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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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