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Encyclopedia > List of people who died on their birthdays
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Note: William Shakespeare often appears on lists such as this, but as his birthdate is unrecorded (what is commonly given as his birthdate was extrapolated from the date of his baptism), he cannot be given a definite place on this list. Similarly, Jewish tradition records that both Moses (tractate Sotah 12b) and King David (Bechor Shor, Shabbat 30b, based on Midrash) died on their birthday according to the Jewish calendar (7 Adar and 5 Sivan, respectively). Similarly, according to Islamic tradition Prophet Muhammad died on his birthday in the lunar Islamic calendar, 12 Rabi' al-awwal. Evaristo Felice Dall Abaco (July 12, 1675 - July 12, 1742) was an Italian composer and violinist. ... John Marco Allegro (17 February 1923 - 17 February 1988) was a controversial archaeologist and Dead Sea Scrolls scholar. ... Michael Vaillancourt Aris (March 27, 1946, Havana, Cuba – March 27, 1999, Oxford) was an academic and lecturer in Asian history at St Johns College and later at St Antonys College, Oxford. ... Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ; IPA: ); born 19 June 1945 in Yangon (Rangoon), is a nonviolent pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar (Burma), and a noted prisoner of conscience. ... Henry Wilfred Bunny Austin (August 26, 1906 – August 26, 2000) was a British tennis player. ... Johann Ambrosius Bach. ... Bach in a 1748 portrait by Haussmann Places in which Bach resided throughout his life Johann Sebastian Bach (pronounced ) (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the... Olga Bancic (born Golda Bancic; also known under her French pseudonym Pierrette; May 10, 1912 – May 10, 1944) was a Romanian communist activist, known for her role in the French Resistance. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... John Banner (January 28, 1910–January 28, 1973) was a Jewish Austrian actor. ... Hogans Heroes was an American television situation comedy that ran from September 17, 1965 to July 4, 1971 on the CBS network for 168 episodes. ... Sam Bass Sam Bass (21 July 1851–21 July 1878) was a nineteenth-century American train robber and western icon. ... Sidney Bechet Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was a jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...   (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA notation) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award-winning and two-time Emmy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... Cornelia Johanna Arnalda ten Boom, generally known as Corrie ten Boom, (April 15, 1892 – April 15, 1983) was a Dutch Christian Holocaust survivor who helped many Jews escape the Nazis during World War II. Born in Haarlem, North Holland, ten Boom was declared a member of the Righteous Among the... William Martin Boucher (November 10, 1899 – November 10, 1958) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Giuseppina Bozzachi (23 November 1853 - 23 November 1870) was an Italian-French ballerina. ... Maya Plisetskaya, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1943 to 1960 and prima ballerina assoluta from 1960 to 1990. ... (Clément Philibert) Leo Delibes (February 21, 1836 – January 16, 1891) was a French composer of Romantic music. ... Coppélia is a ballet by Leo Delibes based upon a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann entitled The Sandman. It concerns an inventor who makes a life-size dancing doll. ... Marcel Broodthaers (born January 28, 1924 in Brussels, Belgium - died January 28, 1976 in Cologne, Germany), was a Belgian poet, filmmaker and artist with a highly literate and often witty approach to creating art works. ... Harriet Brooks (January 1, 1876 - January 1, 1933) was the first Canadian woman nuclear physicist. ... Sir Thomas Browne (October 19, 1605 - October 19, 1682) was an English author of varied works that disclose his wide learning in diverse fields including medicine, religion, science and the esoteric. ... Solomon Mobley Carter (Buck) Carter (December 23, 1908 - December 23, 2006[1]) was a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1931 season. ... Constantine P. Cavafy, also known as Konstantin or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, or Kavaphes (Greek Κωνσταντίνος Π. Καβάφης) (April 29, 1863 – April 29, 1933) was a major Alexandrine poet who worked as a journalist and civil servant. ... Andrew D. Chumbley (September 15, 1967-September 15, 2004) was an English writer, poet, artist, practitioner-theorist of modern magic, and Magister of the magical group Cultus Sabbati. ... The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to knowledge of the hidden.