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1913 Otto reubke: Composer, 

1918 Toivo kuula: Composer, 

1922 Charles louis alphonse laveran: French physician, recipient of the nobel prize in physiology or medicine (b. 1845) 

1927 Andrew kehoe: American mass murderer (b. 1872) 

1930 Joao marcellino arroyo: Composer, 

1936 Alick maclean: Composer, 

1949 James t adams: Us historian (pulitzer 1921) 

1952 Rossetter gleason cole: Composer, 

1953 Tom killick: Cricketer (at the crease 2 tests for eng 1929), 

1955 Mary mcleod bethune: Educator & civil rights leader, 

1956 Maurice tate: Cricketer (39 tests for england, 155 wickets), 

1961 Henry o'neill: Actor (lady killer, nothing but trouble), 

1963 Ernie davis: American football player (b. 1939) 

1965 Eduard j dijksterhuis: Mathematician (archimedes), 

1966 Paul althaus: German theologist (that christian wahrheit), 

1967 Andy clyde: Hopalong cassidy's sidekick, 

1972 Eero aukusti sipila: Composer, 

1973 Jeannette rankin: 1st congresswoman (1917-19, 41-43), 

1974 Daniel r topping: Us owner (ny yankees), 

1975 Leroy anderson: Composer, 

1980 Ian curtis: English rock vocalist (joy division), commit suicide at 23 

1981 Arthur o'connell: Actor (mr peepers, 2nd hundred years), 

1985 Tex terry: Actor (apache rose, timberjack), 

1986 John bubbles sublett: Tap dancer (black & bubbles), 

1987 Wilbur j cohen: 1st employee of social security system, 

1988 Daws butler: Cartoon voice (yogi bear, huckleberry hound), 

1990 Jill ireland: Actress (carry on nurse, family), 

1991 Edwina booth: Actress (trader horn), 

1992 Lawrence welk: Bandleader (l welk show), 

1993 Heinrich albertz: Theologist/mayor of berlin (1966-67), 

1995 Alexander gudonov: Russian dancer/actor (witness), 

1996 Dermot o'callaghan grubb: Prison governor, 

1997 Bridgette andersen: American actress (b. 1975) 

1999 Augustus pablo: Jamaican singer (b. 1954) 

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