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• 1678–1735Yongzheng EmperorEmperor of China from 1722 to 1735
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• 1816–1892Werner von SiemensGerman electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist
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• 1913–1998Archie MooreAmerican professional boxer
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• 1780–1849Johann Wolfgang DöbereinerGerman chemist
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• 1272–1337Frederick III of SicilyKing of Sicily from 1295 to 1337
• 1856–1920Svetozar BoroevićAustro-Hungarian field marshal
• b. 1959Johnny WhitakerAmerican actorTurns 67 this year
• 1952–1998Junkyard DogAmerican professional wrestler
• b. 1988Rickie FowlerAmerican professional golferTurns 38 this year
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• b. 1990Arantxa RusDutch tennis playerTurns 36 this year
• b. 1957Morris DayAmerican singerTurns 69 this year
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• b. 1942Ferguson JenkinsCanadian baseball pitcherTurns 84 this year
• 1560–1641Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully17th-century French soldier and politician
• 1914–2004Alan BullockBritish historian
• b. 1962Rex RyanAmerican football coach and analystTurns 64 this year
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• 1923–2003Larry DobyAmerican baseball player
• 1784–1864Archduke Louis of AustriaAustrian archduke
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