a> – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Altman" title="Scott Altman">Scott Altman</a>, American captain, pilot, and astronaut


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1961 – Ed Gillespie, American political strategist
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<a href="/wiki/1961" title="1961">1961</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Gillespie" title="Ed Gillespie">Ed Gillespie</a>, American political strategist


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1961 – Matt Johnson, English singer-songwriter and musician
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1961 – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Johnson_(singer)" title="Matt Johnson (singer)">Matt Johnson</a>, English singer-songwriter and musician<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1961 – Gary Kubiak, American football player and coach
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1961 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Kubiak" title="Gary Kubiak">Gary Kubiak</a>, American football player and coach


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1961 – Suhasini Maniratnam, Indian actress and screenwriter
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1961 – <a href="/wiki/Suhasini_Maniratnam" title="Suhasini Maniratnam">Suhasini Maniratnam</a>, Indian actress and screenwriter


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1962 – Tom Colicchio, American chef and author
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<a href="/wiki/1962" title="1962">1962</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Colicchio" title="Tom Colicchio">Tom Colicchio</a>, American chef and author


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1962 – RÄ±dvan Dilmen, Turkish footballer and manager
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1962 – <a href="/wiki/R%C4%B1dvan_Dilmen" title="RÄ±dvan Dilmen">RÄ±dvan Dilmen</a>, Turkish footballer and manager


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1962 – Vilja Savisaar-Toomast, Estonian lawyer and politician
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1962 – <a href="/wiki/Vilja_Savisaar-Toomast" class="mw-redirect" title="Vilja Savisaar-Toomast">Vilja Savisaar-Toomast</a>, Estonian lawyer and politician


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1963 – Alejandro GonzÃ¡lez IÃ±Ã¡rritu, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter
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<a href="/wiki/1963" title="1963">1963</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alejandro_Gonz%C3%A1lez_I%C3%B1%C3%A1rritu" title="Alejandro GonzÃ¡lez IÃ±Ã¡rritu">Alejandro GonzÃ¡lez IÃ±Ã¡rritu</a>, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1963 – Jack Russell, England cricketer and coach
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1963 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Russell_(cricketer,_born_1963)" title="Jack Russell (cricketer, born 1963)">Jack Russell</a>, England cricketer and coach


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1964 – Jane Ellison, English lawyer and politician
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<a href="/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jane_Ellison" title="Jane Ellison">Jane Ellison</a>, English lawyer and politician


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
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1964 – Melinda Gates, American businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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1964 – <a href="/wiki/Melinda_Gates" class="mw-redirect" title="Melinda Gates">Melinda Gates</a>, American businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founded the <a href="/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation" title="Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation">Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1965 – Rob Thomas, American author, screenwriter, and producer
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<a href="/wiki/1965" title="1965">1965</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rob_Thomas_(writer)" title="Rob Thomas (writer)">Rob Thomas</a>, American author, screenwriter, and producer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1966 – Scott Brosius, American baseball player and coach
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<a href="/wiki/1966" title="1966">1966</a> – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Brosius" title="Scott Brosius">Scott Brosius</a>, American baseball player and coach


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1966 – Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
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1966 – <a href="/wiki/Dimitris_Papadopoulos_(basketball_player)" title="Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball player)">Dimitris Papadopoulos</a>, Greek basketball player and coach


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1967 – Tony Hand, Scottish ice hockey player and coach
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<a href="/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Hand" title="Tony Hand">Tony Hand</a>, Scottish ice hockey player and coach


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1967 – Peter Hermann, American actor
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1967 – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hermann_(actor)" title="Peter Hermann (actor)">Peter Hermann</a>, American actor<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1968 – Debra Messing, American actress
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<a href="/wiki/1968" title="1968">1968</a> – <a href="/wiki/Debra_Messing" title="Debra Messing">Debra Messing</a>, American actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1969 – Bernard Fanning, Australian singer-songwriter
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<a href="/wiki/1969" title="1969">1969</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Fanning" title="Bernard Fanning">Bernard Fanning</a>, Australian singer-songwriter


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1970 – Anthony Anderson, American comedian, actor, and producer
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<a href="/wiki/1970" title="1970">1970</a> – <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Anderson" title="Anthony Anderson">Anthony Anderson</a>, American comedian, actor, and producer<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1970 – Ben Silverman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Electus Studios
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link: Ben_Silverman
html:
1970 – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Silverman" title="Ben Silverman">Ben Silverman</a>, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded <a href="/wiki/Electus" title="Electus">Electus Studios</a>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1971 – Adnan Sami, Indian singer, musician, music composer, pianist and actor
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link: Adnan_Sami
html:
<a href="/wiki/1971" title="1971">1971</a> – <a href="/wiki/Adnan_Sami" title="Adnan Sami">Adnan Sami</a>, Indian singer, musician, music composer, pianist and actor


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1972 – Ben Affleck, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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<a href="/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Affleck" title="Ben Affleck">Ben Affleck</a>, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1972 – Jennifer Alexander, Canadian ballerina (d. 2007)
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1972 – <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Alexander" title="Jennifer Alexander">Jennifer Alexander</a>, Canadian ballerina (d. 2007)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1972 – Mikey Graham, Irish singer
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1972 – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Graham_(singer)" title="Michael Graham (singer)">Mikey Graham</a>, Irish singer<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1974 – Natasha Henstridge, Canadian model and actress
guid: 72bb6d0a-faa5-4f37-b953-74141af605da
link: Natasha_Henstridge
html:
<a href="/wiki/1974" title="1974">1974</a> – <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Henstridge" title="Natasha Henstridge">Natasha Henstridge</a>, Canadian model and actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1975 – Bertrand Berry, American football player and radio host
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link: Bertrand_Berry
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<a href="/wiki/1975" title="1975">1975</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bertrand_Berry" title="Bertrand Berry">Bertrand Berry</a>, American football player and radio host


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1975 – Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer and coach
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html:
1975 – <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Bharadwaj" title="Vijay Bharadwaj">Vijay Bharadwaj</a>, Indian cricketer and coach


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1975 – Brendan Morrison, Canadian ice hockey player
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html:
1975 – <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Morrison" title="Brendan Morrison">Brendan Morrison</a>, Canadian ice hockey player


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1975 – Kara Wolters, American basketball player
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link: Kara_Wolters
html:
1975 – <a href="/wiki/Kara_Wolters" title="Kara Wolters">Kara Wolters</a>, American basketball player


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1976 – Boudewijn Zenden, Dutch footballer and manager
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link: Boudewijn_Zenden
html:
<a href="/wiki/1976" title="1976">1976</a> – <a href="/wiki/Boudewijn_Zenden" title="Boudewijn Zenden">Boudewijn Zenden</a>, Dutch footballer and manager


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1977 – Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
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link: Martin_Biron
html:
<a href="/wiki/1977" title="1977">1977</a> – <a href="/wiki/Martin_Biron" title="Martin Biron">Martin Biron</a>, Canadian ice hockey player


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1977 – Anthony Rocca, Australian footballer and coach
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html:
1977 – <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rocca" title="Anthony Rocca">Anthony Rocca</a>, Australian footballer and coach


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1978 – Waleed Aly, Australian journalist and television host
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html:
<a href="/wiki/1978" title="1978">1978</a> – <a href="/wiki/Waleed_Aly" title="Waleed Aly">Waleed Aly</a>, Australian journalist and television host<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1978 – Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
guid: 25f56657-281a-4a81-bd1d-ff909d529aa0
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html:
1978 – <a href="/wiki/Lilia_Podkopayeva" title="Lilia Podkopayeva">Lilia Podkopayeva</a>, Ukrainian gymnast


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1978 – Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
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link: Stavros_Tziortziopoulos
html:
1978 – <a href="/wiki/Stavros_Tziortziopoulos" title="Stavros Tziortziopoulos">Stavros Tziortziopoulos</a>, Greek footballer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1978 – Kerri Walsh Jennings, American volleyball player
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link: Kerri_Walsh_Jennings
html:
1978 – <a href="/wiki/Kerri_Walsh_Jennings" title="Kerri Walsh Jennings">Kerri Walsh Jennings</a>, American volleyball player


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1979 – Carl Edwards, American race car driver
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link: Carl_Edwards
html:
<a href="/wiki/1979" title="1979">1979</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a>, American race car driver


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1980 – Fiann Paul, Icelandic explorer
guid: 3949276b-846e-402f-83e4-38d4a19d11dc
link: Fiann_Paul
html:
<a href="/wiki/1980" title="1980">1980</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fiann_Paul" title="Fiann Paul">Fiann Paul</a>, Icelandic explorer<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1981 – Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
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link: Brendan_Hansen
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<a href="/wiki/1981" title="1981">1981</a> – <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Hansen" title="Brendan Hansen">Brendan Hansen</a>, American swimmer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1981 – Ãliver PÃ©rez, American baseball player
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html:
1981 – <a href="/wiki/%C3%93liver_P%C3%A9rez" title="Ãliver PÃ©rez">Ãliver PÃ©rez</a>, American baseball player


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1982 – Casey Burgener, American weightlifter
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link: Casey_Burgener
html:
<a href="/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a> – <a href="/wiki/Casey_Burgener" title="Casey Burgener">Casey Burgener</a>, American weightlifter


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1982 – GermÃ¡n Caffa, Argentine footballer
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html:
1982 – <a href="/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n_Caffa" title="GermÃ¡n Caffa">GermÃ¡n Caffa</a>, Argentine footballer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1982 – David Harrison, American basketball player
guid: a3a8a73c-412f-4a9a-891e-0a83909aff07
link: David_Harrison_(basketball)
html:
1982 – <a href="/wiki/David_Harrison_(basketball)" title="David Harrison (basketball)">David Harrison</a>, American basketball player


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1983 – Siobhan Chamberlain, English association football goalkeeper
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html:
<a href="/wiki/1983" title="1983">1983</a> – <a href="/wiki/Siobhan_Chamberlain" title="Siobhan Chamberlain">Siobhan Chamberlain</a>, English association football goalkeeper


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1984 – Jarrod Dyson, American baseball player
guid: a75a41b1-8d43-4351-8dce-624b3e5f7c90
link: Jarrod_Dyson
html:
<a href="/wiki/1984" title="1984">1984</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jarrod_Dyson" title="Jarrod Dyson">Jarrod Dyson</a>, American baseball player<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1984 – Emily Kinney, American actress and singer-songwriter
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html:
1984 – <a href="/wiki/Emily_Kinney" title="Emily Kinney">Emily Kinney</a>, American actress and singer-songwriter<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1985 – Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (d. 2019)
guid: 0684f205-5ead-48da-8086-8c7c52ce8c0b
link: Nipsey_Hussle
html:
<a href="/wiki/1985" title="1985">1985</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nipsey_Hussle" title="Nipsey Hussle">Nipsey Hussle</a>, American rapper (d. 2019)


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1985 – Emily Kinney, American actress, singer, and songwriter
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link: Emily_Kinney
html:
1985 – <a href="/wiki/Emily_Kinney" title="Emily Kinney">Emily Kinney</a>, American actress, singer, and songwriter<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1987 – Ryan D'Imperio, American football player
guid: 66ef0225-9989-4041-8ae0-4d40675653dd
link: Ryan_D%27Imperio
html:
<a href="/wiki/1987" title="1987">1987</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_D%27Imperio" title="Ryan D'Imperio">Ryan D'Imperio</a>, American football player


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1987 – Sean McAllister, English footballer
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link: Sean_McAllister
html:
1987 – <a href="/wiki/Sean_McAllister" title="Sean McAllister">Sean McAllister</a>, English footballer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1988 – Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer
guid: b6ccd737-9e15-41c7-bc86-1855dca31aa2
link: Oussama_Assaidi
html:
<a href="/wiki/1988" title="1988">1988</a> – <a href="/wiki/Oussama_Assaidi" title="Oussama Assaidi">Oussama Assaidi</a>, Moroccan footballer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1989 – Joe Jonas, American singer-songwriter
guid: f862fe1a-77e8-4f95-8236-4ae806039961
link: Joe_Jonas
html:
<a href="/wiki/1989" title="1989">1989</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Jonas" title="Joe Jonas">Joe Jonas</a>, American singer-songwriter<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1989 – Carlos PenaVega, American actor and singer
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html:
1989 – <a href="/wiki/Carlos_PenaVega" title="Carlos PenaVega">Carlos PenaVega</a>, American actor and singer<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1989 – Jordan Rapana, New Zealand rugby league player
guid: 23603f09-5bf6-411d-b189-804c7e5d2d46
link: Jordan_Rapana
html:
1989 – <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Rapana" title="Jordan Rapana">Jordan Rapana</a>, New Zealand rugby league player


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1990 – Jennifer Lawrence, American actress
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link: Jennifer_Lawrence
html:
<a href="/wiki/1990" title="1990">1990</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lawrence" title="Jennifer Lawrence">Jennifer Lawrence</a>, American actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_24-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1991 – Petja Piiroinen, Finnish snowboarder
guid: 96d85667-564f-4b53-9e69-60be0f3a9bdb
link: Petja_Piiroinen
html:
<a href="/wiki/1991" title="1991">1991</a> – <a href="/wiki/Petja_Piiroinen" title="Petja Piiroinen">Petja Piiroinen</a>, Finnish snowboarder


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1992 – Baskaran Adhiban, Indian chess player
guid: 29e988e4-c456-4928-ba8b-4cd9e91d8ed2
link: Baskaran_Adhiban
html:
<a href="/wiki/1992" title="1992">1992</a> – <a href="/wiki/Baskaran_Adhiban" class="mw-redirect" title="Baskaran Adhiban">Baskaran Adhiban</a>, Indian chess player


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1992 – Matthew Judon, American football player
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link: Matthew_Judon
html:
1992 – <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Judon" title="Matthew Judon">Matthew Judon</a>, American football player<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1993 – Rieah Holder, Barbadian netball player
guid: a981635c-354b-436b-bcc7-fca80fa6dd02
link: Rieah_Holder
html:
<a href="/wiki/1993" title="1993">1993</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rieah_Holder" title="Rieah Holder">Rieah Holder</a>, Barbadian netball player<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1993 – Clinton N'Jie, Cameroonian footballer
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html:
1993 – <a href="/wiki/Clinton_N%27Jie" title="Clinton N'Jie">Clinton N'Jie</a>, Cameroonian footballer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1993 – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, English footballer
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link: Alex_Oxlade-Chamberlain
html:
1993 – <a href="/wiki/Alex_Oxlade-Chamberlain" title="Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain">Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain</a>, English footballer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1994 – Lasse Vigen Christensen, Danish footballer
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link: Lasse_Vigen_Christensen
html:
<a href="/wiki/1994" title="1994">1994</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lasse_Vigen_Christensen" title="Lasse Vigen Christensen">Lasse Vigen Christensen</a>, Danish footballer


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1995 – Chief Keef, American rapper
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link: Chief_Keef
html:
<a href="/wiki/1995" title="1995">1995</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chief_Keef" title="Chief Keef">Chief Keef</a>, American rapper<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1999 – Paola Reis, BMX rider
guid: a217c5df-e647-442f-9c3c-1bf3ea57d24b
link: Paola_Reis
html:
<a href="/wiki/1999" title="1999">1999</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paola_Reis" title="Paola Reis">Paola Reis</a>, BMX rider<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 423 – Honorius, Roman emperor (b. 384)
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link: Honorius_(emperor)
html:
<a href="/wiki/423" title="423">423</a> – <a href="/wiki/Honorius_(emperor)" title="Honorius (emperor)">Honorius</a>, Roman emperor (b. 384)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 465 – Libius Severus, Roman emperor (b. 420)
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link: Libius_Severus
html:
<a href="/wiki/465" title="465">465</a> – <a href="/wiki/Libius_Severus" title="Libius Severus">Libius Severus</a>, Roman emperor (b. 420)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 698 – Theodotus of Amida, Syrian Orthodox holy man
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link: Theodotus_of_Amida
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<a href="/wiki/698" title="698">698</a> – <a href="/wiki/Theodotus_of_Amida" title="Theodotus of Amida">Theodotus of Amida</a>, Syrian Orthodox holy man<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 767 – Abu Hanifa, Iraqi scholar and educator (b. 699)
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link: AD_767
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<a href="/wiki/AD_767" title="AD 767">767</a> – <a href="/wiki/Abu_Hanifa" title="Abu Hanifa">Abu Hanifa</a>, Iraqi scholar and educator (b. 699)<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 778 – Roland, Frankish military leader
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link: Roland
html:
<a href="/wiki/778" title="778">778</a> – <a href="/wiki/Roland" title="Roland">Roland</a>, Frankish military leader


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 873 – Yi Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 833)
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link: Emperor_Yizong_of_Tang
html:
<a href="/wiki/873" title="873">873</a> – <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Yizong_of_Tang" title="Emperor Yizong of Tang">Yi Zong</a>, Chinese emperor (b. 833)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 874 – Altfrid, bishop of Hildesheim
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link: Altfrid
html:
<a href="/wiki/874" title="874">874</a> – <a href="/wiki/Altfrid" title="Altfrid">Altfrid</a>, bishop of <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Hildesheim" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim">Hildesheim</a>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 912 – Han Jian, Chinese warlord (b. 855)
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link: Han_Jian_(Zhenguo_warlord)
html:
<a href="/wiki/912" title="912">912</a> – <a href="/wiki/Han_Jian_(Zhenguo_warlord)" title="Han Jian (Zhenguo warlord)">Han Jian</a>, Chinese warlord (b. 855)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 932 – Ma Xisheng, Chinese governor and king (b. 899)
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link: Ma_Xisheng
html:
<a href="/wiki/932" title="932">932</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ma_Xisheng" title="Ma Xisheng">Ma Xisheng</a>, Chinese governor and king (b. 899)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 978 – Li Yu, ruler ('king') of Southern Tang
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<a href="/wiki/978" title="978">978</a> – <a href="/wiki/Li_Yu_(Southern_Tang)" title="Li Yu (Southern Tang)">Li Yu</a>, ruler ('king') of <a href="/wiki/Southern_Tang" title="Southern Tang">Southern Tang</a>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 986 – Minnborinus, Irish missionary and abbot
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<a href="/wiki/986" title="986">986</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minnborinus_of_Cologne" title="Minnborinus of Cologne">Minnborinus</a>, Irish missionary and abbot<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1022 – Nikephoros Phokas Barytrachelos, Byzantine rebel
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link: Nikephoros_Phokas_Barytrachelos
html:
<a href="/wiki/1022" title="1022">1022</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nikephoros_Phokas_Barytrachelos" title="Nikephoros Phokas Barytrachelos">Nikephoros Phokas Barytrachelos</a>, Byzantine rebel


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1038 – Stephen I, Hungarian king (b. 975)
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link: Stephen_I_of_Hungary
html:
<a href="/wiki/1038" title="1038">1038</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary" title="Stephen I of Hungary">Stephen I</a>, Hungarian king (b. 975)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1057 – Macbeth, King of Scotland
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link: Macbeth,_King_of_Scotland
html:
<a href="/wiki/1057" title="1057">1057</a> – <a href="/wiki/Macbeth,_King_of_Scotland" title="Macbeth, King of Scotland">Macbeth, King of Scotland</a>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1118 – Alexios I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1048)
guid: cd849f6c-6ae5-484e-a1b6-43baa6130bc3
link: Alexios_I_Komnenos
html:
<a href="/wiki/1118" title="1118">1118</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alexios_I_Komnenos" title="Alexios I Komnenos">Alexios I Komnenos</a>, Byzantine emperor (b. 1048)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1196 – Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)
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<a href="/wiki/1196" title="1196">1196</a> – <a href="/wiki/Conrad_II,_Duke_of_Swabia" title="Conrad II, Duke of Swabia">Conrad II, Duke of Swabia</a> (b. 1173)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1224 – Marie of France, Duchess of Brabant (b. 1198)
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<a href="/wiki/1224" title="1224">1224</a> – <a href="/wiki/Marie_of_France,_Duchess_of_Brabant" title="Marie of France, Duchess of Brabant">Marie of France, Duchess of Brabant</a> (b. 1198)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1257 – Saint Hyacinth of Poland
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<a href="/wiki/1257" title="1257">1257</a> – Saint <a href="/wiki/Hyacinth_of_Poland" title="Hyacinth of Poland">Hyacinth of Poland</a>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1274 – Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and educator, founded the College of Sorbonne (b. 1201)
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<a href="/wiki/1274" title="1274">1274</a> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_de_Sorbon" title="Robert de Sorbon">Robert de Sorbon</a>, French theologian and educator, founded the <a href="/wiki/College_of_Sorbonne" title="College of Sorbonne">College of Sorbonne</a> (b. 1201)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1275 – Lorenzo Tiepolo, Doge of Venice
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<a href="/wiki/1275" title="1275">1275</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Tiepolo" title="Lorenzo Tiepolo">Lorenzo Tiepolo</a>, Doge of Venice


