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1871  John j rochussen: Gov-general of neth-in   

1872  Franz grillparzer: Austrian playwright (sappho/libussa),   

1881  Wilhelm matthias naeff: Swiss federal councilor (b. 1802)   

1882  Anton emil titl: Composer,   

1883  Jacopo tomadini: Composer,   

1884  Auguste franchomme: Composer,   

1888  Stephan hale alonzo marsh: Composer,   

1891  Calixa lavallee: Composer,   

1892  John couch adams: English co-discoverer of neptune,   

1894  Guillaume jean joseph nicolas lekeu: Composer,   

1901  Elisha gray: American inventor (b. 1835)   

1903  Hermanus j a m schaepman: Dutch clergyman/politician,   

1914  Theodor kittelsen: Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

1919  Gojong of joseon: Emperor of korea (b. 1852)   

1924  Vladimir ilyich ulyanov lenin: Russian leader,   

1926  Camillo golgi: Ital medical research (malaria, nobel 1906),   

1927  Floris h verster: Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher,   

1928  George goethals: American army engineer (b. 1858)   

1931  Felix blumenfeld: Composer,   

1932  [giles] lytton strachey: British biographer/critic,   

1933  George a. moore: Irish novelist (b. 1852)   

1937  Marie prevost: Canadian actress (b. 1898)   

1942  Henryk opienski: Polish composer/musicologist/conductor,   

1943  Otakar sini: Composer,   

1944  Gustaaf dfl schamelhout: Flemish physician/writer,   

1948  Ermanno wolf-ferrari: Composer,   

1950  George orwell: Author (animal farm, 1984),   

1954  Billy jenkins:   

1955  Maarten p vrij: Dutch lawyer/criminologist/high council,   

1956  Sam langford: Canadian boxer (b. 1883)   

1957  Arthur l bowley: English statistician/economist,   

1959  Cecil b[lount] de mille: Producer (10 commandments),   

1961  John joseph becker: Composer,   

1962  Andre lhote: French painter/art historian,   

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1337  Charles v: The wise, king of france (1364-80)   

1338  King charles v of france: King charles v of france (d. 1380)   

1571  John i pontanus: Physicist/historian (amsterdam)   

1659  Adriaen van der werff: Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  James murray: British military officer, governor of quebec   

1735  Johann gottfried eckard: Composer   

1743  John fitch: Inventor (had a working steamboat years before fulton)   

1746  Johann h pestalozzi: Zurich switz, educator (leonard & gertrude) [ns]