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Severus Alexander
Roman emperor from 222 to 235
Carloman of Bavaria
King of Bavaria from 876 to 879
William of Norwich
12th-century English boy whose murder was falsely blamed on the Jews of Norwich
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster
English nobleman (c. 1278–1322)
Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence
English prince and soldier
George of Poděbrady
King of Bohemia (r. 1458–71)
Severus Alexander — Roman emperor from 222 to 235, who died on March 22 235.
Carloman of Bavaria — King of Bavaria from 876 to 879, who died on March 22 880.
William of Norwich — 12th-century English boy whose murder was falsely blamed on the Jews of Norwich, who died on March 22 1144.
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster — English nobleman (c. 1278–1322), who died on March 22 1322.
Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence — English prince and soldier, who died on March 22 1421.
George of Poděbrady — King of Bohemia (r. 1458–71), who died on March 22 1471.
All entries
- 1418DDietrich of Nieheim
- 1454
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Johannes MagnusSwedish Catholic prelate and historian - 1602
Agostino CarracciBolognese painter of the Baroque
- 1685
Emperor Go-SaiEmperor of Japan from 1655 to 1663 - 1687
Jean-Baptiste LullyItalian-French composer - 1758
Jonathan Edwards (theologian)American preacher and philosopher - 1820
Stephen DecaturUnited States naval officer and commodore - 1832
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGerman writer and polymath - 1840ÉÉtienne BobillierFrench mathematician
- 1864
Konstanty KalinowskiPolish writer and journalist - 1881SSamuel Courtauld (industrialist)British businessman
- 1896
Thomas HughesEnglish author and politician - 1913
Song JiaorenChinese republican revolutionary - 1913
Ruggero OddiItalian physiologist and anatomist - 1924
William MacewenScottish neurosurgeon - 1931
James Campbell, 1st Baron GlenavyIrish politician - 1942
Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics - 1942WWilliam Donne (cricketer)English cricketer
- 1942
María CollazoUruguayan educator and journalist - 1952
D. S. SenanayakePrime Minister of Ceylon from 1947 to 1952 - 1955
Ivan ŠubašićYugoslav Croat politician - 1958
Mike ToddAmerican film producer - 1960
José Antonio Aguirre (politician)Basque nationalist leader in the mid-20th century - 1966
John HarlinAmerican mountaineer - 1971
Johannes VillemsonEstonian runner - 1971
Nella WalkerAmerican actress - 1974
Peter RevsonAmerican racing driver - 1974
Orazio Satta PuligaItalian automobile designer - 1976
John McLaughlin (artist)American painter - 1977
A. K. GopalanIndian politician - 1978
Karl WallendaGerman stunt performer - 1979
Ben LyonAmerican actor
- 1981JJumbo Elliott (coach)American track and field coach
- 1981
Gil PuyatPresident of the Senate of the Philippines from 1967 to 1972 - 1985
Raoul UbacFrench painter - 1985
Spyros VassiliouGreek painter, printmaker, illustrator, and stage designer - 1986
Olive DeeringAmerican actress - 1987
Odysseas AngelisGreek military officer - 1989PPeta TaylorEnglish cricketer
- 1990GGerald BullCanadian artillery engineer and entrepreneur
- 1991
Léon BalcerCanadian politician - 1991
Paul EngleAmerican poet - 1991
Dave GuardAmerican singer-songwriter - 1991
Gloria HoldenAmerican actress - 1993
Steve OlinAmerican baseball player - 1994
Dan HartmanAmerican musician - 1994
Walter LantzAmerican animator - 1996DDon Murray (drummer)American drummer
- 1996
Robert F. OvermyerAmerican astronaut - 1996
Billy Williamson (guitarist)American guitarist - 1999
Max Beloff, Baron BeloffBritish historian and peer - 1999
David StricklandAmerican actor - 2000
Carlo ParolaItalian footballer - 2001
Stepas ButautasSoviet and Lithuanian professional basketball player and coach
- 2001
Sabiha GökçenTurkish aviator and World's first female fighter pilot - 2001
William HannaAmerican animator - 2001
Robert Fletcher ShawCanadian engineer - 2002
Rudolf BaumgartnerSwiss conductor and violinist - 2003TTerry LloydEnglish television journalist
- 2004
Janet Akyüz MatteiTurkish-American astronomer - 2004
Ahmed YassinPalestinian political and religious leader - 2004VV. M. TarkundeIndian lawyer, activist and humanist
- 2005
Rod PriceEnglish guitarist and member of Foghat - 2005
Gemini GanesanIndian actor - 2005
Kenzō TangeJapanese architect - 2006
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- 2006KKurt von Trojan
- 2007
U. G. KrishnamurtiIndian spiritual figure - 2008
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- 2011AArtur AgostinhoPortuguese journalist
- 2011VVictor BouchardMusical artist
- 2012
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- 2012
Neil L. WhiteheadEnglish anthropologist - 2013
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- 2014
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- 2015
Norman ScribnerAmerican classical composer
- 2016
Rob FordCanadian politician - 2016
Rita GamAmerican actress - 2018
Johan van HulstDutch professor, politician, and Righteous Among the Nations
- 2019
Scott Walker (singer)British-American musician - 2024
Laurent de BrunhoffFrench author and illustrator - 2025
Jessica AberAmerican lawyer - 2025
Andy PeeblesEnglish DJ and television presenter - 2026
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