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668 - Constantius II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at 37
1085 - Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia & Calabria, dies at 70
1262 - Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (b. 1222)
1274 - John F Bonaventura, Ital/French theologist/dominican/saint, dies
1291 - Rudolf I, King of Germany & Holy Roman Empire, dies
1381 - John Ball, English priest/ideologist of Boer uprising, hanged
1406 - Duke William of Austria (b. c.1370)
1410 - Ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (killed in battle) (b. 1360)
1411 - Johannes Parvus, [Jean Petit], French theologist, dies
1416 - John, Duke of Berry, captain of Paris, dies
1417 - Willem J Eggert, financier (W E Center, Purmerend), dies
1521 - Juan Ponce de León, Spanish Explorer (b. 1458)
1571 - Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1514)
1609 - Annibale Carracci, painter, dies
1614 - Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French historian and biographer (b. c.1540)
1655 - Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)
1685 - James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles 2, executed
1738 - Alexander Voznitsyn, Rus Naval officer converted to Judaism, executed
1738 - Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer, dies at 84
1738 - Baruch Leibov, converted Russian Naval officer to Judaism, executed
1750 - Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (b. 1686)
1751 - John Wilson, botanist, dies
1765 - Charles Andrew Vanloo, painter, dies
1765 - Charles-André van Loo, French painter (b. 1705)
1767 - Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (b. 1746)
1782 - Farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77
1782 - Robert Wainwright, composer, dies at 33
1784 - Johan B Straub, South German sculptor, dies
1789 - Jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74
1798 - Gaetano Pugnani, composer, dies at 66
1810 - Jean-Baptiste Rey, composer, dies at 75
1828 - Jean Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (b. 1741)
1839 - Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies
1844 - Claude Charles Fauriel, French historian (b. 1772)
1854 - Wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39
1856 - Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81
1857 - Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist/composer, dies at 66
1862 - David Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72
1865 - Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian, dies at 55
1868 - William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies
1869 - A J Hayne, black captain of Arkansas militia, assassinated
1876 - Aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82
1881 - William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21
1883 - Tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44
1885 - Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837)
1890 - Gottfried Keller, writer, dies at 70
1898 - Jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1825)
1904 - Anton Pavlovich Chechov, Russian writer (Uncle Vanya), dies at 44
1910 - Daniel Kinet, auto racer/1st Belgian flyer, dies
1912 - Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympics), dies at 21
1915 - Ludwik Grossman, composer, dies at 80
1919 - Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
1929 - Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, playwright/poet, dies
1930 - Leopold von Auer, Hungarian/US violinist, dies
1931 - Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian economist (b. 1868)
1933 - Irving Babbitt, US writer (Democracy & Leadership), dies at 67
1933 - Freddie Keppard, American musician (b. 1890)
1934 - Jules Renkin, Belgian PM (1931-32), dies
1935 - Alfred Archer, cricketer (England batsman in one Test 1899), dies
1935 - Pieter WA Cort van de Linden, Dutch premier (1913-18), dies at 89
1937 - Walter Gay, artist, dies
1939 - Johon Mellanby, physiologist, dies
1939 - Percy Scott Worthington, architect, dies
1940 - Donald Calthrop, dies at 52
1940 - Robert Wadlow, world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32
1942 - Denis Moloney, cricketer (during WW II 3 Tests for NZ 1937), dies
1946 - Razor Smith, English cricketer (b. 1877)
1947 - Henry Kolker, dies at 76
1947 - Walter Donaldson, American songwriter (b. 1893)
1948 - John J Pershing, [Black Jack], US general (Mexico, WW I), dies at 87
1952 - Julia Lennon, John Lennon's mother dies in a car accident
1953 - Servant of God Archbishop Mar Ivanios (b.1882)
1957 - George Cleveland, actor (Grampa-Lassie), dies at 74
1957 - Marie C of Zeggelen, author (Dessajongen), dies at 87
1957 - James M. Cox, American politician (b. 1870)
1957 - Vasily Maklakov, Russian orator and liberal politician (b. 1869)
1958 - Julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident
1958 - Nuries-Said, Iraqi soldier/statesman, assassinated, dies
1959 - Ernest Bloch, Swiss/US composer (Macbeth), dies at 78
1959 - Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (The Dream), dies
1959 - Vance Palmer, Australian author (b. 1885)
1960 - Lawrence Mervil Tibbett, baritone, dies after surgery at 63
1960 - Set Persson, Swedish communist politician (b. 1897)
1961 - John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884)
1965 - Francis Cherry, American politician (b. 1908)
1968 - Lura Anson, dies in Woodland at 76
1969 - Peter Van Eyck, dies after long illness at 56
1971 - Guy Wilkerson, dies of cancer at 71
1974 - Christine Chubbuck, television news reporter (b.1944)
1975 - Charles Weidman, US dancer/choreographer (Fables for Our Time), dies
1976 - Paul William Gallico, writer, dies at 78
1977 - Konstantin Fedin, writer, dies
1979 - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (b. 1911)
1980 - Eddie Jackson, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84
1980 - Henri Martelli, composer, dies at 85
1982 - Donald Beard, cricketer (4 Tests for NZ 1952-56), dies
1982 - Wendy Caulfield, 1st Green River victim, found near Seattle
1982 - Bill Justis, American musician and producer (b. 1926)
1983 - Eddie Foy Jr, actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78
1986 - Benny Rubin, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show), dies at 87
1986 - Florence Halop, actress (Florence-Night Court), dies at 63
1986 - Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (b. 1923)
1987 - Alfie Bass, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served), dies at 66
1987 - Jack O'Hagan, cricketer/composer (Our Don Bradman), dies
1988 - Eleanor Estes, author (Ginger Pye, Moffats), dies at 82
1989 - Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (b. 1956)
1990 - Alison Leggatt, actress (Day of Triffids, Cows), dies at 86
1990 - Margaret Mary Lockwood, actress (Man in Grey, Wicked Lady), dies at 73
1990 - Troy Dixon, rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D), dies at 22 of a fall
1991 - Bert Convy, actor (Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw), dies at 57
1992 - Henk van der Molen, guitarist/composer/writer (Martine Bijl), dies
1992 - Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijan's most noted journalist (b. 1960)
1992 - Hammer DeRoburt, first President of Nauru (b. 1922)
1993 - David Brian, US actor (Damned Don't Cry, Fort Worth), dies at 78
1993 - Bobby Kent, alleged Florida bully murdered by his friends (b. 1973)
1994 - Jeanne Bieruma Oosting, Dutch painter/illustrator, dies
1995 - Eddie J Bush, golf professional, dies at 83
1995 - Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr, vocalist, dies at 66
1996 - Dana Hill, actress (Vacation), dies at 32
1997 - Alan Chaig, paleontologist (Carl Sagan of BBC), dies at 70
1997 - Gianni Versace, designer, shot to death by Andrew Cunanan at 50
2000 - Louis Quilico, Canadian baritone (b. 1925)
2003 - Roberto Bolaño, Chilean writer (b. 1953)
2003 - Tex Schramm, American football team president and general manager (b. 1920)
2006 - Robert H. Brooks, founder of Hooters of America (b. 1937)
2008 - Gyorgy Kolonics, Hungarian canoeist, Olympics medalist. (b. 1972)