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1874  Johan george schwartze: Painter,   

1875  William chapman ralston: American banker (b. 1826)   

1879  Rowland hill: Introduced postage stamps,   

1883  August friedrich pott: Composer,   

1887  Wilhelm volkmar: Composer,   

1910  Clement of maasdijk: 1st dutch aircraft death   

1914  John weiss: German new testament,   

1919  Louis botha: South african soldier/statesman,   

1922  Carl fuchs: Composer,   

1929  Herman potočnik noordung: Slovenian rocket scientist (b. 1892)   

1930  Didericus g van epen: Genealogist/dutch patriarch,   

1931  Willem h nolens: Priest/2nd chamber member,   

1943  Otto selz: German psychologist (in auschwitz),   

1944  Georg von boeselager: German nobleman (b. 1915)   

1948  Oley speaks: Composer,   

1949  Arthur chesney: Actor (lodger, chelsea life),   

1950  Cesare pavese: Italian writer (fuoco grande),   

1953  Nicolai berezowsky: Composer,   

1955  Joachim wach: Philosopher/sociologist (sociology of religion),   

1958  Ernest o lawrence: Inventor (cyclotron-nobel 1939),   

1962  Carlos lavin: Composer,   

1963  W e b du bois: Scholar/founder (naacp),   

1964  Alexey semyonovich zhivotov: Composer,   

1965  Edmond of dooren: Flemish painter,   

1967  Brian epstein: Rock manager (beatles),   

1968  Marina: Princess of greece/denmark/dutchess of kent,   

1969  Claire whitney: Silent film actress (blind fools),   

1971  Bennett cerf: (random house)/panelist (what's my line),   

1975  Emperor haile selassie: Depossed ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83   

1976  Mukesh: Indian playback singer (b. 1923)   

1977  George merritt: Actor (i monster, canterbury tale),   

1978  Robert shaw: Actor (dan-buccaneers),   

1979  Boleslaw szabelski: Composer,   

1980  Sam levenson: Humorist (sam levenson show),   

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1407  Ashikaga yoshikazu: Japanese shogun   

1471  George von saksen-meissen: German potester of frisia   

1471  George: Duke of saxony   

1487  Anna of brandenburg: Queen of denmark   

1545  Alessandro farnese: Duke of parma/general/diplomat   

1562  Hans leo hassler: Composer   

1583  Simon besler: Composer   

1630  Maria van oosterwijck: Dutch flower painter