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925 - Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies
939 - King Athelstan I of England (b. 895)
1271 - Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)
1312 - John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)
1327 - Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)
1331 - Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies
1430 - Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)
1439 - Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1397)
1449 - Ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56
1485 - Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies
1505 - Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies (b. 1440)
1542 - Abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies
1553 - Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy
1561 - Lope de Aguirre, Spanish conquistador (b. 1510)
1573 - Laurentius Petri, first Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden (b. 1499)
1580 - John Bonga, beggar, dies
1605 - Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)
1617 - Ralph Winwood, English politician (b. 1563)
1651 - Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies
1652 - Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies
1659 - Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged
1670 - Vavasor Powell, Welsh non-conformist leader (b. 1617)
1674 - Hallgrímur Pétursson, Icelandic poet (b. 1614)
1675 - Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician (b. 1602)
1725 - Jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71
1771 - Johann Gottlieb Graun, composer, dies
1781 - Herman-Francois Delange, composer, dies at 66
1789 - John Cook, American farmer and Governor of Delaware (b. 1730)
1796 - Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz, composer, dies at 45
1822 - Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 55
1833 - Ferdinand Franzl, composer, dies at 66
1848 - Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46
1864 - Andreas Randel, composer, dies at 58
1917 - Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (b. 1897)
1919 - John Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Aust one Test 1895, one catch), dies
1919 - Theodoor H de Meester, premier (1905-08), dies
1925 - Wilhelm Gericke, composer, dies at 80
1933 - Julius Klengel, composer, dies at 74
1933 - Meir Shapira, rabbi/organizer (Daf Yomi), dies
1935 - E. A. D. Eldridge, British racing driver (b. 1897)
1938 - Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic, dies at 57
1940 - Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72
1942 - Helmuth Hubener, Youth Political Activist against the Hitler regime (b. 1925)
1943 - Bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64
1944 - Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies
1949 - Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916)
1949 - Ginette Neveu, French violinist (b. 1919)
1953 - Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71
1953 - Thomas Wass, English cricketer (b. 1873)
1954 - Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78
1954 - Frank Druce, cricketer (252 runs in 5 Tests for England), dies
1955 - Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85
1955 - Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, composer, dies at 66
1958 - Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74
1958 - Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert, dies at 84
1962 - Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58
1962 - Fatso Marco, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56
1962 - Rudolph Anderson, U-2 pilot, shot down over Cuba
1964 - Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63
1964 - Willi Bredel, writer, dies at 63
1965 - French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21
1966 - Nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies
1968 - Lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89
1969 - Jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89
1972 - Lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65
1973 - Allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64
1975 - Rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88
1975 - Rex Stout, American mystery writer (b. 1886)
1977 - James M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85
1980 - Steven Peregrine Took, rocker, dies at 31
1980 - Judy LaMarsh, Canadian politician, author and broadcaster (b. 1924)
1981 - John Warburton, actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94
1987 - Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), dies
1988 - Charles Hawtrey, English actor (Carry On), dies near London at 73
1988 - S B Fuller, founder (Fuller products), dies at 83
1990 - Elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR, dies at 80
1990 - Ugo Tognazzi actor/director (La Cage Aux Folles), dies at 68
1990 - Xavier Cugart, bandlander, dies of heart failure at 90
1990 - Xavier Cugat, Spanish-born musician (b. 1900)
1990 - Princess Sophie von Hohenberg, daughter of assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (b. 1901)
1991 - Andrzei Panufkin, Pol/Brit conductor/composer (Sinfonia Sacra), dies
1991 - Pyke F C Koch, realistic painter, dies
1991 - George Barker, English poet (b. 1913)
1992 - Roy Marshall, cricketer (143 runs for WI, 35725 runs overall), dies
1992 - David Bohm, American-born physicist, philosopher, and neuropsychologist (b. 1917)
1994 - Robert White, guitarist, dies at 57
1995 - Mike Dutfield, documentary Prodcuer, dies at 48
1995 - Susi Hush, tYelevision producer, dies at 49
1996 - Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84
1996 - James Aubrey Turner, scientist, dies at 57
1996 - John Gregory, dancer, dies at 82
1999 - Robert Mills, American physicist (b. 1927)
1999 - Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer (b. 1903)
2000 - Walter Berry, Austrian bass-baritone (b. 1929)
2002 - Tom Dowd, American recording engineer (b. 1925)
2003 - Rod Roddy, American television announcer (b. 1937)
2004 - Serginho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1974)
2006 - Joe Niekro, American baseball player (b. 1944)
2006 - Brad Will, American anarchist and independent journalist (b. 1970)
2009 - David Shepherd, English cricket umpire (b. 1940)
2010 - Néstor Kirchner, Argentine politician (b. 1950)
2010 - Denise Borino, American actress (b. 1964)
2010 - James Wall, American actor and stage manager (b. 1917)
2011 - James Hillman, founder of Archetypal Psychology (b. 1926)

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