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===Pre-1600=== |
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*] – The ] declares ] ], the last in the ].<ref>{{cite book|author=Stanley Sandler|title=Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L_xxOM85bD8C&pg=PA923|year=2002|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-57607-344-5|pages=923}}</ref> |
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*] – ] is consecrated, having been elected after the controversial dethroning of Pope Celestine II.<ref>{{cite book|author=Philippe Levillain|title=The Papacy: Gaius-Proxies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7VDcmDeLuV4C&pg=PA732|year=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-92230-2|pages=732}}</ref> |
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*] – The ] declares ] ], the last in the ].<ref>{{cite book|first=Stanley|last=Sandler|title=Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L_xxOM85bD8C&pg=PA923|year=2002|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-57607-344-5|page=923}}</ref> |
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*] – ] is consecrated, having been elected after the controversial dethroning of Pope Celestine II.<ref>{{cite book|first=Philippe|last=Levillain|title=The Papacy: Gaius-Proxies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7VDcmDeLuV4C&pg=PA732|year=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-92230-2|page=732}}</ref> |
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*] – After a ], the city of Weinsberg and its castle surrender to ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Toynbee|first=Paget Jackson|title=Dante Alighieri: His Life and Works|location=London|publisher=Methuen|date=1910|oclc=8059335|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_15dAAAAMAAJ|page=2|isbn=9780827438156|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Hüsken|first=Wim|chapter=Mirror, Mirror on the Wall... History in Late Medieval Drama From the Low Countries|title=Staging History: Essays in Late Medieval and Humanist Drama|editor-last1=Happé|editor-first1=Peter|editor-last2=Hüsken|editor-first2=Wim N. M.|location=Leiden|publisher=Brill Rodopi|date=2021|isbn=9789004449497|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YrscEAAAQBAJ|page=148}}</ref> |
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*] – The city of ] is ] by the ] army of ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rachewiltz |first1=Igor de |last2=Wang |first2=May |title=In the Service of the Khan: Eminent Personalities of the Early Mongol-Yüan Period (1200-1300) |date=1993 |publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |isbn=978-3-447-03339-8 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kG45gi7E3hsC&pg=PA23 |language=en}}</ref> |
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*] – The city of ] is ] by the ] army of ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rachewiltz |first1=Igor de |last2=Wang |first2=May |title=In the Service of the Khan: Eminent Personalities of the Early Mongol-Yüan Period (1200–1300) |date=1993 |publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |isbn=978-3-447-03339-8 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kG45gi7E3hsC&pg=PA23 |language=en}}</ref> |
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*] – The ] is fought in the context of the Spanish ] between the forces of the ] and the combined army of the ] and of ] resulting in a Castilian victory. |
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*] – The ] is fought in the context of the Spanish ] between the forces of the ] and the combined army of the ] and of ] resulting in a Castilian victory. |
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*] – ]: The revolting ], led by ] ], inflict a major defeat on ] troops in southern ]. |
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*] – ]: The revolting ], led by ] ], inflict a major defeat on ] troops in southern ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Prieto Pastén|first=Andrés I.|chapter=Empathy with the Mapuche: Rosales's Manifiesto apologético and Pineda y Bascuñán's Cautiverio feliz|title=A History of Chilean Literature|editor-last=López-Calvo|editor-first=Ignacio|location=Cambridge, UK|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=2021|isbn=9781108487375|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v9xBEAAAQBAJ|pages=79–80}}</ref> |
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*] – ]: ] and the '']'' ] land on what is now known as ] in ]. |
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*] – ]: ] and the '']'' ] land near what is now known as ] in ]. |
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*] – American settlers in ], ], declare their independence, starting the ]. |
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*] – American settlers in ], ], declare their independence, starting the ]. |
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*] – ]: ]ian forces decisively defeat ] troops at the ]. |
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*] – ]: ]ian forces decisively defeat ] troops at the ]. |
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*] – World premiere of ]'s '']'' at the ] in ], Denmark. |
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*] – World premiere of ]'s '']'' at the ] in ], Denmark. |
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*] – ] and ], the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the ], are formed. |
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*] – ] and ], the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the ], are formed. |
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*] – ], a Canadian-American gym teacher at ], publishes the first rules for the game now known as ] and brings it to his class, which then plays the first game of basketball.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Griffiths |first=Sian |date=20 September 2019 |title=The Canadian who invented basketball |work=] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-11348053 |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Naismith |first=James|author-link=James Naismith|title=Basketball: Its Origin and Development |publisher=Association Press |year=1941 |location=New York City |pages=53–59}}</ref> |
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*] – The ] ] of at least 2,000 striking ] miners in ], ]. |
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*] – The ] ] of at least 2,000 striking ] miners in ], ].<ref>{{Cite book|title=La Masacre de la Escuela Santa María de Iquique: Mirada Histórica desde la Cámara de Diputados|last=Hoehn|first=Marek|publisher=Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile|year=2007|isbn=978-956-7629-04-6|page=110|editor-last=Vásquez|editor-first=David|language=es|chapter=Una visión comparativa sobre la huelga de Santa María de Iquique y el legado de los movimientos obreros de la época|quote=Ya es sabido que dicha huelga culminó en la masacre de más de dos mil obreros en la escuela Santa María}}</ref> |
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*] – ] at the ] No. 3 Pit in ], ], England, kills 344 miners. |
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*] – ] at the ] No. 3 Pit in ], ], England, kills 344 miners. |
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*] – ]'s "word-cross", the first ] puzzle, is published in the '']''. |
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*] – ]'s "word-cross", the first ] puzzle, is published in the '']''. |
