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365 - Felix II, Italian anti-pope, dies
950 - Lotharius, King of Italy (947-50), dies
1247 - Robin Hood, dies (from "A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hood")
1286 - Eric V of Denmark, Danish King (b. 1249)
1318 - Mikhail Yaroslavich, Russian prince (b. 1271)
1594 - Martin Frobisher, English vice-admiral/explorer, dies
1617 - Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17), dies
1694 - John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1630)
1697 - Libéral Bruant, French architect (b. 1635)
1718 - Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, English pirate, killed off Virginia coast
1751 - Anton Englert, composer, dies at 77
1758 - Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, British politician (b. 1680)
1773 - Robert Clive, English occupier (India), dies at about 48
1776 - Johann Caspar Simon, composer, dies at 75
1781 - John Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 57
1782 - John Barueth, vicar/pamphleter, dies
1782 - John de Mol, porcelein manufacturer, dies
1783 - John Hanson, American Continental Congressman (b. 1715)
1794 - John Alsop, American Continental Congressman (b. 1724)
1799 - Baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed
1803 - Bernardus Bosch, Dutch vicar/patriot, dies at 57
1813 - Johann Gottfried Vierling, composer, dies at 63
1825 - Ann Bailey, pioneer, dies
1826 - Pavel Lambert Masek, composer, dies at 65
1852 - August Alexander Klengel, composer, dies at 69
1859 - Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist/composer (Faust), dies at 75
1871 - Oscar J Dunn, (Lt Gov-La), dies suddenly, charges he was poisoned
1875 - Henry Wilson, Vice President of the United States (b. 1812)
1886 - William Bliss Baker, American painter (b. 1859)
1890 - Johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77
1893 - James Calder, 5th President of the Pennsylvania State University (b. 1826)
1896 - George Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel), dies
1896 - Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer, dies at 65
1900 - Arthur S Sullivan, England, composer (Mikado, Ivanhoe), dies at 58
1902 - Friedrich A Krupp, cannon manufacturer, commits suicide
1902 - Septimus Winner, composer, dies at 75
1904 - Theophile E A de Bock, painter/etcher, dies
1906 - Earnest Josephson, Swedish painter, dies
1916 - Jack London, author, dies at 40
1917 - Teoberto Maler, German-born explorer (b. 1842)
1919 - Francisco Moreno, Argentine explorer (b. 1852)
1920 - Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet (b. 1884)
1924 - Herman Heijermans Jr, author (On Hope, Heap of Blessing), dies
1926 - Darvish Khan, Iranian musician (b. 1872)
1932 - William Walker Atkinson, American author (b. 1862)
1936 - Louis F H Apol, painter/etcher/literary, dies at 86
1940 - Waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67
1941 - Werner Mölders, German ace fighter pilot (b. 1915)
1943 - Lorenz Hart, lyricist, dies in NY
1943 - Pietro Alessandro Yon, composer, dies at 57
1944 - Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies
1946 - Bertie Rose-Innes, cricketer (S Africa's Test), dies
1946 - Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist (b. 1889)
1953 - Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani religious scholar and biographer of Muhammad (b. 1884)
1954 - Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70
1954 - Moroni Olsen, actor (Possessed), dies at 65
1954 - Roderick McMahon, Professional Wrestling/Boxing Booker (b. 1882)
1955 - Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91
1955 - Shemp Howard, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 60
1956 - Vincent (Moro-)Giafferi, French criminal (Caillaux/Landru), dies
1956 - Theodore Kosloff, Russian-born choreographer (b. 1882)
1963 - Aldous L Huxley, English author (Devils of Loudon), dies at 69
1963 - Bikram Singh, Indies Lt-General (Kashmir), dies
1963 - C[live] S[taples] Lewis, [Hamilton], author (Silver Chair), dies at 64
1963 - Claude Floquet, cricketer (Test for S Africa), dies
