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German television presenter and journalist · b. 1964

German pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978) · 1886–1978

German television presenter and film producer · b. 1969

German pole vaulter · b. 1977

American professional baseball player · b. 1992

racing automobile driver · b. 1997

South Korean boxer (1973–2008) · 1973–2008

Dutch association football player (born 1986) · b. 1986

Brazilian association football player · b. 1976

British strength athlete · b. 1964

politician · 1868–1947

French artist (1882-1932) · 1882–1932

actor · 1920–1968

film director · 1900–1971

Scottish footballer and manager · b. 1960

YouTube personality · 1927–2015

German actress (1866-1965) · 1866–1965

Norwegian businessman · b. 1962

Film actor · b. 1948

German politician · b. 1970

Nigerian footballer · b. 1967

singer · b. 1986

Icelandic-Danish singer · b. 1990

singer · b. 1977

physicist, theologian and anglican priest (1930–2021) · 1930–2021

American chemist (1948–1997) · 1948–1997

American lawyer; former chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees · b. 1982

entrepreneur · 1881–1934

Singer · b. 1983

German translator and race theorist (1852–1938) · 1852–1938

Sudanese-American basketball player · 1962–2010

American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010) · 1928–2010

Israeli politician (1914–1975) · 1914–1975

tennis player · b. 1997

actor · 1938–1988

Notable Trials · 1854–1900

American basketball player · b. 1956

American Hall of Fame basketball player (born 1980) · b. 1980

American actor · b. 1958

German actor and voice actor · b. 1953

writer · 1954–2018

German sprinter · b. 1985

Hungarian benedictine monk, linguist (1910-1977) · 1910–1977

British baron (1856-1936) · 1856–1936

American historian and sociologist · 1913–2005

Polish-born painter and musician · 1887–1941

German poet (1864-1920) · 1864–1920

American boxer (1917–1992) · 1917–1992

British actress (1921–2007) · 1921–2007

Greek Eastern Catholic bishop (1939–2023) · 1939–2023

actor · 1938–2013

Notable Trials · 1903–1946

Soviet turkologist (1929-1984) · 1929–1984

Austrian-born anthropologist and historian · 1927–2010

Notable Trials · 1894–1946

American army officer and statesman (1880–1959) · 1880–1959

Notable Trials · 1900–1946

Scottish field hockey player (1884-1930) · 1884–1930

South Korean composer · 1902–1960

rapper · 1940–2025

Notable Trials · 1893–1946

American film and television actor (1914–2005) · 1914–2005

German Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal (1906-1987) · 1906–1987

Swiss communist (1891-1971) · 1891–1971

Notable Trials · 1885–1946

German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist (1936–2025) · 1936–2025

Hungarian boxer (1926–2003) · 1926–2003

(1921–2018) Hungarian Catholic priest and ethnographer · 1921–2018

Belarusian and Soviet architect (1910-1977) · 1910–1977

Soviet and Russian literary and film critic and historian (1924–2006) · 1924–2006

singer-songwriter · 1981–2007

Swedish Righteous Among the Nations, publisher and Esperantist (1872-1960) · 1872–1960

Notable Trials · 1877–1946

Notable Trials · 1882–1946

athlete · b. 1892

American urban climber · b. 1898

artist · b. 1901

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

scientist · b. 1901

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

American musician · b. 1904

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

actor · 1908–2015

scientist · 1910–2018

Orca · 1981–2017

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Banking · b. 1865

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Film · b. 1979

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Film · b. 1980