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*] – American ] ] is deported to Russia. |
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*] – American ] ] is deported to Russia. |
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*] – United Kingdom and ] formally signed an agreement of friendship, called the ], which superseded the ] signed in 1816. |
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*] – United Kingdom and ] formally sign an agreement of friendship, called the ], which superseded the ] signed in 1816. |
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*] – '']'', one of ]'s best-known works, premiered.<ref>{{cite book|last= MacDonald|first= Laurence E.|title= The Invisible Art of Film Music: A Comprehensive History|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=e0NYYHWtz6sC|publisher= The Scarecrow Press|location= New York|year= 2013|page=35|isbn= 978-0-8108-8397-0}}</ref> |
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*] – First flight of the ] multi-role combat aircraft. |
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*] – First flight of the ] multi-role combat aircraft. |
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*] – '']'', the world's first full-length ] feature, premieres at the ]. |
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*] – '']'', the world's first full-length ] feature, premieres at the ]. |
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*] – ]: A formal treaty of alliance between ] and Japan is signed in the presence of the ] in ], Thailand. |
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*] – ]: A ] is signed. |
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*] – An 8.1 ] ] and subsequent ] in ], Japan, kills over 1,300 people and destroys over 38,000 homes. |
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*] – An 8.1 ] ] and subsequent ] in ], Japan, kills over 1,300 people and destroys over 38,000 homes. |
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*] – ] begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000–30,000 ] and destruction of more than 100 villages. |
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*] – ] begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000–30,000 ] and destruction of more than 100 villages. |
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*] – ] is adopted. |
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*] – ] is adopted. |
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*] – ], the first man to undergo a human-to-human ], dies in ], South Africa, having lived for 18 days after the transplant. |
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*] – ], the first man to undergo a human-to-human ], dies in ], South Africa, having lived for 18 days after the transplant. |
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*] – ]: '']'' is launched from the ], placing its crew on a ] trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans. |
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*] – ]: ] is launched from the ], placing its crew on a ] trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans. |
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*] – First flight of ] multi-role combat aircraft. |
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*] – First flight of ] multi-role combat aircraft. |
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*] – The ] on the ] opens. |
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*] – The ] on the ] opens. |
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*] – ]: An independence agreement for ] is signed in London by ], Sir ], ], ], Bishop ] and S.C. Mundawarara. |
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*] – ]: An independence agreement for ] is signed in London by ], Sir ], ], ], Bishop ] and S.C. Mundawarara. |
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*] – A bomb explodes on board ] over ], ], Scotland, killing 270. This is to date the deadliest air disaster to occur in British soil. |
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*] – A bomb explodes on board ] over ], ], Scotland, killing 270.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-63933837 |website=BBC News |access-date=11 December 2022 |date=11 December 2022}}</ref> This is to date the deadliest air disaster to occur on British soil. |
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* 1988 – The first flight of ], the largest aircraft in the world. |
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* 1988 – The first flight of ], the largest aircraft in the world. |
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*] – ]: The leaders of 11 now effectively autonomous Soviet republics sign the ] establishing the ] in place of the collapsing ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fedor |first=Helen |title=Belarus and Moldova: Country Studies |publisher=] |year=1995 |isbn=0844408492 |edition=1st |location=Washington, D.C. |page=195 |language=en}}</ref> |
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*] – A ] ], flight ], crashes at ], killing 56. |
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*] – A ] ], flight ], crashes at ], killing 56. |
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*] – The city of ] passes from ]i to ] control. |
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*] – The city of ] passes from ]i to ] control. |
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*] – The ] intercepts a van loaded with 950 kg of explosives that ] intended to use to blow up ] in ], Spain. |
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*] – The ] intercepts a van loaded with 950 kg of explosives that ] intended to use to blow up ] in ], Spain. |
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* 1999 – ] overshoots the runway at ], killing 18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991221-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 F-GTDI Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> |
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* 1999 – ] overshoots the runway at ], killing 18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991221-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 F-GTDI Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> |
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*] – ]: A ] ] at the ] next to the main U.S. military airfield at ], ], the single deadliest suicide attack on American soldiers. |
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*] – ]: A ] ] at the ] next to the main U.S. military airfield at ], ], the single deadliest suicide attack on American soldiers in Iraq. |
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*] – ]: Festivities are held in parts of Mesoamerica to commemorate the conclusion of b’ak’tun 13, a roughly 5,126-year-long cycle in the ] whose passing many ] spiritualists had earlier held to portend a variety of cataclysmic or transformative events.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alper |first=Alexandra |date=21 December 2012 |title=Celebrations in Mexico as world survives Maya "end of days" |work=] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE8BJ16Q/ |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref> |
