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1901  Edmond audran: Composer,   

1909  Richard hoffman: Composer,   

1914  James grierson: British general   

1915  Leo frank: Lynched for raping 12 year old in georgia   

1920  Ray chapman: Hit in the head by yanks' carl mays pitch,   

1924  Pavel s "paul" urysohn: Russian mathematician, drowns at 26   

1925  Ioan slavici: Transylvanian writer of romanian origin (b. 1848)   

1927  Horace alderman: Us, murderer, hanged   

1936  Pierre-octave ferroud: French composer (surgery & foules),   

1944  John trumble: Cricketer (brother of hugh 7 tests 1885-86),   

1945  Gino marinuzzi: Composer,   

1948  Nico j polak: Dutch economist,   

1949  Gregorio perfecto: Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)   

1953  Johannes b tielrooy: Literature (french living lesson),   

1954  Billy murray: Singer (denver nightengale),   

1958  Florent schmitt: French composer/critic (jardin secret),   

1961  Carlos leon salzedo: Composer,   

1962  Peter fechter trying to cross the berlin wall: Peter fechter trying to cross the berlin wall (b. 1944)   

1963  Richard barthelmess: Actor (heroes for sales),   

1966  Archibald palm: Cricketer (test s africa v england 1927-28),   

1969  Ludwig mies van der rohe: Architect (november group),   

1970  Rattana pestonji: Thai filmmaker (b. 1908)   

1971  Horace mcmahon: Actor (martin kane private eye),   

1972  Raymond brulez: Flemish author (schoone slaapster),   

1973  Conrad aiken: Us poet (pulitzer),   

1974  Aldo palazzeschi: [giurlani], italian writer,   

1975  Sig arno: Hamburg germany, actor (my friend irma),   

1976  Murvyn vye: Actor (road to bali, escape to burma),   

1979  Vivian vance: Actress (ethel mertz-i love lucy),   

1981  Robert russell bennett: Us composer/arranger (oklahoma!),   

1982  Barney phillips: Actor (dragnet, felony squad),   

1983  Ira gershwin: Lyricist,   

1984  Holly roffey: Youngest heart transplant,   

1987  Charles drummond de andrade: Brazilian poet,   

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1473  Richard: Duke of york (d. 1483?)   

1578  Francesco albani: Italian painter   

1586  Johann v andreae: German vicar/writer (christenburg)   

1601  Pierre de fermat: Mathematician who needed wider margins [or aug 20]   

1629  King john iii of poland: King john iii of poland (d. 1696)   

1686  Nicola antonio porpora: Composer   

1720  Charles d j eisen: French engraver/painter (contes de la fontaine)   

1753  Josef dobrovský: Czech linguist