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1888  Mary ann nicholls: A 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in london, 1st of at least five murders by jack the ripper   

1902  Mathilde wesendonk: German author/poetess,   

1910  Emils darzins: Composer,   

1918  Joe english: Irish/flemish signaler (ww i),   

1920  Wilhelm wundt: German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher,   

1931  Marcel planiol: French private law scholar,   

1934  Johan h a schaper: Dutch mp (sdap),   

1935  Abraham isaac kook: Rabbi/author (hokhmat ha-kodesh),   

1940  Johanna "annie" bakker: Revue-artists/singer/actress,   

1941  Marian zwetajewa: Writer,   

1942  Von bismarck: German major general, (africa corps),   

1944  Killinger: German ambassador to romania, commits suicide   

1946  Paul august von klenau: Danish opera composer/conductor,   

1948  Andrei a zjdanov: Rus politician (against kosmopolitism),   

1949  Andre debierne: French chemist/physicist (actinium),   

1952  Henri bourassa: French canadian political leader (b. 1868)   

1959  Charles delaney:   

1963  George f broque: Cubist painter,   

1964  Carole coleman: Singer (make mine music),   

1966  Kasimir edschmid: [karl e schmidt], german writer,   

1967  Ilja g ehrenburg: Russian poet/writer (9th wave),   

1968  Dennis o'keefe: Actor (suspicion),   

1969  Ottmar gerster: Composer,   

1973  John ford: Us director (mary of scotland, stagecoach),   

1974  William pershing benedict: American pilot   

1975  Pierre blaise: French actor (lacombe lucien),   

1976  Kornelis h miskotte: Theologist (if the gods keep silent),   

1978  John wrathall: President of rhodesia (b. 1913)   

1979  E j "tiger" smith: England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14),   

1981  Joseph h hirschhorn: Us art collector/founder h museum,   

1985  Frank macfarlane burnet: Australian biologist, nobel laureate (b. 1899)   

1986  Henry moore: English sculptor/cartoonist,   

1990  Johnny lindsay: Cricketer (south african wicket-keeper 1947),   

1991  Leigh watson: Us aviation pioneer/air force general,   

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1569  Djehangir/jahangir: Great mogol of india   

1602  Amalia: Countess of solms-braunfels, wife of gov frederik hendrik   

1663  Guillaume amontons: French physicist   

1696  Johann paul kunzen: Composer   

1721  George hervey: 2nd earl of bristol, british statesman   

1741  Johann paul aegidius martini: Composer   

1741  Husein gradaščević: Bosniak general   

1748  Jean-etienne despreaux: Composer