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42 BC - Gaius Cassius Longinus
695 - "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered
695 - "White Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered
1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)
1283 - Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies
1369 - Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)
1564 - Christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned
1568 - Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23
1596 - Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)
1611 - Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)
1629 - Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian military leader (b. 1570)
1646 - Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 49
1649 - Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. 1576)
1653 - Mark Zuesius Boxhorn, historian, dies at 41
1656 - Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown)
1685 - Fidel Molitor, composer, dies at 58
1690 - Robert Barclay, Scottish writer (b. 1648)
1701 - Joseph Williamson, English politician (b. 1633)
1703 - Pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded
1703 - Richard Saab, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded
1750 - Georg Matthias Monn, composer, dies at 33
1795 - Tula, leader Curacaose slave uprising, executed
1801 - Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, Marshal of France (b. 1724)
1820 - Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith, composer, dies at 74
1826 - Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Labyrinth), dies
1828 - Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer, dies at 77
1838 - Black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767)
1853 - Andre Georges Louis Onslow, composer, dies at 69
1862 - Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47
1867 - Elias Howe, American sewing machine pioneer (b. 1819)
1873 - Kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies
1877 - James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (b. 1814)
1881 - Orson Pratt, American religious leader (b. 1811)
1884 - Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Geur), dies at 44
1889 - Karel Miry, composer, dies at 66
1890 - Andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36
1890 - Joseph Hergenröther, German historian (b. 1824)
1891 - Edouard Lucas, French mathematician (b. 1842)
1896 - William Morris, writer, dies at 62
1903 - Benedetto Junck, composer, dies at 51
1907 - Alfred Reisenauer, composer, dies at 43
1912 - Guido Papini, composer, dies at 65
1919 - Daniel Brink Towner, composer, dies at 69
1929 - Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (Nobel 1926), dies at 51
1929 - Jeanne Eagels, actress (The Letter), dies at 35
1930 - Charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/etcher/author (Bauer), dies at 73
1931 - Carl August Nielsen, composer, dies at 66
1936 - John Heisman, American football coach (b. 1869)
1941 - Wilhelm Kienzl, Austria composer (Kuhreigen), dies at 84
1952 - Alfred Neumann, German writer, dies at 56
1953 - Arnold Bax, British composer, dies at 69
1953 - Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Brit composer (Coronation March), dies at 69
1953 - Arnold Bax, English composer (b. 1883)
1954 - Herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87
1959 - William Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42
1965 - Zachary Scott, US actor, (Southerner, Flame of Islands), dies at 51
1967 - Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72
1967 - Pinto Colvig, animation voice (Goofy, Pluto), dies at 75
1967 - Walter Muller von Kulm, composer, dies at 68
1967 - Woodrow Wilson "Woodie" Guthrie, US folk singer/guitarist, dies at 55
1969 - Skip James, American blues musician (b. 1902)
1971 - Leah Baird, writer (Jungle Bride), dies of anemia at 88
1971 - Sean O Riada, composer, dies at 40
1975 - Bauke Tuinstra, Fries notary/writer (Ealse & I), dies at 75
1975 - Guy Mollet, French premier (1956-57), dies at 69
1979 - Charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles
1979 - Claudia Jennings, playmate (Nov, 1969), dies in car crash at 29
1981 - Walter Mehring, writer, dies at 85
1982 - Roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star, dies at 41
1982 - Vivien Merchant, actress (Accident, Offense), dies at 53
1983 - John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69
1983 - Kurt Kusenberg, writer, dies at 79
1985 - Charles Collingwood, newscaster (Chronicles), dies at 68
1985 - Maurice Copeland, actor (Ralph-Those Young Charmings), dies at 74
1986 - Vince DiMaggio, American Baseball Player (b. 1912)
1987 - Jean Anouilh, French playwright (Ball of the Voleurs), dies at 77
1988 - Franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73
1988 - Generoso Pope Jr, National Enquirer owner, dies at 61
1989 - Joseph Wybran, Belgian physician/Jews foreman, murdered
1990 - Stefano Casiraghi, Princess Caroline of Monaco husband, dies at 30
1990 - Eleanor Steber, eminent American soprano dies in Langhorne, PA
1991 - Max Cantor, journalist, dies
1993 - JH Scheps, Dutch MP (Social Democratic), dies at 93
1993 - Sgt. First Class Randy Shughart, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1958)
1993 - Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1960)
1994 - Dennis Wolfberg, comedian (Quantum Leap), dies from cancer at 48
1994 - Dub Taylor, actor (Poor Pretty Eddie), dies of a heart attack at 87
1994 - Harriet Nelson, actress (Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 80
1994 - V, comedian/actor, dies at 48
1994 - Virginia Dale, US actress/dancer (Holiday Inn), dies at about 77
1994 - Walter C "Dub" Taylor II, US actor (You Can't Take it All), dies at 86
1995 - Molly Harris, actress/writer (Immortal), dies at 82
1996 - Denis Frank Owen, Natural historian, dies at 65
1996 - Eustace Wenworth Roskill, law lord, dies at 85
1996 - Tom ap Rees, botanist, dies at 65
1996 - Tony Parker, oral historian, dies at 73
1997 - Alfred Leslie Rowse, historian, dies at 93
1998 - Roddy McDowall, English actor (b. 1928)
1999 - Akio Morita, Japanese businessman (b. 1921)
2000 - Benjamin Orr, American bassist and singer (The Cars) (b. 1947)
2000 - John Grant, British politician (b. 1932)
2002 - Bruce Paltrow, American television and film producer (b. 1943)
2002 - Robert Krausz, Stock market advisor and investor (b. 1936)
2003 - Florence Stanley, American actress (b. 1924)
2003 - William Steig, American cartoonist and children's author (b. 1907)
2004 - John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (b. 1960)
2004 - Janet Leigh, American actress (b. 1927)
2005 - Ronnie Barker, English comic actor (b. 1929)
2006 - Alberto Ramento, Filipina bishop (b. 1937)
2006 - John Crank, British mathematician (b. 1913)
2006 - Peter Norman, Australian track star (b. 1942)
2007 - M.N. Vijayan, Indian writer, orator, and academic
2008 - Karam ud Din, Pakistani Navy officer (b. 1941)