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Day of the year
May 19
is the 139th day of the year (140th in
leap years
) in the
Gregorian calendar
; 226 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
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Pre-1600
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1601?1900
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1901?present
[
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- 1911
–
Parks Canada
, the world's first
national park
service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
- 1917
– The Norwegian football club
Rosenborg BK
is founded.
- 1919
–
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
lands at
Samsun
on the
Anatolian
Black Sea
coast, initiating what is later termed the
Turkish War of Independence
.
- 1921
– The
United States Congress
passes the
Emergency Quota Act
establishing national quotas on immigration.
- 1922
– The
Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union
is established.
- 1933
– Finnish cavalry general
C. G. E. Mannerheim
is appointed the
field marshal
.
[5]
- 1934
–
Zveno
and the
Bulgarian Army
engineer a
coup d'etat
and install
Kimon Georgiev
as the new
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
.
- 1942
–
World War II
: In the aftermath of the
Battle of the Coral Sea
,
Task Force 16
heads to
Pearl Harbor
for repairs.
- 1943
– Winston Churchill's
second wartime address
to the U.S. Congress
[6]
- 1945
–
Syrian
demonstrators in
Damascus
are fired upon by French troops injuring twelve, leading to the
Levant Crisis
.
[7]
- 1950
– A barge containing munitions destined for
Pakistan
explodes
in the harbor at
South Amboy, New Jersey
, devastating the city.
- 1950 –
Egypt
announces that the
Suez Canal
is closed to
Israeli
ships and commerce.
- 1959
– The
North Vietnamese Army
establishes
Group 559
, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain
supply lines
to
South Vietnam
; the resulting route is the
Ho Chi Minh trail
.
- 1961
–
Venera program
:
Venera 1
becomes the first man-made object to fly by another planet by passing
Venus
(the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).
- 1961 – At
Silchar
Railway Station,
Assam
, 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the
Bengali Language Movement
.
- 1962
– A birthday salute to U.S. President
John F. Kennedy
takes place at
Madison Square Garden
, New York City. The highlight is
Marilyn Monroe
's
rendition
of "
Happy Birthday
".
- 1963
– The
New York Post Sunday Magazine
publishes
Martin Luther King Jr.
's
Letter from Birmingham Jail
.
- 1971
–
Mars probe program
:
Mars 2
is launched by the
Soviet Union
.
- 1986
– The
Firearm Owners Protection Act
is signed into law by U.S. President
Ronald Reagan
.
- 1991
–
Croatians
vote for independence in a
referendum
.
- 1993
–
SAM Colombia Flight 501
crashes on approach to
Jose Maria Cordova International Airport
in
Medellin
,
Colombia
, killing 132.
[8]
- 1996
–
Space Shuttle program
:
Space Shuttle Endeavour
is launched on mission
STS-77
.
[9]
- 1997
– The
Sierra Gorda biosphere
, the most
ecologically diverse
region in Mexico, is established as a result of
grassroots
efforts.
- 2000
– Space Shuttle program:
Space Shuttle
Atlantis
is launched on mission
STS-101
to resupply the
International Space Station
.
[10]
- 2007
–
President of Romania
Traian B?sescu
survives an
impeachment referendum
and returns to office from suspension.
- 2010
– The
Royal Thai Armed Forces
concludes its
crackdown
on
protests
by forcing the surrender of
United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship
leaders.
- 2012
– Three gas cylinder bombs
explode
in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of
Brindisi
, killing one person and injuring five others.
- 2012 – A car bomb
explodes
near a military complex in the
Syrian
city of
Deir ez-Zor
, killing nine people.
- 2015
– The
Refugio oil spill
deposited 142,800 U.S. gallons (3,400 barrels) of
crude oil
onto an area in
California
considered one of the most biologically diverse coastlines of the
west coast
.
- 2016
–
EgyptAir Flight 804
crashes into the
Mediterranean Sea
while traveling from
Paris
to
Cairo
, killing all on board.
- 2018
– The
wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
is held at
St George's Chapel
,
Windsor
, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.
- 2024
–
A helicopter crash
in
Iran
leaves 8 people dead, including the country's president
Ebrahim Raisi
& foreign minister
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
.
