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Leo VI the Wise
Leo VI the Wise
d. 912 (b. 866)
Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor (d. 912)
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
d. 1138
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
Ghazan
Ghazan
d. 1304 (b. 1271)
Ghazan, Mongolian ruler (b. 1271)
Robert Winchelsey
d. 1313 (b. 1245)
Robert Winchelsey, archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1245)
John Stanberry
John Stanberry
d. 1474
John Stanberry, Bishop of Hereford
Moses Isserles
Moses Isserles
d. 1572 (b. 1520)
Moses Isserles, rabbi and talmudist (b. 1530)
Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci
d. 1610 (b. 1552)
Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (d. 1610)
Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline
Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline
d. 1672 (b. 1615)
Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, Scottish politician (b. 1615)
Otto von Guericke
Otto von Guericke
d. 1686 (b. 1602)
Otto von Guericke, German physicist and inventor of the Magdeburg Hemispheres (b. 1602)
Jean de La Bruyère
Jean de La Bruyère
d. 1696 (b. 1645)
Jean de La Bruyère, French philosopher and author (d. 1696)
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
d. 1708 (b. 1646)
Jules Hardouin-Mansart, French architect, designed the Château de Dampierre and Grand Trianon (b. 1646)
Jean Galbert de Campistron
Jean Galbert de Campistron
d. 1723 (b. 1656)
Jean Galbert de Campistron, French playwright and author (b. 1656)
Alaungpaya
Alaungpaya
d. 1760 (b. 1714)
Alaungpaya, King of Burma (d. 1760)
George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot
George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot
d. 1777 (b. 1719)
George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot, English politician (b. 1719)
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
d. 1778 (b. 1708)
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)
John Hart (New Jersey politician)
John Hart (New Jersey politician)
d. 1779 (b. 1711)
John Hart, American lawyer and politician (b. 1711)
Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval
d. 1812 (b. 1762)
Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
Tom Cribb
Tom Cribb
d. 1848 (b. 1781)
Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
Juliette Récamier
Juliette Récamier
d. 1849 (b. 1777)
Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
John Herschel
John Herschel
d. 1871 (b. 1792)
John Herschel, English mathematician, astronomer, and chemist (b. 1792)
Henry Norris (engineer)
Henry Norris (engineer)
d. 1878 (b. 1816)
Henry Norris, English civil engineer (b. 1816)
Frederick Innes
Frederick Innes
d. 1882 (b. 1816)
Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1882)
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
d. 1887 (b. 1802)
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist and academic (b. 1802)
John Cadbury
John Cadbury
d. 1889 (b. 1801)
John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
Edmond Becquerel
Edmond Becquerel
d. 1891 (b. 1820)
Edmond Becquerel, French physicist and academic (b. 1820)
Charles Kingston
Charles Kingston
d. 1908 (b. 1850)
Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
Max Reger
Max Reger
d. 1916 (b. 1873)
Max Reger, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1873)
Karl Schwarzschild
Karl Schwarzschild
d. 1916 (b. 1873)
Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1916)
George Elmslie (Australian politician)
George Elmslie (Australian politician)
d. 1918 (b. 1861)
George Elmslie, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
James Colosimo
James Colosimo
d. 1920 (b. 1878)
James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878)
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells
d. 1920 (b. 1837)
William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (b. 1837)
Juan Gris
Juan Gris
d. 1927 (b. 1887)
Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
Jozef Murgaš
Jozef Murgaš
d. 1929 (b. 1864)
Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864)
Blaise Diagne
Blaise Diagne
d. 1934 (b. 1872)
Blaise Diagne, Senegalese-French soldier and politician (b. 1872)
Orest Khvolson
Orest Khvolson
d. 1934 (b. 1852)
Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1852)
George Lyon (golfer)
George Lyon (golfer)
d. 1938 (b. 1858)
George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (d. 1938)
Yevgeny Miller
Yevgeny Miller
d. 1939 (b. 1867)
Yevgeny Miller, Russian general (d. 1938)
Chujiro Hayashi
Chujiro Hayashi
d. 1940 (b. 1880)
Chujiro Hayashi, Japanese physician (b. 1880)
Sait Faik Abasıyanık
d. 1954 (b. 1906)
Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Turkish author and poet (b. 1906)
