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| - | *[[1014]] - [[Samuil of Bulgaria|Samuil]], Emperor (Tsar) of the First Bulgarian Empire (b. [[958]]) | ||
| - | *[[1101]] - [[Bruno of Cologne]], German founder of the Carthusian order | ||
| - | *[[1413]] - [[Dawit I of Ethiopia|Dawit I]], Emperor of Ethiopia (b. [[1382]]) | ||
| - | *[[1542]] - [[Thomas Wyatt (poet)|Thomas Wyatt]], English poet (b. [[1503]]) | ||
| - | *[[1641]] - [[Matthijs Quast]], Dutch explorer | ||
| - | *[[1644]] - [[Elisabeth of Bourbon]], wife of [[Philip IV of Spain]] (b. [[1602]]) | ||
| - | *[[1660]] - [[Paul Scarron]], French writer | ||
| - | *[[1661]] - [[Guru Har Rai]], seventh Sikh Guru | ||
| - | *[[1688]] - [[Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle]], English statesman (b. [[1652]]) | ||
| - | *[[1762]] - [[Francesco Manfredini]], Italian composer (b. [[1684]]) | ||
| - | *[[1829]] - [[Pierre Derbigny]], Governor of Louisiana (b. [[1769]]) | ||
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Paul Edmund Strzelecki|Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki]], Polish explorer and geologist (b. [[1797]]) | ||
| - | *[[1891]] - [[Charles Stewart Parnell]], Irish politician (b. [[1846]]) | ||
| - | *[[1892]] - [[Alfred Lord Tennyson]], British poet (b. [[1809]]) | ||
| - | *[[1912]] - [[Auguste Marie Francois Beernaert]], Belgian statesman and winner of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (b. [[1829]]) | ||
| - | *[[1945]] - [[Leonardo Conti]], Nazi physician (b. [[1900]]) | ||
| - | *[[1947]] - [[Leevi Madetoja]], Finnish composer (b. [[1887]]) | ||
| - | *[[1951]] - [[Otto Fritz Meyerhof]], German-born physician and biochemist, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] (b. [[1884]]) | ||
| - | * 1951 - [[Will Keith Kellogg]], American food manufacturer ([[Kellogg Company]]) (b. [[1860]]) | ||
| - | *[[1959]] - [[Bernard Berenson]], American art historian (b. [[1865]]) | ||
| *[[1962]] - [[Tod Browning]], American film director (b. [[1880]]) | *[[1962]] - [[Tod Browning]], American film director (b. [[1880]]) | ||
| *[[1968]] - [[Phyllis Nicolson]], British mathematican (b. [[1917]]) | *[[1968]] - [[Phyllis Nicolson]], British mathematican (b. [[1917]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1889 - Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
- 1927 - Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie.
- 1966 - LSD is declared illegal in the United States.
Births
- 1866 - Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-born inventor and radio pioneer (d. 1932)
- 1887 - Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (d. 1965)
Deaths
- 1962 - Tod Browning, American film director (b. 1880)
- 1968 - Phyllis Nicolson, British mathematican (b. 1917)
- 1973 - François Cevert, French race car driver (b. 1944)
- 1973 - Sidney Blackmer, American actor (b. 1895)
- 1974 - Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian Formula One driver (b. 1948)
- 1976 - Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (b. 1900)
- 1980 - Hattie Jacques, British comedy actress (b. 1922)
- 1980 - Jean Robic, French cyclist (b. 1921)
- 1981 - Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (assassinated) (b. 1918)
- 1983 - Terence Cardinal Cooke, American Catholic archbishop (b. 1921)
- 1985 - Nelson Riddle, American bandleader (b. 1921)
- 1986 - Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician (b. 1921)
- 1989 - Bette Davis, American actress (b. 1908)
- 1992 - Denholm Elliott, English actor (b. 1922)
- 1992 - Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer (b. 1902)
- 1993 - Larry Walters, American "lawn chair" pilot (b. 1949)
- 1997 - Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player (b. 1914)
- 1998 - Mark Belanger, American baseball player (b. 1944)
- 1999 - Amalia Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (b. 1920)
- 1999 - Gorilla Monsoon, professional wrestler/commentator (b. 1937)
- 2000 - Richard Farnsworth, American actor (b. 1930)
- 2002 - Claus von Amsberg, Prince of the Netherlands and husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (b. 1926)
- 2003 - Timothy Treadwell, American environmentalist (b. 1957)
- 2006 - Puck Brouwer, Dutch athlete (b. 1930)
- 2006 - Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian film director (b. 1940)
- 2006 - Buck O'Neil, American baseball player (b. 1911)
- 2006 - Wilson Tucker, American writer (b. 1914
Notes
- Le Corbusier
- Battle of Saint-Josse On October 6 1926, Tam-Tam by Géo Norge made a scandal and caused a riot when it was premiered by Théâtre du Groupe libre in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels.
- Tod Browning
- Reginald Fessenden
- Glenn Branca
- Méret Oppenheim
- Ron Embleton
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