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1866  Carl harries: German chemist   

1866  Harry trott: Australian cricketer   

1868  Oskar merikanto: Composer   

1872  Oswaldo cruz: Brazilian physician   

1876  Mary r beard: Indianapolis, historian (woman as a force in history)   

1877  Tom thomson: Canadian painter   

1880  Gertrude e durden rush: Us composer/playwright (black girls burden)   

1882  Joe english: Irish/flemish signaler (ww i)   

1886  Oscar espla: Composer   

1887  Reginald owen: Wheathampstead engld, actor (dr watson-sherlock holmes)   

1888  Victor francen: Belgium, actor (j'acusse, san antonio)   

1889  Conrad p aiken: Us, poet/writer (ushant/conversation)   

1890  Erich kleiber: Vienna austria, conductor (nbc symphony 1945-46)   

1890  Hans gal: Composer   

1890  Naum gabo: [pevsner], russian/us sculptor (stillife flower)   

1891  Donald kerr: Eagle grove ia, actor (carnival lady, devil bat)   

1897  Aksel larsen: Danish politician   

1899  Conrad aiken: Us, poet/short story writer/critic (selected poems)   

1900  Bodi rapp: [johanna pac goetmakers], dutch mezzo-soprano/teacher   

1901  Juan carlos paz: Composer   

1901  Claude autant-lara: French film director   

1904  Kenneth thimann: Botanist   

1906  Francis walder: [francois waldburger], belgian author   

1906  John huston: Nevada mo, director/writer (african queen, chinatown)   

1906  Wassely leontief: Russ/us economist (nobel 1973)   

1907  Ernestine "tiny" davis: Jazz vocalist/trumpeter   

1908  Harold holt: Pm of australia (1966-67); supported us in vietnam   

1910  Jacquetta hawker: English archaeologist/author (a country)   

1910  Nan gindele: Us javelin thrower (world record 1932-38)   

1910  [johan] erik lindegren: Swedish poet/librettist (aniara)   

1911  Robert taylor: Filley neb, actor (death valley days)   

1912  Abbé pierre: French catholic priest   

1913  Nelly aenders: [petronella meyer], dutch actress (spanish fly)   

1914  Anita colby: Wash dc, model/actress (pepsi cola playhouse)   

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0882  King louis iii of france: King louis iii of france (b. 863)   

1063  Gruffydd ap llywelyn: King of gwynedd   

1157  Dirk vi: Count of holland,   

1364  Emperor kogon of japan: Emperor kogon of japan (b. 1313)   

1572  Isaac luria: Palestinian-born kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  Stanislaus hosius: Polish catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  Alonso garcía de ramón: Spanish soldier and twice royal governor of chile   

1644  J henry alting: Theologist (statenvertaling),