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689 - Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies
1049 - Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81
1167 - Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56
1321 - Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)
1390 - Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67
1519 - Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies
1519 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)
1537 - Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies
1665 - Pierre de Fermat, Fr lawyer/mathematician (principle of F), dies at 63
1674 - Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68
1700 - Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620)
1705 - Luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634)
1732 - John Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685)
1735 - John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)
1759 - Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49
1765 - Johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68
1777 - Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726)
1781 - Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)
1807 - Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71
1807 - Joan Lucaz, Dutch scholar/journalist/patriot, dies at 60
1817 - Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)
1829 - Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56
1829 - Michael Gottard Fischer, composer, dies at 55
1833 - Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
1834 - William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
1839 - Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70
1851 - Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72
1856 - Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)
1860 - Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63
1867 - Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74
1897 - Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)
1899 - Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)
1909 - Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)
1921 - Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)
1925 - Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85
1926 - Sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)
1928 - Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair
1933 - Vaclav Suk, composer, dies at 71
1934 - Pawel Kochanski, Polish violinist, composer and arranger (b. 1887)
1938 - Gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890)
1940 - Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56
1942 - George Francis, cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies
1943 - Jan R T Campert, Dutch resistance fighter/poet (18 Dead), dies at 40
1944 - Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915)
1947 - Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77
1950 - Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44
1953 - Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82
1956 - John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70
1956 - Norman Kerry, actor (Air Eagles, Phantom of Opera), dies at 61
1958 - Arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77
1958 - Charles Mallory Hatfield, U.S. rainmaker (b. 1875)
1960 - Nevil Shute [Norway], Eng/Aust author (Town like Alice), dies at 60
1962 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42
1962 - Richard de Guide, composer, dies at 52
1962 - Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian writer and feminist (b. 1869)
1964 - C R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies
1965 - Lorraine Hansberry, US playwright, dies in NYC, dies at 34
1965 - Porcupine, in Washington DC zoo, dies at 27; oldest known rodent
1970 - Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84
1972 - Padraic Colum, Irish poet/writer/founder (Irish Review), dies at 90
1975 - Caryn Campbell, Bundy victim, disappears from Snowmass, Colo
1976 - Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85
1977 - Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69
1978 - Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious
1980 - Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies
1981 - Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 89
1981 - Isobel Elsom, actress (Unseen, Jane Eyre, Illegal), dies at 87
1983 - Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)
1986 - Marcel Arland, French author (L'ordre, Lumière du Soir), dies at 86
1988 - Connie Mulder, South African politician (b. 1925)
1990 - Laurence J Peter, author (Peter Princible), dies of a stroke at 70
1990 - Paul Amadeus Pisk, composer, dies at 96
1991 - Keye Luke, actor (Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86
1991 - Vasco Pratolini, Italy, writer (Ragazze di San Frediano), dies at 77
1992 - Harry van Doorn, Dutch MP (KVP/KRO-chairman/PPR/CRM), dies at 76
1992 - Walt Morey, US children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84
1993 - Carles Mira, Spanish director (Que Nos Quiten Lo Bailao), dies at 45
1994 - Bob Horen, dies of cancer at 67
1994 - Samuel Bronston, Romanian/US producer (El Cid), dies at 85
1995 - Francis Lopez, songwriter, dies at 77
1995 - George Price, cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 93
1995 - Marion Herbst, German/Dutch jewelry designer, dies at 50
1996 - Edmund Happold, engineer, dies at 65
1996 - John Howard Purnell, scientist, dies at 70
1996 - Peggy Braithwaite, lighthouse-keeper, dies at 76
1996 - Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician (b. 1926)
1997 - Charles Huggins, surgeon/medical researcher, dies at 95
1997 - Jean Writer-Edern Hallier, dies at 60
1997 - Jill Summers, actress (Agatha Coronation Street), dies at 86
1999 - Betty Lou Gerson, American voice actress (b. 1914)
1999 - Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1961)
2000 - Marc Davis, American animator (b. 1913)
2000 - Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
2001 - Affirmed, American racehorse (b. 1975)
2001 - Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
2001 - William Hewlett, American engineer and businessman (b. 1913)
2002 - Stanley Unwin, South African comedian (b. 1911)
2002 - Cyrus Vance, 57th U.S. Secretary of State (b. 1917)
2003 - Dean Amadon, American ornithologist (b. 1912)
2003 - Kinji Fukasaku, Japanese director (b. 1930)
2003 - Leopoldo Galtieri, dictator of Argentina (b. 1926)
2003 - Maurice Gibb, British singer, songwriter, and musician (Bee Gees) (b. 1949)
2003 - Allan Nunn May, English physicist and Soviet spy (b. 1911)
2004 - Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician (b. 1921)
2004 - Randy VanWarmer, American singer and songwriter (b. 1955)
2005 - Alessia di Matteo, first survivor of eight transplants in one operation (b. 2003)
2005 - Amrish Puri, Indian actor (b. 1932)
2005 - Edmund S. Valtman, Estonian-born cartoonist (b. 1914)
2007 - Sir James Killen, Australian politician (b. 1925)
2007 - Alice Coltrane, American jazz musician (b. 1937)
2009 - Claude Berri, French movie director (b. 1934)
2009 - Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher (b. 1912)