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54 - Claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63
1093 - Robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies
1282 - Nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222)
1311 - Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35
1415 - Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1381)
1508 - Edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1446)
1601 - Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague
1605 - Theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519)
1643 - Sweder van Haersolte, mister of Swaluwenborch/diplomat, dies at 61
1652 - Abraham Verhoeven, Flemish printer/newspaper publisher, dies
1673 - Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (b. 1617)
1680 - Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 54
1680 - Francois Roberday, composer, dies at 56
1687 - Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (b. 1633)
1701 - Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer, dies at 47
1706 - Iyasus the Great, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1682)
1708 - Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67
1715 - Nicolas Malebranche, French philosopher (b. 1638)
1759 - John Henley, English minister (b. 1692)
1774 - Willem Bentinck, mister of Rhoon/Pendrecht/Orangist, dies at 69
1777 - Dismas Hatas, composer, dies at 52
1788 - Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish politician and poet (b. 1702)
1795 - William Prescott, American Revolutionary soldier, dies
1805 - Johann Christoph Kuhnau, composer, dies at 70
1812 - Isaac Brock, English general (conquered Detroit), dies in battle
1815 - Joachim Murat, marshal of France/King of Naples (1808-15), executed
1819 - Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer, dies at 61
1822 - Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor, dies at 64
1825 - Maximiliaan I Jozef, king of Bayern, dies
1825 - Maximilian I of Bavaria (b. 1756)
1855 - Gottfried Rieger, composer, dies at 91
1869 - Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies
1882 - Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (b. 1816)
1890 - Samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1816)
1904 - Pavlos Melas, Greek officer who organized and participated in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia (b. 1870)
1905 - Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67
1909 - Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed
1917 - Florence La Badie, American actress
1918 - Gerrit Engelke, German writer (Briefer der Liebe), dies
1919 - Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1857)
1920 - Isaac Capadose, lawyer/evangelist, dies at 86
1924 - Anatole France, [Jacques Thibault], writer (Ecrivain Francais), dies
1926 - Hans E Kinck, Norwegian philological/writer (Driftekaren), dies at 61
1931 - Ernst Didring, Swedish author (b. 1868)
1938 - E.C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye) (b. 1894)
1941 - GJ Berenschot, general/supreme commander Dutch East Indies army, dies
1945 - Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate tycoon (b. 1857)
1947 - Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies
1948 - Samuel S Hinds, actor (Raven, Test Pilot), dies at 73
1950 - Ernest Haycox, American writer (b. 1899)
1951 - W G (Billy) Quaife, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 228 runs), dies
1953 - Millard Mitchell, actor (12 O'Clock High, Gunfighter), dies at 50
1955 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (b. 1897)
1958 - Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59
1959 - K Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67
1963 - Henry Daniell, English actor (Woman in Green, Body Snatchers), dies
1965 - Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948), dies at 66
1966 - Clifton Webb, actor (Laura, Razor's Edge), dies of heart attack at 72
1966 - Father Marriott, cricketer (one Test for England, 11 wickets), dies
1968 - Bea Benaderet, actress (Petticoat Junction), dies of lung cancer at 62
1970 - Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano, dies at 90
1971 - Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (b. 1921)
1974 - Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73
1979 - Clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90
1979 - Rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93
1981 - Nils Asther, actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84
1985 - Jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 & 1-25, DNB), dies
1987 - Walter H Brattain, US physicist (transistors, Nobel 1956), dies at 85
1987 - Kishore Kumar, Indian Singer (b.1929)
1988 - Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, NY
1989 - Jay Ward, animator (Rocky & His Friends), dies at 69 of cancer
1990 - Hans Freudenthal, mathematician/director OW&OC (F Institution), dies
1990 - Le Duc Tho, North Vietnamese negotiator in Paris (1975), dies at 78
1990 - Lê Ðức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1911)
1991 - Daniel Oduber Quiros, president of Costa Rica (1974-1978), dies
1991 - Donald Houston, actor (Battle Hell, Study in Terror), dies at 67
1992 - Hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71
1992 - James Marshall, illustrator/author (The Stupids), dies at 50
1992 - John Hancock, actor (Ike-Love & War), dies of heart attack at 51
1993 - Gwen Wells, actress (Nashville), dies of cancer at 42
1993 - Leon Ames, US actor (Mr Ed, Peggy Sue got Married), dies at 90
1995 - Golfredo Corradetti, conductor, dies at 79
1995 - Henry Roth, novelist (Call it Sleep), dies at 89
1995 - Ali Faik Zaghloul, Egyptian radio presenter
1996 - Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89
1996 - Beryl Reid, actress (Yellowbeard, Psychomania), dies at 76
1996 - Henri Nannen, journalist, dies at 82
1996 - Rene Lacoste, tennis player, dies at 92
1997 - Adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania (1982-91), dies
2000 - Jean Peters, American actress (b. 1926)
2001 - Peter Doyle, Australian pop singer (The New Seekers) (b. 1949)
2002 - Stephen Ambrose, American historian and biographer (b. 1936)
2003 - Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1918)
2004 - Enrique Fernando, Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court (b. 1915)
2005 - Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist (b. 1942)
2006 - Wang Guangmei, Chinese first lady (b. 1921)
2007 - Bob Denard, French mercenary (b. 1929)
2008 - Alexei Cherepanov, Russian hockey player (b. 1989)