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210 BC - Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China.
918 - Boudouin II the Bare, originator of Flanders territory, dies
918 - Count Baldwin II of Flanders (b. 865)
954 - Louis IV, of overseas, King of France, dies
1167 - Empress Matilda, wife of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1102)
1197 - Henry II of Champagne (b. 1166)
1217 - William de Reviers, 5th Earl of Devon
1279 - Robert Kilwardby/Anglicus, English philosopher/Cardinal, dies
1305 - Nicholas van Tolentino, Italian saint, dies
1308 - Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (b. 1285)
1382 - Louis I, the Great, King of Hungary/Poland, dies
1419 - Jan zonder Vrees, duke of Burgundy/count of Flanders, murdered
1419 - John the Fearless, Burgundy/French warrior, murdered at 48
1482 - Federico da Montefeltro, Italian Renaissance condottiero and arts patron
1519 - John Colet, English churchman and educator
1547 - Pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered
1559 - Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (b. 1501)
1600 - John Bruhesius, [Bruhesen], bishop of Groningen, dies
1604 - William Morgan, Welsh Bible translator (b. 1545)
1607 - Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Italian composer and organist (b. 1545)
1623 - John I Van de Velde, calligrapher (Mirror of Write-Konste), dies
1669 - Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I of England (b. 1609)
1676 - Gerrard Winstanley, English religious reformer (b. 1609)
1680 - Marco Uccellini, composer, dies
1680 - Baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato (b. 1610)
1748 - Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, foundress of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary (b. 1663)
1749 - Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1706)
1759 - Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian explorer (b. 1703)
1765 - Jacob Gilles, pension advisor, dies at about 74
1797 - Mary Wollstonecraft, English author (b. 1759)
1801 - Jason Fairbanks, American murderer (b. 1780)
1806 - Johann C Adelung, German translator/librarian, dies at 74
1828 - Count d'Andreossi, French general/parliament leader, dies at 67
1831 - George Guest, composer, dies at 60
1839 - Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66
1842 - Letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51
1845 - Karl August von Lichtenstein, composer, dies at 78
1851 - Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, American educator (b. 1787)
1858 - Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44
1862 - Carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62), dies at 71
1867 - Simon Sechter, composer, dies at 78
1868 - Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79
1895 - Harrison Millard, composer, dies at 64
1898 - Elisabeth AE, empress of Austria/wife of Franz Joseph I, dies at 60
1905 - Pete Browning, American baseball player (b. 1861)
1915 - Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Premier of Quebec (b. 1822)
1916 - Friedrich Gernsheim, composer, dies at 77
1922 - Arpad Szendy, composer, dies at 59
1924 - Walter Lees, cricketer (26 wkts on 5 Tests Eng v SA 1905-06), dies
1930 - G A Faulkner, cricketer (S Afr googly all-rounder), commits suicide
1931 - Alfonso Randano, composer, dies at 78
1931 - Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician (b. 1869)
1932 - Percy Fletcher, composer, dies at 52
1934 - George Henschel, composer, dies at 84
1937 - Sergei Tretyakov, Russian writer (b. 1892)
1942 - Nachman N "Neddy" Bamberg, actor, dies in Auschwitz at 63
1944 - Jaap P Musch, Dutch resistance fighter, murdered by Nazis
1945 - Vaino Raitio, composer, dies at 54
1951 - Giuseppe Mule, composer, dies at 66
1952 - Youssef Aftimus, Lebanese civil engineer and architect (b. 1866)
1954 - Peter Anders, German opera singer, dies
1955 - Robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer, dies at 70
1960 - Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga - matushka-reka), dies at 63
1961 - Leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81
1961 - Wolfgang von Trips, German racing driver (b. 1928)
1965 - Bobby Jordan, actor (Dead End Kids), dies of sclerosis of liver at 42
1965 - Father Divine, American religious leader (b. 1880)
1966 - James Langridge, cricketer (242 runs & 19 wkts for England), dies
1966 - Emil Gumbel, German mathematician and pacifist (b. 1891)
1971 - Bella Darvi, actress (Racers), commits suicide at 42
1971 - Pier Angeli, actress (Octaman), dies of barbiturate overdose at 39
1972 - Sidney Pegler, cricket leg spinner (leading S Afr prior to WWI), dies
1976 - Dalton Trumbo, US writer/director (Johnny Got His Gun), dies at 70
1976 - Dorothy Devore, actress (Newscast, Senor Daredevil), dies at 77
1976 - George Baxter, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged), dies at 71
1976 - Mordecai Johnson, 1st black president of Howard U, dies at 86
1977 - Hamida Djandoubi, convicted murderer last to, die by guillotine
1978 - Ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1944)
1979 - Agostinho Neto, poet/1st pres of Angola, dies at 56
1979 - Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer, dies at 99
1982 - Max Winders Maximilien, brought Belgium gold reserve to England, dies
1983 - Balthasar J "John" Vorster, S African premier (1966-78), dies at 67
1983 - Felix Bloch, Swiss-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
1985 - Alexa Kenin, actress (Mousie-Coed Fever), dies at 23
1989 - Jeff Stollmeyer, cricketer (32 Tests for WI), murdered
1990 - Samuel Kanyon Doe, president of Liberia (1980-90), assassinated
1991 - Sarah Sally Lawrence, entertainer, dies at 61
1991 - Yves Montand, actor (Lets Make Love, Z), dies at 70
1991 - Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (b. 1908)
1993 - Janice Carroll, actress (End, April Fools), dies of cancer at 61
1993 - Rita Karin, Polish-Latvia/US actress (Sophie's Choice), dies at 73
1994 - Amy Clampitt, British poet (Silence Opens), dies at 74
1995 - Charles Denner, actor (Mado, Stella, Z, Landru), dies at 69
1995 - Derek Meddings, special Effects technician, dies at 64
1995 - Molly Mary Hyde, cricketer, dies at 81
1996 - Ray Coleman, journalist, dies at 59
1996 - Hans List, Austrian scientist and inventor (b. 1896)
1997 - Burgess Meredith, actor (Penguin-Batman, Rocky), dies at 88
1997 - Jack Adkisson, professional wrestler (b. 1929)
1998 - Carl Forgione, British actor (b. 1944)
1999 - Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (b. 1927)
2000 - Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist and writer. (b. 1921)
2001 - DJ Uncle Al (b.1969)
2004 - Brock Adams, American politician (b. 1927)
2005 - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American musician (b. 1924)
2006 - Patty Berg, American golf player (b. 1918)
2006 - King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga (b. 1918)
2007 - Jane Wyman, American actress (b.1917)
2007 - Anita Roddick, British businesswoman (b.1942)
2007 - Ted Stepien, former basketball team owner (b. 1925)