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814 - Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71
814 - Charlemagne (b. 742)
1061 - Duke Spytihněv II of Bohemia (b. 1031)
1119 - Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies
1256 - Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
1271 - Isabella of Aragon, queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247)
1393 - Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball
1443 - Robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France
1528 - Philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies
1547 - Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55
1549 - Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80
1560 - John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies
1595 - Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50
1606 - Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85
1612 - Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies
1621 - Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68
1621 - Pope Paul V (b. 1550)
1672 - Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France (b. 1588)
1681 - Richard Allestree, English royalist churchman (b. 1619)
1687 - Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday
1697 - John Fenwick, English conspirator
1725 - Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia, dies at 52 [NS=Feb 8]
1754 - Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69
1768 - John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44
1782 - Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84
1810 - Andrew Hofer, Tyrolian rebel against French & Bavarians, shot dead
1813 - Jan Joseph Rosler, composer, dies at 41
1817 - Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55
1829 - William Burke, murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh
1832 - Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
1838 - Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]
1859 - Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
1864 - Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (b. 1799)
1868 - Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62
1869 - Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72
1873 - Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57
1895 - Francois Certain de Canrobert, French marshal, dies at 85
1896 - Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57
1898 - Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74
1903 - Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55
1903 - Jean Robert Planquette, composer, dies at 54
1910 - Jose Garcia Robles, composer, dies at 74
1912 - Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819)
1915 - Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846)
1918 - John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies
1924 - Simon Abramsz, Dutch writer (Artist book), dies at 56
1930 - Clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies
1932 - Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75
1933 - Theodor Birt [Beatus Rhenanus], German classicist/writer, dies at 80
1935 - Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer, dies at 75
1937 - Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (b. 1862)
1938 - Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28
1938 - John Sharp, cricketer (England bat 1909, also soccer intl), dies
1939 - William Butler Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73
1942 - Pablo Luna y Carne, composer, dies at 61
1945 - Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37
1947 - Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72
1949 - Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62
1950 - Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician (b. 1883)
1951 - Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, president of Finland (b.1867)
1953 - James Scullin, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876)
1953 - Derek Bentley (b. 1933) (executed)
1957 - Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88
1959 - Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73
1959 - Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer, dies at 85
1960 - Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54
1960 - Zora Neale Hurston, American author (b. 1891)
1963 - Jean Felix Piccard, swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday
1963 - Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (b. 1884)
1965 - Jef van Durme, composer, dies at 57
1965 - Johan Fiolet, Dutch actor/director, dies at 63
1965 - Tich Freeman, cricket (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies
1965 - Maxime Weygand, French soldier (b. 1867)
1967 - Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies
1970 - Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies
1971 - Donald Winnicott, British psychoanalyst (b. 1896)
1972 - Adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66
1973 - John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday
1974 - Dino Buzzati, writer, dies at 67
1975 - Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (b. 1887)
1976 - Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies
1977 - Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92
1979 - Eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (b. 1901)
1980 - Jimmy Durante, NYC, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86
1983 - Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure
1983 - Frank Forde, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1890)
1984 - John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71
1986 - Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 - Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 - Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 - Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 - Michael J Smith, Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, astr, dies in Challenger
1986 - Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 - Greg Jarvis - Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1944)
1988 - Klaus Fuchs, German physicist (b. 1911)
1991 - Dale Long, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66
1992 - Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37
1992 - Nahman Avigad, Isr archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies at 86
1993 - Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at 96
1993 - John Steadman, actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of lung ailment 83
1994 - Hal Smith, actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77
1994 - Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 79
1994 - William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at 86
1994 - Hal Smith, American actor (b. 1916)
1995 - Barrie Wilson, academic, dies at 59
1995 - George Woodcock, author, dies at 82
1995 - James P Grant, US director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at 72
1995 - Jim Gilbert, artist, dies at 61
1995 - Philip H Burton, Welsh producer/Richard Burton's teacher, dies at 80
1995 - Walter Ernest Allen, writer/critic, dies at 83
1996 - Burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist, dies at 84
1996 - Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at 44
1996 - Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman), dies at 81
1996 - John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at 81
1996 - Joseph Brodsky, poet, dies at 55
1996 - Or San Yu, president of Burma in (1981-88), dies
1996 - U San Yu, soldier/politician, dies at 77
1996 - Victor "Toby" Neuberg, teacher/writer, dies at 71
1997 - James Colin Ross Welch, journalist, dies at 72
1997 - Pietro Cavallero, bandit, dies at 68
1997 - Vivien Signy, nurse, dies at 80
1999 - Markey Robinson, Irish painter (b. 1918)
1999 - Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (b. 1908)
2001 - Curt Blefary, American baseball player (b. 1943)
2002 - Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author (b. 1907)
2004 - Lloyd M. Bucher, U.S. Navy officer (b. 1927)
2004 - Don Cholito, Puerto Rican radio host (b. 1923)
2004 - Elroy Hirsch, American football player (b. 1923)
2004 - Don Stansauk, American professional wrestler (b. 1936)
2004 - Joe Viterelli, American actor (b. 1937)
2005 - Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter (b. 1944)
2005 - Karen Lancaume, French actress (suicide) (b. 1973)
2005 - Jacques Villeret, French actor (b. 1951)
2006 - Yitzchak Kaduri, rabbi (b. around 1900)
2006 - Henry McGee, English comedian (b. 1929)
2007 - Carlo Clerici, Swiss professional road racing cyclist (b. 1929)
2007 - Father Robert Drinan, Roman Catholic Priest and American politician (b. 1920)
2007 - Karel Svoboda, Czech composer of popular music (b. 1938)
2007 - Hsu Wei Lun, Taiwanese actress (b. 1978)
2007 - Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (b. 1963)
2007 - Emma Tillman, the world's oldest living person from January 24-28, 2007 (b. 1892)
2008 - Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (b. 1939)
2008 - Bengt Lindström, Swedish artist (b. 1925)
2009 - Billy Powell, American musician (b. 1952)