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496 - Pope Gelasius I, Catholic Pope, of Berber extraction
1361 - Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)
1481 - Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87
1555 - Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61
1566 - Annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507)
1579 - Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier
1580 - Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed
1610 - Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies
1652 - Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (b. 1585)
1695 - Henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36
1710 - Barnardo Pasquini, composer, dies at 72
1728 - Fjodor M graaf Apraksin, Russian gen-admiral, dies at about 57
1730 - François de Troy, French portrait artist
1775 - John Hill, British writer
1811 - Heinrich W von Kleist, German playwright, dies at 34
1813 - William Russell, composer, dies at 36
1817 - Richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen
1844 - Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (b. 1769)
1863 - Joseph Mayseder, composer, dies at 74
1870 - Karel J Erben, Czech poet (Ruiker), dies at 69
1875 - Friedrich A Lange, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism), dies at 67
1881 - Ami Boué, Austrian geologist (b. 1794)
1882 - Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist, dies at 35
1899 - Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies
1900 - J J Ferris, cricketer (48 wickets for Aust in 8 Tests in 1880's), dies
1907 - Gaetano Braga, composer, dies at 78
1907 - Harry Boyle, round-arm cricket bowler (12 of Aust's early Tests), dies
1916 - Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies
1920 - Caryl Florio, composer, dies at 77
1920 - William James Robjohn, composer, dies at 77
1922 - Ricardo Flores Magón, Mexican anarchist (b. 1874).
1924 - Florence Harding, American First Lady (b. 1860)
1928 - Hermann Sudermann, German author (Frau Sorge), dies
1932 - Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument Argentina), dies
1938 - Leopold Godowsky, pianist/composer, dies at 68
1940 - Geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies
1941 - Juanita Spellini, first women executed in Calif
1941 - Henrietta Vinton Davis American elocutionist, dramatist, impersonator, public speaker (b. 1860)
1942 - J. B. M. Hertzog [Barry Hertzog], South African premier (1914-39), dies at 76
1945 - Robert Benchley, US humorist (My 10 years in a quandary), dies at 56
1952 - Henriette Roland Holst-de Schalk, marxist author, dies at 82
1952 - William Green, union chairman (AFL 1924-52), dies at 79
1953 - Larry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (b. 1893)
1954 - Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59
1954 - Prof Werner Elert, German Lutheran theologist, dies at 69
1957 - Francis Burton Harrison, American political figure (b. 1873)
1958 - Mel Ott, NY Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49
1959 - Max Baer, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49
1959 - Max Baer, American boxer (b. 1909)
1963 - Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (Perfil del Aire), dies at 61
1963 - Pierre Blanchar, actor (Man From Nowhere), dies at 71
1963 - Robert Stroud, "bird man of Alcatraz", dies
1967 - Florence Reed, actress (Black Panther Club), dies after illness at 84
1967 - C. M. Eddy, Jr., American writer (b. 1896)
1969 - Mutesa II of Buganda, President of Uganda (1924)
1970 - Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1887)
1970 - Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Indian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1888)
1973 - Thomas Pelly, American politician (b. 1902)
1974 - Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), dies at 84
1975 - G Gunnarsson, writer, dies at 86
1976 - Niles Welch, actor (Cornered), dies at 88
1980 - Jim Parks Sr, Kent cricket all-rounder (only Test for England), dies
1981 - Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 75
1982 - Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75
1982 - John Hargrave, British Social Credit advocate (b. 1894)
1985 - Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), dies
1986 - Jerry Colonna, actor (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 82
1986 - Marcelino Sanchez, American actor (b. 1957)
1986 - Dar Robinson, American film stuntman (b. 1947)
1987 - James E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79
1988 - Carl Hubbell, American baseball player (b. 1903)
1990 - Dean Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1954)
1991 - Daniel Mann, US director (Rose tattoo), dies of heart failure at 79
1991 - David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner (NY Jets), dies at 81
1991 - Prior Jones, West Indian cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1948-52), dies
1991 - Sonny Werblin, NY sports impresario, dies at 81
1992 - Kaysone Phomvihane, PM of Laos (1975-91), dies
1992 - Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flautist, dies
1993 - Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies of prostate cancer at 59
1993 - Christopher Frank, director/actor (Annee Des Meduses), dies at 50
1993 - Emile Ardolino, director (Sister Act), dies of AIDS at 50
1993 - Jim McLaughlin, Buffalo radio newsman (WKBW), dies at 59
1994 - Manfred Longer, Austrian/Dutch gay disco owner, dies at 42
1995 - Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer, dies at 81
1995 - George Ivan Smith, diplomat, dies at 80
1995 - Peter Grant, rock band manager, dies at 60
1995 - Smilin' Jim Eames, singer/songwriter, dies at 71
1995 - Noel Jones, British diplomat (b. 1940)
1996 - Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80
1996 - Edward George Edwards, chenist, dies at 82
1996 - Virginia Downing, actress (Gig, Butterfield 8), dies at 92
1997 - Ismail Fahmi, external minister of Egypt in (1973-77), dies
1999 - Quentin Crisp, British writer, raconteur and actor (b. 1908)
2001 - Salahuddin of Malaysia, King of Malaysia (b. 1926)
2002 - Hadda Brooks, American jazz singer, pianist, and composer (b. 1916)
2005 - Alfred Anderson, last Scottish World War I (and Christmas Truce) veteran (b. 1896)
2005 - Hugh Sidey, American journalist (b. 1927)
2006 - Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanese Cabinet minister (assassinated) (b. 1972)
2006 - Robert Lockwood Jr., American blues guitarist (b. 1915)
2007 - Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, academic and playwright (b. 1921)
2007 - Tom Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1928)
2007 - Noel McGregor, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1931)
2009 - Konstantin Feoktistov, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1926)
2010 - Norris Church Mailer, American model and widow of Norman Mailer (b. 1949)
2010 - Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American artist and writer (b. 1917)
2010 - David Nolan, American politicial activist (b. 1943)

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