[11]
Births
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Pre-1600
[
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]
1601?1900
[
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]
- 1616
–
Johann Jakob Froberger
, German organist and composer (d. 1667)
- 1639
–
Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland
, English soldier and noble (d. 1665)
- 1700
–
Jose de Escandon, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda
, Spanish sergeant and politician (d. 1770)
- 1724
–
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
, English admiral and politician,
Chief Secretary for Ireland
(d. 1779)
- 1744
–
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
, German-born Queen to
George III of the United Kingdom
(d. 1818)
[16]
- 1762
–
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
, German philosopher and academic (d. 1814)
- 1773
–
Arthur Aikin
, English chemist and mineralogist (d. 1854)
- 1795
–
Johns Hopkins
, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1873)
- 1827
–
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour
, French academic and politician,
French Minister of Foreign Affairs
(d. 1896)
- 1832
–
James Watney, Jr.
, English politician, brewer and cricketer (d. 1886)
- 1857
–
John Jacob Abel
, American biochemist and pharmacologist (d. 1938)
- 1861
–
Nellie Melba
, Australian soprano and actress (d. 1931)
- 1871
–
Walter Russell
, American painter, sculptor, and author (d. 1963)
- 1874
–
Gilbert Jessop
, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1955)
- 1878
–
Alfred Laliberte
, Canadian sculptor and painter (d. 1953)
- 1879
–
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
, American-English politician (d. 1964)
- 1880
–
Albert Richardson
, English architect and educator, designed the
Manchester Opera House
(d. 1964)
- 1881
–
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
(official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st
President of Turkey
(d. 1938)
- 1884
–
David Munson
, American runner (d. 1953)
- 1886
–
Francis Biddle
, American lawyer and judge, 58th
United States Attorney General
(d. 1968)
- 1887
–
Ion Jalea
, Romanian soldier and sculptor (d. 1983)
- 1889
–
T?n đa
, Vietnamese poet and author (d. 1939)
- 1889 –
Henry B. Richardson
, American archer (d. 1963)
- 1890
–
Eveline Adelheid von Maydell
, German-American illustrator (d. 1962)
- 1890 –
Ho Chi Minh
, Vietnamese politician, 1st
President of Vietnam
(d. 1969)
- 1891
–
Oswald Boelcke
, German captain and pilot (d. 1916)
- 1893
–
H. Bonciu
, Romanian author, poet, and journalist (d. 1950)
- 1897
–
Frank Luke
, American lieutenant and pilot,
Medal of Honor
recipient (d. 1918)
- 1898
–
Julius Evola
, Italian philosopher and painter (d. 1974)
- 1899
–
Lothar R?d?ceanu
, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955)
1901?present
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- 1902
–
Lubka Kolessa
, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (d. 1997)
- 1903
–
Ruth Ella Moore
, American scientist (d. 1994)
- 1904
–
Sven Thofelt
, Swedish modern pentathlete and epee fencer (d. 1993)
[17]
- 1906
–
Bruce Bennett
, American shot putter and actor (d. 2007)
- 1908
–
Manik Bandopadhyay
, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956)
- 1908 –
Merriam Modell
, American author (d. 1994)
- 1908 –
Percy Williams
, Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)
- 1909
–
Nicholas Winton
, English banker and humanitarian (d. 2015)
- 1910
–
Alan Melville
, South African cricketer (d. 1983)
- 1913
–
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th
President of India
(d. 1996)
- 1914
–
Max Perutz
, Austrian-English biologist and academic,
Nobel Prize
laureate (d. 2002)
- 1914 –
Alex Shibicky
, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
- 1914 –
John Vachon
, American photographer and journalist (d. 1975)
- 1915
–
Renee Asherson
, English actress (d. 2014)
- 1918
–
Abraham Pais
, Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (d. 2000)
- 1919
–
Georgie Auld
, Canadian-American saxophonist, clarinet player, and bandleader (d. 1990)
- 1919 –
Mitja Ribi?i?
, Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th
Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
(d. 2013)
- 1920
–
Tina Strobos
, Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing Jews during World War II (d. 2012)
[18]
- 1921
–
Leslie Broderick
, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013)
- 1921 –
Harry W. Brown
, American colonel and pilot (d. 1991)
- 1921 –
Daniel Gelin
, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
- 1921 –
Yuri Kochiyama
, American activist (d. 2014)
- 1921 –
Karel van het Reve
, Dutch historian and author (d. 1999)
- 1922
–
Arthur Gorrie
, Australian hobby shop proprietor (d. 1992)
- 1924
–
Sandy Wilson
, English composer and songwriter (d. 2014)
- 1925
–
Pol Pot
, Cambodian general and politician, 29th
Prime Minister of Cambodia
(d. 1998)
- 1925 –
Malcolm X
, American minister and activist (d. 1965)
- 1926
–
Edward Parkes
, English engineer and academic (d. 2019)
- 1926 –
Peter Zadek
, German director and screenwriter (d. 2009)
- 1927
–
Serge Lang
, French-American mathematician, author and academic (d. 2005)
- 1928
–
Colin Chapman
, English engineer and businessman, founded
Lotus Cars
(d. 1982)
- 1928 –
Thomas Kennedy
, English air marshal (d. 2013)
- 1928 –
Gil McDougald
, American baseball player and coach (d. 2010)
- 1928 –
Dolph Schayes
, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
- 1929
–
Helmut Braunlich
, German-American violinist and composer (d. 2013)
- 1929 –
Richard Larter
, Australian painter (d. 2014)
- 1929 –
John Stroger
, American politician (d. 2008)
- 1930
–
Eugene Genovese
, American historian and author (d. 2012)
- 1930 –
Lorraine Hansberry
, American playwright and director (d. 1965)
- 1931
–
Bob Anderson
, English race car driver (d. 1967)
- 1931 –
Trevor Peacock
, English actor, screenwriter and songwriter (d. 2021)
- 1932
–
Alma Cogan
, English singer (d. 1966)
- 1932 –
Paul Erdman
, American economist and author (d. 2007)
- 1932 –
Bill Fitch
, American basketball player and coach (d. 2022)
- 1932 –
Elena Poniatowska
, Mexican intellectual and journalist
- 1933
–
Edward de Bono
, Maltese physician, author, and academic (d. 2021)
- 1934
–
Ruskin Bond
, Indian author and poet
- 1934 –
Jim Lehrer
, American journalist and author (d. 2020)
- 1935
–
David Hartman
, American journalist and television personality
- 1937
–
Pat Roach
, English wrestler (d. 2004)
- 1938
–
Moises da Costa Amaral
, East Timorese politician (d. 1989)
- 1938 –
Herbie Flowers
, English musician
- 1938 –
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
, Ukrainian long jumper and coach
- 1939
–
Livio Berruti
, Italian sprinter
- 1939 –
James Fox
, English actor
- 1939 –
Nancy Kwan
, Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist
- 1939 –
J?nis L?sis
, Latvian javelin thrower and coach (d. 2020)
- 1939 –
Dick Scobee
, American pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)
[19]
- 1940
–
Jan Janssen
, Dutch cyclist
- 1940 –
Mickey Newbury
, American country/pop singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
- 1941
–
Nora Ephron
, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
- 1941 –
Igor Judge, Baron Judge
, Maltese-English lawyer and judge,
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
(d. 2023)
- 1942
–
Gary Kildall
, American computer scientist, founded
Digital Research Inc.
