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1916  Claude newberry: S afr cricket all-rounder (v england 1913-14),   

1917  Frank little: American labor organizer (lynched) (b. 1879)   

1918  John riley banister: American cowboy and texas ranger (b. 1854)   

1920  Bal gangadhar tilak: British-indian hindu leader,   

1922  Vaclav juda novotny: Composer,   

1925  John pieter veth: Painter/lithographer/etcher/writer,   

1926  Israel zangwill: British zionists writer (ghetto trage   

1929  Syd gregory: Cricketer (australian captain pre-wwi),   

1932  Arnold fothergill: Cricketer (8 wickets in 2 tests for eng 1889),   

1934  Piotr maszynski: Composer,   

1943  Ismar elbogen: German/us learned/rabbi (jewish lexicon),   

1944  Manuel luis quezón y molina: Pres of philippines (1935-42),   

1946  Andrei vlasov: Russian general (red army, wehrmacht) executed at 45   

1954  Charles-a cingria: Writer,   

1957  Harvey glatmin: 1st bondage-photo victim, executed [or 8/18/59]   

1962  Leon kruczkowski: Polish author (niemcy),   

1963  Theodore roethke: Us poet (praise to the end!),   

1964  Johnny burnette: Rocker, drowns at 30   

1965  Kiyoshi nobutoki: Composer,   

1966  Bud powell: Us jazz pianist/composer,   

1970  Frances farmer: Actress (toast of ny, come & get it),   

1973  Gian francesco malipiero: Composer,   

1974  Ildebrando antoniutti: Italian catholic cardinal (b. 1898)   

1975  Howard joslin: Actor (quebec, detective story),   

1977  Francis gary powers: Us u-2 pilot,   

1980  Strother martin: Actor (slapshot),   

1981  Paddy chayefsky: Screenwriter (network, hospital)   

1983  Peter arne: Actor (straw dogs), bludgeoned to death in london at 62   

1985  Joseph walker: Cameraman,   

1986  Willem klein: Variety artist,   

1987  Benson fong: Actress (charlie chan, purple heart),   

1988  Florence eldridge: Broadway actress (the swan),   

1989  John ogdon: English pianist/composer,   

1990  Norbert elias: German/english/neth philosopher/sociologist,   

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

1322  Peter van herenthals: South netherlands theologist/church historian   

1377  Emperor go-komatsu of japan: Emperor go-komatsu of japan (d. 1433)   

1495  Jan scorel: Dutch painter/architect   

1520  Sigismund ii augustus: King of poland (1548-72)   

1545  Andrew melville: Scottish theologian and religious reformer   

1555  Edward kelley: English spirit medium   

1579  Luís vélez de guevara: Spanish writer