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• 1821–1904James LongstreetConfederate Army general
• 1870–1930Miguel Primo de RiveraPrime Minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930
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• 1929–2015Saeed JaffreyBritish-Indian actor
• 1836–1912Lawrence Alma-TademaDutch-born British painter
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• 1966–1990Andrew WoodAmerican rock musician
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• b. 1976Jenny LewisAmerican musician and actressTurned 50 this year
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• 1899–1959S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike4th Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1956 to 1959
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• 1957–2023Ron Cephas JonesAmerican actor
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• 1891–1957Walther BotheGerman physicist
• 1923–2008Joseph WeizenbaumGerman-American computer scientist
• 1830–1894Hans von BülowGerman conductor and pianist
• b. 1955Harriet Sansom HarrisAmerican actressTurned 71 this year
• b. 1944Terry BrooksAmerican fantasy fiction writerTurned 82 this year
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• 1587–1629Jan Pieterszoon CoenDutch colonial administrator
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