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1074 - Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992)
1340 - Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies
1340 - Ivan I of Russia, Prince of Moscow (b. 1288)
1389 - Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered
1547 - Francis I of France (b. 1494)
1567 - Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62
1567 - Philipp I of Hesse (b. 1504)
1578 - Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered
1621 - Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42
1621 - Philip III of Spain (b. 1578)
1631 - John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)
1656 - Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64
1671 - Anne Hyde, wife of James II of England (b. 1637)
1703 - Johann Christoph Bach, German composer (b. 1642)
1722 - Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62
1723 - Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British-born American statesman (b. 1661)
1727 - Isaac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84
1741 - Peter Burmannus, [Peter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist, dies at 72
1741 - Pieter Burmann the Elder, Dutch classical scholar (b. 1668)
1837 - John Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60
1850 - John Calhoun, dies at 68
1855 - Charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38
1877 - Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75
1880 - Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44
1881 - Gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73
1884 - Jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77
1885 - Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies
1885 - Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer/choir conductor, dies at 65
1885 - Philipp Fahrbach, composer, dies at 69
1886 - Giovanni Rossi, composer, dies at 57
1892 - Adolf Rzepko, composer, dies at 66
1898 - Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies
1900 - Frank Milligan, cricketer (Mafeking 2 Tests Eng v S Afr 1898-99), dies
1901 - John Stainer, composer, dies at 60
1913 - John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75
1914 - Ch Morgenstern, writer, dies at 42
1915 - Wyndham Halswelle, Scottish athlete (b. 1882)
1927 - Borisav "Bora" Stanković, Serbian writer (b. 1875)
1928 - Gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82
1928 - Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits), dies at 69
1931 - Knute Rockne, football player/coach, dies in a plane crash at 43
1934 - Franz Ehrle, German jesuit/head of Vatican library, dies at 88
1938 - Willem J T Kloos, Dutch poet/critic (New Guide), dies at 78
1944 - Mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies
1945 - Hans Fischer, German physicist (Nobel 1930), dies at 63
1945 - Maurice Rose, 1st US general in Nazi Germany, killed in action at 45
1948 - Egon E Kisch, Czech writer/journalist (Raging Reporter), dies at 62
1951 - Ralph Forbes, actor (Riptide, Shock, Shock), dies at 45
1952 - Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (b. 1877)
1956 - Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver (b. 1884)
1957 - Gene Lockhart, NYC actor (Going My Way), dies at 65
1959 - Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68
1960 - Joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Totenmesse), dies at 81
1961 - Seerp Anema, Dutch poet/writer (Modern Art & Degenerating), dies at 85
1967 - Don Alvarado, actor (Morning Glory, Big Steal), dies at 62
1967 - Hieronim Feicht, composer, dies at 72
1968 - Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (b. 1885)
1970 - Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75
1971 - Liselotte Liselot Beekmeyer, Dutch actress (Child Crying), dies at 31
1972 - Meena Kumari, Indian actress (b. 1932)
1973 - Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer, dies at 68
1974 - Andrea Checci, actress (2 Women, Assassin, Black Sunday), dies at 57
1976 - Paul Strand, American photographer (b. 1890)
1978 - Astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68
1978 - Charles Best, Canadian medical scientist (b. 1899)
1980 - Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (b. 1905)
1981 - Enid Bagnold, British playwright (b. 1889)
1982 - Fritz Eberhard, West German lawyer/resistor, dies at 85
1983 - Stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at 70
1983 - Christina Stead, Australian writer (b. 1902)
1984 - Ronald Clark O'Bryan, American murderer (b. 1944)
1985 - Jeanine Deckers, Belgian nun (b. 1933)
1986 - Harry Ritz, comedian/actor (Ritz Brothers), dies at 79
1986 - Jerry Paris, director/actor (Jerry-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 60
1986 - O'Kelly Isley, US, singer (Isley Brothers), dies of heart attack at 48
1988 - Talib Rasul Hakim, composer, dies at 48
1988 - William McMahon, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1908)
1990 - Lillian "Miss" Miller, audience member (Merv Griffin, Tonight), dies
1991 - John Carter, US jazz clarinetist (Roots & folklore), dies
1993 - Brandon Lee, US actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at 28
1993 - Jose Maria Lemus, president of El Salvador (1956-60), dies
1993 - Mitchell Parish, American lyricist (b. 1900)
1993 - Chichay, Filipino actress (b. 1918)
1994 - Leon J Ramirez Reine, [Degrelle], Belg/Spanish nazi (Rex), dies at 87
1995 - Carl M Story, fiddler, dies at 78
1995 - Selena, Mexican Grammy winning singer, killed by a fan at 24
1996 - Dante Giacosa, engineer/designer, dies at 91
1996 - Dario Bellezza, poet, dies at 51
1996 - Jeffrey Lee Pierce, musician, dies at 37
1996 - Julius Young, fast food entrepreneur, dies at 73
1997 - Edwin Alberian, TV celebrity (Clarabell), dies at 76
1997 - Laxmishankar Pathak, food retailer, dies at 62
1998 - Bella Abzug, American politician (b. 1920)
1998 - Tim Flock, American race car driver (b. 1924)
1999 - Yuri Knorozov, Russian linguist (b. 1922)
2001 - Clifford Shull, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1915)
2002 - Barry Took, British comedian (b. 1928)
2003 - H.S.M. Coxeter, English-born geometer (b. 1907)
2003 - Tommy Seebach, Danish singer (b. 1949)
2003 - Anne Gwynne, American film actress (b. 1918)
2005 - Stanley J. Korsmeyer, American oncologist (b. 1951)
2005 - Frank Perdue, American poultry farmer (b. 1920)
2005 - Terri Schiavo, American figure in right to die case (b. 1963)
2005 - Justiniano Montano, Filipino politician (b. 1905)
2006 - Jackie McLean, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1931 or 1932)
2006 - Angela Devi, American adult model (b. 1975)
2007 - Paul Watzlawick, Communications & Constructivism Theorist (b. 1921)
2008 - Jules Dassin, American film director (b .1911)
2008 - Bill Keightley, "Mr. Wildcat." University of Kentucky basketball equipment manger 1962-2008 (b .1926)
2009 - Jarl Alfredius, Swedish news anchor (b. 1943)
2009 - Raúl Alfonsín, Argentinean ex president (b. 1927)