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1328 – YesÃ¼n TemÃ¼r, emperor of the Yuan dynasty (b. 1293)
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<a href="/wiki/1328" title="1328">1328</a> – <a href="/wiki/Yes%C3%BCn_Tem%C3%BCr_(Yuan_dynasty)" title="YesÃ¼n TemÃ¼r (Yuan dynasty)">YesÃ¼n TemÃ¼r</a>, emperor of the <a href="/wiki/Yuan_dynasty" title="Yuan dynasty">Yuan dynasty</a> (b. 1293)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1369 – Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England (b. 1314)
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<a href="/wiki/1369" title="1369">1369</a> – <a href="/wiki/Philippa_of_Hainault" title="Philippa of Hainault">Philippa of Hainault</a>, Queen consort of Edward III of England (b. 1314)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
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1388 – Adalbertus Ranconis de Ericinio, Bohemian theologian and rector of the University of Paris (b. circa 1320)

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<a href="/wiki/1388" title="1388">1388</a> – <a href="/wiki/Adalbertus_Ranconis_de_Ericinio" title="Adalbertus Ranconis de Ericinio">Adalbertus Ranconis de Ericinio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bohemia" title="Kingdom of Bohemia">Bohemian</a> theologian and rector of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Paris" title="University of Paris">University of Paris</a> (b. circa 1320)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1399 – Ide Pedersdatter Falk, Danish noblewoman (b. 1358)
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<a href="/wiki/1399" title="1399">1399</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ide_Pedersdatter_Falk" title="Ide Pedersdatter Falk">Ide Pedersdatter Falk</a>, Danish noblewoman (b. 1358)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1496 – Infanta Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile and LeÃ³n (b. 1428)
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<a href="/wiki/1496" title="1496">1496</a> – <a href="/wiki/Isabella_of_Portugal,_Queen_of_Castile" title="Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile">Infanta Isabella of Portugal</a>, Queen of Castile and LeÃ³n (b. 1428)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1506 – Alexander Agricola, Flemish composer (b. c. 1445)
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<a href="/wiki/1506" title="1506">1506</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Agricola" title="Alexander Agricola">Alexander Agricola</a>, Flemish composer (b. c. 1445)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1507 – John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1439)
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<a href="/wiki/1507" title="1507">1507</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_V,_Duke_of_Saxe-Lauenburg" title="John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg">John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg</a> (b. 1439)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1528 – Odet of Foix, Viscount of Lautrec, French general (b. 1485)
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<a href="/wiki/1528" title="1528">1528</a> – <a href="/wiki/Odet_of_Foix,_Viscount_of_Lautrec" title="Odet of Foix, Viscount of Lautrec">Odet of Foix, Viscount of Lautrec</a>, French general (b. 1485)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1552 – Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (b. 1477)
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<a href="/wiki/1552" title="1552">1552</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hermann_of_Wied" title="Hermann of Wied">Hermann of Wied</a>, German archbishop (b. 1477)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1594 – Thomas Kyd, English playwright (b. 1558)
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<a href="/wiki/1594" title="1594">1594</a> – <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kyd" title="Thomas Kyd">Thomas Kyd</a>, English playwright (b. 1558)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1666 – Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (b. 1591)
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<a href="/wiki/1666" title="1666">1666</a> – <a href="/wiki/Johann_Adam_Schall_von_Bell" title="Johann Adam Schall von Bell">Johann Adam Schall von Bell</a>, German missionary and astronomer (b. 1591)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1714 – Constantin BrÃ¢ncoveanu, Romanian prince (b. 1654)
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<a href="/wiki/1714" title="1714">1714</a> – <a href="/wiki/Constantin_Br%C3%A2ncoveanu" title="Constantin BrÃ¢ncoveanu">Constantin BrÃ¢ncoveanu</a>, Romanian prince (b. 1654)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1728 – Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (b. 1656)
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<a href="/wiki/1728" title="1728">1728</a> – <a href="/wiki/Marin_Marais" title="Marin Marais">Marin Marais</a>, French viol player and composer (b. 1656)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1758 – Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (b. 1698)
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<a href="/wiki/1758" title="1758">1758</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Bouguer" title="Pierre Bouguer">Pierre Bouguer</a>, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (b. 1698)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1799 – Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and author (b. 1729)
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<a href="/wiki/1799" title="1799">1799</a> – <a href="/wiki/Giuseppe_Parini" title="Giuseppe Parini">Giuseppe Parini</a>, Italian poet and author (b. 1729)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1844 – JosÃ© MarÃ­a Coppinger, governor of Spanish East Florida (b. 1733)
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<a href="/wiki/1844" title="1844">1844</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Coppinger" title="JosÃ© MarÃ­a Coppinger">JosÃ© MarÃ­a Coppinger</a>, governor of <a href="/wiki/East_Florida" title="East Florida">Spanish East Florida</a> (b. 1733)<sup id="cite_ref-Cortadellas1979_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cortadellas1979-45">[45]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1852 – Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
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<a href="/wiki/1852" title="1852">1852</a> – <a href="/wiki/Johan_Gadolin" title="Johan Gadolin">Johan Gadolin</a>, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1859 – Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
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<a href="/wiki/1859" title="1859">1859</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Claiborne" title="Nathaniel Claiborne">Nathaniel Claiborne</a>, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1909 – Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
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<a href="/wiki/1909" title="1909">1909</a> – <a href="/wiki/Euclides_da_Cunha" title="Euclides da Cunha">Euclides da Cunha</a>, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1917 – Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
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<a href="/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a> – <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Higgins" title="Thomas J. Higgins">Thomas J. Higgins</a>, American sergeant, <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient (b. 1831)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1925 – Konrad MÃ¤gi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
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<a href="/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a> – <a href="/wiki/Konrad_M%C3%A4gi" title="Konrad MÃ¤gi">Konrad MÃ¤gi</a>, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
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1928 – Anatole von HÃ¼gel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)

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<a href="/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a> – <a href="/wiki/Anatole_von_H%C3%BCgel" title="Anatole von HÃ¼gel">Anatole von HÃ¼gel</a>, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded <a href="/wiki/St_Edmund%27s_College,_Cambridge" title="St Edmund's College, Cambridge">St Edmund's College, Cambridge</a> (b. 1854)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1935 – Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
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<a href="/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a> – <a href="/wiki/Wiley_Post" title="Wiley Post">Wiley Post</a>, American pilot (b. 1898)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1935 – Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
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1935 – <a href="/wiki/Will_Rogers" title="Will Rogers">Will Rogers</a>, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1935 – Paul Signac, French painter and author (b. 1863)
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1935 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Signac" title="Paul Signac">Paul Signac</a>, French painter and author (b. 1863)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1936 – Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
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<a href="/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a> – <a href="/wiki/Grazia_Deledda" title="Grazia Deledda">Grazia Deledda</a>, Italian novelist and poet, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature" title="Nobel Prize in Literature">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (b. 1871)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1942 – Mahadev Desai, Indian activist and author (b. 1892)
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<a href="/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mahadev_Desai" title="Mahadev Desai">Mahadev Desai</a>, Indian activist and author (b. 1892)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
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1945 – Korechika Anami, Japanese general and politician, 54th Japanese Minister of the Army (b. 1887)

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<a href="/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a> – <a href="/wiki/Korechika_Anami" title="Korechika Anami">Korechika Anami</a>, Japanese general and politician, 54th <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_War_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of War of Japan">Japanese Minister of the Army</a> (b. 1887)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1945 – Fred Hockley, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1923)
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1945 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hockley" title="Fred Hockley">Fred Hockley</a>, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1923)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1951 – Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
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<a href="/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a> – <a href="/wiki/Artur_Schnabel" title="Artur Schnabel">Artur Schnabel</a>, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1953 – Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (b. 1875)
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<a href="/wiki/1953" title="1953">1953</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_Prandtl" title="Ludwig Prandtl">Ludwig Prandtl</a>, German physicist and engineer (b. 1875)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1962 – Lei Feng, Chinese soldier (b. 1940)
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<a href="/wiki/1962" title="1962">1962</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lei_Feng" title="Lei Feng">Lei Feng</a>, Chinese soldier (b. 1940)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1967 – RenÃ© Magritte, Belgian painter (b. 1898)
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<a href="/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Magritte" title="RenÃ© Magritte">RenÃ© Magritte</a>, Belgian painter (b. 1898)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1971 – Paul Lukas, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1887)
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<a href="/wiki/1971" title="1971">1971</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lukas" title="Paul Lukas">Paul Lukas</a>, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1887)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1975 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bengali politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (b. 1920)
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<a href="/wiki/1975" title="1975">1975</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" title="Sheikh Mujibur Rahman">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</a>, Bengali politician, 1st <a href="/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" title="President of Bangladesh">President of Bangladesh</a> (b. 1920)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1975 – Harun Karadeniz, Turkish political activist and author (b. 1942)
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1975 – <a href="/wiki/Harun_Karadeniz" title="Harun Karadeniz">Harun Karadeniz</a>, Turkish political activist and author (b. 1942)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1981 – Carol Ryrie Brink, American author (b. 1895)
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<a href="/wiki/1981" title="1981">1981</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carol_Ryrie_Brink" title="Carol Ryrie Brink">Carol Ryrie Brink</a>, American author (b. 1895)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1981 – JÃ¸rgen LÃ¸vset, Norwegian gynaecologist and academic (b. 1896)
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1981 – <a href="/wiki/J%C3%B8rgen_L%C3%B8vset" title="JÃ¸rgen LÃ¸vset">JÃ¸rgen LÃ¸vset</a>, Norwegian gynaecologist and academic (b. 1896)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1982 – Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (b. 1905)
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<a href="/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Bushmiller" title="Ernie Bushmiller">Ernie Bushmiller</a>, American cartoonist (b. 1905)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1982 – Jock Taylor, Scottish motorcycle sidecar racer (b. 1954)
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1982 – <a href="/wiki/Jock_Taylor" title="Jock Taylor">Jock Taylor</a>, Scottish motorcycle sidecar racer (b. 1954)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1982 – Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
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1982 – <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Theorell" title="Hugo Theorell">Hugo Theorell</a>, Swedish biochemist and academic, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine" title="Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (b. 1903)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1989 – Minoru Genda, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (b. 1904)
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html:
<a href="/wiki/1989" title="1989">1989</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Genda" title="Minoru Genda">Minoru Genda</a>, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (b. 1904)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1989 – Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek general and diplomat (b. 1897)
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1989 – <a href="/wiki/Thrasyvoulos_Tsakalotos" title="Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos">Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos</a>, Greek general and diplomat (b. 1897)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1990 – Viktor Tsoi, Russian musician and actor (b. 1962)
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html:
<a href="/wiki/1990" title="1990">1990</a> – <a href="/wiki/Viktor_Tsoi" title="Viktor Tsoi">Viktor Tsoi</a>, Russian musician and actor (b. 1962)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1992 – Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (b. 1947)
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<a href="/wiki/1992" title="1992">1992</a> – <a href="/wiki/Linda_Laubenstein" title="Linda Laubenstein">Linda Laubenstein</a>, American physician and academic (b. 1947)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1994 – Wout Wagtmans, Dutch cyclist (b. 1929)
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<a href="/wiki/1994" title="1994">1994</a> – <a href="/wiki/Wout_Wagtmans" title="Wout Wagtmans">Wout Wagtmans</a>, Dutch cyclist (b. 1929)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1995 – John Cameron Swayze, American journalist and actor (b. 1906)
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link: John_Cameron_Swayze
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<a href="/wiki/1995" title="1995">1995</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Cameron_Swayze" title="John Cameron Swayze">John Cameron Swayze</a>, American journalist and actor (b. 1906)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1997 – Ida Gerhardt, Dutch poet and educator (b. 1905)
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link: Ida_Gerhardt
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<a href="/wiki/1997" title="1997">1997</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ida_Gerhardt" title="Ida Gerhardt">Ida Gerhardt</a>, Dutch poet and educator (b. 1905)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1999 – Hugh Casson, English architect and interior designer (b. 1910)
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link: Hugh_Casson
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<a href="/wiki/1999" title="1999">1999</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Casson" title="Hugh Casson">Hugh Casson</a>, English architect and interior designer (b. 1910)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2000 – Lancelot Ware, English barrister and biochemist, co-founder of Mensa (b. 1915)
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<a href="/wiki/2000" title="2000">2000</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lancelot_Ware" title="Lancelot Ware">Lancelot Ware</a>, English barrister and biochemist, co-founder of Mensa (b. 1915)<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian18082000_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian18082000-47">[47]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2001 – Yavuz Ãetin, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1970)
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link: Yavuz_%C3%87etin
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<a href="/wiki/2001" title="2001">2001</a> – <a href="/wiki/Yavuz_%C3%87etin" title="Yavuz Ãetin">Yavuz Ãetin</a>, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1970)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2001 – Richard Chelimo, Kenyan runner (b. 1972)
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2001 – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Chelimo" title="Richard Chelimo">Richard Chelimo</a>, Kenyan runner (b. 1972)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2001 – Kateryna Yushchenko, Ukrainian computer scientist and academic (b. 1919)
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link: Kateryna_Yushchenko_(scientist)
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2001 – <a href="/wiki/Kateryna_Yushchenko_(scientist)" title="Kateryna Yushchenko (scientist)">Kateryna Yushchenko</a>, Ukrainian computer scientist and academic (b. 1919)<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2004 – Sune BergstrÃ¶m, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
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<a href="/wiki/2004" title="2004">2004</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sune_Bergstr%C3%B6m" title="Sune BergstrÃ¶m">Sune BergstrÃ¶m</a>, Swedish biochemist and academic, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine" title="Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (b. 1916)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2004 – Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician, 8th Chief Minister of Gujarat (b. 1941)
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2004 – <a href="/wiki/Amarsinh_Chaudhary" title="Amarsinh Chaudhary">Amarsinh Chaudhary</a>, Indian politician, 8th <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Gujarat" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Gujarat">Chief Minister of Gujarat</a> (b. 1941)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2005 – Bendapudi Venkata Satyanarayana, Indian dermatologist and academic (b. 1927)
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<a href="/wiki/2005" title="2005">2005</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bendapudi_Venkata_Satyanarayana" title="Bendapudi Venkata Satyanarayana">Bendapudi Venkata Satyanarayana</a>, Indian dermatologist and academic (b. 1927)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2006 – Te Atairangikaahu, New Zealand queen (b. 1931)
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link: Te_Atairangikaahu
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<a href="/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a> – <a href="/wiki/Te_Atairangikaahu" title="Te Atairangikaahu">Te Atairangikaahu</a>, New Zealand queen (b. 1931)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2006 – Rick Bourke, Australian rugby league player (b. 1955)
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2006 – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Bourke" title="Rick Bourke">Rick Bourke</a>, Australian rugby league player (b. 1955)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2006 – Coenraad Bron, Dutch computer scientist and academic (b. 1937)
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2006 – <a href="/wiki/Coenraad_Bron" title="Coenraad Bron">Coenraad Bron</a>, Dutch computer scientist and academic (b. 1937)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2006 – Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1923)
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2006 – <a href="/wiki/Faas_Wilkes" title="Faas Wilkes">Faas Wilkes</a>, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1923)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2007 – Richard Bradshaw, English conductor and director (b. 1944)
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link: Richard_Bradshaw_(conductor)
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<a href="/wiki/2007" title="2007">2007</a> – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Bradshaw_(conductor)" title="Richard Bradshaw (conductor)">Richard Bradshaw</a>, English conductor and director (b. 1944)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2007 – John Gofman, American biologist, chemist, and physicist (b. 1918)
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2007 – <a href="/wiki/John_Gofman" title="John Gofman">John Gofman</a>, American biologist, chemist, and physicist (b. 1918)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2007 – Geoffrey Orbell, New Zealand physician (b. 1908)
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2007 – <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Orbell" title="Geoffrey Orbell">Geoffrey Orbell</a>, New Zealand physician (b. 1908)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2007 – Sam Pollock, Canadian businessman (b. 1925)
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2007 – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Pollock" title="Sam Pollock">Sam Pollock</a>, Canadian businessman (b. 1925)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2008 – Vic Toweel, South African-Australian boxer (b. 1929)
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link: Vic_Toweel
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<a href="/wiki/2008" title="2008">2008</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vic_Toweel" title="Vic Toweel">Vic Toweel</a>, South African-Australian boxer (b. 1929)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2008 – Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (b. 1917)
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2008 – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Wexler" title="Jerry Wexler">Jerry Wexler</a>, American journalist and producer (b. 1917)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2011 – Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1984)
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<a href="/wiki/2011" title="2011">2011</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Rypien" title="Rick Rypien">Rick Rypien</a>, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1984)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2012 – Bob Birch, American bass player and saxophonist (b. 1956)
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link: Bob_Birch
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<a href="/wiki/2012" title="2012">2012</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Birch" title="Bob Birch">Bob Birch</a>, American bass player and saxophonist (b. 1956)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2012 – Altamiro Carrilho, Brazilian flute player and composer (b. 1924)
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2012 – <a href="/wiki/Altamiro_Carrilho" title="Altamiro Carrilho">Altamiro Carrilho</a>, Brazilian flute player and composer (b. 1924)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2012 – Harry Harrison, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)
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link: Harry_Harrison_(writer)
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2012 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Harrison_(writer)" title="Harry Harrison (writer)">Harry Harrison</a>, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2013 – RosalÃ­a Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (b. 1944)
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link: Rosal%C3%ADa_Mera
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<a href="/wiki/2013" title="2013">2013</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rosal%C3%ADa_Mera" title="RosalÃ­a Mera">RosalÃ­a Mera</a>, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded <a href="/wiki/Inditex" title="Inditex">Inditex</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zara_(retailer)" title="Zara (retailer)">Zara</a> (b. 1944)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2013 – SÅawomir MroÅ¼ek, Polish-French author and playwright (b. 1930)
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2013 – <a href="/wiki/S%C5%82awomir_Mro%C5%BCek" title="SÅawomir MroÅ¼ek">SÅawomir MroÅ¼ek</a>, Polish-French author and playwright (b. 1930)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2013 – Marich Man Singh Shrestha, Nepali politician, 28th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1942)
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link: Marich_Man_Singh_Shrestha
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2013 – <a href="/wiki/Marich_Man_Singh_Shrestha" title="Marich Man Singh Shrestha">Marich Man Singh Shrestha</a>, Nepali politician, 28th <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Nepal" title="Prime Minister of Nepal">Prime Minister of Nepal</a> (b. 1942)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2013 – August Schellenberg, Canadian actor (b. 1936)
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link: August_Schellenberg
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2013 – <a href="/wiki/August_Schellenberg" title="August Schellenberg">August Schellenberg</a>, Canadian actor (b. 1936)<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2014 – Licia Albanese, Italian-American soprano and actress (b. 1909)
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<a href="/wiki/2014" title="2014">2014</a> – <a href="/wiki/Licia_Albanese" title="Licia Albanese">Licia Albanese</a>, Italian-American soprano and actress (b. 1909)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
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link: Julian_Bond
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2015 – Julian Bond, American academic, leader of the civil rights movement, and politician (b. 1940)

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<a href="/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a> – <a href="/wiki/Julian_Bond" title="Julian Bond">Julian Bond</a>, American academic, leader of the civil rights movement, and politician (b. 1940)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2017 – Gunnar Birkerts, Latvian-American architect (b. 1925)
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<a href="/wiki/2017" title="2017">2017</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gunnar_Birkerts" title="Gunnar Birkerts">Gunnar Birkerts</a>, Latvian-American architect (b. 1925)


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2020 – Robert Trump, American real-estate developer, business executive (b. 1948)
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<a href="/wiki/2020" title="2020">2020</a> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Trump" title="Robert Trump">Robert Trump</a>, American real-estate developer, business executive (b. 1948)<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2021 – Gerd MÃ¼ller, German footballer (b. 1945)
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<a href="/wiki/2021" title="2021">2021</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller" title="Gerd MÃ¼ller">Gerd MÃ¼ller</a>, German footballer (b. 1945)<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup>


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
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link: Assumption_of_Mary
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Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation. (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances:

