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Deaths 1 - 109 of 109

138 - Publius A Hadrianus, Roman emperor (117-138), dies
518 - Anastasius I Dikoros, [Dyrrhachium/Durazzo], Byzantine emperor, dies
649 - Li Shimin, Emperor of China (b.599)
983 - Benedict VI, Italian Pope (974-83), dies
1086 - Knut IV, the Saint, king of Denmark (1080-86), murdered
1099 - El Cid, of Castile (b. 1044)
1103 - Erik I Ejegod, the good hearted, King of Denmark (1095-1103), dies
1290 - King Ladislaus IV of Hungary (b. 1262)
1460 - Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English military leader (b. 1402)
1480 - King René I of Naples (b. 1410) last heir of house of Anjou
1535 - Jacob Van Campen, Reconstruction bishop, beheaded
1559 - Henry II, King of France (1547-59), dies
1573 - Willem van Bronkhorst, Brattenburg/Stein/army leader, dies
1584 - William I "the Silent", [William of Orange], earl of Nassau, is assassinated at 51
1590 - Archduke Charles II of Austria (b. 1540)
1594 - Paulo Bellasio, composer, dies at 40
1621 - Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (b. 1571)
1653 - Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (b. 1600)
1668 - Adam-Nicolas Gascon, composer, dies at 45
1680 - Louis Moréri, French encyclopedist (b. 1643)
1683 - François-Eudes de Mézeray, French historian (b. 1610)
1686 - Ercole Ferrata, Italian sculptor/restauranteur, dies at 76
1686 - John Fell, English churchman (b. 1625)
1690 - Domenico Gabrielli, composer, dies at 39
1690 - Jan van Brakel, Dutch vice admiral (Chatham), dies in battle at 48
1692 - Bridget Bishop, 1st Salem witch hanged
1762 - Johann F Gronovius, physician/botany, dies at 76
1776 - Richard Peters, English-born clergyman (b. 1704)
1806 - George Stubbs, British painter (b. 1724)
1838 - Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43
1839 - Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61
1851 - Louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (b. 1787)
1863 - Clement Clarke Moore, ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83
1863 - Paul Jones Semmes, US businessman/Confederate brig-general, dies at 48
1868 - Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71
1881 - Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (b. 1812)
1884 - Paul Charles Morphy, US lawyer/chess wizard, dies at 47
1888 - Rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66
1902 - Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902), dies at 74
1908 - Eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78
1908 - Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (b. 1839)
1909 - Flooi Du Toit, cricket leg-spinner (Test for South Africa 1892), dies
1910 - Johann G Galle, German discoverer of Neptune by telescope, dies
1915 - Hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies
1920 - Eugenie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Emperor of France, dies at 94
1920 - John A "Jacky" Kilverston, adm/designer (dreadnought), dies at 79
1920 - Jackie Fisher, British admiral (b. 1841)
1924 - Johannes B van Heutsz, gov-gen of Dutch Indies (1904-09), dies at 73
1927 - Kevin O'Higgins, Irish Free State VP, assassinated
1937 - Attilio Brugnoli, composer, dies at 56
1937 - Johan[nes] B Schepers, Fries writer (Braga), dies at 71
1940 - Donald Francis Tovey, English musicologist/composer, dies at 64
1941 - Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, pioneer jazz pianist, dies in LA at 56
1943 - Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72
1945 - Robert Goddard, Rocket pioneer, dies
1952 - Rued Immanuel Langgaard, composer, dies at 58
1953 - Sidney Homer, composer, dies at 88
1954 - Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1877)
1955 - Henry W Methorst, Dutch director (Central Bureau of Statistic), dies
1956 - Joe Giard, American baseball player (b. 1898)
1957 - Sholem Asch, Polish/Israeli writer (East River), dies at 77
1963 - John Sutton, actor (Of Human Bondage), dies of heart attack at 54
1963 - Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (b. 1893)
1965 - Jacques Audiberti, French poet (Le cavalier seul), dies at 66
1971 - Harry M O'Connor, dies of pneumonia at 98
1971 - Mohamed Madbouh, Moroccan general/putschist, shot to death
1972 - Lovie Austin, American jazz pianist (b. 1887)
1975 - Achiel H van Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58), dies at 77
1977 - Norman Paris, orchestra leader (For Your Pleasure), dies at 41
1978 - Michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85
1978 - Joe Davis, English snooker player (b. 1901)
1979 - Arthur Fiedler, orchestra leader (Boston Pops), dies at 84
1981 - Ken Rex McElroy, American hog rustler (b. 1936)
1982 - Gustav MR von Koenigswald, German/Dutch paleontologist, dies at 79
1982 - Maria Jeritza, [Jedlicka], Aust/US, singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies
1983 - Werner Egk, German composer (Die Zaubergeige), dies at 82
1985 - Fernando Pereira, military activist, murdered
1987 - John Hammond, Jazz reviewer (Melody Maker), dies at 76
1988 - Errol John, playwright, dies at 63
1989 - Mel Blanc, cartoon voice (Warner Bros cartoons), dies at 81
1989 - Thomas E "Tommy" Trinder, English comic (Bitter Springs), dies at 80
1990 - Hans Faverey, poet, dies
1990 - Irene Champlin, dies after long illness at 59
1991 - Gerome Ragal, author (Hair), dies of cancer at 48
1993 - Masugi Ibuse, Japanese author (Kuroi ame (Black rain)), dies at 95
1993 - Ruth Krauss, author (Carrot Seed), dies at 91
1993 - Sam Rolfe, American screenwriter (b. 1924)
1994 - Earl Strum, referee (NBA), dies of brain cancer at 66
1994 - Otto Bonsema, soccer star/trainer (GVAV, Veendam), dies at 84
1995 - Hugh Dundas, fighter pilot/businessman, dies at 74
1996 - Eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman, dies at 79
2000 - Vakkom Majeed, Indian Freedom fighter, Travancore-Cochin Legislative member (b. 1909)
2000 - Justin Pierce, English-American actor and skateboarder (b. 1975)
2002 - Jean-Pierre Côté, French Canadian politician and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1926)
2003 - Winston Graham, English writer (b. 1908)
2003 - Hartley Shawcross, British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials (b. 1902)
2003 - Bishnu Maden, Nepalese politician
2005 - A.J. Quinnell, English writer (b. 1940)
2005 - Freda Wright-Sorce, American radio performer (b. 1955)
2005 - Freddy Soto, American comedian and actor (b. 1970)
2005 - Jimmy Franklin and Bobby Younkin, airshow performers
2006 - Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel (b. 1965)
2007 - Abdul Rashid Ghazi, radical Pakistani cleric (b. 1951)
2007 - Doug Marlette, American cartoonist (b. 1949)
2007 - Zheng Xiaoyu, director of the State Food and Drug Administration of the People's Republic of China (b. 1944)
2008 - Hiroaki Aoki, founder of Benihana (b. 1938)
2008 - Mike Souchak, professional golfer (b. 1927)
2011 - Pierrette Alarie, Canadian operatic soprano (b. 1921)
2011 - Roland Petit, French choreographer and dancer (b. 1924)

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