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1914  Maximilian von spee: German naval officer (b. 1861)   

1917  Mendele moykher sforim: Russian writer (b. 1836)   

1923  Dom joseph pothier: French benedictine/musicologist,   

1924  Franz x scharwenka: German pianist/composer (mataswintha),   

1926  Jan six: Dutch art historian/collector,   

1934  Bernhard seklas: Composer,   

1938  Friedrich glauser: German-language swiss writer (b. 1896)   

1939  Ernest schelling: Composer,   

1940  George exton lloyd: Anglican bishop and theologian (b. 1861)   

1952  Charles lightoller: English second officer on the titanic (b. 1874)   

1954  Gladys george: Actress (roaring twenties),   

1955  Jacques handschin: Swiss musicologist,   

1956  Edgar leslie bainton: Composer,   

1957  Reginald sheffield: Actor (second chance),   

1958  Tris speaker: American baseball player (b. 1888)   

1961  William beatton moonie: Composer,   

1963  Field marshal sarit dhanarajata: Prime minister of thailand (b. 1908)   

1966  Ward morehouse: American theater critic and newspaper columnist (b. 1899)   

1967  Robert h lawrence: Usaf/astronaut,   

1969  Vincenzo davico: Composer,   

1970  Christopher k ingold: English chemist,   

1972  George collins: (rep-ill),   

1975  Gary thain: New zealand bassist (uriah heep) (b. 1948)   

1978  Golda meir: Israel's pm (1969-74),   

1980  John lennon: Assassinated in ny by mark david chapman at 40   

1981  Shakey: [walter horton], harmonicist (everybody's fishin'),   

1982  Andre kamperveen: Suriname minister, murdered   

1983  Slim pickins: Actor (blazing saddles),   

1984  Luther adler: Actor (dr bernard altman-the psychiatrist),   

1988  Anne seymour: Actress (misty, chevy mystery show),   

1989  Hans hartung: German/french painter,   

1990  Martin ritt: Us, director/actor (norma rae),   

1991  Buck clayton: Us jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader,   

1992  William shawn: Us editor-in-chief (new yorker, 1952-87),   

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1508  Gemma frisius: [jemme reinersz], frisian geographer/astronomer   

1574  Maria anna of bavaria: Empress consort of the holy roman empire   

1626  Christina: Queen of sweden who abdicated after becoming catholic   

1678  Horatio walpole: 1st baron walpole of wolterton, english diplomat   

1699  Maria josepha of austria: Queen of poland   

1704  Anton de haen: Medical expert (ratio medendi)   

1708  Francis i: Holy roman emperor (1745-1765)   

1715  John althuysen: Frisian vicar/poet (frisianche rymlery)