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1940  Paul g nipkow: German tv pioneer (nipkow disk),   

1943  Ernst ottwalt: Writer,   

1950  Ernst wiechert: Writer,   

1954  Getulio d vargas: Pres/dictator brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71   

1956  Kenji mizoguchi: Japanese film director (b. 1898)   

1957  Albert edward sammons: Composer,   

1958  John g strijdom: Premier of south africa (1954-58),   

1962  Henry george ley: Composer,   

1964  Maurice schoemaker: Composer,   

1967  Amanda randolph: Actress (danny thomas, amos n andy),   

1968  Cyril vincent: Cricketer (84 wkts slow lefty for s af 1927-35),   

1972  Carlos wesley "don" byas: Us jazz saxophonist,   

1973  Billy greene: Actor (burton-one man's family),   

1974  Alexander de seversky: Russian-american aviation pioneer (b. 1894)   

1975  Charles h revson: Us cosmetic magnate,   

1976  Michael dewar head: Composer,   

1977  Buddy o'connor: Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)   

1978  Louis prima: Singer,   

1979  Hanna reitsch: German test pilot (b. 1912)   

1980  Yootha joyce: British actress (b. 1927)   

1982  Jack siedle: Cricketer (batted in 18 tests for s africa),   

1983  Jack somack: Actor (ball four, stockard channing show),   

1985  Paul creston [giuseppe/joseph guttoveggio]: Us composer,   

1987  Bayard rustin: Us civil rights activist,   

1988  Leonard frey: Actor (tattoo, magic christian),   

1990  Sergei dovlatov: Russian writer (b. 1941)   

1991  Abel kivlat: Us 1500m runner (olympic-silver-1912),   

1992  Andreas m donner: Dutch state leader/jurist (constitution),   

1993  Professor d b deodhar: Cricketer (ind non-test bat o 30s),   

1994  Jason mcroy: Downhill mtb racer,   

1995  Erich geiringer: General practitioner campaigner,   

1996  Ahmed bahauddin: Journalist,   

1997  Phillip humphrey vellacott: Classicist,   

1998  E.g. marshall: American actor (b. 1910)   

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1113  Geoffrey plantagenet: France, conquered normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of anjou: Count of anjou   

1198  King alexander ii of scotland: King alexander ii of scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  Floris iv: Count of holland   

1358  King john i of castile: King john i of castile (d. 1390)   

1393  Arthur iii: Duke of brittany   

1420  Albrecht van eyb: German humanist/parson (bamberg & eichstattt)   

1531  Ercole bottrigari: Composer