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*] – A ] of ] and ] occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623.<ref>{{Cite web|title=See the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, 21 December 2020|url=https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/great-conjunction-jupiter-saturn|access-date=2020-11-29|website=BBC Sky at Night Magazine}}</ref> |
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*] – Fourteen people are killed and 25 others injured during ] at ] in ], ]. The perpetrator, a student at the university, kills himself after police arrived; he also killed his father before the shooting.<ref>{{cite web |title=A lone gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 15 people and injuring 24 |url=https://apnews.com/article/prague-shooting-dead-injured-9a383bc6919c1b0d929cf06aa4818341 |website=AP News |date=21 December 2023 |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref> |
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* ] – ], Japanese samurai (d. 1048) |
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* ] – ], Japanese samurai (d. 1048) |
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*] – ], Italian painter (d. 1428)<ref>{{cite book|author=Bruce Cole|title=Masaccio and the art of early Renaissance Florence|url=https://archive.org/details/masaccioartofear0000cole|url-access=registration|year=1980|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-12298-8|page=}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Italian painter (d. 1428)<ref>{{cite book|author=Bruce Cole|title=Masaccio and the art of early Renaissance Florence|url=https://archive.org/details/masaccioartofear0000cole|url-access=registration|year=1980|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-12298-8|page=}}</ref> |
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*] – ], English baron (d. 1524) |
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*] – ], English baron (d. 1524) |
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*] – ], English politician (d. 1550)<ref>{{cite book|author=Ann Hoffmann|title=Lives of the Tudor Age, 1485-1603|url=https://archive.org/details/livesoftudorage10000hoff|url-access=registration|year=1977|publisher=Barnes & Noble Books|isbn=978-0-06-494331-4|page=}}</ref> |
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*] – ], English politician (d. 1550)<ref>{{cite book|author=Ann Hoffmann|title=Lives of the Tudor Age, 1485–1603|url=https://archive.org/details/livesoftudorage10000hoff|url-access=registration|year=1977|publisher=Barnes & Noble Books|isbn=978-0-06-494331-4|page=}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Catholic cardinal (d. 1586) |
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*] – ], English mathematician and astrologer (d. 1632) |
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*] – ], English mathematician and astrologer (d. 1632) |
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*] – ], Mughal noble (d. 1614)<ref>{{cite book|author=Rajiva Nain Prasad|title=Raja Mān Singh of Amber|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FsA5AQAAIAAJ|year=1966|publisher=World Press|page=19}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Mughal noble (d. 1614)<ref>{{cite book|author=Rajiva Nain Prasad|title=Raja Mān Singh of Amber|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FsA5AQAAIAAJ|year=1966|publisher=World Press|page=19|isbn=9780842614733}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Ruthenian Orthodox metropolitan and saint (d. 1646) |
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*] – ], Ruthenian Orthodox metropolitan and saint (d. 1646) |
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*] – ], English minister, theologian, and politician, 9th ] (d. 1684) |
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*] – ], English minister, theologian, and politician, 9th ] (d. 1684) |
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*] – ], Rhode Island colonial governor (d. 1678)<ref>{{cite book|title=The American Quarterly Register|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=reX-9CBk6w4C&pg=PA276|year=1841|publisher=The Society|pages=276}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Rhode Island colonial governor (d. 1678)<ref>{{cite book|title=The American Quarterly Register|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=reX-9CBk6w4C&pg=PA276|year=1841|publisher=The Society|page=276}}</ref> |
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*] – ], German pastor and composer (d. 1737) |
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*] – ], German pastor and composer (d. 1737) |
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*] – ], Canadian-English general (d. 1774) |
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*] – ], Danish jurist and politician, 3rd ] (d. 1860) |
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*] – ], Danish jurist and politician, 3rd ] (d. 1860) |
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*] – ], English priest, hunter, and dog breeder (d. 1883) |
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*] – ], English priest, hunter, and dog breeder (d. 1883) |
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* 1795 – ], German historian, author, and academic (d. 1886)<ref>{{cite book|author=Andreas D Boldt|title=Leopold Von Ranke: A Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3nGPDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT22|date=29 March 2019|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-351-04272-7|pages=22}}</ref> |
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* 1795 – ], German historian, author, and academic (d. 1886)<ref>{{cite book|author=Andreas D Boldt|title=Leopold Von Ranke: A Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3nGPDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT22|date=29 March 2019|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-351-04272-7|page=22}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Italian painter and academic (d. 1894) |
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*] – ], Italian painter and academic (d. 1894) |
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*] – ], English lawyer and politician, ] (d. 1881)<ref>{{cite book|author=Jonathan Parry|title=Benjamin Disraeli|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kKkzv_iyVgoC&pg=RA1-PA1|date=23 April 2007|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-164751-2|pages=1}}</ref> |
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*] – ], English lawyer and politician, ] (d. 1881)<ref>{{cite book|author=Jonathan Parry|title=Benjamin Disraeli|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kKkzv_iyVgoC&pg=RA1-PA1|date=23 April 2007|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-164751-2|page=1}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Scottish chemist and academic (d. 1869) |
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*] – ], Cuban soldier and politician (d. 1907) |
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*] – ], Belgian cellist and composer<ref>{{Cite book |last=Riemann |first=Hugo |author-link=Hugo Riemann |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmusi00riem/page/184/mode/2up |title=Dictionary of Music |publisher=] |year=1908 |edition=4th |page=185 |translator-last=Shedlock |translator-first=J. S.}}</ref> (d. 1915)<ref>{{Cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rApDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA96 |title=Musical News |date=January 30, 1915 |volume=48 |page=96 |chapter=Obituary: Chevalier Ernest de Munck}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Puerto Rican writer, educator, women's rights activist (d. 1951)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Sicherman | first1=Barbara | last2=Hurd Green | first2=Carol | title=Notable American Women: The Modern Period | place=Cambridge MA | publisher=Belknap | year=1983 | isbn=978-0-6746-2733-8 | page= | url=https://archive.org/details/notableamericanw00sich_0/page/129 }}</ref> |