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Feast day of the <a href="/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary" title="Assumption of Mary">Assumption of Mary</a>, one of the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a> <a href="/wiki/Holy_day_of_obligation" title="Holy day of obligation">holy days of obligation</a>. (a public holiday in <a href="/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#Austria" title="List of holidays by country">Austria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Belgium" title="Public holidays in Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Benin" title="Public holidays in Benin">Benin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Burundi" title="Public holidays in Burundi">Burundi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Cameroon" title="Public holidays in Cameroon">Cameroon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Chile" title="Public holidays in Chile">Chile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Colombia" title="Public holidays in Colombia">Colombia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Croatia" title="Public holidays in Croatia">Croatia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Cyprus" title="Public holidays in Cyprus">Cyprus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_France" title="Public holidays in France">France</a>, some states in <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Germany" title="Public holidays in Germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Greece" title="Public holidays in Greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Italy" title="Public holidays in Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Ivory_Coast" title="Public holidays in Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Lebanon" title="Public holidays in Lebanon">Lebanon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Lithuania" title="Public holidays in Lithuania">Lithuania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Madagascar" title="Public holidays in Madagascar">Madagascar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Malta" title="Public holidays in Malta">Malta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Mauritius#Public_holidays_and_festivals" title="Culture of Mauritius">Mauritius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Paraguay" title="Public holidays in Paraguay">Paraguay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Poland" title="Public holidays in Poland">Poland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Portugal" title="Public holidays in Portugal">Portugal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Romania" title="Public holidays in Romania">Romania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal">Senegal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Slovenia" title="Public holidays in Slovenia">Slovenia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Spain" title="Public holidays in Spain">Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Switzerland" title="Public holidays in Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Togo" title="Togo">Togo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vanuatu" title="Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a>); and its related observances:


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Lady's Day (Ireland)
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<a href="/wiki/Lady_Day" title="Lady Day">Lady's Day</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Māras (Latvia)
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<a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ras" title="Māras">Māras</a> (<a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Mother's Day (Antwerp and Costa Rica)
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<a href="/wiki/Mother%27s_Day" title="Mother's Day">Mother's Day</a> (<a href="/wiki/Antwerp" title="Antwerp">Antwerp</a> and <a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: National Acadian Day (Acadians)
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link: National_Acadian_Day
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<a href="/wiki/National_Acadian_Day" title="National Acadian Day">National Acadian Day</a> (<a href="/wiki/Acadians" title="Acadians">Acadians</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Navy Day (Romania)
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link: Navy_Day#Romania
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<a href="/wiki/Navy_Day#Romania" title="Navy Day">Navy Day</a> (<a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)
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<a href="/wiki/Virgin_of_Candelaria" title="Virgin of Candelaria">Virgin of Candelaria</a>, patron of the <a href="/wiki/Canary_Islands" title="Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a>. (<a href="/wiki/Tenerife" title="Tenerife">Tenerife</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: San La Muerte (Paraguayan Folk Catholicism)
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<a href="/wiki/San_La_Muerte" title="San La Muerte">San La Muerte</a> (<a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay">Paraguayan</a> <a href="/wiki/Folk_Catholicism" title="Folk Catholicism">Folk Catholicism</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Santa Muerte (Mexican Folk Catholicism)
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link: Santa_Muerte
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<a href="/wiki/Santa_Muerte" title="Santa Muerte">Santa Muerte</a> (Mexican <a href="/wiki/Folk_Catholicism" title="Folk Catholicism">Folk Catholicism</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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link: August_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
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<a href="/wiki/August_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)" title="August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)">August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</a>


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)
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link: Constitution_Day_(Equatorial_Guinea)
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<a href="/wiki/Constitution_Day_(Equatorial_Guinea)" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)">Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)</a>


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Founding of Asunción (Paraguay)
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link: Founding_of_Asunci%C3%B3n
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<a href="/wiki/Founding_of_Asunci%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Founding of Asunción">Founding of Asunción</a> (<a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay">Paraguay</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Jogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea)
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link: Gwangbokjeol
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<a href="/wiki/Gwangbokjeol" class="mw-redirect" title="Gwangbokjeol">Jogukhaebangui nal</a>, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (<a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Independence Day, celebrates the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947.
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link: Independence_Day_(India)
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<a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(India)" title="Independence Day (India)">Independence Day</a>, celebrates the independence of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> from the United Kingdom in 1947.


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Republic of the Congo from France in 1960.
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link: Independence_Day_(Republic_of_the_Congo)
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<a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(Republic_of_the_Congo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independence Day (Republic of the Congo)">Independence Day</a>, celebrates the independence of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a> from France in 1960.


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: National Day (Liechtenstein)
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link: Public_holidays_in_Liechtenstein
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<a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Liechtenstein" title="Public holidays in Liechtenstein">National Day</a> (<a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a>)


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: National Day of Mourning (Bangladesh)
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link: National_Day_of_Mourning_(Bangladesh)
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<a href="/wiki/National_Day_of_Mourning_(Bangladesh)" title="National Day of Mourning (Bangladesh)">National Day of Mourning (Bangladesh)</a>


date: 08-15
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: The first day of Flooding of the Nile, or Wafaa El-Nil (Egypt and Coptic Church)
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link: Flooding_of_the_Nile
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The first day of <a href="/wiki/Flooding_of_the_Nile" title="Flooding of the Nile">Flooding of the Nile</a>, or <i>Wafaa El-Nil</i> (<a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Church" title="Coptic Orthodox Church">Coptic Church</a>)


date: 08-16
category: events
period: pre-1600
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link: Battle_of_al-Mada%27in
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942 – Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the Hamdanids of Mosul and the Baridis of Basra over control of the Abbasid capital, Baghdad.

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<a href="/wiki/942" title="942">942</a> – Start of the four-day <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_al-Mada%27in" title="Battle of al-Mada'in">Battle of al-Mada'in</a>, between the <a href="/wiki/Hamdanids" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamdanids">Hamdanids</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mosul" title="Mosul">Mosul</a> and the Baridis of <a href="/wiki/Basra" title="Basra">Basra</a> over control of the <a href="/wiki/Abbasid" class="mw-redirect" title="Abbasid">Abbasid</a> capital, <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 963 – Nikephoros II Phokas is crowned emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
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link: Nikephoros_II_Phokas
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<a href="/wiki/963" title="963">963</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nikephoros_II_Phokas" title="Nikephoros II Phokas">Nikephoros II Phokas</a> is crowned emperor of the <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine Empire</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1328 – The House of Gonzaga seizes power in the Duchy of Mantua, and will rule until 1708.
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<a href="/wiki/1328" title="1328">1328</a> – The <a href="/wiki/House_of_Gonzaga" title="House of Gonzaga">House of Gonzaga</a> seizes power in the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Mantua" title="Duchy of Mantua">Duchy of Mantua</a>, and will rule until 1708.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: cca8ea19-f771-4d13-a348-3b5b037dd101
link: Battle_of_the_Spurs
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1513 – Battle of the Spurs (Battle of Guinegate): King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.

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<a href="/wiki/1513" title="1513">1513</a> – <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Spurs" title="Battle of the Spurs">Battle of the Spurs</a> (Battle of Guinegate): King <a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry VIII of England">Henry VIII of England</a> and his <a href="/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire" title="Holy Roman Empire">Imperial allies</a> defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: f9ac8abb-b700-49c9-b3d1-2dc968ef5874
link: Principality_of_Transylvania_(1570-1711)
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1570 – The Principality of Transylvania is established after John II ZÃ¡polya renounces his claim as King of Hungary in the Treaty of Speyer.

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<a href="/wiki/1570" title="1570">1570</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Transylvania_(1570-1711)" class="mw-redirect" title="Principality of Transylvania (1570-1711)">Principality of Transylvania</a> is established after <a href="/wiki/John_II_Z%C3%A1polya" class="mw-redirect" title="John II ZÃ¡polya">John II ZÃ¡polya</a> renounces his claim as <a href="/wiki/King_of_Hungary" title="King of Hungary">King of Hungary</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Speyer_(1570)" title="Treaty of Speyer (1570)">Treaty of Speyer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MacCulloch_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MacCulloch-3">[3]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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link: American_Revolutionary_War
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1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.

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<a href="/wiki/1777" title="1777">1777</a> – <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>: The Americans led by General <a href="/wiki/John_Stark" title="John Stark">John Stark</a> rout British and <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Brunswick" title="Duchy of Brunswick">Brunswick</a> troops under <a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Baum" title="Friedrich Baum">Friedrich Baum</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bennington" title="Battle of Bennington">Battle of Bennington</a> in <a href="/wiki/Walloomsac,_New_York" title="Walloomsac, New York">Walloomsac, New York</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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link: Battle_of_Camden
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1780 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.

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<a href="/wiki/1780" title="1780">1780</a> – American Revolutionary War: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Camden" title="Battle of Camden">Battle of Camden</a>: The British defeat the Americans near <a href="/wiki/Camden,_South_Carolina" title="Camden, South Carolina">Camden, South Carolina</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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link: Maximilien_de_Robespierre
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1792 – Maximilien de Robespierre presents the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, which demanded the formation of a revolutionary tribunal.

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<a href="/wiki/1792" title="1792">1792</a> – <a href="/wiki/Maximilien_de_Robespierre" class="mw-redirect" title="Maximilien de Robespierre">Maximilien de Robespierre</a> presents the petition of the <a href="/wiki/Paris_Commune_(French_Revolution)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paris Commune (French Revolution)">Commune of Paris</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_(France)" title="Legislative Assembly (France)">Legislative Assembly</a>, which demanded the formation of a <a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Tribunal" title="Revolutionary Tribunal">revolutionary tribunal</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1793 – French Revolution: A levÃ©e en masse is decreed by the National Convention.
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link: French_Revolution
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<a href="/wiki/1793" title="1793">1793</a> – <a href="/wiki/French_Revolution" title="French Revolution">French Revolution</a>: A <a href="/wiki/Lev%C3%A9e_en_masse" title="LevÃ©e en masse">levÃ©e en masse</a> is decreed by the <a href="/wiki/National_Convention" title="National Convention">National Convention</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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link: War_of_1812
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1812 – War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.

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<a href="/wiki/1812" title="1812">1812</a> – <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>: American General <a href="/wiki/William_Hull" title="William Hull">William Hull</a> surrenders <a href="/wiki/Fort_Shelby_(Michigan)" title="Fort Shelby (Michigan)">Fort Detroit</a> <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Detroit" title="Siege of Detroit">without a fight</a> to the British Army.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
guid: 631154f1-f7ca-4a92-8005-57db85f2b224
link: Peterloo_Massacre
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1819 – Peterloo Massacre: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England.

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<a href="/wiki/1819" title="1819">1819</a> – <a href="/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre" title="Peterloo Massacre">Peterloo Massacre</a>: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in <a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">cavalry</a> charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>, England.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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link: President_of_the_United_States
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1841 – U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.

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<a href="/wiki/1841" title="1841">1841</a> – <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">U.S. President</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Tyler" title="John Tyler">John Tyler</a> vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Bank_of_the_United_States" title="Second Bank of the United States">Second Bank of the United States</a>. Enraged <a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig Party</a> members riot outside the <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a> in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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link: James_Buchanan
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1858 – U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.

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<a href="/wiki/1858" title="1858">1858</a> – U.S. President <a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan" title="James Buchanan">James Buchanan</a> inaugurates the new <a href="/wiki/Transatlantic_telegraph_cable" title="Transatlantic telegraph cable">transatlantic telegraph cable</a> by exchanging greetings with <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a> of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1859 – The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine.
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link: Grand_Duchy_of_Tuscany
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<a href="/wiki/1859" title="1859">1859</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Tuscany" title="Grand Duchy of Tuscany">Grand Duchy of Tuscany</a> formally deposes the exiled <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lorraine" title="House of Lorraine">House of Lorraine</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
guid: dd99e935-2da6-4e92-85d7-e3109cfe824d
link: Dominican_Restoration_War
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1863 – The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio LuperÃ³n raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country.

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<a href="/wiki/1863" title="1863">1863</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Restoration_War" title="Dominican Restoration War">Dominican Restoration War</a> begins when <a href="/wiki/Gregorio_Luper%C3%B3n" title="Gregorio LuperÃ³n">Gregorio LuperÃ³n</a> raises the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Flag of the Dominican Republic">Dominican flag</a> in <a href="/wiki/Santo_Domingo" title="Santo Domingo">Santo Domingo</a> after Spain had recolonized the country.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
guid: 105be9c3-7169-479b-a9f8-c7e30a37a597
link: Battle_of_Acosta_%C3%91u
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1869 – Battle of Acosta Ãu: A Paraguayan battalion largely made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War.

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<a href="/wiki/1869" title="1869">1869</a> – <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Acosta_%C3%91u" title="Battle of Acosta Ãu">Battle of Acosta Ãu</a>: A <a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay">Paraguayan</a> battalion largely made up of children is massacred by the <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Army" title="Brazilian Army">Brazilian Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Paraguayan_War" title="Paraguayan War">Paraguayan War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1870 – Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
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link: Franco-Prussian_War
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<a href="/wiki/1870" title="1870">1870</a> – <a href="/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War" title="Franco-Prussian War">Franco-Prussian War</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mars-la-Tour" title="Battle of Mars-la-Tour">Battle of Mars-la-Tour</a> is fought, resulting in a <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Prussia" title="Kingdom of Prussia">Prussian</a> victory.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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link: Richard_Wagner
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1876 – Richard Wagner's Siegfried, the penultimate opera in his Ring cycle, premieres at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.

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<a href="/wiki/1876" title="1876">1876</a> – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Wagner" title="Richard Wagner">Richard Wagner</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Siegfried_(opera)" title="Siegfried (opera)">Siegfried</a></i>, the penultimate opera in his <i><a href="/wiki/Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen" title="Der Ring des Nibelungen">Ring </a></i>cycle, premieres at the <a href="/wiki/Bayreuth_Festspielhaus" title="Bayreuth Festspielhaus">Bayreuth Festspielhaus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
guid: d5056571-513b-4701-a141-f00d1a72e9b7
link: Basilica_of_San_Sebastian,_Manila
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1891 – The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.

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<a href="/wiki/1891" title="1891">1891</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_San_Sebastian,_Manila" class="mw-redirect" title="Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila">Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila</a>, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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link: Keish
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1896 – Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

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<a href="/wiki/1896" title="1896">1896</a> – <a href="/wiki/Keish" title="Keish">Skookum Jim Mason</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Carmack" title="George Carmack">George Carmack</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dawson_Charlie" title="Dawson Charlie">Dawson Charlie</a> discover gold in a tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Klondike_River" title="Klondike River">Klondike River</a> in Canada, setting off the <a href="/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush" title="Klondike Gold Rush">Klondike Gold Rush</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1601-1900
guid: 053f7541-0a31-4244-b25a-eee3b59f931c
link: Battle_of_Elands_River_(1900)
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1900 – The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.

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<a href="/wiki/1900" title="1900">1900</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Elands_River_(1900)" title="Battle of Elands River (1900)">Battle of Elands River</a> during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Tohoku_University
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1913 – TÅhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.

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<a href="/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a> – TÅhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day <a href="/wiki/Tohoku_University" title="Tohoku University">Tohoku University</a>) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1913 – Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary.
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link: Royal_Navy
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1913 – Completion of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> <a href="/wiki/Battlecruiser" title="Battlecruiser">battlecruiser</a> <a href="/wiki/HMS_Queen_Mary" title="HMS Queen Mary">HMS <i>Queen Mary</i></a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1916 – The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
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link: Migratory_Bird_Treaty
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<a href="/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Migratory_Bird_Treaty" title="Migratory Bird Treaty">Migratory Bird Treaty</a> between Canada and the United States is signed.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1918 – The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
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link: Battle_of_Lake_Baikal
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<a href="/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Baikal" title="Battle of Lake Baikal">Battle of Lake Baikal</a> was fought between the <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Legion" title="Czechoslovak Legion">Czechoslovak Legion</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Red Army</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Ray_Chapman
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1920 – Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees. Next day, Chapman will become the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game.

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<a href="/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Chapman" title="Ray Chapman">Ray Chapman</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> is hit on the head by a <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a> thrown by <a href="/wiki/Carl_Mays" title="Carl Mays">Carl Mays</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>. Next day, Chapman will become the second player to die from injuries sustained in a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> game.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
guid: c2747667-e8ad-42f8-af76-aa0c9b9a99ac
link: Communist_Party_of_Bukhara
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1920 – The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.

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1920 – The congress of the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Bukhara" title="Communist Party of Bukhara">Communist Party of Bukhara</a> opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War
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1920 – PolishâSoviet War: The Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.

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1920 – <a href="/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War" title="PolishâSoviet War">PolishâSoviet War</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Radzymin_(1920)" title="Battle of Radzymin (1920)">Battle of Radzymin</a> concludes; the Soviet <a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Red Army</a> is forced to turn away from <a href="/wiki/Warsaw" title="Warsaw">Warsaw</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Ross_Dependency
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1923 – The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.

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<a href="/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a> – The United Kingdom gives the name "<a href="/wiki/Ross_Dependency" title="Ross Dependency">Ross Dependency</a>" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-General</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New_Zealand" title="Dominion of New Zealand">Dominion of New Zealand</a> its administrator.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
guid: 9c1a58f8-25e4-4982-86e4-5d4eedbe16e8
link: Dole_Air_Race
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1927 – The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.

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<a href="/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Dole_Air_Race" title="Dole Air Race">Dole Air Race</a> begins from <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu, Hawaii</a>, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
guid: f5ee8efb-cbee-4931-91ef-df779c176103
link: 1929_Palestine_riots
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1929 – The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.

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<a href="/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a> – The <a href="/wiki/1929_Palestine_riots" title="1929 Palestine riots">1929 Palestine riots</a> break out in <a href="/wiki/Mandatory_Palestine" title="Mandatory Palestine">Mandatory Palestine</a> between <a href="/wiki/Palestinians" title="Palestinians">Palestinian Arabs</a> and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1930 – The first color sound cartoon, Fiddlesticks, is released by Ub Iwerks.
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link: Cartoon
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<a href="/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a> – The first color sound <a href="/wiki/Cartoon" title="Cartoon">cartoon</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Fiddlesticks_(1930_film)" title="Fiddlesticks (1930 film)">Fiddlesticks</a></i>, is released by <a href="/wiki/Ub_Iwerks" title="Ub Iwerks">Ub Iwerks</a>.


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category: events
period: 1901-present
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1930 – The first British Empire Games are opened in Hamilton, Ontario, by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.

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1930 – The first <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Games" title="Commonwealth Games">British Empire Games</a> are opened in <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario" title="Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton, Ontario</a>, by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada" title="Governor General of Canada">Governor General of Canada</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Freeman_Freeman-Thomas,_1st_Marquess_of_Willingdon" title="Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon">Viscount Willingdon</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1933 – Christie Pits riot takes place in Toronto, Ontario.
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<a href="/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a> – <a href="/wiki/Christie_Pits_riot" title="Christie Pits riot">Christie Pits riot</a> takes place in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1942 – World War II: US Navy L-class blimp L-8 drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California. The two-man crew cannot be found.

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<a href="/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a> – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">US Navy</a> <a href="/wiki/L-class_blimp" title="L-class blimp">L-class blimp</a> <a href="/wiki/L-8" title="L-8">L-8</a> drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in <a href="/wiki/Daly_City,_California" title="Daly City, California">Daly City, California</a>. The two-man crew cannot be found.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1944 – First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287.
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<a href="/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a> – First flight of a jet with <a href="/wiki/Forward-swept_wing" title="Forward-swept wing">forward-swept wings</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_287" title="Junkers Ju 287">Junkers Ju 287</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
guid: 591c92e7-7960-47f8-bbc3-e3005b1790d9
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1945 – The National Representatives' Congress, the precursor of the current National Assembly of Vietnam, convenes in SÆ¡n DÆ°Æ¡ng.

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<a href="/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a> – The National Representatives' Congress, the precursor of the current <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Vietnam" title="National Assembly of Vietnam">National Assembly of Vietnam</a>, convenes in <a href="/wiki/S%C6%A1n_D%C6%B0%C6%A1ng" class="mw-redirect" title="SÆ¡n DÆ°Æ¡ng">SÆ¡n DÆ°Æ¡ng</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1946 – Mass riots in Kolkata begin; more than 4,000 people would be killed in 72 hours.
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<a href="/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a> – <a href="/wiki/Direct_Action_Day" title="Direct Action Day">Mass riots</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a> begin; more than 4,000 people would be killed in 72 hours.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1946 – The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad.
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1946 – The <a href="/wiki/All_Hyderabad_Trade_Union_Congress" title="All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress">All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress</a> is founded in <a href="/wiki/Secunderabad" title="Secunderabad">Secunderabad</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1954 – The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
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<a href="/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a> – The first issue of <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i> is published.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1960 – Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
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<a href="/wiki/1960" title="1960">1960</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> gains its independence from the United Kingdom.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Joseph_Kittinger
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1960 – Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico, United States, at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.

