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389 - Gregory Nazianzus, theologian and Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 329)
477 - Geiseric, King of the Vandals and Alans
844 - Pope Gregory IV
1067 - Emperor Yingzong of China (b. 1032)
1138 - Anacletus II, [Pietro Pierleone], Jewish anti-pope (1130-38), dies
1139 - Godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies
1366 - Henry Suso, German mystic
1431 - Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1364)
1494 - Ferdinand I, cruel king of Naples, dies
1547 - Lieven Algoet, Flemish humanist, dies
1573 - Hirate Hirohide, Japanese samurai (b. 1553)
1586 - Lucas Cranach "the Young", German painter, dies at 70
1640 - Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies
1670 - Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1612)
1726 - Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)
1733 - Reinier V van Hompech, Dutch gen-maj cavalry, dies
1733 - Gilbert Heathcote, Mayor of London (b. 1652)
1744 - Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer, dies at 64
1751 - Paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (b. 1675)
1820 - Joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79
1821 - Johan Valckenier, Dutch politician/patriot, dies at 62
1829 - William Shield, composer, dies at 80
1852 - Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778)
1855 - Dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83
1875 - Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79
1881 - Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)
1882 - Peter Singer, composer, dies at 71
1896 - Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68
1896 - Frederic Leighton, President of the Royal Academy (1878-96), dies
1899 - Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies
1906 - Joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70
1906 - Pierre L Goossens, Belgian archbishop of Malines/Cardinal, dies at 78
1907 - René Pottier, French cyclist (b. 1879)
1908 - Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)
1908 - Ouida, English writer (b. 1839)
1910 - Leon Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75
1917 - Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies
1920 - Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35
1921 - Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer, dies at 43
1925 - Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858)
1940 - Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)
1942 - Eugene Samuel-Holeman, composer, dies at 78
1947 - Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48
1947 - Grace Moore, soprano/actress (One Night of Love), dies at 45
1949 - Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61
1949 - Makino Nobuaki, Japanese statesman　(b. 1861)
1952 - Sveinn Bjornsson, Danish 1st pres of Iceland (1944-52), dies at 70
1957 - Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1871)
1957 - Ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese industrialist and Minister of Commerce and Industry (b. 1873)
1960 - Diana Barrymore, actress (Ladies Courageous), dies at 38
1960 - Rutland Boughton, composer, dies at 82
1963 - Wilson Kettle, Nfld, dies at 102, leaving 582 living descendents
1965 - Staff Nees, Flemish composer (Maria-oratorio), dies at 63
1968 - Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31
1969 - Irene Castle, English dancer (b. 1887)
1970 - Eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female DA in NY, dies at 70
1970 - Marie Benavente, actress (Paradise), dies at 84
1970 - Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese television writer and producer (Ultraman) (b. 1901)
1972 - Erhard Milch, German field marshal (b. 1892)
1975 - Vivien Kellems, TV hostess (The Power of Women), dies at 78
1975 - Charlotte Whitton, Canadian politician, mayor of Ottawa (b. 1896)
1977 - Donald Kerr, actor (Devil Bat, Killer Bats), dies at 85
1978 - Tango Duke, dies in Australia at 42; oldest known thoroughbred horse
1979 - J Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87
1980 - David Newell, actor (Dangerous Curves, White Heat), dies at 75
1980 - Queenie Watts, English actress (b. 1926)
1981 - Adele Marie Astaire, sister of Fred Astaire, dies at 82
1981 - Richard Talmadge, actor (Speed Reporter), dies
1981 - [Adele] Marie Astaire, actress (Last Man on Earth, Millie), dies at 82
1982 - Mihail A Suslov, Soviet party ideologist, dies at 79
1986 - Ernst Schnabel, writer, dies at 72
1986 - Horace Smith, cricketer (1 Test NZ v Eng 1933, one wkt at 113), dies
1987 - Emil Hlobil, composer, dies at 85
1988 - Colleen Moore, actress (These Girls Won't Talk), dies at 87
1990 - Alexander Lockwood, actor (Duel), dies
1990 - Ava Gardner, actress (Barefoot Contessa), dies of pneumonia at 67
1990 - Ian Dudley Hardy, entertainer, dies
1991 - Stanley Brock, actor (Tin Men), dies of heart attack at 59
1992 - John Touchstone, actor (Across Five Aprils), dies of cirrhosis at 59
1992 - Mahmoud Riad, sec-gen of Arab League (1972-79), dies
1992 - Nico Schuyt, Dutch composer, dies at 70
1992 - Vernon William Reed Sr, singer, dies after a long illness at 73
1994 - Stephen Cole Kleene, mathematician (Regular Expressions), dies at 85
1995 - Peter Black, TV critic, dies at 82
1995 - Tom Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Brave Dodo), dies at 62
1995 - William Sylvester, actor (2001, Devil Doll, Blind Corner), dies at 72
1996 - Jonathan Larson, composer, dead Aortic aneurysm at 35
1996 - Ruth Berghaus, choreographer/director, dies at 68
1997 - Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist, dies at 80
1997 - Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy), dies of a heart attack at 79
1998 - Mohammad Yusuf Khan, prime minister of Afganistan in (1963-65), dies
1998 - Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher, dies at 99
1999 - Sarah "Sadie" Delany, American author (b. 1889)
1999 - Ted Mallie, American radio and television announcer (b. 1924)
1999 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (b. 1916)
2003 - Samuel Weems, Arkansas judge (b. 1936)
2004 - Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch athlete (b. 1918)
2004 - Miklós Fehér, Hungarian footballer (b. 1979)
2005 - Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (b. 1923)
2005 - William Augustus Bootle, American judge (b. 1902)
2005 - Philip Johnson, American architect (b. 1906)
2005 - Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean writer and poet (b. 1907)
2005 - Ray Peterson, American singer (b. 1935)
2005 - Nettie Witziers-Timmer, Dutch athlete (b. 1923)
2006 - Anna Malle, adult film star (b. 1967)
2008 - Christopher Allport, American actor (b. 1947)
2008 - Evelyn Barbirolli,English musician (b. 1911)
2009 - Kim Manners, American television producer and director (b. 1951)