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1370 - Kazimierz III, the Great, king of Poland (1333-70), dies at 61
1515 - Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter, dies at 41
1559 - Kano Motonobu, Zen co-founder (Kano school of painting), dies at 83
1603 - Irini Fedorovna, Russian daughter of Boris Godunov, dies
1660 - Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle, English socialite (b. 1599)
1660 - Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)
1669 - John Coccejus, German/Neth reformed theologist, dies at about 66
1675 - Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship designer, dies at 52
1680 - Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57
1701 - Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-born English politician (bc. 1659)
1714 - Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (b. 1633)
1737 - Johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55
1743 - Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer, composer, dies at 44
1752 - Carl Andreas Duker, German classical scholar (b. 1670)
1758 - Hans Egede, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (b. 1686)
1772 - Johannes Schmidlin, composer, dies at 50
1772 - Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), dies at 66
1801 - Norinaga Moto'ori, Japanese scientist, dies
1803 - Ch de Laclos, writer, dies
1804 - Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, poetess (Sara Burgerhart), dies at 66
1819 - Dirk van den Boetzelaer, regent of Holland, dies at 55
1828 - Maria Fyodorovna of Russia, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia (b. 1759)
1834 - Aernout Drost, Dutch literary/founder (The Guide), dies at 24
1836 - Karel Hynek Mácha, Czech poet (b. 1810)
1850 - Ferdinand KJ, archduke of Austria, dies at 69
1854 - ... Soimonov, Russian general, dies in battle of Inkermann
1860 - Carl Binder, composer, dies at 43
1879 - James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48
1883 - William Hicks, British col/commander (Egyptian army), dies in battle
1923 - Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French novelist (b. 1880)
1930 - Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1858)
1933 - Texas Guinan, American saloon keeper, actress, and musician (b. 1884)
1935 - Mina Dilis-Beersmans, Flemish actress/wife of John Dilis, dies at 71
1941 - Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish pacifist (b. 1905)
1942 - George M Cohan, composer, dies at 64
1943 - Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist, dies at 62
1944 - Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1873)
1946 - Sigismond Stojowski, composer, dies at 77
1950 - Jacobus J E Hondius, Dutch classicist/graphic artist, dies at 53
1951 - Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancers/pegagoge, dies at 72
1951 - Bedrich Antonin Wiedermann, composer, dies at 67
1955 - Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883)
1956 - Art Tatum, black pianist, dies at 46 in Los Angeles
1956 - Art Tatum, American musician (b. 1909)
1960 - August Gailit, Estonian writer (Ekke Moor), dies at 69
1960 - Johnny Horton, country singer, dies at 33
1960 - Mack Sennett, director/producer (Keystone Cops), dies
1960 - Ward Bond, actor (Wagon Train), dies of heart attack at 57
1964 - Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer, dies at 57
1964 - Lansdale Sasscer, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (b. 1893)
1968 - Estelle Hemsley, actress (Leech Woman, Take aGiant Step), dies at 81
1968 - Robert Ayres, actor (Battle Beneath the Earth), dies at 54
1969 - Itih Walracen, Sudanese widow of author William Walraven, dies
1969 - Lloyd Corrigan, actor (Prof McKillup-Hank), dies at 69
1971 - Sam Jones, baseball player (b. 1925)
1972 - Reginald Owen, actor (Above Suspicion, Love on the Run), dies at 85
1974 - Stafford Repp, actor (Chief O'Hara-Batman), dies at 56
1975 - Annette Kellerman, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid), dies at 87
1975 - Edward Lawrie Tatum, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1909)
1975 - Lionel Trilling, American critic and writer (b. 1905)
1977 - Aleksei G Stachanov, Russian model miner, dies at 72
1977 - Guy Lombardo, orch leader (Auld Lang Syne), dies in Houston at 75
1977 - René Goscinny, French writer (Asterix), dies at 51
1978 - Denis O'Dea, actor (Capt Horatio Hornblower), dies at 73
1979 - Al Capp, US cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70
1982 - Gerda Brautigam, journalist/Dutch MP (PvdA), dies
1982 - Jacques Tati[scheff], French actor/director (Parade), dies at 74
1985 - Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (b. 1898)
1986 - Claude Jutra, Québécois actor and film director (b. 1930)
1986 - Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1925)
1987 - Eamonn Andrews, Television Presenter (b. 1922)
1989 - Barry Sadler, singer (Green Berets), murdered at 49 in Murfreesboro Tn
1989 - Vladimir Horovitz, Ukrainian/US pianist, dies at 85
1990 - Bobby Nunn, US bassist (Coasters-Down in Mexico), dies at about 65
1990 - Herbert Berghof, actor (Belarus File), dies of heart failure at 81
1991 - Fred MacMurray, actor (My Three Sons), dies of pneumonia at 83
1991 - Robert Maxwell, Billionaire publisher (NY Daily News), dies at 68
1992 - Arpad E Elo, Hungarian physicist (chess classification system), dies
1992 - Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer (Oort Cloud), dies at 92
1994 - McHenry Boatwright, signer, dies at 66
1995 - Laura Weber, TV Host, dies at 70
1996 - Eddie Harris, saxophonist/composer, dies at 62
1996 - Lars-Ake Nilsson, diplomat, dies at 53
1996 - Paula Hinton, dancer, dies at 72
1996 - Ronald Ogden, engineer, dies at 81
1997 - James Robert Baker, American novelist, screenwriter (b. 1946)
1997 - Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-born historian of ideas (b. 1909)
1997 - Epic Soundtracks, English musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls) (b. 1959)
2000 - Victor Grinich, American businessman (b. 1924)
2000 - Bibi Titi Mohammed, Tanzanian politician (b.1926)
2000 - Jimmie Davis, singer and politician (b. 1899)
2001 - Roy Boulting, English film director and producer (b. 1913)
2001 - Barry Horne, a British animal liberation activist.
2002 - Billy Guy, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1936)
2003 - Bobby Hatfield, American singer (Righteous Brothers) (b. 1940)
2005 - Rod Donald, New Zealand environmentalist (b. 1957)
2005 - John Fowles, English writer (b. 1926)
2005 - Virginia MacWatters, American soprano (b. 1912)
2006 - Bülent Ecevit, four term Turkish Prime Minister (b. 1925)
2007 - Nils Liedholm, Swedish football midfielder and coach (b. 1922)