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363 - Flavius C Julianus, [Apostata], emperor of Rome (361-63), dies
363 - Julian the Apostate, Roman Emperor (b. 331)
1291 - Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England
1541 - Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima
1631 - Justinus van Nassau, ltalian admiral (Armada), dies
1657 - Tobias Michael, composer, dies at 65
1661 - Lazaro Valvasensi, composer, dies at 76
1666 - Richard Fanshawe, diplomat/translator/poet, dies
1688 - Ralph Cudworth, philospher/cleric, dies
1778 - Angelo Antonio Caroli, composer, dies at 77
1793 - Gilbert White, naturalist/cleric, dies
1798 - Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56
1810 - Joseph Michel Montgolfier, French inventor (b. 1740)
1819 - Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71
1819 - Slome Duikelar, [Abraham J Swalff], Yiddish writer, dies
1827 - Christian A Vulpius, German writer (Ornaldo Ornaldini), dies
1827 - Samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny), dies at 73
1836 - Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, author/composer (Marseillaise), dies
1863 - Andrew Hull Foote, US Union lt admiral, dies
1878 - Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (b. 1860)
1896 - Louis CPR of Orleans, French duke (chosen king of Belgian), dies at 81
1906 - Alexander Muir, poet (Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76
1918 - Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
1922 - Albert H K, monarch of Monaco (1889-1922), dies at 73
1923 - Edward Rae, cricketer (introduced cricket into Russian Lapland), dies
1926 - Christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies
1937 - Georg A Erman, Ger egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82
1938 - James Weldon Johnson, black leader (NAACP), dies in car crash at 67
1939 - Ford M Ford, [Hueffer], British writer, (Tietjens Saga) dies at 65
1943 - Fritz Schmidt, Nazi commissioner in Holland, commits suicide at 39
1944 - Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies
1945 - Erno Rapee, composer, dies at 54
1945 - Nikolay Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, composer, dies at 72
1946 - Max Kögel, SS officer (b. 1895)
1946 - Yosuke Matsuoka, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (b. 1880)
1947 - Richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870)
1948 - Lilian Velez, Filipino actress (b. 1924)
1949 - Kim Gu, President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (b. 1876)
1956 - Clifford Brown, US jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25
1957 - Alfred Döblin, German writer (b. 1878)
1958 - Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author (Vocation), dies at 93
1958 - George Orton, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)
1958 - Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician and United Nations diplomat (b. 1888)
1959 - Audley Miller, cricketer (Test for England 1896), dies
1960 - John Brenden Kelly, rower (Olympic-gold-1920, 24), dies at 70
1961 - Kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58
1963 - Obe Postma, Fries, poet/geography/historian (Own Cart), dies
1964 - Leo Dandurand, American-born Canadian sports executive (b. 1889)
1965 - Johan C T Kikkert, painter/etcher/critic, dies at 82
1965 - Reginald Beckwith, actor/writer (39 Steps, Dr in Love), dies at 56
1967 - Errol Hunte, cricketer (WI batsman in 3 Tests v England 1930), dies
1967 - Françoise Dorléac, French actress (b. 1942)
1971 - Guillermo Uribe Holguin, composer, dies at 91
1971 - Inia Te Wiata, opera singer, dies
1971 - Juan Manen, composer, dies at 88
1972 - David Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61
1973 - Arnold Richardson, composer, dies at 59
1973 - Ernest Truex, actor (Fluffy, Scared, His Girl Friday), dies at 82
1975 - St. Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish Catholic priest (b. 1902)
1977 - Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43
1977 - Oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist, dies at 75
1978 - Rabbaji, president of South-Yemen, executed
1979 - Charles Clore, financier, dies
1981 - Peter Kreuder, German composer, dies
1982 - Alexander Mitscherlich, German psychotherapist, dies
1982 - Andre Tchaikowsy, pianist/composer, dies
1982 - Charles Russhon, USAF lt col/liaison for James Bond films, dies at 71
1982 - Sandy Powell, costume designer, dies at 82
1983 - Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82
1984 - Carl Foreman, producer, dies of cancer at 69
1984 - George H Gallup, pollster (Gallup Poll), dies at 82
1986 - Laurie Fishlock, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies
1987 - Glen Hall, cricketer (Test for South Africa 1965), commits suicide
1990 - Anni Blomqvist, Finnish novelist (b. 1909)
1991 - Carmine Coppola, composer/conductor (Godfather II), dies at 80
1991 - Paul Andor, actor (Mad Lover, Enemy of Women), dies
1992 - Geert Vissers, Dutch TV host (Gay Dating Show), dies
1992 - Phil Rubenstein, US, actor (Tango & Cash, Robocop), dies
1992 - Herman Rohde, professional wrestler (b. 1921)
1993 - Catherine Leno, mother of Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82
1993 - Jack Bittner, entertainer, dies
1993 - Roy Campanella, 3xMVP catcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71
1993 - Willy C of Hemert, director/(text)poet (Small Truth), dies at 81
1993 - William H. Riker, American political scientist (b. 1920)
1994 - A "Bob" den Doolaard, author (Inn with the horseshoe), dies at 93
1994 - Ian Board, barkeeper, dies at 64
1994 - Jaharna Imam, Bangladeshi writer/political activist, dies at 65
1994 - Roelof Kiers, VPRO-programmer/director (Macchiavelli), dies at 56
1994 - Thomas henry Wait Armstrong, organist, dies at 96
1996 - Veronica Guerin, journalist, dies at 36
1997 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer (b. 1959)
2001 - Soccer (dog actor) (b. 1988)
2002 - Arnold Brown, the 11th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1913)
2002 - Jay Berwanger, American football player (b. 1914)
2003 - Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer (b. 1975)
2003 - Denver Randleman, U.S. Army Seargent (b. 1920)
2003 - Strom Thurmond, U.S. Senator (b. 1902)
2003 - Sir Dennis Thatcher MBE, husband of Margaret Thatcher (b. 1915)
2004 - Yash Johar, Indian film producer (b. 1929)
2004 - Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer and song-writer (b. 1930)
2005 - Richard Whiteley, British television game show host (b. 1943)
2007 - Liz Claiborne, Belgian-born American fashion designer (b. 1929)
2007 - Joey Sadler, All Black rugby player (b. 1914)
2007 - Natasja Saad, Danish Reggae singer (b. 1974)