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1124 - Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies
1245 - Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies
1250 - Robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)
1250 - William II Longespee
1265 - Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)
1296 - King Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257)
1303 - Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies
1513 - Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies
1529 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)
1587 - Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18]
1599 - Robert Rollock, Scottish educator
1611 - Jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies
1623 - Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. 1546)
1650 - John Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74
1676 - Aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46
1686 - Francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered
1691 - Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79
1691 - Carlo di Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect/composer, dies at 79
1709 - Giuseppi Torelli, Italian composer, dies at 50
1725 - Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52
1740 - Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87
1749 - Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66
1750 - Aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685)
1768 - George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695)
1771 - Augusta von Saxen-Gotha, German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies
1797 - Johann Friedrich Doles, composer, dies at 81
1801 - Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43
1821 - Paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62
1824 - Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71
1849 - France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48
1849 - Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer, dies at 68
1856 - Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)
1874 - David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66
1878 - Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83
1884 - Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76
1907 - Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52
1909 - Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80
1909 - Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer, dies at 32
1910 - Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (b. 1854)
1920 - Richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56
1921 - Pjotr A Kropotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist, dies at 78
1921 - George Formby (Senior), English entertainer (b. 1876)
1924 - Gee John, US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies
1929 - Maria Christina, Queen Regent of Spain (b. 1858)
1932 - Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, mobster, killed by Dutch Schultz gang
1935 - Max Liebermann, Ger impressionist painter/graphic artist, dies at 87
1937 - Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian, dies at 75
1942 - Fritz Todt, German Reichs minister (Organization Todt), dies at 50
1944 - Clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies
1946 - Miles Mander, actor/director (Murder, 3 Musketeers), dies at 57
1947 - Ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65
1949 - Franco Leoni, composer, dies at 81
1949 - Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin, composer, dies at 54
1953 - Cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63
1954 - Mabel Paige, actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73
1956 - Connie Mack, baseball manager (Phila A's, 1901-50), dies at 93
1957 - John Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53
1959 - William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76
1960 - Giles Gilbert Scott, British architect (b. 1880)
1960 - John Langshaw Austin, British philosopher, (b. 1911)
1961 - William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81
1963 - Abdul Karim Kassem, PM of Iraq (58-63), assassinated in Baghdad at 48
1963 - George Dolenz, Italian actor (Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 55
1964 - Tom Terriss, English director (His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru), dies at 91
1968 - J Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56
1972 - Markos Vamvakaris, Greek musician and songwriter (b. 1905)
1973 - Herbie Taylor, cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for S Africa), dies
1974 - Fern Andra, dies at 80
1974 - Fritz Zwicky, Swiss/US astronomer (supernova), dies at 75
1975 - Martyn Green, actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Mikado), dies at 75
1975 - Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886)
1977 - Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist (b. 1901)
1979 - Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82
1980 - Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer (b. 1936)
1982 - John Hay Whitney, US newspaper magnate, dies at 76
1984 - Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (b. 1903)
1985 - Marvin Miller, actor (Michael Anthony-Millionaire), dies at 71
1985 - Tom Greenway, actor (Miami Story), dies of a heart attack at 75
1985 - William Lyons, British automobile manufacturer (b. 1901)
1987 - Bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha], writer, dies
1987 - Harriet MacGibbon, actress (Mrs Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies
1987 - Hendrik Koekoek, founder (Dutch Boer party), dies at 74
1988 - Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67
1989 - Maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81
1990 - Del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50
1990 - Del Shannon, American entertainer (suicide) (b. 1934)
1991 - Miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47
1992 - Baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93
1993 - Casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies
1993 - Douglas Heyes, director/writer (Kitten with a Whip), dies at 73
1993 - Eliot Janeway, financial columnist (Eliot Doomsday), dies at 80
1993 - Franz Schnyder, Swiss director (10th of May), dies at 82
1993 - Paul Brickhill, Dutch/US WW II pilot/physician, dies
1993 - N. Shanmugathasan, Sri Lankan communist leader
1994 - Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70
1994 - Ken Hall, Australian director/producer (Kokoda front line), dies at 92
1994 - Raymond Scott, composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85
1995 - B G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70
1995 - Wilhelm J Soukop, Austrian/British sculptor, dies at 88
1995 - William Fulbright, US politician, dies
1996 - John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76
1996 - Mercer Kennedy Ellington, trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76
1997 - Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57
1998 - William Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78
1998 - Julian Lincoln Simon, American economist and author (b. 1932)
1998 - Enoch Powell, British Conservative MP and shadow cabinet member (b.1912)
1999 - Iris Murdoch, Irish author (b. 1919)
2000 - Sid Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1918)
2000 - Bob Collins, American radio broadcaster (b.1942)
2000 - Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. 1967)
2001 - Ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director (b. 1920)
2002 - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)
2002 - Ong Teng Cheong, President of Singapore (b. 1936)
2004 - Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. 1915)
2005 - Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. 1925)
2005 - Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (b. 1948)
2006 - Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)
2006 - Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
2007 - Anna Nicole Smith, Playboy playmate and tabloid fixture dies suddenly at 39
2007 - Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American professor and reincarnation expert (b. 1918)
2008 - Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947)
2009 - Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)