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May 30, 1868 — August 23, 1944
Abdülmecid II
Abdülmecid II was the last caliph and crown prince of the Ottoman...
August 23, 1926 — October 30, 2006
Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz was an American cultural anthropologist, a leading...
August 23, 1740 — July 16, 1764
Ivan VI
Ivan VI was an infant emperor of Russia in 1740–41. The son of Prince...
October 7, 1927 — August 23, 1989
R.D. Laing
R.D. Laing was a British psychiatrist noted for his alternative approach...
August 20, 1785 — August 23, 1819
Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry was a U.S. naval officer who became a national...
August 23, 1923 — April 18, 2003
Edgar Frank Codd
Edgar Frank Codd was a British-born American computer scientist and...
December 10, 1870 — August 23, 1933
Adolf Loos
Adolf Loos was an Austrian architect whose planning of private residences...
July 26, 1922 — August 23, 2002
Hoyt Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm was an American baseball player who pitched knuckleballs...