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| - | *[[1348]] - [[Emperor Hanazono]] of Japan (b. [[1297]]) | ||
| *[[1381]] - [[John of Ruysbroeck]], Flemish mystic | *[[1381]] - [[John of Ruysbroeck]], Flemish mystic | ||
| - | *[[1463]] - Archduke [[Albert VI of Austria]] (b. [[1418]]) | ||
| - | *[[1469]] - [[Piero di Cosimo de' Medici]], ruler of Florence (b. [[1416]]) | ||
| - | *[[1515]] - [[Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba]], Spanish general and statesman (b. [[1453]]) | ||
| - | *[[1547]] - [[Hernán Cortés]], Spanish explorer and conqueror (b. [[1485]]) | ||
| - | *[[1552]] - [[Francis Xavier]], Spanish Catholic missionary (b. [[1506]]) | ||
| - | *[[1615]] - [[Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon]], French general | ||
| *[[1665]] - [[Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet]], French socialite (b. [[1588]]) | *[[1665]] - [[Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet]], French socialite (b. [[1588]]) | ||
| - | *[[1694]] - [[Pierre Paul Puget]], French artist (b. [[1622]]) | ||
| - | *[[1719]] - [[Pasquier Quesnel]], French Jansenist theologian (b. [[1634]]) | ||
| - | *[[1726]] - [[Samuel Penhallow]], English-born American colonist and historian (b. [[1665]]) | ||
| - | *[[1747]] - [[Vincent Bourne]], English classical scholar (b. [[1695]]) | ||
| - | *[[1748]] - [[Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset]], English politician (b. [[1662]]) | ||
| - | *[[1774]] - [[Johann Friedrich Agricola]], German composer and organist (b. [[1720]]) | ||
| *[[1814]] - [[Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade|Marquis de Sade]], French writer (b. [[1740]]) | *[[1814]] - [[Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade|Marquis de Sade]], French writer (b. [[1740]]) | ||
| *[[1844]] - [[Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko]], Polish general and politician (b. [[1768]]) | *[[1844]] - [[Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko]], Polish general and politician (b. [[1768]]) | ||
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| *[[2005]] - [[Kenneth Lee Boyd]], American convicted murderer (executed) (b. [[1948]]) | *[[2005]] - [[Kenneth Lee Boyd]], American convicted murderer (executed) (b. [[1948]]) | ||
| *[[2006]] - [[Mariska Veres]], Dutch singer (b. [[1947]]) | *[[2006]] - [[Mariska Veres]], Dutch singer (b. [[1947]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1954 - Red Scare: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to condemn Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
Births
- 1859 - Georges Seurat, French painter (d. 1891)
- 1891 - Otto Dix, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1969)
- 1923 - Maria Callas, Greek soprano (d. 1977)
- 1931 - Edwin Meese, American politician
- 1946 - Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (d. 1997)
- 1981 - Britney Spears, American singer
Deaths
- 1381 - John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic
- 1665 - Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588)
- 1814 - Marquis de Sade, French writer (b. 1740)
- 1844 - Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)
- 1849 - Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)
- 1859 - John Brown, American abolitionist (hanged) (b. 1800)
- 1860 - Alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. 1796)
- 1892 - Jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836)
- 1918 - Edmond Rostand, French poet and dramatist (b. 1868)
- 1924 - Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian philologist (b. 1879)
- 1931 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer (b. 1851)
- 1936 - John Ringling, American circus owner (b. 1866)
- 1943 - Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian author and journalist (b. 1902)
- 1944 - Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist (b. 1874)
- 1944 - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Italian writer (b. 1876)
- 1950 - Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist (b. 1917)
- 1957 - Manfred Sakel, Polish psychiatrist (b. 1902)
- 1963 - Thomas J. Hicks, British-born runner (b. 1875)
- 1963 - Sabu Dastagir, Indian-born American actor (b. 1924)
- 1968 - Adamson-Eric (Eric Adamson), Estonian painter (b. 1902)
- 1969 - Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov, Russian politician (b. 1881)
- 1974 - Max Weber, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1897)
- 1976 - Danny Murtaugh, baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
- 1980 - Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1905)
- 1980 - Romain Gary, Lithuanian-born French writer (b. 1914)
- 1982 - Marty Feldman, British comedian, writer and actor (b. 1933)
- 1983 - Fifi d'Orsay, Canadian actress (b. 1904)
- 1985 - Aniello Dellacroce, American gangster (b. 1914)
- 1985 - Philip Larkin, English writer and jazz critic (b. 1922)
- 1986 - Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor, musician, band leader, and composer (b. 1917)
- 1987 - Luis Federico Leloir, French-born chemist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
- 1987 - Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Russian physicist (b. 1914)
- 1988 - Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra)
- 1990 - Aaron Copland, American composer (b. 1900)
- 1990 - Robert Cummings, American film and television actor (b. 1908)
- 1993 - Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug dealer (b. 1949)
- 1995 - Robertson Davies, Canadian novelist (b. 1913)
- 1997 - Shirley Crabtree, British professional wrestler (b. 1930)
- 1997 - Michael Hedges, American guitarist known for originality (b. 1953)
- 2002 - Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (b. 1926)
- 2002 - Arno Peters, German historian (b. 1916)
- 2003 - Alan Davidson, British author (b. 1924)
- 2004 - Mona Van Duyn, American poet (b. 1921)
- 2004 - Alicia Markova, British ballerina (b. 1910)
- 2005 - Nat Mayer Shapiro, American painter (b. 1919)
- 2005 - Van Tuong Nguyen, Australian drug smuggler (hanged) (b. 1980)
- 2005 - Kenneth Lee Boyd, American convicted murderer (executed) (b. 1948)
- 2006 - Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (b. 1947)
Notes
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