(d. 1994)
- 1942 –
Robert Kilroy-Silk
, English television host and politician
- 1943
–
Eddie May
, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
- 1943 –
Shirrel Rhoades
, American author, publisher, and academic
- 1944
–
Peter Mayhew
, English-American actor (d. 2019)
- 1945
–
Pete Townshend
, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1946
–
Claude Lelievre
, Belgian activist
- 1946 –
Michele Placido
, Italian actor and director
- 1946 –
Andre the Giant
, French-American wrestler and actor (d. 1993)
- 1947
–
Paul Brady
, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1947 –
Christopher Chope
, English lawyer and politician
- 1947 –
David Helfgott
, Australian pianist
- 1948
–
Grace Jones
, Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1949
–
Dusty Hill
, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2021)
- 1949 –
Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath
, English politician
- 1949 –
Archie Manning
, American football player
- 1950
–
Tadeusz ?lusarski
, Polish pole vaulter (d. 1998)
- 1951
–
Joey Ramone
, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
- 1951 –
Dick Slater
, American wrestler (d. 2018)
- 1952
–
Charlie Spedding
, English runner
- 1952 –
Bert van Marwijk
, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
- 1953
–
Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge
, Scottish lawyer and judge
- 1953 –
Shavarsh Karapetyan
, Armenian finswimmer
- 1953 –
Florin Marin
, Romanian footballer and manager
- 1953 –
Victoria Wood
, English actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
[20]
- 1954
–
Rick Cerone
, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1954 –
Lena Einhorn
, Swedish director, writer and physician
[21]
- 1954 –
H?ch? ?tsuka
, Japanese voice actor
- 1954 –
Phil Rudd
, Australian-New Zealand drummer
- 1955
–
James Gosling
, Canadian-American computer scientist, created
Java
- 1956
–
Oliver Letwin
, English philosopher and politician,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- 1956 –
Martyn Ware
, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
- 1957
–
Bill Laimbeer
, American basketball player and coach
- 1957 –
James Reyne
, Nigerian-Australian singer-songwriter
- 1961
–
Vadim Cojocaru
, Moldovan politician (d. 2021)
- 1961 –
Gregory Poirier
, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1961 –
Wayne Van Dorp
, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1963
–
Filippo Galli
, Italian footballer and manager
- 1964
–
Peter Jackson
, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (d. 1997)
- 1964 –
John Lee
, South Korean-American football player
- 1964 –
Miloslav Me?i?
, Slovak tennis player
- 1965
–
Maile Flanagan
, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1966
–
Marc Bureau
, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1966 –
Jodi Picoult
, American author and educator
- 1966 –
Polly Walker
, English actress
- 1967
–
Alexia
, Italian singer
- 1967 –
Geraldine Somerville
, Irish-born English actress
- 1968
–
Kyle Eastwood
, American actor and bass player
- 1970
–
Stuart Cable
, Welsh drummer (d. 2010)
- 1970 –
K. J. Choi
, South Korean golfer
- 1970 –
Regina Narva
, Estonian chess player
- 1970 –
Nia Zulkarnaen
, Indonesian actress, singer and producer
- 1971
–
Ross Katz
, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1971 –
Andres Salumets
, Estonian biologist, biochemist, and educator
- 1972
–
Jenny Berggren
, Swedish singer-songwriter
- 1972 –
Claudia Karvan
, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1973
–
Dario Franchitti
, Scottish race car driver
- 1974
–
Andrew Johns
, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1974 –
Emma Shapplin
, French soprano
- 1974 –
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
, Indian actor
- 1975
–
Pretinha
, Brazilian footballer
- 1975 –
London Fletcher
, American football player
- 1975 –
Josh Paul
, American baseball player and manager
- 1975 –
Jonas Renkse
, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1976
–
Ed Cota
, American basketball player
- 1976 –
Kevin Garnett
, American basketball player
- 1977
–
Manuel Almunia
, Spanish footballer
- 1977 –
Wouter Hamel
, Dutch singer and guitarist
- 1977 –
Brandon Inge
, American baseball player
- 1977 –
Natalia Oreiro
, Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actress
- 1978
–
Marcus Bent
, English footballer
- 1978 –
Dave Bus
, Dutch footballer
- 1979
–
Andrea Pirlo
, Italian footballer
- 1979 –
Diego Forlan
, Uruguayan footballer
- 1979 –
Shooter Jennings
, American country singer, songwriter
[22]
- 1980
–
Tony Hackworth
, English footballer
- 1981
–
Luciano Figueroa
, Argentinian footballer
- 1981 –
Yo Gotti
, American rapper
- 1981 –
Michael Leighton
, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 –
Sina Schielke
, German sprinter
- 1981 –
Klaas-Erik Zwering
, Dutch swimmer
- 1982
–
Kevin Amankwaah
, English footballer
- 1982 –
Pal Steffen Andresen
, Norwegian footballer
- 1982 –
Klaas Vantornout
, Belgian cyclist
- 1983
–
Michael Che