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*] – ], Puerto Rican writer, educator, women's rights activist (d. 1951)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Sicherman | first1=Barbara | last2=Hurd Green | first2=Carol | title=Notable American Women: The Modern Period | place=Cambridge, Massachusetts| publisher=Belknap | year=1983 | isbn=978-0-6746-2733-8 | page= | url=https://archive.org/details/notableamericanw00sich_0/page/129 }}</ref> |
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* 1905 – ], German mathematician (d. 1983)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Grinstein | first=Louise S. | last2=Campbell | first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics : a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page= | url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/30 }}</ref> |
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* 1905 – ], English author (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/anthony-powell-chronicler-of-time-dies-at-94-284091.html |title=Anthony Powell, chronicler of Time, dies at 94 |last=Buncombe |first=Andrew |newspaper=The Independent |date=28 March 2000 |access-date=2 November 2017}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Japanese journalist and author (d. 1992) |
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*] – ], American baseball player (d. 1947)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 21: Tom Payne, Jane Fonda |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/21/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-21-Tom-Payne-Jane-Fonda/6231671587296/ |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023 |date=21 December 2022}}</ref> |
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*] – ], German novelist and short story writer, ] laureate (d. 1985) |
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*] – ], German novelist and short story writer, ] laureate (d. 1985) |
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*] – ], American colonel and politician, 11th ] (d. 2003) |
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*] – ], American colonel and politician, 11th ] (d. 2003) |
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* 1918 – ], Austrian colonel, ], and politician; 9th ] (d. 2007) |
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* 1918 – ], Austrian colonel and politician; 9th ] (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kandell |first1=Jonathan |title=Kurt Waldheim dies at 88; ex-UN chief hid Nazi past |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/world/europe/14iht-waldheim.3.6141106.html|newspaper=]|access-date=18 October 2022 |date=14 June 2007}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American voice actor (d. 2018) |
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*] – ], American voice actor (d. 2018) |
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*] – ], Cuban ballerina and choreographer, founded the ] (d. 2019) |
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*] – ], Cuban ballerina and choreographer, founded the ] (d. 2019) |
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* 1920 – ], American computer programmer (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite book | last=Henderson | first=Harry | title= A to Z of Computer Scientists | url=https://archive.org/details/tozcomputerscien00hend | url-access=limited | place=New York | publisher=Facts on File | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-8160-4531-0 | page=}}</ref> |
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* 1920 – ], American computer programmer (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite book | last=Henderson | first=Harry | title= A to Z of Computer Scientists | url=https://archive.org/details/tozcomputerscien00hend | url-access=limited | place=New York | publisher=Facts on File | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-8160-4531-0 | page=}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Nauruan pastor and politician (d. 1989) |
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*] – ], Nauruan pastor and politician (d. 1989) |
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* 1922 – ], American actor, voice artist, and ventriloquist (d. 2005) |
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* 1922 – ], French mathematician and physicist (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite book | last=Oakes | first=Elizabeth H. | title=Encyclopedia of World Scientists | url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaworl00oake | url-access=limited | place=New York | publisher=Facts on File | year=2007 | isbn=978-0-8160-6158-7 | page=}}</ref> |
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* 1922 – ], French mathematician and physicist (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite book | last=Oakes | first=Elizabeth H. | title=Encyclopedia of World Scientists | url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaworl00oake | url-access=limited | place=New York | publisher=Facts on File | year=2007 | isbn=978-0-8160-6158-7 | page=}}</ref> |
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* 1922 – ], American actor, voice artist, and ventriloquist (d. 2005) |
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*] – ], American basketball player (d. 2019)<ref name=goldstein>{{cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |title=Wat Misaka, First Nonwhite in Modern Pro Basketball, Dies at 95 | newspaper=] |date=November 21, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American basketball player (d. 2019)<ref name=goldstein>{{cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard|author-link=Richard Goldstein (writer, born 1942)|title=Wat Misaka, First Nonwhite in Modern Pro Basketball, Dies at 95 | newspaper=] |date=November 21, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited|access-date=November 22, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Czech author and playwright (d. 2011) |
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*] – ], Czech author and playwright (d. 2011) |
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* 1926 – ], American football player and coach (d. 2012) |
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* 1926 – ], American football player and coach (d. 2012)<ref name="UPI"></ref> |
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*] – ], American animator<ref name="el-paso">{{cite news|last=Renteria|first=Ramon|title=Art creates a life-come-true|date=January 29, 1998|newspaper=]|page=1D}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Indian author, poet, and critic (d. 2014) |
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*] – ], Indian author, poet, and critic (d. 2014) |
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* 1932 – ], American author and critic |
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* 1932 – ], American author and critic |
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*] – ], American director, producer, and cinematographer (d. 2017) |
