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79 - Vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9)
758 - Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74
1018 - Henry I of Austria
1075 - Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies
1137 - Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies
1139 - Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies
1444 - Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies
1555 - Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)
1582 - Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (b. 1537)
1615 - Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord (b. 1545)
1677 - Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1647)
1686 - William Coventry, English statesman
1707 - John Mill, English theologian
1733 - Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (b. 1672)
1770 - Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (b. 1721)
1771 - Jean-Claude Trial, composer, dies at 38
1775 - Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (b. 1692)
1779 - Ras Mikael Sehul, warlord of Ethiopia (b. about 1691)
1801 - Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer, dies at 58
1806 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (b. 1723)
1817 - Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63
1832 - James Hall, Scottish geologist (b. 1761)
1833 - Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73
1836 - James Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian, (b. 1773)
1856 - Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. 1806)
1866 - Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam physician/social activist, dies at 53
1878 - George Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81
1888 - Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60
1891 - Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73
1891 - George Parr, cricketer (Nottinghamshire & All-England), dies
1891 - Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (b. 1804)
1893 - Sir Theophilus Shepstone, British-born South African statesman (b. 1817)
1895 - Joseph Paul Skelly, composer, dies at 44
1901 - Charles Kensington Salaman, composer, dies at 87
1916 - Victor Chapman, US legionaire/WW I pilot, killed
1919 - Amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist, dies
1924 - Cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64
1926 - Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)
1928 - Thomas H Rollinson, composer, dies at 84
1945 - Lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa
1951 - Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70
1956 - Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81
1956 - Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (b. 1875)
1957 - Louis Fornberg, writer, dies at 48
1958 - Edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88
1959 - Jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80
1959 - Boris Vian, French writer and musician (b. 1920)
1961 - Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70
1965 - Mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83
1969 - Stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78
1969 - Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (b. 1907)
1970 - Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. 1895)
1971 - George Blagoi, entertainer, dies
1971 - Walter Schulthess, composer, dies at 76
1972 - Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54
1973 - Fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77
1975 - William Hansen, actor (Homebodies), dies at 64
1980 - John Laurie, actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83
1980 - Odile Versois, actress (Nude in a White Car, Young Lovers), dies
1980 - Sanjay Gandhi, Indian politician, dies
1980 - Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian (bomanslag), dies
1980 - Clyfford Still, American painter (b. 1904)
1980 - Varahagiri Venkata Giri, Fourth President of India (b. 1894)
1981 - Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79
1982 - Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955)
1986 - Nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies
1988 - Dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies
1988 - Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 73
1988 - M Gregor-Dellin, writer, dies
1989 - Werner Best, German jurist and nazi leader (b. 1903)
1991 - Antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66
1991 - Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies
1992 - Lou Ramos, entertainer, dies
1992 - Renie Irene Brouillet Conley, US, costume designer (Cleopatra), dies
1994 - Alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83
1994 - Piet van Elk, cartoonist, dies at 74
1994 - Stanley Gebler Davies, journalist/drinker, dies at 50
1995 - Jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure
1995 - Anatoly Tarasov, Russian ice hockey coach (b. 1918)
1996 - Andreas George Papandreou, PM of Greece (1981-89, 93-96), dies at 76
1996 - Angelo John Novarese, record company founder, dies at 72
1996 - Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge, dies at 98
1996 - Pasqualino de Santis, cinematographer, dies at 69
1996 - William Walsh, academic, dies at 80
1997 - "Wino" Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77
1997 - Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, suffering from burns, dies at 63
1998 - Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (b. 1911)
1999 - Buster Merryfield, British actor (b. 1920)
2001 - Yvonne Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. 1934)
2002 - Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975)
2003 - Maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. 1938)
2005 - Shana Alexander, American columnist (b. 1926)
2005 - Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet (b. 1925)
2006 - Aaron Spelling, American television producer (b. 1923)
2006 - Luke Graham, American wrestler (b. 1940)
2006 - Harriet, Galápagos tortoise (b. 1830)
2007 - Rod Beck, American baseball player (b. 1968)
2009 - Ed McMahon, American television personality (b. 1923)