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1926  John h. moffitt: American politician (b. 1843)   

1928  Klabund: [alfred henschke], german writer (spuk/rasputin),   

1932  Rin tin tin: Us hollywood-dog,   

1936  Rainey bethea: Hanged, last us public execution   

1937  Sapper: British soldier/novelist (bull-dog drummond),   

1938  Hugh trumble: Cricketer (32 tests for australia, 141 wickets),   

1941  Josef jakobs: German spy, executed in tower of london   

1943  Joe kelley: American baseball player (b. 1871)   

1946  Susan st james: [susan jane miller], la calif, actress (kate & allie)   

1949  Husni al-barazi: Premier of syria, shot to death   

1951  William randolph hearst: Newspaper publisher,   

1955  Fiske kimball: Us architect/art historian,   

1956  Bertold brecht: German writer (mother courage),   

1958  Big bill broonzy: Rocker,   

1961  Clarke ashton smith: Sci-fi author (lost worlds),   

1963  Clifford odets: Us playwright (golden boy),   

1965  Jan van nijlen: Flemish poet/writer (walk at dawn),   

1966  S j "tip" snooke: S afr cricket all-rounder (26 tests 1905-23),   

1967  Bob anderson: British racing driver (b. 1931)   

1969  Leonard sidney woolf: English publisher/writer,   

1970  Vano il'ich muradeli: Composer,   

1971  Georg von opel: German auto manufacturer,   

1972  Jules romains: French novelist (death of nobody),   

1975  Joris baers: Flemish bibliographer (founder boekengids),   

1978  Nicolas bentley: British writer (b. 1907)   

1980  Dorothy stratten: Playmate, murdered by boyfriend paul snider   

1981  Dudley nourse: Cricketer (34 tests for south africa, 2960 runs),   

1982  Patrick magee: Irish actor (clockwork orange, king lear),   

1984  John boynton priestley: English, stagewriter (magicians),   

1985  Gale sondergaard: Actress (letter),   

1988  Enzo ferrari: Italy, sportscar manufacturer (ferrari),   

1991  Douglas kiker: Newscaster (nbc-tv),   

1992  Alexander rosemeier: Indonesian/dutch painter,   

1994  Bill cowley: Creator (lyke wake walk),   

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1297  Emperor hanazono: Emperor of japan   

1473  Margaret pole: 8th countess of salisbury, daughter of george, duke of clarence   

1479  Princess catherine of york: Princess catherine of york (d. 1527)   

1552  Fra paolo sarpi: [paulus venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  Robert hayman: English-born poet   

1586  William hutchinson: Rhode island colonist   

1599  Méric casaubon: English classical scholar   

1625  François de harlay de champvallon: Archbishop of paris