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1960 – <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger" title="Joseph Kittinger">Joseph Kittinger</a> parachutes from a balloon over <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>, United States, at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, <a href="/wiki/Free_fall" title="Free fall">free fall</a>, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1964 – Vietnam War: A coup d'Ã©tat replaces DÆ°Æ¡ng VÄn Minh with General Nguyá» n KhÃ¡nh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.

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<a href="/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>: A <i><a href="/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="Coup d'Ã©tat">coup d'Ã©tat</a></i> replaces <a href="/wiki/D%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_V%C4%83n_Minh" title="DÆ°Æ¡ng VÄn Minh">DÆ°Æ¡ng VÄn Minh</a> with General <a href="/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Kh%C3%A1nh" title="Nguyá» n KhÃ¡nh">Nguyá» n KhÃ¡nh</a> as President of <a href="/wiki/South_Vietnam" title="South Vietnam">South Vietnam</a>. A new <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">constitution</a> is established with aid from the <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_the_United_States" title="List of diplomatic missions of the United States">U.S. Embassy</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1966 – Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.

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<a href="/wiki/1966" title="1966">1966</a> – Vietnam War: The <a href="/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities_Committee" title="House Un-American Activities Committee">House Un-American Activities Committee</a> begins investigations of Americans who have aided the <a href="/wiki/Viet_Cong" title="Viet Cong">Viet Cong</a>. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1972 – In an unsuccessful coup d'Ã©tat attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.

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<a href="/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a> – In an unsuccessful <a href="/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="Coup d'Ã©tat">coup d'Ã©tat</a> <a href="/wiki/1972_Moroccan_coup_attempt" title="1972 Moroccan coup attempt">attempt</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Air_Force" title="Royal Moroccan Air Force">Royal Moroccan Air Force</a> fires upon <a href="/wiki/Hassan_II_of_Morocco" title="Hassan II of Morocco">Hassan II of Morocco</a>'s plane while he is traveling back to <a href="/wiki/Rabat" title="Rabat">Rabat</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Gough_Whitlam
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1975 – Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam symbolically hands over land to the Gurindji people after the eight-year Wave Hill walk-off, a landmark event in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia, commemorated in a 1991 song by Paul Kelly and an annual celebration.

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<a href="/wiki/1975" title="1975">1975</a> – Australian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Gough_Whitlam" title="Gough Whitlam">Gough Whitlam</a> symbolically hands over land to the <a href="/wiki/Gurindji_people" title="Gurindji people">Gurindji people</a> after the eight-year <a href="/wiki/Wave_Hill_walk-off" title="Wave Hill walk-off">Wave Hill walk-off</a>, a landmark event in the history of <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_land_rights_in_Australia" title="Indigenous land rights in Australia">Indigenous land rights in Australia</a>, commemorated in a 1991 song by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Kelly_(Australian_musician)" title="Paul Kelly (Australian musician)">Paul Kelly</a> and an annual celebration.<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-7">[7]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1987 – Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.

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<a href="/wiki/1987" title="1987">1987</a> – <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 255">Northwest Airlines Flight 255</a>, a <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-80#MD-82" title="McDonnell Douglas MD-80">McDonnell Douglas MD-82</a>, crashes after takeoff in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1989 – A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading.

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<a href="/wiki/1989" title="1989">1989</a> – A <a href="/wiki/Solar_particle_event" title="Solar particle event">solar particle event</a> affects computers at the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Stock_Exchange" title="Toronto Stock Exchange">Toronto Stock Exchange</a>, forcing a halt to trading.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1991 – Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board.

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<a href="/wiki/1991" title="1991">1991</a> – <a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_257" title="Indian Airlines Flight 257">Indian Airlines Flight 257</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">Boeing 737-200</a>, crashes during approach to <a href="/wiki/Imphal_Airport" title="Imphal Airport">Imphal Airport</a>, killing all 69 people on board.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2005 – West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes in Machiques, Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board.

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<a href="/wiki/2005" title="2005">2005</a> – <a href="/wiki/West_Caribbean_Airways_Flight_708" title="West Caribbean Airways Flight 708">West Caribbean Airways Flight 708</a>, a <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-80#MD-82" title="McDonnell Douglas MD-80">McDonnell Douglas MD-82</a>, crashes in <a href="/wiki/Machiques" title="Machiques">Machiques</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>, killing all 160 people on board.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2008 – The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.

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<a href="/wiki/2008" title="2008">2008</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Trump_International_Hotel_and_Tower_(Chicago)" title="Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)">Trump International Hotel and Tower</a> in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest <a href="/wiki/Dwelling" title="Dwelling">residence</a> above ground-level.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2010 – AIRES Flight 8250 crashes at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport in San AndrÃ©s, San AndrÃ©s y Providencia, Colombia, killing two people.

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<a href="/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a> – <a href="/wiki/AIRES_Flight_8250" title="AIRES Flight 8250">AIRES Flight 8250</a> crashes at <a href="/wiki/Gustavo_Rojas_Pinilla_International_Airport" title="Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport">Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Andr%C3%A9s,_San_Andr%C3%A9s_y_Providencia" title="San AndrÃ©s, San AndrÃ©s y Providencia">San AndrÃ©s, San AndrÃ©s y Providencia</a>, Colombia, killing two people.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2012 – South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute at Marikana near Rustenburg.

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<a href="/wiki/2012" title="2012">2012</a> – <a href="/wiki/South_African_Police_Service" title="South African Police Service">South African police</a> fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an <a href="/wiki/Marikana_miners%27_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="Marikana miners' strike">industrial dispute</a> at Marikana near <a href="/wiki/Rustenburg" title="Rustenburg">Rustenburg</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2013 – The ferry St. Thomas Aquinas collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people with 59 others missing.

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<a href="/wiki/2013" title="2013">2013</a> – The ferry <a href="/wiki/MV_St._Thomas_Aquinas" title="MV St. Thomas Aquinas"><i>St. Thomas Aquinas</i></a> collides with a cargo ship and sinks at <a href="/wiki/Cebu" title="Cebu">Cebu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, killing 61 people with 59 others missing.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2015 – More than 96 people are killed and hundreds injured following a series of air-raids by the Syrian Arab Air Force on the rebel-held market town of Douma.

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<a href="/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a> – More than 96 people are killed and hundreds injured following a <a href="/wiki/2015_Douma_market_massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Douma market massacre">series of air-raids</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Arab_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian Arab Air Force">Syrian Arab Air Force</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_opposition" title="Syrian opposition">rebel</a>-held market town of <a href="/wiki/Douma,_Syria" title="Douma, Syria">Douma</a>.


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
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2015 – Trigana Air Flight 267, an ATR 42, crashes in Oksibl, Bintang Mountains Regency, killing all 54 people on board.

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2015 – <a href="/wiki/Trigana_Air_Flight_267" title="Trigana Air Flight 267">Trigana Air Flight 267</a>, an <a href="/wiki/ATR_42" title="ATR 42">ATR 42</a>, crashes in <a href="/wiki/Oksibil" title="Oksibil">Oksibl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bintang_Mountains_Regency" title="Bintang Mountains Regency">Bintang Mountains Regency</a>, killing all 54 people on board.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 2020 – The August Complex fire in California burns more than one million acres of land.
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<a href="/wiki/2020" title="2020">2020</a> – The <a href="/wiki/August_Complex_fire" title="August Complex fire">August Complex fire</a> in California burns more than one million acres of land.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1378 – Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)
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<a href="/wiki/1378" title="1378">1378</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hongxi_Emperor" title="Hongxi Emperor">Hongxi Emperor</a> of China (d. 1425)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1401 – Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (d. 1436)
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<a href="/wiki/1401" title="1401">1401</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jacqueline,_Countess_of_Hainaut" title="Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut">Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut</a> (d. 1436)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1557 – Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and etcher (d. 1602)
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<a href="/wiki/1557" title="1557">1557</a> – <a href="/wiki/Agostino_Carracci" title="Agostino Carracci">Agostino Carracci</a>, Italian painter and etcher (d. 1602)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1565 – Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1637)
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<a href="/wiki/1565" title="1565">1565</a> – <a href="/wiki/Christina,_Grand_Duchess_of_Tuscany" class="mw-redirect" title="Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany">Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany</a> (d. 1637)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: pre-1600
plain: 1573 – Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1598)
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<a href="/wiki/1573" title="1573">1573</a> – <a href="/wiki/Anne_of_Austria,_Queen_of_Poland" title="Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland">Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland</a> (d. 1598)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1645 – Jean de La BruyÃ¨re, French philosopher and author (d. 1696)
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<a href="/wiki/1645" title="1645">1645</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jean_de_La_Bruy%C3%A8re" title="Jean de La BruyÃ¨re">Jean de La BruyÃ¨re</a>, French philosopher and author (d. 1696)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1650 – Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (d. 1718)
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<a href="/wiki/1650" title="1650">1650</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vincenzo_Coronelli" title="Vincenzo Coronelli">Vincenzo Coronelli</a>, Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (d. 1718)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1682 – Louis, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1712)
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<a href="/wiki/1682" title="1682">1682</a> – <a href="/wiki/Louis,_Dauphin_of_France_(1682-1712)" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis, Dauphin of France (1682-1712)">Louis, Duke of Burgundy</a> (d. 1712)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1744 – Pierre MÃ©chain, French astronomer and surveyor (d. 1804)
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<a href="/wiki/1744" title="1744">1744</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pierre_M%C3%A9chain" title="Pierre MÃ©chain">Pierre MÃ©chain</a>, French astronomer and surveyor (d. 1804)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1761 – Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1800)
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<a href="/wiki/1761" title="1761">1761</a> – <a href="/wiki/Yevstigney_Fomin" title="Yevstigney Fomin">Yevstigney Fomin</a>, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1800)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1815 – John Bosco, Italian priest and educator (d. 1888)
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<a href="/wiki/1815" title="1815">1815</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Bosco" title="John Bosco">John Bosco</a>, Italian priest and educator (d. 1888)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1816 – Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor (d. 1820)
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<a href="/wiki/1816" title="1816">1816</a> – <a href="/wiki/Octavia_Taylor" class="mw-redirect" title="Octavia Taylor">Octavia Taylor</a>, daughter of <a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Zachary Taylor</a> (d. 1820)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
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1820 – Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1892)

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<a href="/wiki/1820" title="1820">1820</a> – <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Rainsford_Wetmore" title="Andrew Rainsford Wetmore">Andrew Rainsford Wetmore</a>, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_New_Brunswick" title="Premier of New Brunswick">Premier of New Brunswick</a> (d. 1892)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1821 – Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic (d. 1895)
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<a href="/wiki/1821" title="1821">1821</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Cayley" title="Arthur Cayley">Arthur Cayley</a>, English mathematician and academic (d. 1895)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1831 – John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (d. 1901)
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<a href="/wiki/1831" title="1831">1831</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Jones_Ross" title="John Jones Ross">John Jones Ross</a>, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Quebec" title="Premier of Quebec">Premier of Quebec</a> (d. 1901)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1832 – Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and physiologist (d. 1920)
guid: 11e33955-4bd0-41b1-a7cc-e3493792ee1d
link: Wilhelm_Wundt
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<a href="/wiki/1832" title="1832">1832</a> – <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_Wundt" title="Wilhelm Wundt">Wilhelm Wundt</a>, German physician, psychologist, and physiologist (d. 1920)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1842 – Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic (d. 1922)
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link: Jakob_Rosanes
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<a href="/wiki/1842" title="1842">1842</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jakob_Rosanes" title="Jakob Rosanes">Jakob Rosanes</a>, Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic (d. 1922)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1845 – Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1921)
guid: f9174357-3082-4ee5-879f-88b03fc1cb47
link: Gabriel_Lippmann
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<a href="/wiki/1845" title="1845">1845</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Lippmann" title="Gabriel Lippmann">Gabriel Lippmann</a>, Luxembourger-French physicist and academic, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics" title="Nobel Prize in Physics">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (d. 1921)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1848 – Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (d. 1926)
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link: Vladimir_Sukhomlinov
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<a href="/wiki/1848" title="1848">1848</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Sukhomlinov" title="Vladimir Sukhomlinov">Vladimir Sukhomlinov</a>, Russian general (d. 1926)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1855 – James McGowen, Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1922)
guid: 3450fa39-d681-47b6-b70b-e73ffa210abb
link: James_McGowen
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<a href="/wiki/1855" title="1855">1855</a> – <a href="/wiki/James_McGowen" title="James McGowen">James McGowen</a>, Australian politician, 18th <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_New_South_Wales" title="Premier of New South Wales">Premier of New South Wales</a> (d. 1922)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1856 – Aparicio Saravia, Uruguayan general and politician (d. 1904)
guid: f1765086-866e-4be7-a6c0-31bb91fc9caa
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<a href="/wiki/1856" title="1856">1856</a> – <a href="/wiki/Aparicio_Saravia" title="Aparicio Saravia">Aparicio Saravia</a>, Uruguayan general and politician (d. 1904)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1858 – Arthur Achleitner, German author (d. 1927)
guid: d620b687-072e-4f50-8324-d02b3b31de75
link: Arthur_Achleitner
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<a href="/wiki/1858" title="1858">1858</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Achleitner" title="Arthur Achleitner">Arthur Achleitner</a>, German author (d. 1927)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1860 – Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, English-Scottish cricketer (d. 1938)
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<a href="/wiki/1860" title="1860">1860</a> – <a href="/wiki/Martin_Hawke,_7th_Baron_Hawke" title="Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke">Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke</a>, English-Scottish cricketer (d. 1938)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1860 – Jules Laforgue, Uruguayan-French poet and author (d. 1887)
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1860 – <a href="/wiki/Jules_Laforgue" title="Jules Laforgue">Jules Laforgue</a>, Uruguayan-French poet and author (d. 1887)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1862 – Amos Alonzo Stagg, American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)
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link: Amos_Alonzo_Stagg
html:
<a href="/wiki/1862" title="1862">1862</a> – <a href="/wiki/Amos_Alonzo_Stagg" title="Amos Alonzo Stagg">Amos Alonzo Stagg</a>, American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1864 – Elsie Inglis, Scottish surgeon and suffragette (d. 1917)
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link: Elsie_Inglis
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<a href="/wiki/1864" title="1864">1864</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elsie_Inglis" title="Elsie Inglis">Elsie Inglis</a>, Scottish surgeon and suffragette (d. 1917)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1865 – Mary Gilmore, Australian socialist, poet and journalist (d. 1962)
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<a href="/wiki/1865" title="1865">1865</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mary_Gilmore" title="Mary Gilmore">Mary Gilmore</a>, Australian socialist, poet and journalist (d. 1962)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
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link: Bernarr_Macfadden
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1868 – Bernarr Macfadden, American bodybuilder and publisher, founded Macfadden Publications (d. 1955)

html:
<a href="/wiki/1868" title="1868">1868</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bernarr_Macfadden" title="Bernarr Macfadden">Bernarr Macfadden</a>, American bodybuilder and publisher, founded <a href="/wiki/Macfadden_Publications" class="mw-redirect" title="Macfadden Publications">Macfadden Publications</a> (d. 1955)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1876 – Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (d. 1942)
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link: Ivan_Bilibin
html:
<a href="/wiki/1876" title="1876">1876</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Bilibin" title="Ivan Bilibin">Ivan Bilibin</a>, Russian illustrator and stage designer (d. 1942)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1877 – Roque RuaÃ±o, Spanish priest and engineer (d. 1935)
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<a href="/wiki/1877" title="1877">1877</a> – <a href="/wiki/Roque_Rua%C3%B1o" title="Roque RuaÃ±o">Roque RuaÃ±o</a>, Spanish priest and engineer (d. 1935)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1882 – DÃ©sirÃ© MÃ©rchez, French swimmer and water polo player (d. 1968)
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<a href="/wiki/1882" title="1882">1882</a> – <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9_M%C3%A9rchez" title="DÃ©sirÃ© MÃ©rchez">DÃ©sirÃ© MÃ©rchez</a>, French swimmer and water polo player (d. 1968)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1884 – Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourger-American author and publisher (d. 1967)
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link: Hugo_Gernsback
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<a href="/wiki/1884" title="1884">1884</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Gernsback" title="Hugo Gernsback">Hugo Gernsback</a>, Luxembourger-American author and publisher (d. 1967)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1888 – T. E. Lawrence, British colonel, diplomat, writer and archaeologist (d. 1935)
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<a href="/wiki/1888" title="1888">1888</a> – <a href="/wiki/T._E._Lawrence" title="T. E. Lawrence">T. E. Lawrence</a>, British colonel, diplomat, writer and archaeologist (d. 1935)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1888 – Armand J. Piron, American violinist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1943)
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1888 – <a href="/wiki/Armand_J._Piron" title="Armand J. Piron">Armand J. Piron</a>, American violinist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1943)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1892 – Hal Foster, Canadian-American author and illustrator (d. 1982)
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<a href="/wiki/1892" title="1892">1892</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hal_Foster" title="Hal Foster">Hal Foster</a>, Canadian-American author and illustrator (d. 1982)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1892 – Otto Messmer, American cartoonist and animator, co-created Felix the Cat (d. 1983)
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link: Otto_Messmer
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1892 – <a href="/wiki/Otto_Messmer" title="Otto Messmer">Otto Messmer</a>, American cartoonist and animator, co-created <i><a href="/wiki/Felix_the_Cat" title="Felix the Cat">Felix the Cat</a></i> (d. 1983)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1894 – George Meany, American plumber and labor leader (d. 1980)
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link: George_Meany
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<a href="/wiki/1894" title="1894">1894</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Meany" title="George Meany">George Meany</a>, American plumber and labor leader (d. 1980)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1895 – Albert Cohen, Greek-Swiss author and playwright (d. 1981)
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link: Albert_Cohen_(novelist)
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<a href="/wiki/1895" title="1895">1895</a> – <a href="/wiki/Albert_Cohen_(novelist)" title="Albert Cohen (novelist)">Albert Cohen</a>, Greek-Swiss author and playwright (d. 1981)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1895 – Liane Haid, Austrian-Swiss actress and singer (d. 2000)
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1895 – <a href="/wiki/Liane_Haid" title="Liane Haid">Liane Haid</a>, Austrian-Swiss actress and singer (d. 2000)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1895 – Arthur Rose Eldred, First Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (d. 1951)
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1895 – <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Rose_Eldred" title="Arthur Rose Eldred">Arthur Rose Eldred</a>, First Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (d. 1951)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1900 – Ida Browne, Australian geologist and palaeontologist (d. 1976)
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<a href="/wiki/1900" title="1900">1900</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ida_Browne" title="Ida Browne">Ida Browne</a>, Australian geologist and palaeontologist (d. 1976)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1902 – Wallace Thurman, American author and playwright (d. 1934)
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1902 – <a href="/wiki/Wallace_Thurman" title="Wallace Thurman">Wallace Thurman</a>, American author and playwright (d. 1934)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1904 – Minoru Genda, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (d. 1989)
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link: Minoru_Genda
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<a href="/wiki/1904" title="1904">1904</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Genda" title="Minoru Genda">Minoru Genda</a>, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (d. 1989)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1904 – Wendell Meredith Stanley, American biochemist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
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link: Wendell_Meredith_Stanley
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1904 – <a href="/wiki/Wendell_Meredith_Stanley" title="Wendell Meredith Stanley">Wendell Meredith Stanley</a>, American biochemist and virologist, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry" title="Nobel Prize in Chemistry">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (d. 1971)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1908 – Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (d. 2010)
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link: Orlando_Cole
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<a href="/wiki/1908" title="1908">1908</a> – <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Cole" title="Orlando Cole">Orlando Cole</a>, American cellist and educator (d. 2010)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
guid: c129af13-7998-4fea-9fa4-f5d3fa538faa
link: William_Keepers_Maxwell,_Jr.
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1908 – William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2000)

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1908 – <a href="/wiki/William_Keepers_Maxwell,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="William Keepers Maxwell, Jr.">William Keepers Maxwell, Jr.</a>, American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2000)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1909 – Paul Callaway, American organist and conductor (d. 1995)
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<a href="/wiki/1909" title="1909">1909</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Callaway" title="Paul Callaway">Paul Callaway</a>, American organist and conductor (d. 1995)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1910 – Gloria Blondell, American actress (d. 1986)
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link: Gloria_Blondell
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<a href="/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Blondell" title="Gloria Blondell">Gloria Blondell</a>, American actress (d. 1986)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1911 – E. F. Schumacher, German economist and statistician (d. 1977)
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<a href="/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a> – <a href="/wiki/E._F._Schumacher" title="E. F. Schumacher">E. F. Schumacher</a>, German economist and statistician (d. 1977)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1912 – Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995)
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link: Ted_Drake
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<a href="/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Drake" title="Ted Drake">Ted Drake</a>, English footballer and manager (d. 1995)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
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link: Menachem_Begin
plain:
1913 – Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli politician, Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)

