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1919 Wilhelm von siemens: German industrial/son of werner, 

1923 George elbridge whiting: Composer, 

1930 Sam[uel] van houten: Lib minister (child labor laws), 

1943 Jackie matthews: Cricketer (8 tests 1911-12, 16 wickets), 

1944 Erwin rommel: German fieldmarshal (ww ii-africa), suicide at 52 

1957 Carl natanael berg: Composer, 

1958 Jean poveigh: Composer, 

1959 Errol flynn: Us actor (captain blood), 

1960 Abram f joffe: Russian physicist (crystal), 

1961 Paul ramadier: French politician (b. 1888) 

1966 Arcady dubensky: Composer, 

1967 Marcel aymé: French novelist and playwright (b. 1902) 

1972 Joseph kaminski: Composer, 

1973 Edmund a. chester: American broadcaster and journalist (b. 1897) 

1976 Edith evans: Actress (tom jones, scrooge, chalk garden), 

1977 Bing crosby: Singer/actor (going my way), 

1980 S n banerjee: Cricketer (one test for india), 

1981 Ingemar liljefors: Composer, 

1983 Paul fix: Actor (rifleman), 

1984 Martin ryle: English radio astronomer, recipient of the nobel prize in physics (b. 1918) 

1985 Emil gilels: Ukrainian pianist (b. 1916) 

1986 [francis xa] keenan wynn: Us actor (dr strangelove), 

1987 Rodolfo halffter: Composer, 

1988 Mary morris: Actress (agitator, double door), 

1989 Michael carmine: Actor (batteries not included), 

1990 Leonard bernstein: Composer, 

1992 John hancock: Actor (la law, love & war), 

1993 Bertie clarke: Cricketer (6 wkts for wi in 1939), 

1994 Gioconda de vito: Violinist, 

1995 Edith pargeter: Author (brother cadfael), 

1996 Laura la plante: Screen actress (show boat, scandal), 

1997 Harold robbins: Salacious novelist, 

1998 Cleveland amory: American writer and animal rights activist (b. 1917) 

1999 Julius nyerere: Tanzanian politician (b. 1922) 

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