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*] – ], American director, producer, and cinematographer (d. 2017) |
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* 1935 – ], Italian racing driver (d. 1967) |
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* 1935 – ], Italian racing driver (d. 1967) |
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* 1935 – ], American talk show host and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=Phil Donahue, talk show host pioneer and husband of Marlo Thomas, dies at 88 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/phil-donahue-talk-show-host-pioneer-dies-rcna129601 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 1935 – ], American talk show host and producer |
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* 1935 – ], Canadian academic and politician, 22nd ] |
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* 1935 – ], Romanian actress (d. 2017) |
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* 1935 – ], Romanian actress (d. 2017) |
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* 1935 – ], Canadian academic and politician, ]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M. |title=Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 |date=4 February 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-26490-2 |page=144 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA144 |language=en}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American actress, producer, and activist |
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*] – ], American actress and activist<ref>{{cite web |title=Jane Fonda |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/jane-fonda |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=26 July 2021 |language=en |date=25 March 2020}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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*] – ], Canadian academic and politician, 2nd ] |
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*] – ], Canadian academic and politician, 2nd ] |
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* 1939 – ], Syrian-Saudi Arabian financier, businessman and philanthropist |
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* 1939 – ], Syrian-Saudi Arabian financier, businessman and philanthropist |
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*] – ], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1993) |
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*] – ], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer (d. 1993)<ref name="UPI"></ref> |
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*] – ], Chinese engineer and politician, 5th ] of China |
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*] – ], Chinese engineer and politician, 5th ] of China<ref name="UPI"></ref> |
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*] – ], English guitarist and songwriter |
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* 1942 – ], American singer<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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*] – ], English guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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* 1943 – ], French rugby player |
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* 1943 – ], French rugby player |
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*] – ], American pianist, composer, and conductor |
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*] – ], American director, producer, and screenwriter |
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*] – ], American director, producer, and screenwriter |
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* 1946 – ], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) |
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* 1946 – ], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)<ref name="UPI"></ref> |
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*] – ], Spanish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2014) |
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*] – ], Spanish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2014) |
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*] – ], American actor and voice artist; longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild (1988–95) |
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*] – ], American actor and voice artist; longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild (1988–95) |
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* 1948 – ], American actor and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 21, 2022 includes celebrities Jane Fonda, Samuel L. Jackson |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-21-2022-includes-celebrities-jane-fonda-samuel-l-jackson.html |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023 |date=21 December 2022}}</ref> |
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* 1948 – ], American actor and producer |
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* 1948 – ], American baseball player |
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* 1948 – ], American baseball player |
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*] – ], Burkinabé captain and politician, 5th ] (d. 1987) |
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*] – ], Burkinabé captain and politician, 5th ] (d. 1987) |
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* 1949 – ], Greek lawyer and politician |
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* 1949 – ], Greek lawyer and politician |
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*] – ], American screenwriter and producer, co-founded ] |
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*] – ], American screenwriter and producer, co-founded ]<ref name="UPI"></ref> |
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* 1950 – ], Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
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* 1950 – ], American magician and mentalist (d. 2022) |
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* 1950 – ], American magician and mentalist |
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* 1950 – ], Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2024) |
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*] – ], English footballer and manager |
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*] – ], English footballer and manager |
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*] – ], Dominican baseball player (d. 2015) |
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*] – ], Dominican baseball player (d. 2015) |
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* 1952 – ], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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* 1952 – ], American swimmer |
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* 1952 – ], American swimmer |
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*] – ], Hungarian-English pianist and conductor |
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*] – ], Hungarian-English pianist and conductor |
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* 1953 – ], American singer-songwriter (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Betty Wright, Grammy-Winning R&B Singer, Dies at 66|url=https://www.thewrap.com/betty-wright-grammy-winning-rb-singer-dies-at-66/|last=Fuster|first=Jeremy|date=May 10, 2020|access-date=May 10, 2020|work=]}}</ref> |