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<a href="/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a> – <a href="/wiki/Menachem_Begin" title="Menachem Begin">Menachem Begin</a>, Belarusian-Israeli politician, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" title="Prime Minister of Israel">Prime Minister of Israel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (d. 1992)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1915 – Al Hibbler, American baritone singer (d. 2001)
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<a href="/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a> – <a href="/wiki/Al_Hibbler" title="Al Hibbler">Al Hibbler</a>, American baritone singer (d. 2001)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1916 – Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003)
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<a href="/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a> – <a href="/wiki/Iggy_Katona" title="Iggy Katona">Iggy Katona</a>, American race car driver (d. 2003)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1917 – Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997)
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link: Matt_Christopher
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<a href="/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a> – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Christopher" title="Matt Christopher">Matt Christopher</a>, American author (d. 1997)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1917 – Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer and educator (d. 2008)
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1917 – <a href="/wiki/Roque_Cordero" title="Roque Cordero">Roque Cordero</a>, Panamanian composer and educator (d. 2008)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1919 – Karl-Heinz Euling, German captain (d. 2014)
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<a href="/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a> – <a href="/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Euling" class="mw-redirect" title="Karl-Heinz Euling">Karl-Heinz Euling</a>, German captain (d. 2014)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1920 – Charles Bukowski, German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1994)
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link: Charles_Bukowski
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<a href="/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a> – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Bukowski" title="Charles Bukowski">Charles Bukowski</a>, German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1994)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1922 – James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (d. 2011)
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<a href="/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a> – <a href="/wiki/James_Casey_(variety_artist)" title="James Casey (variety artist)">James Casey</a>, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (d. 2011)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1922 – Ernie Freeman, American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001)
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1922 – <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Freeman" title="Ernie Freeman">Ernie Freeman</a>, American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1923 – MillÃ´r Fernandes, Brazilian journalist and playwright (d. 2012)
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link: Mill%C3%B4r_Fernandes
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<a href="/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mill%C3%B4r_Fernandes" title="MillÃ´r Fernandes">MillÃ´r Fernandes</a>, Brazilian journalist and playwright (d. 2012)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1924 – Fess Parker, American actor (d. 2010)
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link: Fess_Parker
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<a href="/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fess_Parker" title="Fess Parker">Fess Parker</a>, American actor (d. 2010)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1924 – Inez Voyce, American baseball player (d. 2022)
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html:
1924 – <a href="/wiki/Inez_Voyce" title="Inez Voyce">Inez Voyce</a>, American baseball player (d. 2022)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1925 – Willie Jones, American baseball player (d. 1983)
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link: Willie_Jones_(third_baseman)
html:
<a href="/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a> – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Jones_(third_baseman)" title="Willie Jones (third baseman)">Willie Jones</a>, American baseball player (d. 1983)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1925 – Mal Waldron, American pianist and composer (d. 2002)
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link: Mal_Waldron
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1925 – <a href="/wiki/Mal_Waldron" title="Mal Waldron">Mal Waldron</a>, American pianist and composer (d. 2002)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1927 – Lois Nettleton, American actress (d. 2008)
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link: Lois_Nettleton
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<a href="/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lois_Nettleton" title="Lois Nettleton">Lois Nettleton</a>, American actress (d. 2008)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1928 – Ann Blyth, American actress and singer
guid: d1ff6a1e-479d-4116-9562-dff0913ed276
link: Ann_Blyth
html:
<a href="/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ann_Blyth" title="Ann Blyth">Ann Blyth</a>, American actress and singer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1928 – Eydie GormÃ©, American singer (d. 2013)
guid: 5607cfb5-1fa0-4477-a254-ddfbac040c94
link: Eydie_Gorm%C3%A9
html:
1928 – <a href="/wiki/Eydie_Gorm%C3%A9" title="Eydie GormÃ©">Eydie GormÃ©</a>, American singer (d. 2013)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1928 – Ara GÃ¼ler, Turkish photographer and journalist (d. 2018)
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1928 – <a href="/wiki/Ara_G%C3%BCler" title="Ara GÃ¼ler">Ara GÃ¼ler</a>, Turkish photographer and journalist (d. 2018)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1928 – Eddie Kirkland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
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1928 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kirkland" title="Eddie Kirkland">Eddie Kirkland</a>, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1928 – Wyatt Tee Walker, American pastor, theologian, and activist (d. 2018)
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1928 – <a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Tee_Walker" title="Wyatt Tee Walker">Wyatt Tee Walker</a>, American pastor, theologian, and activist (d. 2018)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1929 – Bill Evans, American pianist and composer (d. 1980)
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<a href="/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Evans" title="Bill Evans">Bill Evans</a>, American pianist and composer (d. 1980)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1929 – Fritz Von Erich, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1997)
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1929 – <a href="/wiki/Fritz_Von_Erich" title="Fritz Von Erich">Fritz Von Erich</a>, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1997)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1930 – Robert Culp, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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<a href="/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Culp" title="Robert Culp">Robert Culp</a>, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1930 – Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015)
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1930 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Frank Gifford</a>, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1930 – Leslie Manigat, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (d. 2014)
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1930 – <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Manigat" title="Leslie Manigat">Leslie Manigat</a>, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd <a href="/wiki/President_of_Haiti" title="President of Haiti">President of Haiti</a> (d. 2014)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1930 – Flor Silvestre, Mexican singer and actress (d. 2020)
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1930 – <a href="/wiki/Flor_Silvestre" title="Flor Silvestre">Flor Silvestre</a>, Mexican singer and actress (d. 2020)<sup id="cite_ref-border_crossing_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-border_crossing-20">[20]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1933 – Reiner Kunze, German poet and translator
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<a href="/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a> – <a href="/wiki/Reiner_Kunze" title="Reiner Kunze">Reiner Kunze</a>, German poet and translator


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1933 – Tom Maschler, English author and publisher (d. 2020)
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1933 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Maschler" title="Tom Maschler">Tom Maschler</a>, English author and publisher (d. 2020)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1933 – Julie Newmar, American actress
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1933 – <a href="/wiki/Julie_Newmar" title="Julie Newmar">Julie Newmar</a>, American actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1933 – Stuart Roosa, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1994)
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1933 – <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Roosa" title="Stuart Roosa">Stuart Roosa</a>, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1994)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1934 – Angela Buxton, British tennis player (d. 2020)
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<a href="/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a> – <a href="/wiki/Angela_Buxton" title="Angela Buxton">Angela Buxton</a>, British tennis player (d. 2020)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1934 – Diana Wynne Jones, English author (d. 2011)
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1934 – <a href="/wiki/Diana_Wynne_Jones" title="Diana Wynne Jones">Diana Wynne Jones</a>, English author (d. 2011)<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1934 – Douglas Kirkland, Canadian-American photographer (d. 2022)
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1934 – <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Kirkland" title="Douglas Kirkland">Douglas Kirkland</a>, Canadian-American photographer (d. 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1934 – Ketty Lester, American singer and actress
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1934 – <a href="/wiki/Ketty_Lester" title="Ketty Lester">Ketty Lester</a>, American singer and actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1934 – Pierre Richard, French actor, director, and screenwriter
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1934 – <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Richard" title="Pierre Richard">Pierre Richard</a>, French actor, director, and screenwriter


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1934 – John Standing, English actor
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1934 – <a href="/wiki/John_Standing" title="John Standing">John Standing</a>, English actor<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1934 – Sam Trimble, Australian cricketer (d. 2019)
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1934 – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Trimble" title="Sam Trimble">Sam Trimble</a>, Australian cricketer (d. 2019)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1935 – Cliff Fletcher, Canadian businessman
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<a href="/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Fletcher" title="Cliff Fletcher">Cliff Fletcher</a>, Canadian businessman


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1935 – Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach
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1935 – <a href="/wiki/Andreas_Stamatiadis" title="Andreas Stamatiadis">Andreas Stamatiadis</a>, Greek footballer and coach


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1936 – Anita Gillette, American actress and singer
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<a href="/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a> – <a href="/wiki/Anita_Gillette" title="Anita Gillette">Anita Gillette</a>, American actress and singer<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1936 – Alan Hodgkinson, English footballer and coach (d. 2015)
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1936 – <a href="/wiki/Alan_Hodgkinson" title="Alan Hodgkinson">Alan Hodgkinson</a>, English footballer and coach (d. 2015)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1937 – David Anderson, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician
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<a href="/wiki/1937" title="1937">1937</a> – <a href="/wiki/David_Anderson_(British_Columbia_politician)" title="David Anderson (British Columbia politician)">David Anderson</a>, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1937 – David Behrman, American composer and producer
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1937 – <a href="/wiki/David_Behrman" title="David Behrman">David Behrman</a>, American composer and producer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1937 – Boris RÃµtov, Estonian chess player (d. 1987)
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1937 – <a href="/wiki/Boris_R%C3%B5tov" title="Boris RÃµtov">Boris RÃµtov</a>, Estonian chess player (d. 1987)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1939 – SeÃ¡n Brady, Irish cardinal
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<a href="/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a> – <a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Brady_(bishop)" class="mw-redirect" title="SeÃ¡n Brady (bishop)">SeÃ¡n Brady</a>, Irish cardinal


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1939 – Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic
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1939 – <a href="/wiki/Trevor_McDonald" title="Trevor McDonald">Trevor McDonald</a>, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1939 – Billy Joe Shaver, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)
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1939 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joe_Shaver" title="Billy Joe Shaver">Billy Joe Shaver</a>, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1939 – Eric Weissberg, American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist (d. 2020)
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1939 – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Weissberg" title="Eric Weissberg">Eric Weissberg</a>, American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist (d. 2020)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1940 – Bruce Beresford, Australian director and producer
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<a href="/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Beresford" title="Bruce Beresford">Bruce Beresford</a>, Australian director and producer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1942 – Lesley Turner Bowrey, Australian tennis player
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<a href="/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lesley_Turner_Bowrey" title="Lesley Turner Bowrey">Lesley Turner Bowrey</a>, Australian tennis player


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1942 – Barbara George, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
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1942 – <a href="/wiki/Barbara_George" title="Barbara George">Barbara George</a>, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2006)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1942 – Robert Squirrel Lester, American soul singer (d. 2010)
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1942 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Squirrel_Lester" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Squirrel Lester">Robert Squirrel Lester</a>, American soul singer (d. 2010)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1943 – Woody Peoples, American football player (d. 2010)
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<a href="/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a> – <a href="/wiki/Woody_Peoples" title="Woody Peoples">Woody Peoples</a>, American football player (d. 2010)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1944 – Kevin Ayers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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<a href="/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ayers" title="Kevin Ayers">Kevin Ayers</a>, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1945 – Bob Balaban, American actor, director, and producer
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<a href="/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Balaban" title="Bob Balaban">Bob Balaban</a>, American actor, director, and producer<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1945 – Russell Brookes, English race car driver (d. 2019)
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1945 – <a href="/wiki/Russell_Brookes" title="Russell Brookes">Russell Brookes</a>, English race car driver (d. 2019)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1945 – Suzanne Farrell, American ballerina and educator
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1945 – <a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Farrell" title="Suzanne Farrell">Suzanne Farrell</a>, American ballerina and educator<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1945 – Gary Loizzo, American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer (d. 2016)
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1945 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Loizzo" title="Gary Loizzo">Gary Loizzo</a>, American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer (d. 2016)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1945 – Nigel Terry, British stage and film actor (d. 2015)
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1945 – <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Terry" title="Nigel Terry">Nigel Terry</a>, British stage and film actor (d. 2015)<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1946 – Masoud Barzani, Iranian-Kurdish politician, President of Iraqi Kurdistan
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<a href="/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a> – <a href="/wiki/Masoud_Barzani" title="Masoud Barzani">Masoud Barzani</a>, Iranian-Kurdish politician, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Iraqi_Kurdistan" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Iraqi Kurdistan">President of Iraqi Kurdistan</a>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1946 – Lesley Ann Warren, American actress
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1946 – <a href="/wiki/Lesley_Ann_Warren" title="Lesley Ann Warren">Lesley Ann Warren</a>, American actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1947 – Carol Moseley Braun, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to New Zealand
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<a href="/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carol_Moseley_Braun" title="Carol Moseley Braun">Carol Moseley Braun</a>, American lawyer and politician, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Ambassador to New Zealand">United States Ambassador to New Zealand</a>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1947 – Katharine Hamnett, English fashion designer
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1947 – <a href="/wiki/Katharine_Hamnett" title="Katharine Hamnett">Katharine Hamnett</a>, English fashion designer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1948 – Earl Blumenauer, American politician, U.S. Representative from Oregon
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<a href="/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a> – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Blumenauer" title="Earl Blumenauer">Earl Blumenauer</a>, American politician, U.S. Representative from Oregon


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1948 – Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player and manager
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1948 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Jorgensen" title="Mike Jorgensen">Mike Jorgensen</a>, American baseball player and manager


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1948 – Pierre Reid, Canadian educator and politician
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1948 – <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Reid" title="Pierre Reid">Pierre Reid</a>, Canadian educator and politician


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1948 – Joey Spampinato, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1948 – <a href="/wiki/Joey_Spampinato" title="Joey Spampinato">Joey Spampinato</a>, American singer-songwriter and bass player<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1949 – Scott Asheton, American drummer (d. 2014)
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<a href="/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a> – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Asheton" title="Scott Asheton">Scott Asheton</a>, American drummer (d. 2014)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1949 – Paul Pasqualoni, American football player and coach
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1949 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pasqualoni" title="Paul Pasqualoni">Paul Pasqualoni</a>, American football player and coach


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1949 – Bill Spooner, American guitarist and songwriter
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1949 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Spooner" title="Bill Spooner">Bill Spooner</a>, American guitarist and songwriter


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1950 – Hasely Crawford, Trinidadian runner
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<a href="/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hasely_Crawford" title="Hasely Crawford">Hasely Crawford</a>, Trinidadian runner


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1950 – Marshall Manesh, Iranian-American actor
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1950 – <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Manesh" title="Marshall Manesh">Marshall Manesh</a>, Iranian-American actor<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
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1951 – Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian businessman and politician, 13th President of Nigeria (d. 2010)

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<a href="/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a> – <a href="/wiki/Umaru_Musa_Yar%27Adua" title="Umaru Musa Yar'Adua">Umaru Musa Yar'Adua</a>, Nigerian businessman and politician, 13th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">President of Nigeria</a> (d. 2010)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1952 – Reginald VelJohnson, American actor
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<a href="/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a> – <a href="/wiki/Reginald_VelJohnson" title="Reginald VelJohnson">Reginald VelJohnson</a>, American actor<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1953 – Kathie Lee Gifford, American talk show host, singer, and actress
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<a href="/wiki/1953" title="1953">1953</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kathie_Lee_Gifford" title="Kathie Lee Gifford">Kathie Lee Gifford</a>, American talk show host, singer, and actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1953 – James "J.T." Taylor, American R&B singer-songwriter
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1953 – <a href="/wiki/James_%22J.T.%22_Taylor" title="James "J.T." Taylor">James "J.T." Taylor</a>, American R&B singer-songwriter<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1954 – James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
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<a href="/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a> – <a href="/wiki/James_Cameron" title="James Cameron">James Cameron</a>, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1954 – George Galloway, Scottish-English politician and broadcaster
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1954 – <a href="/wiki/George_Galloway" title="George Galloway">George Galloway</a>, Scottish-English politician and broadcaster


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1955 – Jeff Perry, American actor
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<a href="/wiki/1955" title="1955">1955</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Perry_(American_actor)" title="Jeff Perry (American actor)">Jeff Perry</a>, American actor<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1955 – James Reilly, Irish surgeon and politician, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
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1955 – <a href="/wiki/James_Reilly_(Irish_politician)" title="James Reilly (Irish politician)">James Reilly</a>, Irish surgeon and politician, <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Children,_Equality,_Disability,_Integration_and_Youth" title="Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth">Minister for Children and Youth Affairs</a>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1956 – Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian soldier and politician (d. 2014)
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<a href="/wiki/1956" title="1956">1956</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vahan_Hovhannisyan" title="Vahan Hovhannisyan">Vahan Hovhannisyan</a>, Armenian soldier and politician (d. 2014)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1957 – Laura Innes, American actress and director
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<a href="/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a> – <a href="/wiki/Laura_Innes" title="Laura Innes">Laura Innes</a>, American actress and director<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1957 – R. R. Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2015)
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1957 – <a href="/wiki/R._R._Patil" title="R. R. Patil">R. R. Patil</a>, Indian lawyer and politician, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Maharashtra" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra">Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra</a> (d. 2015)


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1958 – Madonna, American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director
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<a href="/wiki/1958" title="1958">1958</a> – <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a>, American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1958 – Angela Bassett, American actress
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1958 – <a href="/wiki/Angela_Bassett" title="Angela Bassett">Angela Bassett</a>, American actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1958 – JosÃ© Luis Clerc, Argentinian tennis player and coach
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1958 – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Clerc" title="JosÃ© Luis Clerc">JosÃ© Luis Clerc</a>, Argentinian tennis player and coach


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1959 – Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist and manager
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<a href="/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a> – <a href="/wiki/Marc_Sergeant" title="Marc Sergeant">Marc Sergeant</a>, Belgian cyclist and manager


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1960 – Rosita Baltazar, Belizean choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor (d. 2015)
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<a href="/wiki/1960" title="1960">1960</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rosita_Baltazar" title="Rosita Baltazar">Rosita Baltazar</a>, Belizean choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor (d. 2015)<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1960 – Timothy Hutton, American actor, producer and director
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1960 – <a href="/wiki/Timothy_Hutton" title="Timothy Hutton">Timothy Hutton</a>, American actor, producer and director<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1960 – Franz Welser-MÃ¶st, Austrian-American conductor and director
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1960 – <a href="/wiki/Franz_Welser-M%C3%B6st" title="Franz Welser-MÃ¶st">Franz Welser-MÃ¶st</a>, Austrian-American conductor and director


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1961 – Christian Okoye, American football player
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<a href="/wiki/1961" title="1961">1961</a> – <a href="/wiki/Christian_Okoye" title="Christian Okoye">Christian Okoye</a>, American football player


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1962 – Steve Carell, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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<a href="/wiki/1962" title="1962">1962</a> – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Carell" title="Steve Carell">Steve Carell</a>, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1963 – AloÃ­sio Pires Alves, Brazilian footballer and manager
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<a href="/wiki/1963" title="1963">1963</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alo%C3%ADsio_Pires_Alves" class="mw-redirect" title="AloÃ­sio Pires Alves">AloÃ­sio Pires Alves</a>, Brazilian footballer and manager


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1963 – Christine Cavanaugh, American voice artist (d. 2014)
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1963 – <a href="/wiki/Christine_Cavanaugh" title="Christine Cavanaugh">Christine Cavanaugh</a>, American voice artist (d. 2014)<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1964 – Jimmy Arias, American tennis player and sportscaster
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<a href="/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Arias" title="Jimmy Arias">Jimmy Arias</a>, American tennis player and sportscaster


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1966 – Eddie Olczyk, American ice hockey player, coach, and commentator
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link: Eddie_Olczyk
html:
<a href="/wiki/1966" title="1966">1966</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Olczyk" title="Eddie Olczyk">Eddie Olczyk</a>, American ice hockey player, coach, and commentator


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1967 – Mark Coyne, Australian rugby league player
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<a href="/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Coyne_(rugby_league)" title="Mark Coyne (rugby league)">Mark Coyne</a>, Australian rugby league player


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1967 – Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish journalist, actress, and author
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1967 – <a href="/wiki/Ulrika_Jonsson" title="Ulrika Jonsson">Ulrika Jonsson</a>, Swedish journalist, actress, and author


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1968 – Arvind Kejriwal, Indian civil servant and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Delhi
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<a href="/wiki/1968" title="1968">1968</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arvind_Kejriwal" title="Arvind Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</a>, Indian civil servant and politician, 7th <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Delhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Delhi">Chief Minister of Delhi</a>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1968 – Andy Milder, American actor
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1968 – <a href="/wiki/Andy_Milder" title="Andy Milder">Andy Milder</a>, American actor<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1968 – Wolfgang Tillmans, German photographer
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1968 – <a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Tillmans" title="Wolfgang Tillmans">Wolfgang Tillmans</a>, German photographer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1970 – Bonnie Bernstein, American journalist and sportscaster
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<a href="/wiki/1970" title="1970">1970</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Bernstein" title="Bonnie Bernstein">Bonnie Bernstein</a>, American journalist and sportscaster


