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364 - Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32
364 - Jovian, Roman Emperor
440 - Mesrop Mashtots
956 - Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55
1339 - Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)
1371 - Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
1596 - Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)
1600 - Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake
1609 - Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)
1612 - Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57
1612 - Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartoonist/mathematician, dies at 48
1624 - Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536)
1652 - Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67
1654 - Michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62
1659 - Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)
1673 - Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies
1673 - Molière, French playwright (b. 1622)
1680 - Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599)
1688 - Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian
1715 - Antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68
1732 - Louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63
1768 - Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691)
1780 - Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706)
1796 - James Macpherson, poet, dies
1804 - Christian Ernst Graf, composer, dies at 80
1815 - Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59
1827 - Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81
1841 - Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70
1847 - William Collins, landscape painter, dies
1852 - Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies
1854 - Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71
1854 - John Martin, English painter (b. 1789)
1856 - Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris
1856 - John Braham, singer/composer, dies at 81
1874 - [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77
1875 - Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33
1878 - Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59
1883 - Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76
1883 - Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, Indian revolutionary (b. 1845)
1890 - Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)
1901 - Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38
1903 - Joseph Parry, composer, dies at 61
1905 - Serge Alexandrovich, gov-gen Moscow, murdered
1907 - Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), dies
1907 - Henry Steel Olcott, US co-founder (Theosophist Society), dies at 74
1908 - Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79
1912 - Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57
1912 - L Oates, British explorer (Antarctica), dies
1917 - Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70
1918 - Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies
1924 - Oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55
1929 - John Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies
1932 - Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70
1933 - Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84
1934 - Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58
1934 - Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (b. 1862)
1936 - Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74
1939 - Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859)
1943 - Armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer (b. 1888)
1943 - Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (b. 1872)
1944 - Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64
1951 - Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer, dies at 94
1954 - Evert Gorter, children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72
1955 - Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52
1958 - Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876)
1959 - Kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies
1959 - Tim Mara, co-founder of NFL's NY Giants, dies
1961 - Nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63
1962 - Bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85
1962 - Joseph Kearns, actor (George-Dennis the Menace), dies at 55
1966 - Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75
1966 - Gail Kane, actress (White Sister, Arizona), dies at 81
1966 - Hans Hofmann, German/US painter (Search for the Real), dies at 85
1968 - Donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65
1970 - Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81
1970 - Alfred Newman, US composer, dies at 69
1970 - Schmuel J Agnon, novelist (Nobel 1966), dies
1971 - Teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73
1972 - Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer, dies at 67
1976 - Jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65
1976 - Johan[nes A] Card, actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady), dies at 78
1977 - Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76
1977 - Janani Luwum, Ugandan Archbishop (b. 1922)
1979 - William Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73
1980 - Graham Sutherland, painter, dies
1980 - Jerry Fielding, composer (Bewitched, Hogan's Heroes), dies at 57
1982 - Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81
1982 - Theolonious S Monk, US, jazz pianist/composer (Blue Monk), dies at 64
1982 - Nestor Chylak, American baseball umpire (b. 1922)
1984 - Lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69
1985 - Wanda Perry, actress (Roberta, Death of a Salesman), dies at 67
1986 - Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), dies at 90
1986 - Paul Stewart, actor (Opening Night, In Cold Blood, Window), dies
1987 - Hal K Dawson, actor (Another Language, Wells Fargo), dies
1987 - Verree Teasdale, actress (Skyscraper Souls), dies
1989 - Lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80
1990 - Erik Rhodes, actor (Top Hat), dies of pneumonia at 84
1990 - Frans Kellendonk, Dutch writer (Good for Nothing), dies at 39
1990 - Keith Haring, US graffiti-artist, dies at 31
1990 - Marc Clement, actor (Career Opportunities, Sluggers Wife), dies
1990 - Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1901)
1991 - Enrique Bermudez, commandant (Contra), dies
1993 - Alfredo de Leon, leader (Philippines Red Scorpio Gang), killed
1993 - George E Wilburn, film editor, dies of emphysema at 77
1993 - Leslie Townsend, cricket all-rounder (Engld in 4 Tests 1930-34), dies
1994 - Randy Shilts, US journalist (& the band played on), dies of AIDs at 41
1995 - Jan Bart Klaster, music editor (The Slogan), dies at 50
1995 - Thelma Hulbert, painter, dies at 81
1995 - Timothy Hugh Brown, theatre critic, dies at 52
1995 - Uta Graf, singer/teacher, dies at 80
1996 - Bentley Bridgewater, british Museum secretary, dies at 84
1996 - Henry Guinness, missionary, dies at 87
1996 - Jean Writer-Pierre Herve Bazin, dies at 84
1996 - Michael Raptis, writer/recolutionary, dies at 84
1996 - [Elsie] Evelyn Laye, actress/singer (Sun Child), dies at 95
1997 - Zein Isa, Palestinian militant imprisoned in the United States for the honor killing of his daughter
1998 - Ernst Juenger, German writer, dies at 102
1998 - Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (b. 1921)
2001 - Khalid Abdul Muhammed, American Nation of Islam spokesman (b. 1948)
2001 - Bob Geary, Canadian football player and manager (b. 1933)
2004 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (b. 1920)
2005 - Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (b. 1919)
2005 - Omar Sivori, Argentine footballer (b. 1935)
2006 - Ray Barretto, Puerto Rican musician (b. 1929)
2006 - Bill Cowsill, American singer (The Cowsills) (b. 1948)
2007 - Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Lithuanian writer (b. 1961)
2007 - Mike Awesome, American professional wrestler (b. 1965)
2007 - Dermot O'Reilly, Irish-born Canadian musician, producer and songwriter (b. 1943)
2007 - Maurice Papon, French Nazi collaborator (b. 1910)
2008 - Brian Harris, English footballer (b. 1935)
2009 - Gazanfer Özcan, Turkish actor (b. 1931)
2009 - Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter (b. 1922)