, American comedian
- 1983 –
Jessica Fox
, English actress
- 1984
–
Marcedes Lewis
, American football player
- 1985
–
Malakai Black
, Dutch professional wrestler
- 1986
–
Mario Chalmers
, American basketball player
- 1987
–
Michael Angelakos
, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1987 –
David Edgar
, Canadian soccer player
- 1987 –
Mariano Torres
, Argentinian footballer
- 1991
–
Jordan Pruitt
, American singer-songwriter
- 1992
–
Michele Camporese
, Italian footballer
- 1992 –
Ola John
, Dutch footballer
- 1992 –
Felise Kaufusi
, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
- 1992 –
Evgeny Kuznetsov
, Russian ice hockey player
- 1992 –
Marshmello
, American electronic music producer and DJ
[23]
- 1992 –
Sam Smith
, English singer-songwriter
- 1992 –
Heather Watson
, British tennis player
[24]
- 1994
–
Carlos Guzman
, Mexican footballer
- 1995
–
Taane Milne
, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1996
–
Michael Carcone
, Canadian ice hockey player
[25]
- 2001
–
Elizabeth Mandlik
, American tennis player
[26]
- 2003
–
Jojo Siwa
, American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality
[27]
Deaths
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Pre-1600
[
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]
- 804
–
Alcuin
, English monk and scholar (b. 735)
- 956
–
Robert
, archbishop of
Trier
- 988
–
Dunstan
, English archbishop and saint (b. 909)
- 1102
–
Stephen, Count of Blois
(b. 1045)
- 1125
–
Vladimir II Monomakh
,
Grand Duke
of
Kyiv
- 1164
–
Saint Bashnouna
,
Egyptian
saint
and
martyr
- 1218
–
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1296
–
Pope Celestine V
(b. 1215)
- 1303
– Saint
Ivo of Kermartin
, French canon lawyer (b. 1253)
- 1319
–
Louis, Count of Evreux
(b. 1276)
- 1389
–
Dmitry Donskoy
, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)
- 1396
–
John I of Aragon
(b. 1350)
[28]
- 1526
–
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
of Japan (b. 1464)
- 1531
–
Jan Łaski
, Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1456)
- 1536
–
Anne Boleyn
, Queen of England (1533?1536); second wife of
Henry VIII of England
[29]
1601?1900
[
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]
- 1601
–
Costanzo Porta
, Italian composer (b. 1528)
- 1609
–
Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Canete
(b. 1535)
- 1610
–
Thomas Sanchez
, Spanish priest and theologian (b. 1550)
- 1623
–
Mariam-uz-Zamani
, Empress of the Mughal Empire (b. 1542)
- 1637
–
Isaac Beeckman
, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)
- 1715
–
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
, English poet and politician,
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(b. 1661)
- 1786
–
John Stanley
, English organist and composer (b. 1712)
- 1795
–
Josiah Bartlett
, American physician and politician, 4th
Governor of New Hampshire
(b. 1729)
- 1795 –
James Boswell
, Scottish biographer (b. 1740)
- 1798
–
William Byron, 5th Baron Byron
, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1722)
- 1821
–
Camille Jordan
, French lawyer and politician (b. 1771)
- 1825
–
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon
, French philosopher and theorist (b. 1760)
- 1831
–
Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
, Estonian-German physician, botanist, and entomologist (b. 1793)
- 1864
–
Nathaniel Hawthorne
, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1804)
- 1865
–
Sengge Rinchen
, Mongolian general (b. 1811)
- 1872
–
John Baker
, English-Australian politician, 2nd
Premier of South Australia
(b. 1813)
- 1876
–
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer
, Dutch historian and politician (b. 1801)
- 1885
–
Peter W. Barlow
, English engineer (b. 1809)
- 1895
–
Jose Marti
, Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1853)
- 1898
–
William Ewart Gladstone
, English lawyer and politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
(b. 1809)
1901?present
[
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]
- 1901
–
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
, South African general and politician, 1st
President of the South African Republic
(b. 1819)
- 1903
–
Arthur Shrewsbury
, English cricketer (b. 1856)
- 1904
–
Auguste Molinier
, French librarian and historian (b. 1851)
- 1904 –
Jamsetji Tata
, Indian businessman, founded
Tata Group
(b. 1839)
[30]
- 1906
–
Gabriel Dumont
, Canadian
Metis
leader (b. 1837)
- 1907
–
Benjamin Baker
, English engineer, designed the
Forth Bridge
(b. 1840)
- 1912
–
Bolesław Prus
, Polish journalist and author (b. 1847)
- 1915
–
John Simpson Kirkpatrick
, English-Australian soldier (b. 1892)
- 1918
–
Gervais Raoul Lufbery
, French-American soldier and pilot (b. 1885)
- 1935
–
T. E. Lawrence
, British colonel and archaeologist (b. 1888)
- 1936
–
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
, British Islamic scholar (b. 1875)
- 1939
–
Ahmet A?ao?lu
, Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (b. 1869)
- 1943
–
Kristjan Raud
