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1909  Euclides da cunha: Brazilian writer and sociologist (b. 1866)   

1914  Anatol k liadov: Russian composer (baba yaga),   

1915  Albert siegfried bettelheim: Jew convicted of murder, lynched   

1917  Thomas j. higgins: Decorated union army soldier (b. 1831)   

1918  Peter gast: Composer,   

1925  Konrad mägi: Estonian artist (b. 1878)   

1935  Gerard brucken fock: Composer,   

1936  Grazia deledda: Sardina/italian author (nobel 1926),   

1945  Korechika anami: Japanese war minister (b. 1887)   

1951  Artur schnabel: Austria/us pianist (reflections on music),   

1953  Ludwig prandtl: German physicist (b. 1875)   

1956  Constantine freiherr von neurath: German foreign minister,   

1958  William l c "big bill" broonzy: Us blues singer/guitarist,   

1959  Blind willie mctell: American singer (b. 1901)   

1962  Lei feng: Chinese revolutionary (b. 1940)   

1963  John powell: Composer,   

1966  Gerhard/gerhart pohl: German writer (battle of kolbenau),   

1967  René magritte: Belgian surrealist painter,   

1968  Edward kilenyi: Composer,   

1969  Stijn streuvels: [f lateur], flemish writer (vlaschard),   

1970  Karl august andersen: Composer,   

1971  Paul lukas: Actor (kim, berlin express),   

1972  Alf thorbald hurum: Composer,   

1974  Edmund cobb: Actor (motorcycle gang),   

1975  Mujibur rahiman: Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53   

1976  Jean p j c haesaert: Flemish lawyer/sociologist,   

1978  Harrison kerr: Composer,   

1982  Patrick j g mcgee: Irish actor (barry lyndon),   

1983  Anthony costello: Actor (blue),   

1985  Richard yardumian: Us composer (creator spirit),   

1988  Barry bingham sr: Us daily newspaper publisher,   

1989  F de jong edz: Dutch historian/director (iisg),   

1990  Nina bara: Actress (missile to the moon),   

1991  Marietta tree: Ambassador (un comm of human rights),   

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1171  King alfonso ix of leon: King alfonso ix of leon (d. 1230)   

1195  Anthony of padua: Portuguese saint   

1432  Luigi pulci: Italy, poet (morgante)   

1575  Bartol kaÅ¡ić: Croatian writer and linguist   

1613  Gilles ménage: French scholar   

1619  Hubertus quellinus: [quellien], flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  Frederick-william i: King of prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  Francesco zuccarelli: Italian rococo painter/etcher