Gilbert Jessop
Gilbert Jessop
d. 1955 (b. 1874)
Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1955)
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
d. 1960 (b. 1874)
John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874)
Yves Simon
d. 1961 (b. 1903)
Yves Simon, French philosopher, taught at the University of Notre Dame and the Committee on Social Thought (b. 1903)
Herbert Spencer Gasser
Herbert Spencer Gasser
d. 1963 (b. 1888)
Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1963)
Alfred Wintle
d. 1966 (b. 1897)
Alfred Wintle, Russian-English soldier and politician (d. 1966)
James E. Brewton
James E. Brewton
d. 1967 (b. 1930)
James E. Brewton, American painter (b. 1930)
Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto
d. 1976 (b. 1898)
Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect, designed Finlandia Hall and Paimio Sanatorium (b. 1898)
Lester Flatt
Lester Flatt
d. 1979 (b. 1914)
Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1979)
Odd Hassel
Odd Hassel
d. 1981 (b. 1897)
Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
d. 1981 (b. 1945)
Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bob Marley and the Wailers) (b. 1945)
Chester Gould
d. 1985 (b. 1900)
Chester Gould, American cartoonist, created Dick Tracy (b. 1900)
Fritz Pollard
Fritz Pollard
d. 1986 (b. 1894)
Fritz Pollard, American football player and coach (b. 1894)
Kim Philby
Kim Philby
d. 1988 (b. 1912)
Kim Philby, British-Soviet double agent (b. 1912)
Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey
d. 1994 (b. 1929)
Timothy Carey, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nnamdi Azikiwe
d. 1996 (b. 1904)
Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigerian journalist and politician, 1st President of Nigeria (b. 1904)
Ademir Marques de Menezes
Ademir Marques de Menezes
d. 1996 (b. 1922)
Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1922)
René Muñoz
d. 2000 (b. 1938)
René Muñoz, Cuban-Mexican actor and screenwriter (b. 1938)
Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
d. 2001 (b. 1952)
Douglas Adams, English novelist and screenwriter (b. 1952)
Joseph Bonanno
Joseph Bonanno
d. 2002 (b. 1905)
Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1905)
Renaude Lapointe
Renaude Lapointe
d. 2002 (b. 1912)
Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1912)
Bill Peet
Bill Peet
d. 2002 (b. 1915)
Bill Peet, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1915)
Noel Redding
Noel Redding
d. 2003 (b. 1945)
Noel Redding, English bass player (b. 1945)
Léo Cadieux
Léo Cadieux
d. 2005 (b. 1908)
Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2005)
Michalis Genitsaris
d. 2005 (b. 1917)
Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
Floyd Patterson
Floyd Patterson
d. 2006 (b. 1935)
Floyd Patterson, American boxer and actor (b. 1935)
Malietoa Tanumafili II
Malietoa Tanumafili II
d. 2007 (b. 1913)
Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (b. 1913)
John Rutsey
John Rutsey
d. 2008 (b. 1952)
John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (d. 2008)
Abel Goumba
Abel Goumba
d. 2009 (b. 1926)
Abel Goumba, Central African physician and politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1926)
Claudio Huepe
Claudio Huepe
d. 2009 (b. 1939)
Claudio Huepe, Chilean economist and politician, Chilean Minister Secretary-General of Government (b. 1939)
Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
d. 2009 (b. 1915)
Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, Indian admiral (b. 1915)
Doris Eaton Travis
Doris Eaton Travis
d. 2010 (b. 1904)
Doris Eaton Travis, American dancer and vaudevillian (b. 1904)
Emmanuel Ngobese
d. 2010 (b. 1980)
Emmanuel Ngobese, South African footballer (b. 1980)
Maurice Goldhaber
Maurice Goldhaber
d. 2011 (b. 1911)
Maurice Goldhaber, Ukrainian-American physicist and academic (b. 1911)
Robert Traylor
Robert Traylor
d. 2011 (b. 1977)
Robert Traylor, American basketball player (b. 1977)
Jack Benaroya
Jack Benaroya
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Jack Benaroya, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1921)
Tony DeZuniga
Tony DeZuniga
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Tony DeZuniga, Filipino author and illustrator (b. 1932)
Reg Gasnier
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2014)
Martin Špegelj
Martin Špegelj
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Martin Špegelj, Croatian general and politician, 2nd Croatian Minister of Defence (b. 1927)
Jef Geeraerts
Jef Geeraerts
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Jef Geeraerts, Belgian author and playwright (b. 1930)
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