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1970 – Manisha Koirala, Nepalese actress in Indian films
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1970 – <a href="/wiki/Manisha_Koirala" title="Manisha Koirala">Manisha Koirala</a>, Nepalese actress in Indian films


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1970 – Seth Peterson, American actor
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1970 – <a href="/wiki/Seth_Peterson" title="Seth Peterson">Seth Peterson</a>, American actor<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1971 – Stefan Klos, German footballer
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<a href="/wiki/1971" title="1971">1971</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Klos" title="Stefan Klos">Stefan Klos</a>, German footballer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1972 – Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer
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html:
<a href="/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stan_Lazaridis" title="Stan Lazaridis">Stan Lazaridis</a>, Australian footballer<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1972 – Emily Strayer, American singer and musician
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1972 – <a href="/wiki/Emily_Strayer" title="Emily Strayer">Emily Strayer</a>, American singer and musician<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1974 – Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Guyanese cricketer
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<a href="/wiki/1974" title="1974">1974</a> – <a href="/wiki/Shivnarine_Chanderpaul" title="Shivnarine Chanderpaul">Shivnarine Chanderpaul</a>, Guyanese cricketer<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1974 – Didier Cuche, Swiss skier
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1974 – <a href="/wiki/Didier_Cuche" title="Didier Cuche">Didier Cuche</a>, Swiss skier<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1974 – Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer
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1974 – <a href="/wiki/Krisztina_Egerszegi" title="Krisztina Egerszegi">Krisztina Egerszegi</a>, Hungarian swimmer<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1974 – IvÃ¡n Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician
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1974 – <a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Hurtado" title="IvÃ¡n Hurtado">IvÃ¡n Hurtado</a>, Ecuadorian footballer and politician<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1974 – Ryan Longwell, American football player
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1974 – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Longwell" title="Ryan Longwell">Ryan Longwell</a>, American football player<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1975 – Didier Agathe, French footballer
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<a href="/wiki/1975" title="1975">1975</a> – <a href="/wiki/Didier_Agathe" title="Didier Agathe">Didier Agathe</a>, French footballer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1975 – Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager
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1975 – <a href="/wiki/Jonatan_Johansson_(footballer)" title="Jonatan Johansson (footballer)">Jonatan Johansson</a>, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1975 – George Stults, American actor
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1975 – <a href="/wiki/George_Stults" title="George Stults">George Stults</a>, American actor<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1975 – Taika Waititi, New Zealand director, screenwriter and actor
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1975 – <a href="/wiki/Taika_Waititi" title="Taika Waititi">Taika Waititi</a>, New Zealand director, screenwriter and actor<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1979 – Paul Gallacher, Scottish footballer
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<a href="/wiki/1979" title="1979">1979</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Gallacher" title="Paul Gallacher">Paul Gallacher</a>, Scottish footballer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1979 – Ian Moran, Australian cricketer
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1979 – <a href="/wiki/Ian_Moran_(cricketer)" title="Ian Moran (cricketer)">Ian Moran</a>, Australian cricketer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1980 – Vanessa Carlton, American singer-songwriter
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<a href="/wiki/1980" title="1980">1980</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Carlton" title="Vanessa Carlton">Vanessa Carlton</a>, American singer-songwriter<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1980 – Bob Hardy, English bass player
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1980 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hardy_(bassist)" title="Bob Hardy (bassist)">Bob Hardy</a>, English bass player


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1980 – Emerson Ramos Borges, Brazilian footballer
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1980 – <a href="/wiki/Emerson_Ramos_Borges" class="mw-redirect" title="Emerson Ramos Borges">Emerson Ramos Borges</a>, Brazilian footballer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1980 – Piet Rooijakkers, Dutch cyclist
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1980 – <a href="/wiki/Piet_Rooijakkers" title="Piet Rooijakkers">Piet Rooijakkers</a>, Dutch cyclist


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1981 – Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer
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<a href="/wiki/1981" title="1981">1981</a> – <a href="/wiki/Roque_Santa_Cruz" title="Roque Santa Cruz">Roque Santa Cruz</a>, Paraguayan footballer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1982 – Cam Gigandet, American actor
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<a href="/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cam_Gigandet" title="Cam Gigandet">Cam Gigandet</a>, American actor<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1983 – Nikolaos Zisis, Greek basketball player
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<a href="/wiki/1983" title="1983">1983</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nikolaos_Zisis" class="mw-redirect" title="Nikolaos Zisis">Nikolaos Zisis</a>, Greek basketball player


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1984 – Matteo Anesi, Italian speed skater
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link: Matteo_Anesi
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<a href="/wiki/1984" title="1984">1984</a> – <a href="/wiki/Matteo_Anesi" title="Matteo Anesi">Matteo Anesi</a>, Italian speed skater


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1984 – Candice Dupree, American basketball player
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1984 – <a href="/wiki/Candice_Dupree" title="Candice Dupree">Candice Dupree</a>, American basketball player<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1984 – Konstantin Vassiljev, Estonian footballer
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1984 – <a href="/wiki/Konstantin_Vassiljev" title="Konstantin Vassiljev">Konstantin Vassiljev</a>, Estonian footballer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1985 – Cristin Milioti, American actress
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link: Cristin_Milioti
html:
<a href="/wiki/1985" title="1985">1985</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cristin_Milioti" title="Cristin Milioti">Cristin Milioti</a>, American actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1986 – Yu Darvish, Japanese baseball player
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link: Yu_Darvish
html:
<a href="/wiki/1986" title="1986">1986</a> – <a href="/wiki/Yu_Darvish" title="Yu Darvish">Yu Darvish</a>, Japanese baseball player


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1986 – MartÃ­n Maldonado, Puerto Rican baseball player
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1986 – <a href="/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Maldonado" title="MartÃ­n Maldonado">MartÃ­n Maldonado</a>, Puerto Rican baseball player<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1986 – Shawn Pyfrom, American actor
guid: 1cadbb6c-3ba8-470d-ae9b-c199df5a98b0
link: Shawn_Pyfrom
html:
1986 – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Pyfrom" title="Shawn Pyfrom">Shawn Pyfrom</a>, American actor<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1987 – Carey Price, Canadian ice hockey player
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<a href="/wiki/1987" title="1987">1987</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carey_Price" title="Carey Price">Carey Price</a>, Canadian ice hockey player<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1987 – Eri Kitamura, Japanese voice actress and singer.
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1987 – <a href="/wiki/Eri_Kitamura" title="Eri Kitamura">Eri Kitamura</a>, Japanese voice actress and singer.<sup id="cite_ref-doi1_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doi1-42">[42]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1988 – IsmaÃ¯l Aissati, Moroccan footballer
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<a href="/wiki/1988" title="1988">1988</a> – <a href="/wiki/Isma%C3%AFl_Aissati" title="IsmaÃ¯l Aissati">IsmaÃ¯l Aissati</a>, Moroccan footballer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1988 – Ryan Kerrigan, American football player
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1988 – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Kerrigan" title="Ryan Kerrigan">Ryan Kerrigan</a>, American football player<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1988 – Rumer Willis, American actress
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1988 – <a href="/wiki/Rumer_Willis" title="Rumer Willis">Rumer Willis</a>, American actress<sup id="cite_ref-AP_21-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP-21">[21]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1989 – Cedric Alexander, American wrestler
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<a href="/wiki/1989" title="1989">1989</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Alexander" title="Cedric Alexander">Cedric Alexander</a>, American wrestler<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1989 – Wang Hao, Chinese race walker
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1989 – <a href="/wiki/Wang_Hao_(racewalker)" title="Wang Hao (racewalker)">Wang Hao</a>, Chinese race walker


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1990 – Godfrey Oboabona, Nigerian footballer
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<a href="/wiki/1990" title="1990">1990</a> – <a href="/wiki/Godfrey_Oboabona" title="Godfrey Oboabona">Godfrey Oboabona</a>, Nigerian footballer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1991 – JosÃ© Eduardo de AraÃºjo, Brazilian footballer
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<a href="/wiki/1991" title="1991">1991</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Eduardo_de_Ara%C3%BAjo" class="mw-redirect" title="JosÃ© Eduardo de AraÃºjo">JosÃ© Eduardo de AraÃºjo</a>, Brazilian footballer


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1991 – Evanna Lynch, Irish actress
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1991 – <a href="/wiki/Evanna_Lynch" title="Evanna Lynch">Evanna Lynch</a>, Irish actress<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1991 – Jeffery Lamar Williams, American rapper, singer and songwriter
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link: Young_Thug
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1991 – <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Jeffery Lamar Williams</a>, American rapper, singer and songwriter<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1992 – Diego Schwartzman, Argentinian tennis player
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link: Diego_Schwartzman
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<a href="/wiki/1992" title="1992">1992</a> – <a href="/wiki/Diego_Schwartzman" title="Diego Schwartzman">Diego Schwartzman</a>, Argentinian tennis player<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1993 – Cameron Monaghan, American actor and model
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<a href="/wiki/1993" title="1993">1993</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Monaghan" title="Cameron Monaghan">Cameron Monaghan</a>, American actor and model<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1996 – Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer
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<a href="/wiki/1996" title="1996">1996</a> – <a href="/wiki/Caeleb_Dressel" title="Caeleb Dressel">Caeleb Dressel</a>, American swimmer<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1997 – Greyson Chance, American musician
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<a href="/wiki/1997" title="1997">1997</a> – <a href="/wiki/Greyson_Chance" title="Greyson Chance">Greyson Chance</a>, American musician<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: births
period: 1901-present
plain: 1999 – Karen Chen, American figure skater
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<a href="/wiki/1999" title="1999">1999</a> – <a href="/wiki/Karen_Chen" title="Karen Chen">Karen Chen</a>, American figure skater<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 856 – Theutbald I, bishop of Langres
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<a href="/wiki/856" title="856">856</a> – <a href="/wiki/Theutbald_I_(bishop_of_Langres)" title="Theutbald I (bishop of Langres)">Theutbald I</a>, bishop of <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Langres" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Langres">Langres</a>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 963 – Marianos Argyros, Byzantine general (b. 944)
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<a href="/wiki/963" title="963">963</a> – <a href="/wiki/Marianos_Argyros" title="Marianos Argyros">Marianos Argyros</a>, Byzantine general (b. 944)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1027 – George I of Georgia (b. 998)
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<a href="/wiki/1027" title="1027">1027</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_I_of_Georgia" title="George I of Georgia">George I of Georgia</a> (b. 998)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1153 – Bernard de Tremelay, fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar
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<a href="/wiki/1153" title="1153">1153</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bernard_de_Tremelay" title="Bernard de Tremelay">Bernard de Tremelay</a>, fourth <a href="/wiki/Grand_Masters_of_the_Knights_Templar" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Masters of the Knights Templar">Grand Master of the Knights Templar</a>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1225 – HÅjÅ Masako, Japanese regent and onna-bugeisha (b. 1156)
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<a href="/wiki/1225" title="1225">1225</a> – <a href="/wiki/H%C5%8Dj%C5%8D_Masako" title="HÅjÅ Masako">HÅjÅ Masako</a>, Japanese regent and <a href="/wiki/Onna-bugeisha" class="mw-redirect" title="Onna-bugeisha">onna-bugeisha</a> (b. 1156)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1258 – Theodore II Laskaris, Byzantine-Greek emperor (b. 1222)
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<a href="/wiki/1258" title="1258">1258</a> – <a href="/wiki/Theodore_II_Laskaris" title="Theodore II Laskaris">Theodore II Laskaris</a>, Byzantine-Greek emperor (b. 1222)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1285 – Philip I, Count of Savoy (b. 1207)
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<a href="/wiki/1285" title="1285">1285</a> – <a href="/wiki/Philip_I,_Count_of_Savoy" title="Philip I, Count of Savoy">Philip I, Count of Savoy</a> (b. 1207)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1297 – John II of Trebizond (b. 1262)
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<a href="/wiki/1297" title="1297">1297</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_II_of_Trebizond" title="John II of Trebizond">John II of Trebizond</a> (b. 1262)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1327 – Roch, French saint (b. 1295)
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<a href="/wiki/1327" title="1327">1327</a> – <a href="/wiki/Saint_Roch" title="Saint Roch">Roch</a>, French saint (b. 1295)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1339 – Azzone Visconti, founder of the state of Milan (b. 1302)
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<a href="/wiki/1339" title="1339">1339</a> – <a href="/wiki/Azzone_Visconti" title="Azzone Visconti">Azzone Visconti</a>, founder of the state of Milan (b. 1302)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1358 – Albert II, Duke of Austria (b. 1298)
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<a href="/wiki/1358" title="1358">1358</a> – <a href="/wiki/Albert_II,_Duke_of_Austria" title="Albert II, Duke of Austria">Albert II, Duke of Austria</a> (b. 1298)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1419 – Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (b. 1361)
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<a href="/wiki/1419" title="1419">1419</a> – <a href="/wiki/Wenceslaus_IV_of_Bohemia" title="Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia">Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia</a> (b. 1361)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1443 – Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shÅgun (b. 1434)
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<a href="/wiki/1443" title="1443">1443</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshikatsu" title="Ashikaga Yoshikatsu">Ashikaga Yoshikatsu</a>, Japanese shÅgun (b. 1434)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1492 – Beatrice of Silva, Dominican nun
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<a href="/wiki/1492" title="1492">1492</a> – <a href="/wiki/Beatrice_of_Silva" title="Beatrice of Silva">Beatrice of Silva</a>, Dominican nun<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1518 – Loyset CompÃ¨re, French composer (b. 1445)
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<a href="/wiki/1518" title="1518">1518</a> – <a href="/wiki/Loyset_Comp%C3%A8re" title="Loyset CompÃ¨re">Loyset CompÃ¨re</a>, French composer (b. 1445)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: pre-1600
plain: 1532 – John, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)
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<a href="/wiki/1532" title="1532">1532</a> – <a href="/wiki/John,_Elector_of_Saxony" title="John, Elector of Saxony">John, Elector of Saxony</a> (b. 1468)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1678 – Andrew Marvell, English poet and author (b. 1621)
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<a href="/wiki/1678" title="1678">1678</a> – <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Marvell" title="Andrew Marvell">Andrew Marvell</a>, English poet and author (b. 1621)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1705 – Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)
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<a href="/wiki/1705" title="1705">1705</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Bernoulli" title="Jacob Bernoulli">Jacob Bernoulli</a>, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1733 – Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
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<a href="/wiki/1733" title="1733">1733</a> – <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Tindal" title="Matthew Tindal">Matthew Tindal</a>, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1791 – Charles-FranÃ§ois de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)
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<a href="/wiki/1791" title="1791">1791</a> – <a href="/wiki/Charles-Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Broglie,_marquis_de_Ruffec" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles-FranÃ§ois de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec">Charles-FranÃ§ois de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec</a>, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1836 – Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)
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<a href="/wiki/1836" title="1836">1836</a> – <a href="/wiki/Marc-Antoine_Parseval" title="Marc-Antoine Parseval">Marc-Antoine Parseval</a>, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1855 – Henry Colburn, English publisher (b. 1785)
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<a href="/wiki/1855" title="1855">1855</a> – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Colburn" title="Henry Colburn">Henry Colburn</a>, English publisher (b. 1785)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1861 – Ranavalona I, Queen consort of Kingdom of Madagascar and then sovereign (b. 1778)
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<a href="/wiki/1861" title="1861">1861</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ranavalona_I" title="Ranavalona I">Ranavalona I</a>, Queen consort of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Madagascar" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Madagascar">Kingdom of Madagascar</a> and then sovereign (b. 1778)<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1878 – Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)
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<a href="/wiki/1878" title="1878">1878</a> – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Upjohn" title="Richard Upjohn">Richard Upjohn</a>, English-American architect (b. 1802)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1886 – Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)
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<a href="/wiki/1886" title="1886">1886</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna" title="Ramakrishna">Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa</a>, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1887 – Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (b. 1837)
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<a href="/wiki/1887" title="1887">1887</a> – <a href="/wiki/Webster_Paulson" title="Webster Paulson">Webster Paulson</a>, English civil engineer (b. 1837)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1888 – John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (b. 1831)
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<a href="/wiki/1888" title="1888">1888</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Pemberton" class="mw-redirect" title="John Pemberton">John Pemberton</a>, American pharmacist and chemist, invented <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola" title="Coca-Cola">Coca-Cola</a> (b. 1831)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1893 – Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and academic (b. 1825)
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<a href="/wiki/1893" title="1893">1893</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jean-Martin_Charcot" title="Jean-Martin Charcot">Jean-Martin Charcot</a>, French neurologist and academic (b. 1825)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1899 – Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (b. 1811)
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<a href="/wiki/1899" title="1899">1899</a> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Bunsen" title="Robert Bunsen">Robert Bunsen</a>, German chemist and academic (b. 1811)<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1900 – JosÃ© Maria de EÃ§a de QueirÃ³s, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1845)
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<a href="/wiki/1900" title="1900">1900</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Maria_de_E%C3%A7a_de_Queir%C3%B3s" class="mw-redirect" title="JosÃ© Maria de EÃ§a de QueirÃ³s">JosÃ© Maria de EÃ§a de QueirÃ³s</a>, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1845)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1911 – Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (b. 1830)
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<a href="/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a> – <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Francis_Moran" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrick Francis Moran">Patrick Francis Moran</a>, Irish-Australian cardinal (b. 1830)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1914 – Carl Theodor Schulz, German-Norwegian gardener (b. 1835)
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<a href="/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carl_Theodor_Schulz" title="Carl Theodor Schulz">Carl Theodor Schulz</a>, German-Norwegian gardener (b. 1835)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1916 – George Scott, English footballer (b. 1885)
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<a href="/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Scott_(footballer,_born_1885)" title="George Scott (footballer, born 1885)">George Scott</a>, English footballer (b. 1885)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1920 – Henry Daglish, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)
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<a href="/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a> – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Daglish" title="Henry Daglish">Henry Daglish</a>, Australian politician, 6th <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Western_Australia" title="Premier of Western Australia">Premier of Western Australia</a> (b. 1866)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1921 – Peter I of Serbia (b. 1844)
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<a href="/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_I_of_Serbia" title="Peter I of Serbia">Peter I of Serbia</a> (b. 1844)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1938 – Andrej Hlinka, Slovak priest, journalist, and politician (b. 1864)
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link: Andrej_Hlinka
html:
<a href="/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a> – <a href="/wiki/Andrej_Hlinka" title="Andrej Hlinka">Andrej Hlinka</a>, Slovak priest, journalist, and politician (b. 1864)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1938 – Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1911)
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link: Robert_Johnson_(guitarist)
html:
1938 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Johnson_(guitarist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Johnson (guitarist)">Robert Johnson</a>, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1911)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1945 – TakijirÅ Ånishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)
guid: 0cbdb802-9478-42c0-a0e1-682df21d3f04
link: Takijir%C5%8D_%C5%8Cnishi
html:
<a href="/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a> – <a href="/wiki/Takijir%C5%8D_%C5%8Cnishi" title="TakijirÅ Ånishi">TakijirÅ Ånishi</a>, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1948 – Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)
guid: 5c743084-0e5b-461c-8c94-97f1591f186c
link: Babe_Ruth
html:
<a href="/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a> – <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1949 – Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (b. 1900)
guid: b94cfad9-aadb-4357-b04e-e482f1ec926f
link: Margaret_Mitchell
html:
<a href="/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a> – <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Mitchell" title="Margaret Mitchell">Margaret Mitchell</a>, American journalist and author (b. 1900)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1952 – Lydia Field Emmet, American painter and academic (b. 1866)
guid: 43f141d8-3262-4f36-a84e-2e5d25ec13e0
link: Lydia_Field_Emmet
html:
<a href="/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lydia_Field_Emmet" title="Lydia Field Emmet">Lydia Field Emmet</a>, American painter and academic (b. 1866)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1956 – Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1882)
guid: f2f6ca66-c569-4f32-af83-d7315fad614c
link: Bela_Lugosi
html:
<a href="/wiki/1956" title="1956">1956</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bela_Lugosi" title="Bela Lugosi">Bela Lugosi</a>, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1882)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1957 – Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
guid: fb48e3b1-56c9-4160-8a0c-b774bd185321
link: Irving_Langmuir
html:
<a href="/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a> – <a href="/wiki/Irving_Langmuir" title="Irving Langmuir">Irving Langmuir</a>, American chemist and physicist, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry" title="Nobel Prize in Chemistry">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (b. 1881)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1958 – Jacob M. Lomakin, Soviet Consul General in New York City, journalist and economist (b. 1904)
guid: 03157a24-698b-405d-b515-a30464d96f8a
link: Jacob_M._Lomakin
html:
<a href="/wiki/1958" title="1958">1958</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jacob_M._Lomakin" title="Jacob M. Lomakin">Jacob M. Lomakin</a>, Soviet Consul General in New York City, journalist and economist (b. 1904)<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1959 – William Halsey, Jr., American admiral (b. 1882)
guid: cf812e56-0c2a-4ebc-b850-979ea4676a5e
link: William_Halsey,_Jr.
html:
<a href="/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a> – <a href="/wiki/William_Halsey,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="William Halsey, Jr.">William Halsey, Jr.</a>, American admiral (b. 1882)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1959 – Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player (b. 1879)
guid: 0b8c96cf-2192-45cb-98f6-387d8308392a
link: Wanda_Landowska
html:
1959 – <a href="/wiki/Wanda_Landowska" title="Wanda Landowska">Wanda Landowska</a>, Polish-French <a href="/wiki/Harpsichord" title="Harpsichord">harpsichord</a> player (b. 1879)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1961 – Abdul Haq, Pakistani linguist and scholar (b. 1870)
guid: 61b00b6d-3860-4a1a-b503-cfb589d5f93f
link: Abdul_Haq_(Urdu_scholar)
html:
<a href="/wiki/1961" title="1961">1961</a> – <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Haq_(Urdu_scholar)" title="Abdul Haq (Urdu scholar)">Abdul Haq</a>, Pakistani linguist and scholar (b. 1870)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1963 – Joan Eardley, British artist (b. 1921)
guid: 78a37f37-31d4-4fb3-bff2-187c4178c7c4
link: Joan_Eardley
html:
<a href="/wiki/1963" title="1963">1963</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joan_Eardley" title="Joan Eardley">Joan Eardley</a>, British artist (b. 1921)<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1971 – Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (b. 1893)
guid: 6b9d306f-8771-415d-8d86-e513eda1c5fb
link: Spyros_Skouras
html:
<a href="/wiki/1971" title="1971">1971</a> – <a href="/wiki/Spyros_Skouras" title="Spyros Skouras">Spyros Skouras</a>, Greek-American businessman (b. 1893)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1972 – Pierre Brasseur, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1905)
guid: f1b44d7d-cd42-455a-81ea-deaa3d602b7a
link: Pierre_Brasseur
html:
<a href="/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Brasseur" title="Pierre Brasseur">Pierre Brasseur</a>, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1905)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
guid: e49f720d-a33c-42ec-ab67-95e366308435
link: Selman_Waksman
plain:
1973 – Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

