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Born on this day (8)

1940(1)

Stuart Sutcliffe

Stuart Sutcliffe

19401962

Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles

1937(1)

Martti Ahtisaari

Martti Ahtisaari

19372023

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

1925(1)

Oliver Smithies

Oliver Smithies

19252017

Biochemistry, genetics, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007

1912(1)

Alan Turing

Alan Turing

19121954

English computer scientist

1910(1)

Jean Anouilh

Jean Anouilh

19101987

French playwright

1907(1)

James Meade

James Meade

19071995

British economist

1894(1)

Edward VIII

Edward VIII

18941972

King of the United Kingdom in 1936

1763(1)

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Joséphine de Beauharnais

17631814

Empress consort of the French from 1804 to 1814

Died on this day (3)

1996(1)

Andreas Papandreou

Andreas Papandreou

19191996

Greek economist and politician

1980(1)

V. V. Giri

V. V. Giri

18941980

Indian politician and 4th president of India

1959(1)

Boris Vian

Boris Vian

19201959

French writer and musician

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