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1,701
Oscar Goerke
American racing cyclist
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1883
1934
1,702
Arthur F. Andrews
American cyclist
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1876
1930
1,703
Teddy Billington
American racing cyclist
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1882
1966
1,704
Eduard Kainberger
football player (1911-1974)
Male
Austria
Athlete
1911
1974
1,705
Duncan I of Scotland
king of Scotland (1001-1040)
Male
Kingdom of Scotland
Politician
1001
1040
1,706
Pierre Bonnard
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)
Male
France
Artist
1867
1947
1,707
Vasily Belov
writer
Male
Russia; Soviet Union
Artist
1932
2012
1,708
Fernand Sanz
racing cyclist
Male
Spain; France
Athlete
1881
1925
1,709
Rashi
French rabbi and commentator
Male
France
Rabbi
1040
1105
1,710
Petras Mantigirdaitis
statesman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Male
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1390
1459
1,711
Francis Cetner
Governor of Smolensk
Male
Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Politician
1650
1732
1,712
Peter Dorohostajski
Governor of Smolensk
Male
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1569
1611
1,713
James Theodore Kuncewicz
Governor Brest-Lithuanian
Male
Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Military personnel
1596
1666
1,714
Ladislaus I of Hungary
King of Hungary
Male
Hungary
Politician
1046
1095
1,715
Charles Schlee
American racing cyclist
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1873
1947
1,716
Jeongjo of Joseon
22nd ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea
Male
Joseon
Artist
1752
1800
1,717
Salvador Jovellanos
Paraguayan politician (1833-1881)
Male
Paraguay
Politician
1833
1881
1,718
Higinio Uriarte
Paraguayan politician (1843-1909)
Male
Paraguay
Politician
1843
1909
1,719
William Kidd
Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean
Male
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Military personnel
1645
1701
capital punishment
1,720
Juan Bautista Gill
President of Paraguay (1840-1877)
Male
Paraguay
Politician
1840
1877
1,721
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
prolific American inventor and scientist
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1922
2012
natural causes
1,722
Józef Aleksander Jabłonowski
Polish nobleman
Male
Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Researcher
1711
1777
1,723
Gert van den Bergh
film actor from South Africa
Male
South Africa
Artist
1920
1968
1,724
Zdravko Tolimir
commander in the Army of Republika Srpska
Male
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Military personnel
1948
2016
1,725
John Argyropoulos
Greek lecturer, philosopher and humanist
Male
Byzantine Empire
Artist
1415
1487
1,726
Li Moran
performing artist (1927-2012)
People's Republic of China
Artist
1927
2012
1,727
Charles Marie de La Condamine
French explorer, geographer, and mathematician (1701-1774)
Male
France
Researcher
1701
1774
1,728
Cardinal Richelieu
French clergyman, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
Male
France
Politician
1585
1642
natural causes
1,729
Paul Deussen
German Orientalist and Sanskrit scholar
Male
Germany
Researcher
1845
1919
1,730
Juan de Grijalva
Spanish conquistador
Male
Spain
Explorer
1480
1527
1,731
Eleanor of Austria
Queen of Poland
Female
Austria
Aristocrat
1653
1697
1,732
Tancred of Hauteville
Norman petty lord
Male
980
1041
1,733
Józef Gosławski
Polish sculptor and medallic artist
Male
Poland
Artist
1908
1963
1,734
Momčilo Krajišnik
Bosnian Serb former politician
Male
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Politician
1945
2020
1,735
Bertil Antonsson
Swedish amateur wrestler
Male
Sweden
Amateur wrestler
1921
2006
1,736
Alois Wünsche-Mitterecker
German painter and sculptor (1903-1975)
Male
Germany
Artist
1903
1975
1,737
Leon Allen White
American professional wrestler (1955-2018)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1955
2018
natural causes
1,738
Roger Pierre
French comedic actor
Male
France
Artist
1923
2010
natural causes
1,739
Camilo Cienfuegos
Cuban Revolutionary
Male
Spain; Cuba
Politician
1932
1959
1,740
Jane Marken
1895-1976 French actress
Female
France
Artist
1895
1976
1,741
Major Harris
American R&B singer
Male
United States of America
Artist
1947
2012
1,742
Jean-Joseph Monnard
ice hockey player
Male
France
Athlete
1901
1973
1,743
Milton A. Rothman
nuclear physicist and college professor
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1919
2001
1,744
Melvil Dewey
American librarian and educator
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1851
1931
1,745
Franz von Bayros
Austrian commercial artist, illustrator, and painter (1866-1924)
Male
Austria
Artist
1866
1924
1,746
Khalid ibn al-Walid
companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Male
Rashidun Caliphates
Military personnel
592
642
1,747
Muhammad Al-Sabah
Sheikh of Kuwait (1838-1896)
Male
Kuwait
Politician
1838
1896
1,748
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco
Italian composer and violinist
Male
Artist
1675
1742
1,749
Philippe Payot
French ice hockey player
Male
France
Athlete
1893
1958
1,750
Berthold Epstein
Czech pediatrician, professor, and scientist
Male
Czech Republic
Researcher
1890
1962
1,751
