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Cædwalla of Wessex

d. 689 (b. 659)

Cædwalla, king of Wessex (b. 659)

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Taichō

d. 767 (b. 682)

Taichō, Japanese monk and scholar (d. 767)

Emperor Xizong of Tang

d. 888 (b. 862)

Emperor Xizong of Tang (d. 888)

Peter Bartholomew

d. 1099 (b. 1061)

Peter Bartholomew (b. 1061)

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Antipope Victor IV (1159-1164)

d. 1164

Antipope Victor IV

Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

d. 1176 (b. 1130)

Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English-Irish politician, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland (b. 1130)

Güyük Khan

d. 1248 (b. 1206)

Güyük Khan, Mongol ruler, 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (b. 1206)

Hōjō Tokimune

d. 1284 (b. 1251)

Hōjō Tokimune, regent of Japan (b. 1251)

Pope Clement V

d. 1314 (b. 1264)

Pope Clement V (b. 1264)

Simon Rinalducci

d. 1322

Simon Rinalducci, Italian Augustinian friar

Zhengde Emperor

d. 1521 (b. 1491)

Zhengde, Chinese emperor (b. 1491)

Elizabeth Barton

d. 1534 (b. 1506)

Elizabeth Barton, English nun and martyr (b. 1506)

Johannes Bugenhagen

d. 1558 (b. 1485)

Johannes Bugenhagen, German priest and theologian (b. 1485)

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Christoph Demantius

d. 1643 (b. 1567)

Christoph Demantius, German composer and poet (b. 1567)

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Lancelot Addison

d. 1703 (b. 1632)

Lancelot Addison, English clergyman and educator (b. 1632)

Chief Pontiac

d. 1769 (b. 1720)

Chief Pontiac, American tribal leader (b. 1720)

John Abernethy (surgeon)

d. 1831 (b. 1764)

John Abernethy, English surgeon and anatomist (b. 1764)

William Tite

d. 1873 (b. 1798)

William Tite, English architect, designed the Royal Exchange (b. 1798)

Alexander H. Bailey

d. 1874 (b. 1817)

Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1874)

William Burges

d. 1881 (b. 1827)

William Burges, English architect and designer (b. 1827)

Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville

d. 1886 (b. 1814)

Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, French general and diplomat, French ambassador to the United States (b. 1814)

Muhammad Sharif Pasha

d. 1887 (b. 1826)

Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Greek-Egyptian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1826)

Joseph Wolf

d. 1899 (b. 1820)

Joseph Wolf, German ornithologist and illustrator (b. 1820)

Joaquim de Sousa Andrade

d. 1902 (b. 1833)

Joaquim de Sousa Andrade, Brazilian poet and educator (b. 1833)

Bram Stoker

d. 1912 (b. 1847)

Bram Stoker, Anglo-Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (b. 1847)

Karl Ferdinand Braun

d. 1918 (b. 1850)

Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)

Enrique Simonet

d. 1927 (b. 1866)

Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1866)

Prince Henry of Prussia (1862-1929)

d. 1929 (b. 1862)

Prince Henry of Prussia (b. 1862)

Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet

d. 1931 (b. 1862)

Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet, Scottish-English fencer and businessman (b. 1862)

Giuseppe Peano

d. 1932 (b. 1858)

Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1932)

John Cameron (footballer, born 1872)

d. 1935 (b. 1872)

John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1872)

Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

d. 1935 (b. 1863)

Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (d. 1935)

Jüri Jaakson

d. 1942 (b. 1870)

Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, 6th State Elder of Estonia (b. 1870)

Elmer Gedeon

d. 1944 (b. 1917)

Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (b. 1917)

Erwin Bumke

d. 1945 (b. 1874)

Erwin Bumke, Polish-German lawyer and jurist (d. 1945)

Mae Busch

d. 1946 (b. 1891)

Mae Busch, Australian actress (b. 1891)

Christian X of Denmark

d. 1947 (b. 1870)

Christian X of Denmark (d. 1947)

Ivanoe Bonomi

d. 1951 (b. 1873)

Ivanoe Bonomi, Italian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873)

Ado Vabbe

d. 1961 (b. 1892)

Ado Vabbe, Estonian painter (b. 1892)

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Léo-Paul Desrosiers

d. 1967 (b. 1896)

Léo-Paul Desrosiers, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1896)

Rudolph Dirks

d. 1968 (b. 1877)

Rudolph Dirks, German-American illustrator (b. 1877)

Vjekoslav Luburić

d. 1969 (b. 1911)

Vjekoslav Luburić, Croatian war criminal and Porajmos perpetrator (b. 1911)

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M. Canagaratnam

d. 1980 (b. 1924)

M. Canagaratnam, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1924)

Archibald MacLeish

d. 1982 (b. 1892)

Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (d. 1982)

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Sibte Hassan

d. 1986 (b. 1916)

Sibte Hassan, Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (d. 1986)

Steve Marriott

d. 1991 (b. 1947)

Steve Marriott, English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)

Don Siegel

d. 1991 (b. 1912)

Don Siegel, American director and producer (b. 1912)

Benny Hill

d. 1992 (b. 1924)

Benny Hill, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

Cantinflas

d. 1993 (b. 1911)

Cantinflas, Mexican actor, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1993)

Milovan Đilas

d. 1995 (b. 1911)

Milovan Đilas, Yugoslav communist, politician, theorist and author (b. 1911)

Trần Văn Trà

d. 1996 (b. 1918)

Trần Văn Trà, Vietnamese general and politician (b. 1918)

Columbine High School massacre

d. 1999 (b. 1981)

Casualties of the Columbine High School massacre: Cassie Bernall, American student (b. 1981) Eric Harris, American student and murderer (b. 1981) Dylan Klebold, American student and murderer (b. 1981) Rachel Scott, American student, inspired the Rachel's Challenge (b. 1981)