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* 1953 – ], American singer-songwriter |
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*] – ], American tennis player and coach |
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*] – ], American tennis player and coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Evert {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/50020/name |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American actress |
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*] – ], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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* 1955 – ], Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player |
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* 1955 – ], Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player |
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*] – ], American shot putter (d. 2009) |
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*] – ], American shot putter (d. 2009) |
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*] – ], American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
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*] – ], American actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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* 1957 – ], English singer and songwriter (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tonylewismusic.com/news/2018/9/18/forbes-magazine-interview|title=Forbes Magazine Interview|website=Tony Lewis|date=18 September 2018 |access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Russian high jumper |
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*] – ], Russian high jumper |
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*] – ], American sprinter and actress (d. 1998) |
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*] – ], American sprinter and actress (d. 1998)<ref name="UPI"></ref> |
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* 1959 – ], Indian cricketer |
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* 1959 – ], Indian cricketer |
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*] – ], Pakistani journalist, politician, and diplomat, 25th ] |
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*] – ], Pakistani journalist, politician, and diplomat, 25th ] |
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*] – ], Japanese bass player and composer |
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*] – ], Japanese bass player and composer |
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*] – ], Indian actor, singer, and politician |
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*] – ], Indian actor, singer, and politician |
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*] – ], Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
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*] – ], Japanese director and illustrator |
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* 1964 – ], Japanese director and illustrator |
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* 1964 – ], Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
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*] – ], Australian rugby league player |
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*] – ], Australian rugby league player |
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* 1965 – ], American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter |
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* 1965 – ], American actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web |title=Turning 50 in 2015 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/09/entertainment/celebs-turning-50/index.html |publisher=] |access-date=14 December 2022 |date=9 April 2015}}</ref> |
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* 1965 – ], Canadian-German actress, director, and screenwriter |
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* 1965 – ], Canadian-German actress, director, and screenwriter |
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*] – ], Kenyan politician, Deputy President of Kenya |
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*] – ], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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* 1966 – ], 5th ]<ref name="UPI"></ref> |
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* 1966 – ], British-Canadian actor, director, and producer<ref>{{cite book|author1=Maxine Block|author2=Anna Herthe Rothe|author3=Marjorie Dent Candee|author4=Charles Moritz|title=Current Biography Yearbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L4sYAAAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=H. W. Wilson Company|page=542}}</ref> |
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* 1966 – ], British-Canadian actor, director, and producer<ref>{{cite book|author1=Maxine Block|author2=Anna Herthe Rothe|author3=Marjorie Dent Candee|author4=Charles Moritz|title=Current Biography Yearbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L4sYAAAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=H. W. Wilson Company|page=542}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American basketball player and coach |
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*] – ], American basketball player and coach |
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* 1967 – ], Georgian lawyer and politician, 3rd ]<ref>{{cite book|author=B. Turner|title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2008: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZPlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA502|date=12 January 2017|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-349-74024-6|pages=502}}</ref> |
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* 1967 – ], Georgian lawyer and politician, 3rd ]<ref>{{cite book|author=B. Turner|title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2008: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZPlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA502|date=12 January 2017|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-349-74024-6|page=502}}</ref> |
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*] – ], French model, actress, director, and screenwriter |
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*] – ], French model, actress, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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* 1969 – ], Latvian footballer, coach, and manager |
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* 1969 – ], Latvian footballer, coach, and manager |
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*] – ], French singer-songwriter and guitarist |
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*] – ], French singer-songwriter and guitarist |
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* 1971 – ], American singer-songwriter and author<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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*] – ], Indian Politician, 17th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
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*] – ], Indian Politician, 17th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
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*] – ], Georgian colonel and politician, ] |
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*] – ], Georgian colonel and politician, ] |
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* 1973 – ], Argentine footballer and manager |
