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1920  Levi p. morton: United states vice president under benjamin harrision (b. 1824)   

1926  Mehmed vi vahideddin (mohammed osman): Last sultan of turkey,   

1928  Edmund william grosse: Poet/author,   

1929  Lilli lehmann: Soprano,   

1932  Ki imukai: Premier of japan (1931-32), murdered   

1938  Stephen fairbairn: Oarsman/coach,   

1942  Bronislaw kasper malinowski: Anthropologist,   

1943  Alfred hoche: German psychiatrist (b. 1865)   

1944  George ade: Us novelist/playwright (counsel widow),   

1947  Frederick hopkins: English biochemist, nobel laureate (b. 1861)   

1949  William newzam prior nicholson: Painter/engraver,   

1952  Alec hearne: Cricketer (scored 9 in test for eng v s afr 1892),   

1953  Django reinhardt: Belgian musician (b. 1910)   

1954  Clemens krauss: Austrian conductor (vienna state opera),   

1955  James agee: Us critic/writer (death in family),   

1956  H. b. reese: American founder of reese's (b. 1876)   

1957  Eliot ness: American federal agent (b. 1903)   

1958  Jeroom verten [jozef f vermetten]: Flemish playwright,   

1959  Joe cook: Stage comedian,   

1961  George a. malcolm: American jurist & educator (b. 1881)   

1966  Randolph turpin: Boxer, shot dead in his home   

1969  Johnny jordan: Cameraman (you only live twice),   

1972  Maxime dumoulin: Composer,   

1975  Michael x: (abdul malik), hanged in trinidad, for murder   

1979  Asa philip randolph: Labor leader & civil rights pioneer,   

1981  Ernie freeman: American pianist and arranger (b. 1922)   

1983  Carel brons: Composer,   

1984  Andy kaufman: Comedian (latka-taxi),   

1985  Margaret hamilton: Actress (wicked witch-wizard of oz),   

1988  Kay baxter: Best bodybuilder in the world (1983-85),   

1989  Hassan khaled: Sheik of lebanon, murdered   

1990  Dag drollet: Cheyenne brando's boyfriend killed by brother christian   

1991  Prudence nesbitt: British actress/tv producer,   

1992  Marisa mell: Actress (hostages),   

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1558  Andreas of austria: Bohemia cardinal/gov of netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard digby: English conspirator   

1609  Ferdinand: Austria, cardinal of spain/governor of netherlands   

1641  Dudley north: Financier/economist   

1659  Campegius vitringa: Dutch theologist   

1710  William talbot: 1st earl talbot, english politician   

1718  Maria gaetana agnesi: Italian mathematician   

1748  Antonius van alphen: Apostolic vicar of de bosch