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Best known
Emperor Shenzong of Song
Emperor of China from 1067 to 1085
Hugh of Châteauneuf
Bishop of Grenoble and saint
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Queen of France (1137–52) and England (1154–89); Duchess of Aquitaine
Aimery of Cyprus
King of Jerusalem (1198–1205) and Cyprus
Abaqa Khan
Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate from 1265 to 1282
Nuno Álvares Pereira
Portuguese general
Emperor Shenzong of Song — Emperor of China from 1067 to 1085, who died on April 1 1085.
Hugh of Châteauneuf — Bishop of Grenoble and saint, who died on April 1 1132.
Eleanor of Aquitaine — Queen of France (1137–52) and England (1154–89); Duchess of Aquitaine, who died on April 1 1204.
Aimery of Cyprus — King of Jerusalem (1198–1205) and Cyprus, who died on April 1 1205.
Abaqa Khan — Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate from 1265 to 1282, who died on April 1 1282.
Nuno Álvares Pereira — Portuguese general, who died on April 1 1431.
All entries
- 33
30sFourth decade of the first century AD - 996PPope John XVHead of the Catholic Church from 985 to 996
- 1441
Blanche I of NavarreQueen of Navarre from 1425 to 1441 - 1455
Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)Polish Catholic cardinal, statesman, and diplomat - 1528FFrancisco de PeñalosaSpanish composer (c.1470–1528)
- 1548
Sigismund I the OldKing of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 to 1548 - 1580AAlonso MudarraSpanish composer
- 1621
Cristofano AlloriItalian painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school - 1682
Franz Egon von Fürstenberg-HeiligenbergRoman Catholic bishop - 1787
Floyer Sydenham
- 1839
Benjamin Pierce (governor)American politician - 1865
Antonios KriezisGreek politician - 1865
Giuditta PastaItalian opera singer - 1872
F. D. MauriceEnglish Anglican socialist theologian - 1878JJohn Corry Wilson DalyCanadian politician
- 1890
David WilberAmerican politician - 1890
Alexander MozhayskyRussian admiral and aviation pioneer - 1914
Rube WaddellAmerican baseball player - 1914
Charles Wells (brewer)British brewer - 1917
Scott JoplinAmerican composer and pianist - 1920WWalter Simon (philanthropist)German banker, councillor and philanthropist
- 1922
Charles I of AustriaEmperor of Austria from 1916 to 1918 - 1924
Jacob BolotinAmerican physician - 1924
Lloyd HildebrandBritish-French cyclist - 1924SStan RowleyAustralian sprinter
- 1946
Noah BeeryAmerican actor - 1947
George II of GreeceKing of Greece (1922–1924; 1935–1947) - 1950
Charles R. DrewAmerican surgeon and medical researcher - 1950
Recep Peker6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 1946 to 1947 - 1962
Jussi KekkonenFinnish major and CEO - 1963
Agnes MowinckelNorwegian actress - 1965
Helena RubinsteinPolish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist - 1966
Flann O'BrienIrish writer - 1968
Lev LandauSoviet theoretical physicist - 1971
Kathleen LonsdaleBritish crystallographer and activist - 1976
Max ErnstGerman artist - 1981
Eua SunthornsananMusical artist - 1984
Marvin GayeAmerican singer and songwriter - 1984
Elizabeth GoudgeEnglish novelist and children's writer - 1986
Erik BruhnDanish ballet dancer - 1986EEdwin BostonChurch of England clergyman and steam enthusiast
- 1987
Henri Cochet20th-century French tennis player - 1991
Martha GrahamAmerican dancer and choreographer - 1991
Jaime GuzmánChilean politician
- 1992
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Alan KulwickiAmerican racing driver - 1994
Robert DoisneauFrench photographer - 1995
H. Adams CarterAmerican mountain climber - 1995
Francisco MonciónDominican-American ballet dancer - 1995
Lucie RieAustrian-British studio potter - 1996
Mário ViegasPortuguese actor and poetry reciter - 1997MMakar HoncharenkoUkrainian footballer
- 1998
Rozz WilliamsAmerican singer - 1999
Jesse Stone (musician)American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter - 2001
Trịnh Công SơnMusical artist - 2002
Simo HäyhäFinnish military sniper - 2003
Leslie CheungHong Kong singer and actor - 2004GGiannis KyrastasGreek footballer and manager
- 2004
Carrie SnodgressAmerican actress - 2005
Paul BomaniTanzanian politician and diplomat - 2005
Robert Coldwell WoodAmerican political scientist - 2006IIn Tam25th Prime Minister of Cambodia
- 2010
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- 2012
Lionel BowenAustralian politician - 2012
Giorgio ChinagliaItalian footballer - 2012
Miguel de la MadridPresident of Mexico from 1982 to 1988 - 2013
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Karen MuirSouth African swimmer - 2014KKing FlemingAmerican jazz musician
- 2014
Jacques Le GoffFrench historian - 2014
Rolf RendtorffGerman Old Testament scholar and theologian - 2015
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- 2024
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