, Estonian painter and illustrator (b. 1865)
- 1945
–
Philipp Bouhler
, German soldier and politician (b. 1889)
- 1946
–
Booth Tarkington
, American novelist and dramatist (b. 1869)
- 1950
–
Daniel Ciugureanu
, Romanian physician and politician,
Prime Minister of Moldova
(b. 1884)
- 1954
–
Charles Ives
, American composer and educator (b. 1874)
- 1958
–
Jadunath Sarkar
, Indian historian (b. 1870)
- 1958
–
Archie Scott Brown
, Scottish race car driver (b. 1927)
- 1958 –
Ronald Colman
, English actor (b. 1891)
- 1963
–
Walter Russell
, American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1871)
- 1962
–
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Joseph Schull
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Jean Rey
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John Betjeman
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Jimmy Lyons
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, Greek composer and educator (b. 1910)
- 1994
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Jacques Ellul
, French sociologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1912)
- 1994 –
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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Luis Ocana
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- 1996
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John Beradino
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- 1998
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S?suke Uno
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- 2001
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Alexey Maresyev
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Susannah McCorkle
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- 2002
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John Gorton
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- 2002 –
Walter Lord
, American historian and author (b. 1917)
- 2004
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Mary Dresselhuys
, Dutch actress and screenwriter (b. 1907)
- 2007
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Bernard Blaut
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- 2007 –
Dean Eyre
, New Zealand politician (b. 1914)
- 2008
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Vijay Tendulkar
, Indian playwright and screenwriter (b. 1928)
- 2009
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Robert F. Furchgott
, American biochemist and academic,
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, English composer and academic (b. 1935)
- 2009
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Clint Smith
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- 2011
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Garret FitzGerald
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- 2011 –
Jeffrey Catherine Jones
, American artist (b. 1944)
- 2012
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Bob Boozer
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- 2012 –
Tamara Brooks
, American conductor and educator (b. 1941)
- 2012 –
Ian Burgess
, English race car driver (b. 1930)
- 2012 –
Gerhard Hetz
, German-Mexican swimmer (b. 1942)
- 2012 –
Phil Lamason
, New Zealand soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
- 2013
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G. Sarsfield Ford
, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1933)
- 2013 –
Robin Harrison
, English-Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1932)
- 2013 –
Neil Reynolds
, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1940)
- 2014
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Simon Andrews
, English motorcycle racer (b. 1982)
- 2014 –
Jack Brabham
, Australian race car driver (b. 1926)
- 2014 –
Sam Greenlee
, American author and poet (b. 1930)
- 2014 –
Vincent Harding
, American historian and scholar (b. 1931)
- 2014 –
Gabriel Kolko
, American historian and author (b. 1932)
- 2014 –
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
, Polish boxer (b. 1934)
- 2015
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Bruce Lundvall
, American businessman (b. 1935)
- 2015 –
Ted McWhinney
, Australian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
- 2015 –
Happy Rockefeller
, American philanthropist, socialite; 31st
Second Lady of the United States
(b. 1926)
- 2015 –
Robert S. Wistrich
, English historian, author, and academic (b. 1945)
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Alan Young
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- 2016 –
Morley Safer
, Canadian-born American journalist (b. 1931)
- 2017
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Nawshirwan Mustafa
, General coordinator of the
Movement for Change
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Stanislav Petrov
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Paul Mooney
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Andy Rourke
, English bassist (b. 1964)
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