Theodor Storm
German writer
Male
Germany
Artist
1817
1888
1,752
Edmund Dulac
French-born British illustrator and stamp designer
Male
France; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Artist
1882
1953
1,753
Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli
Italian sculptor (1507-1563)
Male
Republic of Florence
Artist
1507
1563
1,754
Wu Youning
imperial prince during the reign of Wu Zetian
Male
Tang Empire
Military personnel
601
700
1,755
Karl Rohn
mathematician
Male
Germany
Researcher
1855
1920
1,756
Charles Lavaivre
French ice hockey player
Male
France
Athlete
1905
1967
1,757
Alexander Spotswood
Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1676-1740)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1676
1740
1,758
Henry McMahon
British diplomat and Indian Army officer
Male
United Kingdom
Politician
1862
1949
1,759
Charles Hesterman Merz
British electrical engineer
Male
United Kingdom
Engineer
1874
1940
1,760
Pan Chengdong
Chinese mathematician
Male
People's Republic of China; Republic of China (1912–1949)
Researcher
1934
1997
1,761
Friedrich Risner
German mathematician
Male
Holy Roman Empire
Researcher
1533
1580
1,762
Christoph Rudolff
author of the first German textbook on algebra
Male
Holy Roman Empire
Researcher
1499
1546
1,763
Senkichi Taniguchi
Japanese film director and screenwriter
Male
Japan
Artist
1912
2007
natural causes
1,764
Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo
Spanish dramatist and politician (1787-1862)
Male
Spain
Researcher
1787
1862
1,765
Tatsuo Shimabuku
founder of Isshin-ryū
Male
Japan
Karateka
1908
1975
natural causes
1,766
Charles Samuel Franklin
British radio pioneer
Male
United Kingdom
Inventor
1879
1964
1,767
Werner Wolfgang Rogosinski
British mathematician
Male
United Kingdom; Germany
Researcher
1894
1964
1,768
Karl Eduard Zetzsche
German mathematician and physicist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1830
1894
1,769
Joseph Levin Saalschütz
German archaeologist , historian , cultural theorist and author
Male
Germany
Researcher
1801
1863
1,770
Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus
ruler of Cyprus from 1184 to 1191
Male
Byzantine Empire
Monarch
1155
1196
1,771
Heiner Zieschang
German mathematician
Male
Germany
Researcher
1936
2004
1,772
Duke Constantine Petrovich of Oldenburg
Duke of Oldenburg
Male
Russian Empire
Military personnel
1850
1906
1,773
Frank Malina
American aeronautical engineer and painter (1912-1981)
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1912
1981
1,774
Søren Tybring
priest (1773-1822)
Male
Norway
Politician
1773
1822
1,775
Aad Davidsen Kløve
Norwegian politician (1772-1841)
Norway
Politician
1772
1841
1,776
Johan Frederik Sartz
priest and member of parliament (1763-1839)
Male
Norway
Politician
1763
1839
1,777
Jelle Reyners
Dutch Golden Age painter (1600-1634)
Male
Netherlands
Artist
1600
1634
1,778
Don Alden Adams
American religious leader; president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
Male
United States of America
Preacher
1925
2019
1,779
István Lichteneckert
fencer
Male
Hungary
Fencer
1892
1929
1,780
Grand Duke Dimitri Constantinovich of Russia
son of Grand Duke Constantin Nikolaevich and first cousin of Alexander III of Russia (1860-1919)
Male
Russian Empire
Politician
1860
1919
homicide
1,781
Tullio Bozza
fencer
Male
Kingdom of Italy
Fencer
1891
1922
1,782
Dezső Kosztolányi
Hungarian poet, writer and translator
Male
Hungary
Artist
1885
1936
natural causes
1,783
Gustav Roch
mathematician from Germany
Male
Germany
Researcher
1839
1866
natural causes
1,784
Mikhail Bakunin
Russian revolutionary, philosopher, and theorist of collectivist anarchism (1814-1876)
Male
Russian Empire
Artist
1814
1876
1,785
Peter Forsskål
Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus (1732-1763)
Male
Sweden
Researcher
1732
1763
natural causes
1,786
Georges Trombert
French fencer
Male
France
Fencer
1874
1949
1,787
Henri Jobier
French fencer
Male
France
Fencer
1879
1930
1,788
Guido Balzarini
Italian fencer
Male
Kingdom of Italy
Fencer
1874
1935
1,789
Lonnie Donegan
Scottish-born skiffle musician
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1931
2002
natural causes
1,790
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
military and political leader (1767-1794)
Male
France
Artist
1767
1794
1,791
Nelson H. Barbour
Adventist writer and publisher
Male
United States of America
Artist
1824
1905
1,792
Ödön Tersztyánszky
Hungarian fencer
Male
Hungary
Military personnel
1890
1929
1,793
Lucien Gaudin
French fencer
Male
France
Fencer
1886
1934
suicide
1,794
Zhang Yang
Chinese general of the People's Liberation Army (1951-2017)
Male
People's Republic of China
Politician
1951
2017
suicide
1,795
Alex Dupont
association football manager and former player from France (1954-2020)
Male
France
Athlete
1954
2020
1,796
Friedrich Paulsen
German philosopher and educator
Male
Germany
Teacher
1846
1908
1,797
Abel of Denmark
King of Denmark
Male
Denmark
Monarch
1218
1252
1,798
Virgilio Mantegazza
Italian fencer
Male
Kingdom of Italy
Fencer
1889
1928
1,799
Hermann Möller
Danish linguist
Male
Denmark
Researcher
1850
1923
1,800
Adolf Eichmann
German-Austrian SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust (1906-1962)
Male
Austria; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic
Politician
1906
1962
capital punishment