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Chad of Mercia
Bishop of York and Lichfield from 664 to 669
Lothair of France
King of West Francia from 954 to 986
Charles the Good
Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127
Marjorie Bruce
Scottish princess (c. 1296 – 1316/17)
Władysław I Łokietek
King of Poland from 1320 to 1333
Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
Italian cardinal and diplomat
Chad of Mercia — Bishop of York and Lichfield from 664 to 669, who died on March 2 672.
Lothair of France — King of West Francia from 954 to 986, who died on March 2 986.
Charles the Good — Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127, who died on March 2 1127.
Marjorie Bruce — Scottish princess (c. 1296 – 1316/17), who died on March 2 1316.
Władysław I Łokietek — King of Poland from 1320 to 1333, who died on March 2 1333.
Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) — Italian cardinal and diplomat, who died on March 2 1589.
All entries
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- 1009MMokjong of GoryeoKing of Goryeo from 997 to 1009
- 1619
Anne of DenmarkQueen of Scotland (1589–1619); Queen of England and Ireland - 1729
Francesco BianchiniItalian philosopher and scientist - 1755
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-SimonFrench courtier and memoirist - 1791
John WesleyEnglish clergyman - 1793
Carl Gustaf PiloSwedish painter - 1797
Horace WalpoleBritish politician, writer, historian and antiquarian - 1829
Josefa Ortiz de DomínguezMexican insurgent - 1830
Samuel Thomas von SömmerringGerman physician, anatomist, anthropologist, paleontologist and inventor - 1835
Francis II, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1792 to 1806 and Emperor of Austria from 1806 to 1835 - 1840
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias OlbersGerman astronomer - 1855
Nicholas I of RussiaEmperor of Russia from 1825 to 1855 - 1864
Ulric DahlgrenUnion Army officer - 1865
Carl Sylvius VölknerGerman Protestant missionary - 1880
John Benjamin MacneillIrish civil engineer - 1895
Berthe MorisotFrench artist - 1895
Isma'il Pasha of EgyptKhedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879 - 1896
Jubal EarlyAmerican lawyer, politician and military officer - 1921
Champ ClarkAmerican politician - 1930
D. H. LawrenceEnglish writer and poet - 1938
Ben HarneyAmerican songwriter, entertainer and pioneer of ragtime music - 1939
Howard CarterBritish archaeologist and Egyptologist - 1943
Gisela Januszewska19th and 20th-century Austrian physician - 1944
Ida MacleanEnglish biochemist
- 1945
Emily CarrCanadian artist and writer - 1946
Fidél PálffyHungarian nobleman - 1946
George E. StewartMedal of Honor recipient - 1947FFrans Johan Louwrens GhijselsDutch architect
- 1949
Sarojini NaiduIndian political activist and poet - 1953
Jim LightbodyAmerican middle-distance runner - 1957
Selim Sırrı TarcanTurkish sports official - 1958
Fred MerkleAmerican baseball player - 1962
Charles-Jean de La Vallée PoussinBelgian mathematician - 1967
José Martínez RuizSpanish novelist & essayist - 1972
Léo-Ernest OuimetCanadian film pioneer - 1977
Eugénie BrazierFrench chef - 1979
Christy RingIrish hurler - 1982
Philip K. DickAmerican science fiction author - 1987
Randolph ScottAmerican actor
- 1987
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- 1991
Serge GainsbourgFrench musician and actor - 1992
Sandy DennisAmerican actress - 1994
Anita MorrisAmerican actress, singer, and dancer - 1999
Dusty SpringfieldBritish singer - 2000
Sandra SchmirlerCanadian curler - 2003
Hank BallardAmerican singer - 2003
Malcolm WilliamsonAustralian composer - 2004
Cormac McAnallenIrish Gaelic footballer - 2004
Mercedes McCambridgeAmerican actress - 2004
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- 2007
Thomas S. KleppeAmerican politician - 2007
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- 2007
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Jeff HealeyCanadian singer, guitarist and songwriter - 2009
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- 2010
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- 2012
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James Q. WilsonAmerican political scientist and public policy expert - 2013
Peter HarveyAustralian journalist and broadcaster - 2013
Giorgos KolokithasGreek basketball player - 2013
Shabnam ShakeelAward winning Pakistan Writer - 2014
Ryhor BaradulinBelarusian poet - 2015
Dean HessAmerican minister and Air Force officer - 2015
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- 2015MMal PeetEnglish writer and illustrator
- 2016
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Aubrey McClendonAmerican businessman - 2018
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Lin Hu (general)Chinese fighter pilot - 2019MMike Oliver (disability advocate)British academic and activist
- 2024
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