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• 1924–1975Rod SerlingAmerican screenwriter
• b. 1976Armin van BuurenDutch DJ and producerTurns 50 this year
• b. 1985Yulia SvyrydenkoPrime Minister of Ukraine from 2025 to 2026Turns 41 this year
• 1821–1912Clara BartonAmerican Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross
• 1925–1998Carlos CastanedaAmerican anthropologist and writer
• 1923–2015René GirardFrench anthropologist and philosopher
• 1887–1979Conrad HiltonAmerican hotel tycoon and politician
• b. 1996Emiliano BuendíaArgentine footballerTurns 30 this year
• 1916–2012Ahmed Ben BellaPresident of Algeria from 1963 to 1965
• 1911–2010Louise BourgeoisFrench-American artist
• b. 1950Karl RoveAmerican political consultant and policy advisorTurns 76 this year
• 1901–2004Princess Alice, Duchess of GloucesterMember of the British royal family
• b. 1982Rob EdwardsWelsh footballer and managerTurns 44 this year
• 1717–1799Pope Pius VIHead of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
• 1872–1965Helena RubinsteinPolish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist
• b. 1985RusevBulgarian-American professional wrestlerTurns 41 this year
• b. 1943Hanna SchygullaGerman actress and chanson singerTurns 83 this year
• b. 1964Gary McAllisterScottish football player and managerTurns 62 this year
• 1584–1611Margaret of Austria, Queen of SpainQueen of Spain and Portugal from 1599 to 1611
• b. 1958Alannah MylesCanadian singer-songwriterTurns 68 this year
• b. 2000Wilfried SingoIvorian footballerTurns 26 this year
• b. 1936Princess Alexandra of KentBritish princessTurns 90 this year
• b. 1976Tuomas HolopainenFinnish songwriter, producer and keyboardistTurns 50 this year
• 1884–1967Evelyn NesbitAmerican model and actress
• b. 1965Ed DaveyBritish politicianTurns 61 this year
• b. 1988Eric GordonAmerican-Bahamian basketball playerTurns 38 this year
• b. 1961Íngrid BetancourtColombian politician and anti-corruption activistTurns 65 this year
• 1959–2003Michael P. AndersonAmerican astronaut and scientist
• 1945–2003Noel ReddingEnglish musician
• 1878–1941Louis ChevroletAmerican racing driver
• b. 1948Barbara MandrellAmerican country music singerTurns 78 this year
• 1928–2019Dick MillerAmerican actor
• 1745–1799Chevalier de Saint-GeorgesFrench musician
• 1908–1999Quentin CrispEnglish raconteur
• 1913–2012Tony MartinAmerican actor and singer
• 1861–1946Madan Mohan MalaviyaIndian independence activist, scholar, educator, politician
• 1936–2005Ismail MerchantIndian film producer
• b. 1952DesirelessFrench singerTurns 74 this year
• 1958–2024Rickey HendersonAmerican baseball player
• 1906–1988Ernst RuskaGerman physicist
• b. 1984Alastair CookEnglish cricketerTurns 42 this year
• b. 1970Emmanuel AmunikeNigerian football player and managerTurns 56 this year
• 1250–1305John IV Doukas LaskarisEmperor of Nicaea from 1258 to 1261
• b. 1939Bob JamesAmerican jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producerTurns 87 this year
• b. 1948Merry ClaytonAmerican soul and gospel singerTurns 78 this year
• 1583–1625Orlando GibbonsEnglish composer and keyboard player
• 1927–2024Ram NarayanIndian classical sarangi player
• 1904–1999Gerhard HerzbergGerman-Canadian physicist and physical chemist
• b. 1945Rick BermanAmerican television producer and screenwriterTurns 81 this year
• b. 1957Chris KamaraFormer English football player and managerTurns 69 this year
• 1935–2020Sadiq al-MahdiPrime Minister of Sudan (1966–1967, 1986–1989)
• 1902–1969Barton MacLaneActor, playwright, screenwriter
• 1878–1961Joseph M. SchenckFilm studio executive
• 1907–1990Mike MazurkiAmerican actor and professional wrestler
• 1919–2006NaushadIndian composer
• 1876–1959Adolf WindausGerman chemist
• 1424–1445Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of FranceDauphine of France
• 1944–1995Kenny EverettEnglish radio DJ and comedian
• b. 1975Marcus TrescothickEnglish cricketerTurns 51 this year
• 1945–2015Ken StablerAmerican football player