html:
<a href="/wiki/1973" title="1973">1973</a> – <a href="/wiki/Selman_Waksman" title="Selman Waksman">Selman Waksman</a>, Ukrainian-American biochemist and microbiologist, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine" title="Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (b. 1888)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1977 – Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1935)
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link: Elvis_Presley
html:
<a href="/wiki/1977" title="1977">1977</a> – <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a>, American singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1935)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
guid: b5a1bf8b-c4c3-4fd1-b18f-36d3ad8c9bb3
link: Alidius_Tjarda_van_Starkenborgh_Stachouwer
plain:
1978 – Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1888)

html:
<a href="/wiki/1978" title="1978">1978</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alidius_Tjarda_van_Starkenborgh_Stachouwer" title="Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer">Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer</a>, Dutch soldier and politician, <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies">Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies</a> (b. 1888)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1979 – John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895)
guid: 07b2731b-ad24-4242-b36f-3f26e31ab310
link: John_Diefenbaker
html:
<a href="/wiki/1979" title="1979">1979</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Diefenbaker" title="John Diefenbaker">John Diefenbaker</a>, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada" title="Prime Minister of Canada">Prime Minister of Canada</a> (b. 1895)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1983 – Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902)
guid: a2ff3b0e-5db6-4143-b0db-f7ca72de48c4
link: Earl_Averill
html:
<a href="/wiki/1983" title="1983">1983</a> – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Averill" title="Earl Averill">Earl Averill</a>, American baseball player (b. 1902)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
guid: 9376190c-53ec-4cae-ad59-cd51e34d4eb0
link: Du%C5%A1ko_Radovi%C4%87
plain:
1984 – DuÅ¡ko RadoviÄ, Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor (b. 1922)

html:
<a href="/wiki/1984" title="1984">1984</a> – <a href="/wiki/Du%C5%A1ko_Radovi%C4%87" title="DuÅ¡ko RadoviÄ">DuÅ¡ko RadoviÄ</a>, Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor (b. 1922)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1986 – Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (b. 1902)
guid: 44981863-aa76-4bd7-a167-cd33d39178f7
link: Ronnie_Aird
html:
<a href="/wiki/1986" title="1986">1986</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Aird" title="Ronnie Aird">Ronnie Aird</a>, English cricketer and administrator (b. 1902)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1986 – Jaime SÃ¡enz, Bolivian author and poet (b. 1921)
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link: Jaime_S%C3%A1enz
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1986 – <a href="/wiki/Jaime_S%C3%A1enz" title="Jaime SÃ¡enz">Jaime SÃ¡enz</a>, Bolivian author and poet (b. 1921)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1989 – Amanda Blake, American actress (b. 1929)
guid: b1e697f4-717f-4c29-b73d-792489aa7fe0
link: Amanda_Blake
html:
<a href="/wiki/1989" title="1989">1989</a> – <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Blake" title="Amanda Blake">Amanda Blake</a>, American actress (b. 1929)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1990 – Pat O'Connor, New Zealand wrestler and trainer (b. 1925)
guid: 57e1e2ce-e4c7-4e67-bb7f-1cf056b097fb
link: Pat_O%27Connor_(wrestler)
html:
<a href="/wiki/1990" title="1990">1990</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Connor_(wrestler)" title="Pat O'Connor (wrestler)">Pat O'Connor</a>, New Zealand wrestler and trainer (b. 1925)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1991 – Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1905)
guid: 7cbc7835-e4b8-4269-a09d-a05cc30ed29d
link: Luigi_Zampa
html:
<a href="/wiki/1991" title="1991">1991</a> – <a href="/wiki/Luigi_Zampa" title="Luigi Zampa">Luigi Zampa</a>, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1905)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1992 – Mark Heard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1951)
guid: fec00e26-3b02-4d69-a558-943c01b71539
link: Mark_Heard
html:
<a href="/wiki/1992" title="1992">1992</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Heard" title="Mark Heard">Mark Heard</a>, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1951)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1993 – Stewart Granger, English-American actor (b. 1913)
guid: 9900edd2-42f0-49d8-a60e-db302792fd6e
link: Stewart_Granger
html:
<a href="/wiki/1993" title="1993">1993</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Granger" title="Stewart Granger">Stewart Granger</a>, English-American actor (b. 1913)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1997 – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician and Qawwali singer (b. 1948)
guid: a3ee6727-d2f7-4f9f-8516-28c28b616e13
link: Nusrat_Fateh_Ali_Khan
html:
<a href="/wiki/1997" title="1997">1997</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nusrat_Fateh_Ali_Khan" title="Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan">Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan</a>, Pakistani musician and <a href="/wiki/Qawwali" title="Qawwali">Qawwali</a> singer (b. 1948)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1997 – Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and teacher (b. 1914)
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link: Sultan_Ahmad_Nanupuri
html:
1997 – <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Ahmad_Nanupuri" title="Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri">Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri</a>, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and teacher (b. 1914)<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1998 – Phil Leeds, American actor (b. 1916)
guid: 76722bdb-12b6-4966-8786-7f0b128d91de
link: Phil_Leeds
html:
<a href="/wiki/1998" title="1998">1998</a> – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Leeds" title="Phil Leeds">Phil Leeds</a>, American actor (b. 1916)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 1998 – Dorothy West, American journalist and author (b. 1907)
guid: 6bbde148-f5c6-4a1a-b971-cb986d70e260
link: Dorothy_West
html:
1998 – <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_West" title="Dorothy West">Dorothy West</a>, American journalist and author (b. 1907)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2002 – Abu Nidal, Palestinian terrorist leader (b. 1937)
guid: be21dca3-0602-42f5-8f97-7db39928dfbe
link: Abu_Nidal
html:
<a href="/wiki/2002" title="2002">2002</a> – <a href="/wiki/Abu_Nidal" title="Abu Nidal">Abu Nidal</a>, Palestinian terrorist leader (b. 1937)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2002 – John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
guid: c17fa6e1-2a08-46a5-922b-ba94d2bcf649
link: John_Roseboro
html:
2002 – <a href="/wiki/John_Roseboro" title="John Roseboro">John Roseboro</a>, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2003 – Idi Amin, Ugandan field marshal and politician, 3rd President of Uganda (b. 1928)
guid: 657a958e-28f7-4072-aaa8-48c07779b69d
link: Idi_Amin
html:
<a href="/wiki/2003" title="2003">2003</a> – <a href="/wiki/Idi_Amin" title="Idi Amin">Idi Amin</a>, Ugandan field marshal and politician, 3rd <a href="/wiki/President_of_Uganda" title="President of Uganda">President of Uganda</a> (b. 1928)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2004 – Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player and coach (b. 1950)
guid: d3128f40-a7cd-4713-808b-3f100ab3c659
link: Ivan_Hlinka
html:
<a href="/wiki/2004" title="2004">2004</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Hlinka" title="Ivan Hlinka">Ivan Hlinka</a>, Czech ice hockey player and coach (b. 1950)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2004 – Balanadarajah Iyer, Sri Lankan journalist and poet (b. 1957)
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link: Balanadarajah_Iyer
html:
2004 – <a href="/wiki/Balanadarajah_Iyer" title="Balanadarajah Iyer">Balanadarajah Iyer</a>, Sri Lankan journalist and poet (b. 1957)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2004 – Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist (b. 1907)
guid: f932ab73-5765-44a9-a50e-e2261389b586
link: Carl_Mydans
html:
2004 – <a href="/wiki/Carl_Mydans" title="Carl Mydans">Carl Mydans</a>, American photographer and journalist (b. 1907)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2004 – Robert Quiroga, American boxer (b. 1969)
guid: d6fa4cd0-59d8-4cd4-83ab-6a12e548f87c
link: Robert_Quiroga
html:
2004 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Quiroga" title="Robert Quiroga">Robert Quiroga</a>, American boxer (b. 1969)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2005 – Vassar Clements, American fiddler (b. 1928)
guid: 7671ffda-64ba-4e8d-aede-f9d622d25602
link: Vassar_Clements
html:
<a href="/wiki/2005" title="2005">2005</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vassar_Clements" title="Vassar Clements">Vassar Clements</a>, American fiddler (b. 1928)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2005 – Tonino Delli Colli, Italian cinematographer (b. 1922)
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link: Tonino_Delli_Colli
html:
2005 – <a href="/wiki/Tonino_Delli_Colli" title="Tonino Delli Colli">Tonino Delli Colli</a>, Italian cinematographer (b. 1922)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2005 – William Corlett, English novelist and playwright (b. 1938)
guid: e5a87ce8-860b-41a6-9dec-16cfb5bdfd92
link: William_Corlett
html:
2005 – <a href="/wiki/William_Corlett" title="William Corlett">William Corlett</a>, English novelist and playwright (b. 1938)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2005 – FrÃ¨re Roger, Swiss monk and mystic (b. 1915)
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link: Fr%C3%A8re_Roger
html:
2005 – <a href="/wiki/Fr%C3%A8re_Roger" class="mw-redirect" title="FrÃ¨re Roger">FrÃ¨re Roger</a>, Swiss monk and mystic (b. 1915)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2006 – Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and dictator; 46th President of Paraguay (b. 1912)
guid: 3281a56d-01c7-43ae-95a0-49cba9ccab64
link: Alfredo_Stroessner
html:
<a href="/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Stroessner" title="Alfredo Stroessner">Alfredo Stroessner</a>, Paraguayan general and dictator; 46th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Paraguay" title="President of Paraguay">President of Paraguay</a> (b. 1912)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2007 – Bahaedin Adab, Iranian engineer and politician (b. 1945)
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link: Bahaedin_Adab
html:
<a href="/wiki/2007" title="2007">2007</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bahaedin_Adab" title="Bahaedin Adab">Bahaedin Adab</a>, Iranian engineer and politician (b. 1945)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2008 – Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1914)
guid: c0d59874-a06e-4abc-84a9-1e4f4771454c
link: Dorival_Caymmi
html:
<a href="/wiki/2008" title="2008">2008</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dorival_Caymmi" title="Dorival Caymmi">Dorival Caymmi</a>, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1914)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2008 – Ronnie Drew, Irish musician, folk singer and actor (b. 1934)
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link: Ronnie_Drew
html:
2008 – <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Drew" title="Ronnie Drew">Ronnie Drew</a>, Irish musician, folk singer and actor (b. 1934)<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2008 – Masanobu Fukuoka, Japanese farmer and author (b. 1913)
guid: f07044a1-b6e1-44fe-9bed-23506540b44b
link: Masanobu_Fukuoka
html:
2008 – <a href="/wiki/Masanobu_Fukuoka" title="Masanobu Fukuoka">Masanobu Fukuoka</a>, Japanese farmer and author (b. 1913)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2010 – Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general (b. 1923)
guid: 2ed24e6a-18a1-48ef-8784-5245170ce893
link: Dimitrios_Ioannidis
html:
<a href="/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dimitrios_Ioannidis" title="Dimitrios Ioannidis">Dimitrios Ioannidis</a>, Greek general (b. 1923)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2011 – Mihri Belli, Turkish activist and politician (b. 1916)
guid: fc6cf943-082f-4f74-bda7-669e0c964af3
link: Mihri_Belli
html:
<a href="/wiki/2011" title="2011">2011</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mihri_Belli" title="Mihri Belli">Mihri Belli</a>, Turkish activist and politician (b. 1916)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2012 – Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (b. 1954)
guid: cfa785bf-2f27-424b-8c33-b4960cbb49aa
link: Princess_Lalla_Amina_of_Morocco
html:
<a href="/wiki/2012" title="2012">2012</a> – <a href="/wiki/Princess_Lalla_Amina_of_Morocco" title="Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco">Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco</a> (b. 1954)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2012 – Martine Franck, Belgian photographer and director (b. 1938)
guid: 9af63041-6ced-4e11-a500-3edebbbe75e9
link: Martine_Franck
html:
2012 – <a href="/wiki/Martine_Franck" title="Martine Franck">Martine Franck</a>, Belgian photographer and director (b. 1938)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2012 – Abune Paulos, Ethiopian patriarch (b. 1935)
guid: 7406da2b-5c33-48b3-a42e-a9130f0b862a
link: Abune_Paulos
html:
2012 – <a href="/wiki/Abune_Paulos" title="Abune Paulos">Abune Paulos</a>, Ethiopian patriarch (b. 1935)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2012 – William Windom, American actor (b. 1923)
guid: dae2fffc-22ce-4f44-9ce9-0a9509469667
link: William_Windom_(actor)
html:
2012 – <a href="/wiki/William_Windom_(actor)" title="William Windom (actor)">William Windom</a>, American actor (b. 1923)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2013 – David Rees, Welsh mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
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link: David_Rees_(mathematician)
html:
<a href="/wiki/2013" title="2013">2013</a> – <a href="/wiki/David_Rees_(mathematician)" title="David Rees (mathematician)">David Rees</a>, Welsh mathematician and academic (b. 1918)


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2014 – Patrick Aziza, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Kebbi State (b. 1947)
guid: 1bb367b5-1784-4571-acba-0b4c9dc39f89
link: Patrick_Aziza
html:
<a href="/wiki/2014" title="2014">2014</a> – <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Aziza" title="Patrick Aziza">Patrick Aziza</a>, Nigerian general and politician, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Kebbi_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Kebbi State">Governor of Kebbi State</a> (b. 1947)<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2014 – Vsevolod Nestayko, Ukrainian author (b. 1930)
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2014 – <a href="/wiki/Vsevolod_Nestayko" title="Vsevolod Nestayko">Vsevolod Nestayko</a>, Ukrainian author (b. 1930)<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2014 – Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, Italian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1960)
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2014 – <a href="/wiki/Mario_Oriani-Ambrosini" title="Mario Oriani-Ambrosini">Mario Oriani-Ambrosini</a>, Italian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1960)<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2014 – Peter Scholl-Latour, German journalist, author, and academic (b. 1924)
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2014 – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Scholl-Latour" title="Peter Scholl-Latour">Peter Scholl-Latour</a>, German journalist, author, and academic (b. 1924)<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2015 – Jacob Bekenstein, Mexican-American physicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1947)
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<a href="/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Bekenstein" title="Jacob Bekenstein">Jacob Bekenstein</a>, Mexican-American physicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1947)<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2015 – Anna Kashfi, British actress (b. 1934)
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2015 – <a href="/wiki/Anna_Kashfi" title="Anna Kashfi">Anna Kashfi</a>, British actress (b. 1934)<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2015 – Shuja Khanzada, Pakistani colonel and politician (b. 1943)
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2015 – <a href="/wiki/Shuja_Khanzada" title="Shuja Khanzada">Shuja Khanzada</a>, Pakistani colonel and politician (b. 1943)<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2015 – Mile MrkÅ¡iÄ, Serb general (b. 1947)
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2015 – <a href="/wiki/Mile_Mrk%C5%A1i%C4%87" title="Mile MrkÅ¡iÄ">Mile MrkÅ¡iÄ</a>, Serb general (b. 1947)<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2016 – JoÃ£o Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1916)
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<a href="/wiki/2016" title="2016">2016</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Havelange" title="JoÃ£o Havelange">JoÃ£o Havelange</a>, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1916)<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2016 – John McLaughlin, American television personality (b. 1927)
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link: John_McLaughlin_(host)
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2016 – <a href="/wiki/John_McLaughlin_(host)" title="John McLaughlin (host)">John McLaughlin</a>, American television personality (b. 1927)<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2018 – Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
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<a href="/wiki/2018" title="2018">2018</a> – <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2018 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian prime minister (b. 1924)
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2018 – <a href="/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee">Atal Bihari Vajpayee</a>, Indian prime minister (b. 1924)<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2018 – Wakako Yamauchi, American-Japanese writer (b. 1924)
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2018 – <a href="/wiki/Wakako_Yamauchi" title="Wakako Yamauchi">Wakako Yamauchi</a>, American-Japanese writer (b. 1924)<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2019 – Peter Fonda, American actor, director, and screenwriter. (b. 1940)
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<a href="/wiki/2019" title="2019">2019</a> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Fonda" title="Peter Fonda">Peter Fonda</a>, American actor, director, and screenwriter. (b. 1940)<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2019 – Richard Williams, Canadian-British animator (b. 1933)
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2019 – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Williams_(animator)" title="Richard Williams (animator)">Richard Williams</a>, Canadian-British animator (b. 1933)<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2021 – Sean Lock, English comedian and actor (b. 1963)
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<a href="/wiki/2021" title="2021">2021</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sean_Lock" title="Sean Lock">Sean Lock</a>, English comedian and actor (b. 1963)<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: deaths
period: 1901-present
plain: 2023 – Howard S. Becker, American sociologist (b. 1928)
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<a href="/wiki/2023" title="2023">2023</a> – <a href="/wiki/Howard_S._Becker" title="Howard S. Becker">Howard S. Becker</a>, American sociologist (b. 1928)<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a></sup>


date: 08-16
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Children's Day (Paraguay)
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<a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Day_(Paraguay)" class="mw-redirect" title="Children's Day (Paraguay)">Children's Day (Paraguay)</a>


date: 08-16
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Ana Petra Pérez Florido
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<a href="/wiki/Ana_Petra_P%C3%A9rez_Florido" title="Ana Petra Pérez Florido">Ana Petra Pérez Florido</a>


date: 08-16
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Translation of the Acheiropoietos icon from Edessa to Constantinople. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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Translation of the <a href="/wiki/Image_of_Edessa" title="Image of Edessa">Acheiropoietos icon</a> from Edessa to Constantinople. (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church">Eastern Orthodox Church</a>)


date: 08-16
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: August 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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<a href="/wiki/August_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)" title="August 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)">August 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</a>


date: 08-16
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)
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<a href="/wiki/Gozan_no_Okuribi" title="Gozan no Okuribi">Gozan no Okuribi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>)


date: 08-16
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: National Airborne Day (United States)
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link: National_Airborne_Day
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<a href="/wiki/National_Airborne_Day" title="National Airborne Day">National Airborne Day</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>)


date: 08-16
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)
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<a href="/wiki/Restoration_Day_(Dominican_Republic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)">Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)</a>


date: 08-16
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: The first day of the Independence Days, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
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The first day of the <a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Gabon" title="Public holidays in Gabon">Independence Days</a>, celebrates the independence of <a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a> from France in 1960.


date: 08-16
category: holidays_and_observances
plain: Xicolatada (Palau-de-Cerdagne, France)
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<a href="/wiki/Xicolatada" title="Xicolatada">Xicolatada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Palau-de-Cerdagne" title="Palau-de-Cerdagne">Palau-de-Cerdagne</a>, France)


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate.
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<a href="/wiki/682" title="682">682</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_II" title="Pope Leo II">Pope Leo II</a> begins his pontificate.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: a2529d21-17b5-4f6d-924b-3fc62e158d73
link: Byzantine%E2%80%93Bulgarian_wars
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986 – ByzantineâBulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.

