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1821  Antonio bartolomeo bruni: Composer,   

1828  Konstantin von benckendorff: Russian general and statesman   

1848  Nicola vaccai: Italian composer,   

1850  Edward walsh: Irish poet (b. 1805)   

1853  Josif josifovich genishta: Composer,   

1862  Francisco acuna de figueroa: Uruguay national anthem,   

1866  John mason neale: English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. 1818)   

1881  James white: Co-founder of the seventh-day adventist church (b. 1821)   

1884  Robert spear hudson: English businessman (b. 1812)   

1886  Wilhelm scherer: German literature historian,   

1890  John hart or william kemmler: Us, 1st executed in electric chair (ny)   

1893  Jean-jacques challet-venel: Member of the swiss federal council (b. 1811)   

1895  George frederick root: Composer,   

1900  Wilhelm liebknecht: German journalist/socialist,   

1904  Eduard hanslick: Austrian music critic (b. 1825)   

1914  Ellen wilson: 1st lady (1913-14),   

1920  Stefan bastyr: Polish aviator, first flight in independent poland (b. 1890)   

1924  John henry roberts: Composer,   

1928  William henry grattan flood: Composer,   

1931  Bix beiderbecke: American musician (b. 1903)   

1935  Alexander gustav adolfovich winkler: Composer,   

1937  Annie e f horniman: England, theater owner (abbey theatre),   

1938  Warner oland: Actor (werewolf of london, jazz singer),   

1943  Tom garrett: Cricketer (last survivor of 1st test in 1877),   

1945  Hiram johnson: American politician (b. 1866)   

1946  Tony lazzeri: American baseball player (b. 1903)   

1954  Theo[by] van reijn: Sculptor/drawer/lithograph,   

1959  Preston sturges: [edmund biden], us director/screenwriter,   

1961  Jozef e van roey: Flemish cardinal/archbishop of mechelen,   

1963  Tom keene: Actor (our daily bread),   

1964  Cedric hardwicke: Actor (capt hook-peter pan),   

1965  Aksel sandemose: Writer,   

1966  Paul myron anthony linebarger: Sci-fi author (space lords),   

1968  Ernest burnelle: Belgian politician,   

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1180  Emperor go-toba of japan: Emperor go-toba of japan (d. 1239)   

1504  Matthew "nosey" parker: Archbishop of canterbury   

1609  Richard bennett: British colonial governor of virginia   

1619  Barbara strozzi: Composer   

1638  Nicolas de malebranche: French philosopher   

1644  Francoise l de la baume le blanc: French mistress of louis xiv   

1651  Francois fenelon: France, writer (playing for time)   

1651  Johann michael zacher: Composer