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* 1973 – ], Argentine footballer and manager |
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*] – ], Australian golfer |
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*] – ], Australian golfer |
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*] – ], Argentinian ballerina |
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*] – ], Argentine ballerina |
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*] – ], ]<ref>{{cite book|author=Sophie Pedder|title=Revolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the quest to reinvent a nation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lhc0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT54|date=21 June 2018|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4729-4861-8|pages=54}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Buddy Carlyle |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/buddy-carlyle-234194 |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1977 – ], Barbadian cricketer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.middlesexccc.com/squads/hall-of-fame/corey-collymore|title=Corey Collymore|publisher=]|website=middlesexccc.com}}</ref> |
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* 1977 – ], New Zealand rugby player |
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* 1977 – ], New Zealand rugby player |
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* 1977 – ], French politician, 25th ]<ref>{{cite book|author=Sophie Pedder|title=Revolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the quest to reinvent a nation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lhc0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT54|date=21 June 2018|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4729-4861-8|page=54}}</ref> |
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* 1977 – ], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Freddy Sanchez |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/freddy-sanchez-408108 |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Italian swimmer |
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*] – ], Italian swimmer |
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* 1978 – ], American pornographic actor, dancer, model, and mixed martial arts fighter |
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* 1978 – ], American pornographic actor, dancer, model, and mixed martial arts fighter |
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* 1978 – ], South African musician, singer, and guitarist |
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* 1978 – ], South African musician, singer, and guitarist |
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* 1978 – ], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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*] – ], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2015) |
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*] – ], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2015) |
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*] – ], Spanish basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marta Fernandez |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/201037/marta-fernandez |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Italian footballer |
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*] – ], American baseball player |
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* 1981 – ], Italian footballer |
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*] – ], Puerto Rican wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Primo |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17174098/football/club |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023 |date=11 August 2016}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American actor |
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* 1982 – ], American baseball player |
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* 1982 – ], English actor<ref name="UPI"></ref> |
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*] – ], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor Teagarden |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/taylor-teagarden-460003 |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1983 – ], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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*] – ], English actor |
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*] – ], English actor |
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*] – ], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Khris Davis |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/khris-davis-501981 |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref> |
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*] – ], English sprinter and hurdler |
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*] – ], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Danny Duffy |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/danny-duffy-518633 |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American football player |
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* 1989 – ], South Indian actress |
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* 1988 – ], English sprinter and hurdler |
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*] – ], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Ingram II |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13981/mark-ingram-ii |publisher=] |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Italian footballer |
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* 1989 – ], Indian actress |
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*] – ], American race car driver<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Ronnie_Bassett,_Jr|title=Ronnie Bassett, Jr.|work=racing-reference.info|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Australian cricketer<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/333780.html ESPNcricinfo</ref> |
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* 1995 – ], English rugby union player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kelly Smith |url=https://www.ultimaterugby.com/kelly-smith |website=www.ultimaterugby.com |accessdate=24 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 1991 – ], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Otis Dozovic |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/25765217/wwe-profile-page-otis-dozovic |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023 |date=8 March 2022}}</ref> |
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* 1991 – ], Italian footballer |
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*] – ], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ha Ha Clinton-Dix |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16735/ha-ha-clintondix |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1992 – ], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamie Oleksiak |url=https://www.nhl.com/kraken/player/jamie-oleksiak-8476467 |publisher=] |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/luke-brooks/summary.html|title=Luke Brooks – Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|access-date=2016-03-14}}</ref> |
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*] – ], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ben Chilwell|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/13491/Ben-Chilwell/overview|website=]|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> |