1963 - Daulet Singh, Indies Lt-General, dies
1963 - John F Kennedy, 35th president of the United States (1961-63), assassinated in Dallas at 46
1963 - NKD Nanavati, Indies general-major (WW II), dies
1963 - William R Titterton, English author (Candle of the Stars), dies at 87
1963 - Wilhelm Beiglböck, Nazi physician (b. 1905)
1963 - J. D. Tippit, Dallas Police Officer (b. 1924)
1966 - Moises F da Costa Gomez, premier Dutch Antilles, dies
1967 - Edvin Kallstenius, composer, dies at 86
1967 - Pavel Korin, Russian painter (b. 1892)
1969 - Acario Cotapos, composer, dies at 80
1971 - Walter Sande, actor (Red Planet Mars), dies of heart attack at 65
1976 - Rupert Davies, actor (Zeppelin, Oblong Box), dies at 59
1977 - Reg Perks, England cricket pace bowler (1938-39), dies
1979 - Anne Vondeling, Male Dutch soc democratic party-minister, dies at 63
1980 - Herbert Wade, cricketer (S African batsman & captain 1935-36), dies
1980 - Leonard Barr, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Szysznyk), dies at 77
1980 - Mae West, actress (She Done Him Wrong), dies in Hollywood at 87
1980 - Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter (b. 1901)
1980 - Mae West, American actress and writer (b. 1893)
1981 - Andreina Pagnani, actress (Il Commandante), dies at 74
1981 - Jack Fingleton, cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 1189 runs), dies
1982 - Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80
1982 - Enny, [Engelina] de Leeuwe, actress (Anatevka), dies at 84
1982 - Max Deutsch, composer, dies at 90
1983 - Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58
1986 - Fred Bertrand, Belgian politician, dies at 73
1986 - Robert Sutton Whitney, composer, dies at 82
1986 - Scatman Crothers, actor (Shining, Zapped), dies at 76
1986 - William Bradford Huie, American writer (b. 1910)
1987 - Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies
1988 - Erich Fried, writer, dies at 67
1988 - Janet Ertel, crooner, dies
1988 - Luis Barragán, Mexican architect (b. 1908)
1988 - Paul Vario, U.S. Italian Mafia of the Lucchese Family (b. 1914)
1989 - Rajindernath, Indian cricketer wicketkeeper (1 Test), dies
1989 - Rene Muawad, assassinated 17 days after elected president of Lebanon
1989 - C. C. Beck, American cartoonist (b. 1910)
1991 - Jac de Jong, Dutch MP/composer/businessman (Nedac-Sorbo), dies
1992 - Gene O'Donnell, actor (Ape, Miracle Kid), dies of lung cancer at 81
1992 - Sterling Holloway, US actor (Golddiggers of 1933, Batman), dies at 87
1993 - Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies from cancer at 59
1994 - Charles Fortune, South African cricket commentator, dies
1994 - John Michael Grimes, set Designer, dies at 70
1994 - L V Johnson Singer, dies
1994 - Norma Donaldson, US singer/actress (Staying Alive), dies at 68
1995 - Ambrose Sam, creole accordionist, dies at 76
1995 - Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90
1995 - Francis Joan Frances Will, actress, dies at 75
1995 - John Putz, journalist, dies at 89
1995 - Norman Potter, cabinetmaker designer/writer, dies at 72
1996 - Maria Casares, actress (Orpheus, Rebel Nun), dies at 73
1996 - Mark Lenard, actor (Sarek-Star Trek), dies of cancer at 68
1996 - Terence Daniel Donovan, photographer, dies at 60
1997 - Joanna Moore, actress (Bronx, Hindenburg), dies at 63
1997 - Michael Hutchence, rocker (INXS), commits suicide at 37
1997 - Tom Blackburn, writer, dies at 71
1998 - Stu Unger, American poker player (b. 1953)
2000 - Christian Marquand, French actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1927)
2000 - Emil Zátopek, Czech athlete (b. 1922)
2001 - Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (b. 1915)
2001 - Norman Granz, American jazz impresario and producer (b. 1918)
2005 - Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (b. 1920)
2006 - Pat Dobson, American baseball player (b. 1942)
2007 - Maurice Béjart, Father of the Ballet Renewal(b. 1929)
2007 - Verity Lambert, first producer of British SF series Doctor Who (b. 1935)
2008 - MC Breed, American hip hop artist (b. 1971)