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1524

Ismail I, First Emperor of Safavid Empire (born 1487)

Ismail I, First Emperor of Safavid Empire (born 1487)

1136

Hugues de Payens, first Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born c

Hugues de Payens, first Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born c. 1070)

2009

Mona Grey, British nursing administrator; Northern Ireland's first Chief Nursing Officer (born 1910)

Mona Grey, British nursing administrator; Northern Ireland's first Chief Nursing Officer (born 1910)

927

Simeon I of Bulgaria first Bulgarian Emperor (born 864)

Simeon I of Bulgaria first Bulgarian Emperor (born 864)

1814

Joséphine de Beauharnais, French empress, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (born 1763)

Joséphine de Beauharnais, French empress, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (born 1763)

2019

Ani Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician, 6th First Lady of Indonesia

Ani Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician, 6th First Lady of Indonesia. (born 1952)

1915

Charles Reed Bishop, American banker and politician, founded the First Hawaiian Bank (born 1822)

Charles Reed Bishop, American banker and politician, founded the First Hawaiian Bank (born 1822)

555

Vigilius, first pope of the Byzantine Papacy (born 500)

Vigilius, first pope of the Byzantine Papacy (born 500)

2013

Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (born 1942)

Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (born 1942)

1762

Dorothea Erxleben, first German female doctor (born 1715)

Dorothea Erxleben, first German female doctor (born 1715)

1949

Albert II, rhesus macaque, animal astronaut, and first mammal in space

Albert II, rhesus macaque, animal astronaut, and first mammal in space

2021

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (born 1924)

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (born 1924)

2019

Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (born 1951)

Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (born 1951)

1992

Kofoworola Abeni Pratt, the first black Chief Nursing Officer of Nigeria (born 1910)

Kofoworola Abeni Pratt, the first black Chief Nursing Officer of Nigeria (born 1910)

1993

Pat Nixon, American educator, 37th First Lady of the United States (born 1912)

Pat Nixon, American educator, 37th First Lady of the United States (born 1912)

1999

Vere Bird, first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1910)

Vere Bird, first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1910)

1833

Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (born 1765)

Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (born 1765)

2011

Betty Ford, 38th First Lady of the United States (born 1918)

Betty Ford, 38th First Lady of the United States (born 1918)

2007

Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 43rd First Lady of the United States (born 1912)

Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 43rd First Lady of the United States (born 1912)

1882

Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States 1861–1865 (born 1818)

Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States 1861–1865 (born 1818)