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* 1996 – ], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> |
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*] – ], American actress and model<ref name="UPI"></ref> |
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* 1997 – ], American ice hockey player <ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlie McAvoy Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/player/charlie-mcavoy-8479325 |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Danish tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clara Tauson {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/327793/clara-tauson |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American basketball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Lopresti |first=Mike |title=Cooper Flagg— the freshman phenom who only now can vote |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2024-12-19/cooper-flagg-freshman-phenom-who-only-now-can-vote |access-date=December 20, 2024 |work=NCAA.com |date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American politician, 18th ] (b. 1859) |
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*] – ], Greenlandic anthropologist and explorer (b. 1879) |
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*] – ], Greenlandic anthropologist and explorer (b. 1879) |
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*] – ], English footballer and manager (b. 1878) |
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* 1935 – ], German-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1890) |
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* 1935 – ], German-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1890) |
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*] – ], American judge (b. 1882)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ssMBzqrUpjwC&pg=PA11|title=Notable Black American Women|last=Smith|first=Jessie Carney|last2=Phelps|first2=Shirelle|date=1996|publisher=VNR AG|isbn=978-0-8103-9177-2|page=11}}</ref> |
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*] – ], American judge (b. 1882)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ssMBzqrUpjwC&pg=PA11|title=Notable Black American Women|last1=Smith|first1=Jessie Carney|last2=Phelps|first2=Shirelle|date=1996|publisher=VNR AG|isbn=978-0-8103-9177-2|page=11}}</ref> |
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* 1937 – ], American comedian and actor (b. 1896) |
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* 1937 – ], American comedian and actor (b. 1896) |
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* 1937 – ], American lawyer and politician, 45th ], ] laureate (b. 1856) |
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*] – ], Japanese calligrapher, engraver, and painter (b. 1883) |
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*] – ], American author and photographer (b. 1880)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Vogel|first=Shane|title=Van Vechten, Carl (1880–1964) |entry=Van Vechten, Carl (1880–1964)|encyclopedia=]]|date=2016|doi=10.4324/9781135000356-REM130-1|isbn=9781135000356}}</ref> |
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*] – ], Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (b. 1891) |
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*] – ], Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (b. 1891) |
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*] – ], Dutch-English ethologist and ornithologist, ] laureate (b. 1907) |
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*] – ], Dutch-English ethologist and ornithologist, ] laureate (b. 1907) |
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*] – ], American actress and educator (b. 1901) |
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*] – ], American actress and educator (b. 1901)<ref>{{cite web |title=Stella Adler {{!}} American actress {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stella-Adler |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 1992 – ], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924) |
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* 1992 – ], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924) |
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*] – ], Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929) |
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*] – ], Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929) |
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* 2013 – ], American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th ] (b. 1922) |
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* 2013 – ], American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th ] (b. 1922) |
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*] – ], Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1934) |
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*] – ], Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1934) |
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* 2014 – ], Indonesian poet and author (b. 1923) |
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* 2014 – ], Indonesian poet and author (b. 1923) |
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* 2014 – ], English actress (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coveney |first1=Michael |title=Billie Whitelaw obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/dec/22/billie-whitelaw |website=The Guardian |accessdate=24 June 2020 |date=22 December 2014}}</ref> |
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* 2014 – ], English actress (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite news|last=Coveney|first=Michael |title=Billie Whitelaw obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/dec/22/billie-whitelaw|newspaper=]|access-date=24 June 2020 |date=22 December 2014}}</ref> |
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*] – ], US astronaut who conducted the first untethered spacewalk (b. 1937) |
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*] – ], US astronaut who conducted the first untethered spacewalk (b. 1937) |
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*] – ], British engineer (b. 1938)<ref>{{ cite journal | last = King | first = Roger Anthony | doi = 10.1098/rsbm.2022.0015 | date = 27 July 2022 | title = Andrew Clennel Palmer. 26 May 1938 – 21 December 2019 | journal = ] | volume = 73 | pages = 379–393 | s2cid = 251071307 | doi-access = free }}</ref> |
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*] – ], South African actress (b. 1962)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Engelbrecht |first=Leandra |date=December 21, 2024 |title=Celebrated actor and Isidingo villain Michelle Botes has died |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/celebrated-actor-and-isidingo-villain-michelle-botes-63-has-died-20241221 |access-date=January 5, 2025 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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*2024 – ], American actor (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minton |first=Matt |date=December 22, 2024 |title=Art Evans, ‘Die Hard 2’ and ‘A Soldier’s Story’ Actor, Dies at 82 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/art-evans-dead-a-soldiers-story-die-hard-2-1236257536/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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