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<a href="/wiki/986" title="986">986</a> – <a href="/wiki/Byzantine%E2%80%93Bulgarian_wars" title="ByzantineâBulgarian wars">ByzantineâBulgarian wars</a>: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Gates_of_Trajan" title="Battle of the Gates of Trajan">Battle of the Gates of Trajan</a>: The <a href="/wiki/First_Bulgarian_Empire" title="First Bulgarian Empire">Bulgarians</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Cometopuli_dynasty" title="Cometopuli dynasty">Comitopuli</a> <a href="/wiki/Samuel_of_Bulgaria" title="Samuel of Bulgaria">Samuel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aron_(noble)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aron (noble)">Aron</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine</a> forces at the <a href="/wiki/Gate_of_Trajan" title="Gate of Trajan">Gate of Trajan</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Emperor" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Emperor">Byzantine Emperor</a> <a href="/wiki/Basil_II" title="Basil II">Basil II</a> barely escaping.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: b1409b0a-b7b2-4ed1-94ae-ab8e78a15bc1
link: Georgenberg_Pact
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1186 – Georgenberg Pact: Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria and Leopold V, Duke of Austria sign a heritage agreement in which Ottokar gives his duchy to Leopold and to his son Frederick under the stipulation that Austria and Styria would henceforth remain undivided.

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<a href="/wiki/1186" title="1186">1186</a> – <a href="/wiki/Georgenberg_Pact" title="Georgenberg Pact">Georgenberg Pact</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ottokar_IV,_Duke_of_Styria" title="Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria">Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leopold_V,_Duke_of_Austria" title="Leopold V, Duke of Austria">Leopold V, Duke of Austria</a> sign a heritage agreement in which Ottokar gives his duchy to Leopold and to his son <a href="/wiki/Frederick_I,_Duke_of_Austria_(Babenberg)" title="Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)">Frederick</a> under the stipulation that Austria and Styria would henceforth remain undivided.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
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link: Karl_Topia
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1386 – Karl Topia, the ruler of Princedom of Albania forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return.

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<a href="/wiki/1386" title="1386">1386</a> – <a href="/wiki/Karl_Topia" class="mw-redirect" title="Karl Topia">Karl Topia</a>, the ruler of <a href="/wiki/Princedom_of_Albania" class="mw-redirect" title="Princedom of Albania">Princedom of Albania</a> forges an alliance with the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Venice" title="Republic of Venice">Republic of Venice</a>, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottomans</a> in return.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 8bc1a430-b9c7-43bd-989d-69b078f4cc06
link: Hundred_Years%27_War
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1424 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of AlenÃ§on, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas.

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<a href="/wiki/1424" title="1424">1424</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War" title="Hundred Years' War">Hundred Years' War</a>: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Verneuil" title="Battle of Verneuil">Battle of Verneuil</a>: An English force under <a href="/wiki/John,_Duke_of_Bedford" class="mw-redirect" title="John, Duke of Bedford">John, Duke of Bedford</a> defeats a larger French army under <a href="/wiki/Jean_II,_Duke_of_Alen%C3%A7on" class="mw-redirect" title="Jean II, Duke of AlenÃ§on">Jean II, Duke of AlenÃ§on</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Stewart,_2nd_Earl_of_Buchan" class="mw-redirect" title="John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan">John Stewart</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Archibald_Douglas,_4th_Earl_of_Douglas" title="Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas">Earl Archibald of Douglas</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: d37cb651-3eb1-4ff9-a51e-8fd95af8b16f
link: List_of_bishops_of_Turku#Catholic_bishops_of_Turku_(Ã bo,_Aboa)
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1488 – Konrad Bitz, the Bishop of Turku, marks the date of his preface to Missale Aboense, the oldest known book of Finland.

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<a href="/wiki/1488" title="1488">1488</a> – <a href="/wiki/List_of_bishops_of_Turku#Catholic_bishops_of_Turku_(Ã bo,_Aboa)" title="List of bishops of Turku">Konrad Bitz</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Turku" title="Archdiocese of Turku">Bishop of Turku</a>, marks the date of his preface to <i><a href="/wiki/Missale_Aboense" title="Missale Aboense">Missale Aboense</a></i>, the oldest known book of <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: ba14ee24-793a-4cc8-8826-d2fc5a0b2db2
link: Cesare_Borgia
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1498 – Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois.

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<a href="/wiki/1498" title="1498">1498</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cesare_Borgia" title="Cesare Borgia">Cesare Borgia</a>, son of <a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI" title="Pope Alexander VI">Pope Alexander VI</a>, becomes the first person in history to resign the <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)" title="Cardinal (Catholic Church)">cardinalate</a>; later that same day, King <a href="/wiki/Louis_XII_of_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis XII of France">Louis XII of France</a> names him <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Valentinois" title="Duke of Valentinois">Duke of Valentinois</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
plain: 1549 – Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England.
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<a href="/wiki/1549" title="1549">1549</a> – <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sampford_Courtenay" title="Battle of Sampford Courtenay">Battle of Sampford Courtenay</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Prayer_Book_Rebellion" title="Prayer Book Rebellion">Prayer Book Rebellion</a> is quashed in <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_England" title="Kingdom of England">England</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
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link: Catholic_Church
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1560 – The Catholic Church is overthrown and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland.

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<a href="/wiki/1560" title="1560">1560</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a> is overthrown and <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestantism</a> is <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Reformation_Parliament" title="Scottish Reformation Parliament">established</a> as the national religion in <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland" title="Kingdom of Scotland">Scotland</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 3c1d0e1c-314c-497b-bf47-a3bea934b705
link: Eighty_Years%27_War
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1585 – Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp: Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces.

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<a href="/wiki/1585" title="1585">1585</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eighty_Years%27_War" title="Eighty Years' War">Eighty Years' War</a>: <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Antwerp_(1584%E2%80%9385)" class="mw-redirect" title="Siege of Antwerp (1584â85)">Siege of Antwerp</a>: <a href="/wiki/Antwerp" title="Antwerp">Antwerp</a> is captured by <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Empire" title="Spanish Empire">Spanish</a> forces under <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma" title="Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma">Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma</a>, who orders <a href="/wiki/Protestants" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestants">Protestants</a> to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Republic" title="Dutch Republic">northern provinces</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 5812600b-3e38-494f-a42f-b4a158d96030
link: Sir_Walter_Raleigh
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1585 – A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina.

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1585 – A first group of colonists sent by <a href="/wiki/Sir_Walter_Raleigh" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Walter Raleigh">Sir Walter Raleigh</a> under the charge of <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Lane" title="Ralph Lane">Ralph Lane</a> lands in the <a href="/wiki/New_World" title="New World">New World</a> to create <a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Colony" title="Roanoke Colony">Roanoke Colony</a> on <a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Island" title="Roanoke Island">Roanoke Island</a>, off the coast of present-day <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: pre-1600
guid: 0cb9fbe9-98fe-4e65-bb18-4664f3ca0c94
link: Islands_Voyage
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1597 – Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores.

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<a href="/wiki/1597" title="1597">1597</a> – <a href="/wiki/Islands_Voyage" title="Islands Voyage">Islands Voyage</a>: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Devereux,_2nd_Earl_of_Essex" title="Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex">Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex</a>, and Sir <a href="/wiki/Walter_Raleigh" title="Walter Raleigh">Walter Raleigh</a> set sail on an expedition to the <a href="/wiki/Azores" title="Azores">Azores</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
guid: 16f9e495-92fb-4745-8e76-03f54de5e8dc
link: Austro-Turkish_War_of_1716%E2%80%9318
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1717 – Austro-Turkish War of 1716â18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.

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<a href="/wiki/1717" title="1717">1717</a> – <a href="/wiki/Austro-Turkish_War_of_1716%E2%80%9318" class="mw-redirect" title="Austro-Turkish War of 1716â18">Austro-Turkish War of 1716â18</a>: The month-long <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Belgrade_(1717)" title="Siege of Belgrade (1717)">Siege of Belgrade</a> ends with <a href="/wiki/Prince_Eugene_of_Savoy" title="Prince Eugene of Savoy">Prince Eugene of Savoy</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Habsburg_monarchy" title="Habsburg monarchy">Austrian</a> troops capturing the city from the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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link: Ioan_Giurgiu_Patachi
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1723 – Ioan Giurgiu Patachi becomes Bishop of FÄgÄraÈ and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in FÄgÄraÈ, after being formally confirmed earlier by Pope Clement XI.

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<a href="/wiki/1723" title="1723">1723</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ioan_Giurgiu_Patachi" title="Ioan Giurgiu Patachi">Ioan Giurgiu Patachi</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_F%C4%83g%C4%83ra%C8%99" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishop of FÄgÄraÈ">Bishop of FÄgÄraÈ</a> and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in <a href="/wiki/F%C4%83g%C4%83ra%C8%99" title="FÄgÄraÈ">FÄgÄraÈ</a>, after being formally confirmed earlier by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XI" title="Pope Clement XI">Pope Clement XI</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1740 – Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope.

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<a href="/wiki/1740" title="1740">1740</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIV" title="Pope Benedict XIV">Pope Benedict XIV</a>, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds <a href="/wiki/Clement_XII" class="mw-redirect" title="Clement XII">Clement XII</a> as the 247th Pope.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1784 – Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12,000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of ChinchÃ³n.

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<a href="/wiki/1784" title="1784">1784</a> – Classical composer <a href="/wiki/Luigi_Boccherini" title="Luigi Boccherini">Luigi Boccherini</a> receives a pay rise of 12,000 <a href="/wiki/Spanish_real" title="Spanish real">reals</a> from his employer, the <a href="/wiki/Infante_Luis,_Count_of_Chinch%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Infante Luis, Count of ChinchÃ³n">Infante Luis, Count of ChinchÃ³n</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1798 – The Vietnamese Catholics report a Marian apparition in Quáº£ng Trá», an event which is called Our Lady of La Vang.

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<a href="/wiki/1798" title="1798">1798</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnamese</a> Catholics report a <a href="/wiki/Marian_apparition" title="Marian apparition">Marian apparition</a> in <a href="/wiki/Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_Tr%E1%BB%8B" title="Quáº£ng Trá»">Quáº£ng Trá»</a>, an event which is called <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_La_Vang" title="Our Lady of La Vang">Our Lady of La Vang</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1807 – Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.

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<a href="/wiki/1807" title="1807">1807</a> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Fulton" title="Robert Fulton">Robert Fulton</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/North_River_Steamboat" title="North River Steamboat">North River Steamboat</a></i> leaves New York City for <a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany, New York</a>, on the <a href="/wiki/Hudson_River" title="Hudson River">Hudson River</a>, inaugurating the first commercial <a href="/wiki/Steamboat" title="Steamboat">steamboat</a> service in the world.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1808 – The Finnish War: The Battle of Alavus is fought.
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<a href="/wiki/1808" title="1808">1808</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Finnish_War" title="Finnish War">Finnish War</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Alavus" title="Battle of Alavus">Battle of Alavus</a> is fought.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1827 – Dutch King William I and Pope Leo XII sign concord.
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<a href="/wiki/1827" title="1827">1827</a> – Dutch King <a href="/wiki/William_I_of_the_Netherlands" title="William I of the Netherlands">William I</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_XII" title="Pope Leo XII">Pope Leo XII</a> sign concord.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1836 – British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths.
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<a href="/wiki/1836" title="1836">1836</a> – <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">British parliament</a> <a href="/wiki/Marriage_Act_1836" title="Marriage Act 1836">accepts</a> registration of births, marriages and deaths.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1862 – American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.

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<a href="/wiki/1862" title="1862">1862</a> – <a href="/wiki/American_Indian_Wars" title="American Indian Wars">American Indian Wars</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Dakota_War_of_1862" title="Dakota War of 1862">Dakota War of 1862</a> begins in <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> as <a href="/wiki/Dakota_people" title="Dakota people">Dakota</a> warriors attack white settlements along the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_River" title="Minnesota River">Minnesota River</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1862 – American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.

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1862 – <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>: Major General <a href="/wiki/J._E._B._Stuart" title="J. E. B. Stuart">J. E. B. Stuart</a> is assigned command of all the cavalry of the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate</a> <a href="/wiki/Army_of_Northern_Virginia" title="Army of Northern Virginia">Army of Northern Virginia</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1863 – American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.

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<a href="/wiki/1863" title="1863">1863</a> – American Civil War: In <a href="/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina" title="Charleston, South Carolina">Charleston, South Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held <a href="/wiki/Fort_Sumter" title="Fort Sumter">Fort Sumter</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.

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<a href="/wiki/1864" title="1864">1864</a> – American Civil War: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gainesville" title="Battle of Gainesville">Battle of Gainesville</a>: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near <a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, Florida</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1866 – The Grand Duchy of Baden announces its withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.

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<a href="/wiki/1866" title="1866">1866</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Baden" title="Grand Duchy of Baden">Grand Duchy of Baden</a> announces its withdrawal from the <a href="/wiki/German_Confederation" title="German Confederation">German Confederation</a> and signs a <a href="/wiki/History_of_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg" title="History of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg">treaty of peace and alliance</a> with <a href="/wiki/Prussia" title="Prussia">Prussia</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1876 – Richard Wagner's GÃ¶tterdÃ¤mmerung, the last opera in his Ring cycle, premieres at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.

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<a href="/wiki/1876" title="1876">1876</a> – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Wagner" title="Richard Wagner">Richard Wagner</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6tterd%C3%A4mmerung" title="GÃ¶tterdÃ¤mmerung">GÃ¶tterdÃ¤mmerung</a></i>, the last opera in his <i><a href="/wiki/Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen" title="Der Ring des Nibelungen">Ring </a></i>cycle, premieres at the <a href="/wiki/Bayreuth_Festspielhaus" title="Bayreuth Festspielhaus">Bayreuth Festspielhaus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
plain: 1883 – The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
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<a href="/wiki/1883" title="1883">1883</a> – The first public performance of the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>'s <a href="/wiki/National_anthem" title="National anthem">national anthem</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/National_Anthem_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="National Anthem of the Dominican Republic">Himno Nacional</a></i>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1601-1900
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1896 – Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.

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<a href="/wiki/1896" title="1896">1896</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bridget_Driscoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Bridget Driscoll">Bridget Driscoll</a> became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1915 – Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia, USA after his death sentence is commuted by Governor John Slaton.

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<a href="/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a> – Jewish American <a href="/wiki/Leo_Frank" title="Leo Frank">Leo Frank</a> is <a href="/wiki/Lynching" title="Lynching">lynched</a> in <a href="/wiki/Marietta,_Georgia" title="Marietta, Georgia">Marietta, Georgia, USA</a> after his death sentence is commuted by Governor <a href="/wiki/John_M._Slaton" title="John M. Slaton">John Slaton</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1915 – A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h).
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1915 – A <a href="/wiki/1915_Galveston_hurricane" title="1915 Galveston hurricane">Category 4 hurricane</a> hits <a href="/wiki/Galveston,_Texas" title="Galveston, Texas">Galveston, Texas</a> with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h).


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1916 – World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.

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<a href="/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a> – World War I: <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Romania" title="Kingdom of Romania">Romania</a> signs a <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Bucharest_(1916)" title="Treaty of Bucharest (1916)">secret treaty</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I" title="Allies of World War I">Entente Powers</a>. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1918 – Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
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link: Bolshevik
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<a href="/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bolshevik" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolshevik">Bolshevik</a> revolutionary leader <a href="/wiki/Moisei_Uritsky" title="Moisei Uritsky">Moisei Uritsky</a> is assassinated.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1942 – World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
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<a href="/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a> – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marines</a> <a href="/wiki/Makin_Island_raid" class="mw-redirect" title="Makin Island raid">raid</a> the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japanese</a>-held Pacific island of Makin.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Eighth_Air_Force
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1943 – World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the SchweinfurtâRegensburg mission.

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<a href="/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a> – World War II: The U.S. <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth Air Force</a> suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the <a href="/wiki/Schweinfurt%E2%80%93Regensburg_mission" title="SchweinfurtâRegensburg mission">SchweinfurtâRegensburg mission</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: U.S._Seventh_Army
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1943 – World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.

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1943 – World War II: The <a href="/wiki/U.S._Seventh_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Seventh Army">U.S. Seventh Army</a> under General <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton</a> arrives in <a href="/wiki/Messina" title="Messina">Messina</a>, Italy, followed several hours later by the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Army_(United_Kingdom)" title="Eighth Army (United Kingdom)">British 8th Army</a> under Field Marshal <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery" title="Bernard Montgomery">Bernard Montgomery</a>, thus completing the <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied</a> <a href="/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily" title="Allied invasion of Sicily">conquest of Sicily</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Quebec_Conference,_1943
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1943 – World War II: First QuÃ©bec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins.

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1943 – World War II: <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Conference,_1943" class="mw-redirect" title="Quebec Conference, 1943">First QuÃ©bec Conference</a> of <a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>, and <a href="/wiki/William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King" title="William Lyon Mackenzie King">William Lyon Mackenzie King</a> begins.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
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1943 – World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program.

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1943 – World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> begins <a href="/wiki/Operation_Hydra_(1943)" title="Operation Hydra (1943)">Operation Hydra</a>, the first air raid of the <a href="/wiki/Operation_Crossbow" title="Operation Crossbow">Operation Crossbow</a> <a href="/wiki/Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II" title="Strategic bombing during World War II">strategic bombing campaign</a> against Germany's <a href="/wiki/V-weapons" title="V-weapons">V-weapon program</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Sukarno
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1945 – Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire.

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<a href="/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sukarno" title="Sukarno">Sukarno</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Hatta" title="Mohammad Hatta">Mohammad Hatta</a> <a href="/wiki/Proclamation_of_Indonesian_Independence" title="Proclamation of Indonesian Independence">proclaim the independence</a> of <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, igniting the <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_National_Revolution" title="Indonesian National Revolution">Indonesian National Revolution</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch Empire">Dutch Empire</a>.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1945 – The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.
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1945 – The novella <i><a href="/wiki/Animal_Farm" title="Animal Farm">Animal Farm</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/George_Orwell" title="George Orwell">George Orwell</a> is first published.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: Evacuation_of_Manchukuo
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1945 – Evacuation of Manchukuo: At Talitzou by the Sino-Korean border, Puyi, then the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, formally renounces the imperial throne, dissolves the state, and cedes its territory to the Republic of China.

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1945 – <a href="/wiki/Evacuation_of_Manchukuo" title="Evacuation of Manchukuo">Evacuation of Manchukuo</a>: At <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dalizi,+Changbai+Korean+Autonomous+County,+Baishan,+Jilin,+China,+134401/@41.5087795,128.03992,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5fccc1ef0e95d177:0x5e3573677a640d7d!8m2!3d41.50878!4d128.03992?hl=en-us">Talitzou</a> by the <a href="/wiki/China-North_Korea_border" class="mw-redirect" title="China-North Korea border">Sino-Korean border</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puyi" title="Puyi">Puyi</a>, then the Kangde Emperor of <a href="/wiki/Manchukuo" title="Manchukuo">Manchukuo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Evacuation_of_Manchukuo#The_fate_of_Manchukuo" title="Evacuation of Manchukuo">formally renounces the imperial throne, dissolves the state, and cedes its territory</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)" title="Republic of China (1912â1949)">Republic of China</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
plain: 1947 – The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed.
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<a href="/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Radcliffe_Line" title="Radcliffe Line">Radcliffe Line</a>, the border between the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_India" title="Dominion of India">Dominions of India</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Pakistan" title="Dominion of Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, is revealed.


date: 08-17
category: events
period: 1901-present
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link: 1949_Karl%C4%B1ova_earthquake
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1949 – The 6.7 Ms KarlÄ±ova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320â450 dead.

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<a href="/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a> – The 6.7 M<sub>s</sub> <a href="/wiki/1949_Karl%C4%B1ova_earthquake" title="1949 KarlÄ±ova earthquake">KarlÄ±ova earthquake</a> shakes eastern <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> with a maximum <a href="/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercalli intensity scale">Mercalli intensity</a> of X (<i>Extreme</i>), leaving 320â450 dead.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup>