[1] In the medical sense it is used commonly to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e. ... Sergiu Cunescu (March 16, 1923—March 16, 2005) was a Romanian social democratic politician, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSDR) between 1990 and 2001. ... Walter E. Diemer (8 January 1905—8 January 1998) was an accountant and inventor of bubble gum. ... Bubblegum is a type of chewing gum that is especially designed for blowing bubbles. ... Sir Kenelm Digby (July 11, 1603 – July 11, 1665) was born at Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire. ... For other persons of the same name, see Ben Johnson (disambiguation). ... A literary executor is a person with decision-making power in respect of the literary estate of an author who has died. ... Étienne Dolet (August 3, 1509 - August 3, 1546) was a French scholar and printer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Talk Show Host is a song written and performed by Radiohead. ... Allen Stuart Drury (September 2, 1918 _ September 2, 1998) was a U.S. novelist. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder and first patriarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... Florbela Espanca (birth name Flor Bela de Alma da Conceição), Portuguese poet (Vila Viçosa, 8 December 1894 — Matosinhos, 8 December de 1930). ... María Félix (April 8, 1914 - April 8, 2002) was a Mexican actress, one of the leading figures of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico. ... Betty Friedan, 1960 Betty Friedan (February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006) was an American feminist, activist and writer. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... Bucky Harris Stanley Raymond Bucky Harris (November 8, 1896 - November 8, 1977) was a Major League Baseball player, manager and executive. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... John Harrison John Harrison (March 24, 1693–March 24, 1776) was an English clockmaker, who designed and built the worlds first successful chronometer (maritime clock), one whose accuracy was great enough to allow the determination of longitude over long distances. ... A marine chronometer is a timekeeper precise enough to be used as a portable time standard, used to determine longitude by means of celestial navigation. ... Charles Leo Gabby Hartnett (December 20, 1900 - December 20, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and manager who played nearly his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Sir Walter Norman Haworth (born Chorley, Lancashire March 19, 1883 – March 19, 1950) was a British chemist who is best known for his groundbreaking work on ascorbic acid (vitamin C) whilst working at Birmingham University. ... Nobel Prize medal. ... Henry, the cardinal or Henrique (in Portuguese) (January 31, 1512 - January 31, 1580), was the seventeenth King of Portugal between 1578 and 1580. ... Johannes Hevelius Johannes Hevelius (Latin), also called Johann Hewelke, Johannes Höwelcke or Johannes Hewel (in German), or Jan Heweliusz (in Polish), (born January 28, 1611 – died January 28, 1687), was a councillor and mayor in Danzig (GdaÅ„sk). ... Josué Jéhouda (born Koldriansky; March 19, 1892-March 19, 1966 in Geneva) was a Russian Jew and Swiss Zionist militant, French language writer and journalist. ... Zionism is a political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, where Jewish nationhood is thought to have evolved somewhere between 1200 BCE and late Second Temple times,[1][2] and where Jewish kingdoms existed up to the 2nd century CE. Zionism is... John of God (originally Juan Ciudad and otherwise called Juan de Dios) (1495 - 1550) was a Spanish monk and saint. ... In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are often depicted as having halos. ... Hugo Junkers Hugo Junkers (3 February 1859 - 3 February 1935) was an innovative German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas (gas engines, aeroplanes) show. ... Kamehameha V was the last monarch of the House of Kamehameha. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... 1933 Memphis Police Department booking photo of Kelly George R. Kelley aka George Machine Gun Kelley Barnes (July 18, 1895 - July 18, 1954) was a notorious American gangster during the prohibition era. ... Otto Kruger (b. ... Saint Lawrence of Brindisi (July 22, 1559 – July 22, 1619), born Julio Cesare Rossi, was a Roman Catholic monk, a member of the Order of Friars Minor, Capuchin. ... John Eric Longden, born February 14, 1907 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England - died February 14, 2003 in Banning, California, was a Hall of Fame jockey. ... King Mongkut (Rama IV), (October 18, 1804 – October 1, 1868) was king of Siam from 1851 to 1868. ... Bob The Moose Is a popular fictional moose. ... Major league affiliations National League (1887–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 20, 21, 33, 40, 42 Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–present) Pittsburgh Innocents (1890) Pittsburg Alleghenies (1882–1889) (Also referred to as Infants in 1890) Ballpark PNC Park (2001–present) Three Rivers... John Pierpont Morgan, Jr. ... Levi Parsons Morton. ... Seal of the office of the Vice-President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. ... Filinto Müller (July 11, 1900 - July 11, 1973) was a military-associated Brazilian politician, and President of the Senate for the state of Mato Grosso and Chief of Distrito Federal police during the government of Getúlio Vargas (1933-1942). ... Lawrence Edward Grace Oates (March 17, 1880 – March 17, 1912) was a British Antarctic explorer. ... For other persons named Robert Scott, see Robert Scott (disambiguation). ... Edna May Oliver (November 9, 1883 – November 9, 1942) was an Oscar-nominated American film actress. ... Yasujiro Ozu (小津 安二郎 Ozu Yasujirō) (December 12, 1903 - December 12, 1963) was an influential Japanese film director. ... Bert Patenaude. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... Flor Peeters (July 4, 1903 – July 4, 1986) was a Belgian composer, organist and teacher. ... Dr. Jean-Felix Piccard (Basel, Switzerland, January 28, 1884 – January 28, 1963, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was a Swiss-born American scientist and high-altitude balloonist. ... Pompey, Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir [1] (Classical Latin abbreviation: CN·POMPEIVS·CN·F·SEX·N·MAGNVS[2], Gnaeus or Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus) (September 29, 106 BC–September 29, 48 BC), was a distinguished military and political leader of the late Roman republic. ... Michael Praetorius. ... Raphael Sanzio or Raffaello (April 6, 1483 – April 6, 1520) was an Italian master painter and architect of the Florentine school in High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings. ... Friedrich August Rosen (born 2 September 1805 in Hannover, died 2 September 1837 in London) was a German Orientalist, brother of Georg Rosen. ... Lloyd Richards (June 29, 1919 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada –June 29, 2006 in New York City, New York) was an American actor and director best known for staging the original production of Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun, which debuted on Broadway to standing ovations on March 11... Frieda von Richthofen (August 11, 1879 - August 11, 1956), a distant relative of the Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen, became famous as the wife of the British novelist D. H. Lawrence. ... David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was a very important and controversial English writer of the 20th century, whose prolific and diverse output included novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, paintings, translations, literary criticism and personal letters. ... Charles August Swede Risberg (13 October 1894 - 13 October 1975) was an American baseball player. ... Ermenigildo Rizzo, nicknamed Jilly (May 6, 1917-May 6, 1992), was a restauranteur and entertainer. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... FDR redirects here. ... Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Johannes Schöner (January 16, 1477 – January 16, 1547) was a German astronomer and cartographer. ... Diane Shalet (? - February 23, 2006 Palm Springs, California) was an American Broadway and television character actress. ... Joe Tinker baseball card, 1912 Joseph Bert Tinker (July 27, 1880-July 27, 1948) was a Major League Baseball player and manager. ... Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806 - January 20, 1867) was an American author. ... Humbert Wolfe (1885 – January 5, 1940), was an English poet, man of letters and civil servant, from a German-Jewish family background; he was one of the most popular authors of the 1920s. ... Ashikaga Yoshinori (Jp. ... Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate Shōgun )   is supreme general of the samurai,a military rank and historical title in Japan. ... Ahmad Zahir (Persian: ‎ ) (June 14, 1946 - June 14, 1979), was an Afghan singer, songwriter and composer. ... Robert Smith or Bob Smith is a common name. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ... This page is about the Biblical king David. ... Midrash (Hebrew: מדרש; plural midrashim) is a Hebrew word referring to a method of exegesis of a Biblical text. ... This figure, in a detail of a medieval Hebrew calendar, reminded Jews of the palm branches ( Lulav) and the citron ( Etrog) to be brought to the synagogue at the end of sukkot, closing the solemn convocations of the calendar in autumn. ... Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwÄ«m al-hijrÄ«; Persian: گاه‌شماری هجري قمری ‎ Gāhshomāri-ye hejri-ye qamari; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to... Rabi al-awwal ( ربيع الأول ) is the third month in the Islamic calendar. ...


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List of people who died on their birthdays
Note: William Shakespeare often appears on lists such as this, but as his birthdate is unrecorded (what is commonly given as his birthdate was extrapolated from the date of his baptism), he cannot be given a definite place on this list.
Similarly, Jewish tradition records that both Moses (tractate Sotah 12b) and King David (Bechor Shor, Shabbat 30b, based on Midrash) died on their birthday according to the Jewish calendar (7 Adar and 5 Sivan, respectively).
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