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783 - Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies
1073 - Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies
1429 - John [Jean C] Gerson, Fren theologist (Theologica mystic), dies at 65
1441 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)
1450 - Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI
1536 - Desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies
1536 - Erasmus, Dutch writer and philosopher
1545 - Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies
1575 - Renée/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII, dies
1584 - Steven Borough, English explorer (b. 1525)
1633 - Simon Besler, composer, dies at 49
1640 - Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies
1664 - Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (b. 1610)
1682 - Jean Picard, French astronomer (b. 1620)
1693 - John Ashby, English admiral
1712 - Richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85
1742 - Evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday
1749 - Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France
1773 - Johann Joachim Quantz, German royal flautist/composer, dies at 76
1804 - Alexander Hamilton, Sect of Treasury, dies in pistol duel
1839 - Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62
1844 - Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher, dies at 63
1845 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author (b. 1808)
1849 - Dolley Madison, 4th First Lady Of The United States (b. 1768)
1874 - Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63
1882 - Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer, dies at 44
1883 - Hermann Zopff, composer, dies at 57
1897 - Felix Godefroid, composer, dies at 78
1898 - Paul Voulet, French captain/mass murderer in Senegal, dies
1899 - Esquire Mauritius A de Savornin Lohman, gov of Suriname, dies at 67
1902 - Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), dies at 74
1906 - Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer, dies at 70
1910 - Charles Stewart Rolls, British engineer and aviator (b. 1887)
1916 - Aritius S Talma, Dutch minister of Agriculture, dies at 52
1917 - Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies
1918 - Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (b. 1864)
1926 - Charles Wood, composer, dies at 40
1929 - Robert Henri, US painter (The Eight), dies at 63
1933 - Willem H Drucker, lawyer, dies at 45
1934 - Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and industrialist (b. 1877)
1935 - Alfred Dreyfus, French officier (Dreyfus Affair), dies
1945 - Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician (b. 1871)
1947 - Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)
1949 - Douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland (b. 1860)
1950 - Elsie de Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (b. 1865)
1953 - Joseph Jongen, Belgian composer, dies at 79
1953 - Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer, dies at 79
1956 - Maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80
1961 - Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879)
1962 - Roger Wolfe Kahn, American band leader (b. 1907)
1964 - William Solomon, S Africa cricketer (Test 1898-99), dies
1966 - D T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo Japan at 96
1971 - Yvon Robert, French Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1914)
1973 - Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66
1976 - Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72
1977 - Ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66
1977 - Frantisek Suchy, composer, dies at 75
1979 - Kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69
1979 - Minnie Ripperton, [Andrea Davis], singer (Lovin' You), dies at 30
1980 - John W Davis, Pres (WV State college), dies at 92
1981 - Ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73
1982 - Kenneth More, Brit actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67
1983 - Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39
1988 - Joshua Logan, Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy
1988 - Raymond W Goldsmith, US economist, dies at 83
1990 - Richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71
1990 - João Saldanha, Brazilian journalist and football manager (b. 1917)
1992 - Albert Pierrepont, last British executioner (433 men/17 women), dies
1992 - Reginald Beck, English film editor (Robbery, Accident, Boom), dies
1993 - Gusti Huber, Mother of Bibi Besch, dies of heart failure at 78
1993 - Lily van Lugt Melsert, actress (Tomorrow will be better), dies at 91
1993 - Dan Eldon, British photojournalist (b. 1970)
1994 - David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56
1994 - Henk Terlingen, radio/TV-host (Sport in Image), dies at 52
1994 - James Bysse Joll, historian, dies at 76
1995 - Alan David Marks, pianist/composer, dies at 49
1995 - Earl Coleman, singer, dies at 69
1995 - Ernie Furtado, bassist, dies at 72
1995 - Michael Clegg, naturalist/broadcaster, dies at 62
1996 - Andrew Rodger Waterson, scholar Naturalist, dies at 84
1996 - Gottfried von Einem, composer, dies at 78
1996 - John Boon, publisher, dies at 79
1996 - John Chancellor, news anchor (VOA, NBC), dies at 68
1996 - John William Chancellor, journalist, dies at 68
1996 - Jonathan Melvoin, keyboardist (Smashing Pumpkins), dies of heorin OD
1996 - Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan's 1st five Tests 1952-53), dies
1996 - William Darling, journalist, dies at 73
1997 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian musician (b. 1959)
1998 - Serge Lemoyne, French Canadian artist (b. 1941)
1998 - Jimmy Driftwood, American folk songwriter and musician (b. 1907)
1999 - Bill Owen, British actor (b. 1914)
2000 - Charles Merritt, Canadian Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War II (b. 1908)
2003 - Benny Carter, American musician (b. 1907)
2004 - Betty Oliphant, co-founder of National Ballet of Canada (b. 1918)
2005 - John King, Baron King of Wartnaby, Chief executive of British Airways since its privitisation (b. 1917)
2007 - Stan Zemanek, Australian radio personality (b.1947)
2007 - Mr. Butch, Iconic Boston street figure (b. 1951)
2007 - Robert Burås, Norwegian guitar player (b. 1975)
2008 - Tony Snow, former speechwriter for Presidents George H.W. Bush and press secretary for George W. Bush (b. 1955)
2008 - Bobby Murcer, center fielder for the New York Yankees,San Francisco Giants, and Chicago Cubs from 1965-1983(b. 1946)