Births
317 - Flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61)
1598 - Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)
1742 - Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General
1746 - Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian
1751 - Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V
1779 - Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography
1783 - John Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery)
1818 - Henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist
1823 - Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer
1826 - Carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi)
1829 - Thomas Ewing Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1896
1833 - Powell Clayton, Brig General (Union volunteers)/(Gov-R-Ark)
1836 - Evander McIvor Law, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1920
1867 - Emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist
1868 - Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)
1870 - 19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone (4 still born)
1870 - Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole (vicar of Denmark)
1872 - Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31)
1876 - Mata Hari
1876 - Mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I)
1879 - J J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (1902-07)
1880 - Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones)
1883 - J Ringelnatz, writer
1884 - Billie Burke
1885 - Gordon Harker, London England, actor (Facts of Love, Champagne)
1885 - Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz)
1886 - Louis Hazeltine, inventor (neutrodyne circuit, making radio possible)
1887 - Luckey Roberts, composer
1887 - Jan HA Eman, Aruban politician
1895 - Edward Gill, baseball player
1896 - Ernesto Lecuona, Havana Cuba, composer (Malague¤a)
1897 - Franz J Weinrich, [Heinrich Lerse], German writer (Himmlisches)
1899 - Ricci Riano, England
1900 - Taylor Caldwell, novelist
1903 - Louis Leakey, anthropologist (1964 Richard Hooper Medal)
1903 - Saburo Moroi, composer
1904 - Ralph Bunche
1904 - Ralph J Bunche, founder/diplomat (UN) (Nobel 1950)
1906 - Gerhard Frommel, composer
1907 - Ben Carter, NYC, actor (Dark Alibi, Dressed to Kill)
1911 - R Nicholas Ray, Galesville WI, director (Rebel Without a Cause)
1914 - Ted Moore, South Africa, cinematographer (James Bond)
1918 - Cees Buddingh', Dutch poet/writer/interpreter
1920 - Jan Walravens, Flemish writer (Motionless at Sea)
1921 - M J bin Gorion, writer
1921 - Karel Husa, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Trojan Women)
1925 - Julian Orbon De Soto, composer
1925 - Felice Bryant, Milwaukee, rock writer (Bye Bye Love)
1926 - Amo Houghton, (Rep-R-New York)
1926 - Stan Freberg, LA Calif, satirist/ad executive/cartoon voice (Bertie)
1926 - Stan Freberg
1927 - Carl Switzer, IL, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang)
1927 - Edwin W Edwards, (Gov-La)
1928 - Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1960, 64)
1928 - Amazing [James] Randi, Toronto Ontario, skeptic magician (Nova)
1928 - Herbert H Bateman, (Rep-R-Virginia)
1928 - "The Amazing" Jame
1929 - Ruth Carter-Stapleton, Plains Ga, 1st sister/evangelist
1929 - James Pilditch, designer
1929 - Richard T Schulze, (Rep-R-PA, 1975- )
1929 - Don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect da
1930 - Velio Tormis, composer
1932 - Ann Harding, US, actress (East is West, Janie)
1932 - Maria M L "Marijke" Bakker, Dutch actress (Mammaloe-Pipo the Clown)
1933 - Jerry [Eugene] Pournelle, US, sci-fi author (Mercenary, Red Dragon)
1936 - Charles Pope, US soul singer (Tams-Hey Girl Don't Bother Me)
1936 - Rahsaan Kirk, Roland rocker
1936 - Richard L[ouis] Tierney, US, sci-fi author (Winds of Zarr)
1937 - Don Wilson, cricketer (England slow left-armer between 1963-71)
1938 - Helen Caldicott, Melbourne Australia, physician/anti-war activist
1938 - Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist
1939 - Verna Bloom, Lynn MA, actress (After Hours, Badge 373)
1940 - Marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place)
1940 - Tom Barlow, (Rep-D-Kentucky)
1941 - Thomas F Hartnett, (Rep-R-SC, 1981-86)
1942 - Carlos Monzon, boxer/actor (La Mary, So¤ar So¤ar)
1942 - Garrison Keillor, Minn, PBS radio personality (Prairie Home Companion
1942 - B J Thomas, Houston TX, singer (Raindrops, Growing Pains Theme)
1942 - Anjanette Comer, Dawson Tx, actress (Baby, Lepke)
1942 - Masa Saito, wrestler (AWA/WWF/NJPW/CWFI)
1943 - Lana Cantrell, Sydney, Australia, singer (Those Were the Days)
1943 - Alain Corneau, director (Choice of Arms)
1944 - David Rasche, St Louis MO, actor (Sledge Hammer)
1944 - John Glover, Kingston NY, actor (52 Pick-Up, Something Special)
1945 - Alan Page, NFL defensive tackle (Minn Vikings)
1945 - Patrice Mestral, composer
1945 - Kerry Chater, rocker (Gary Puckett & Union Gap-Young Girl)
1947 - Mosibudi Mangena, South African black leader (On Your Own)
1947 - Ann Beattie, writer
1948 - Greg Chappell, cricketer (bro of Ian Elegant Aussie batsman 1970-84)
1949 - Carlo Novi, rocker
1950 - David James Wottle, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1972)
1950 - Rodney Crowell, Houston TX, country singer (She's Crazy for Leavin')
1951 - Gary Hall, US swimmer (Olympics-bronze/2 silver-1968, 72)
1952 - Richard Joswick, rocker (Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods)
1952 - Andy Fraser, rock bassist (Free London)
1954 - Caroline Aaron, Richmond VA, actress (Crimes & Misdemeanors)
1956 - Kent V Rominger, Del Norte Colo, US Navy /astronaut (STS 73, 80, 85)
1957 - Aleksandr Ditiatin, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1980)
1958 - Bruce Dickinson, heavy metal rocker (Iron Maiden-Run to Hills)
1958 - Larisa Karlova, USSR, team handball player (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
1958 - Alberto Salazar, marathoner (NYC Marathon Winner)
1959 - Ali Shah, cricketer (Zimbabwe all-rounder in two Tests 1992)
1960 - David Duchovny, NYC, actor (Fox Mulder-X Files)
1960 - David Duchovny
1960 - Jacquie O'Sullivan, rocker (Bananarama-Venus)
1961 - Walter Swimburn, Irish jockey (Derby 1981)
1961 - Yelena Davydova, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1980)
1963 - Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, lives only 3 days
1963 - Patrick Newman, St Catharines Ontario, rower (Olympics-10-88, 96)
1963 - Marcus Lewis, Pontiac Mich, singer (Sing me a Song)
1964 - Patti Liscio, Santa Maria CA, golfer (1994 Chicago Challenge-49th)
1965 - Elizabeth Manley, Canada, figure skater (Olympics-Silver-88)
1965 - Caroline S Keggi, El Paso TX, LPGA golfer (1994 Dinah Shore-19th)
1966 - Tony Stargell, NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs, Chicago Bears)
1966 - Kristin Hersch, US singer/songwriter (Throwing Muses)
1967 - Charlotte Lewis, Kensington London, actress (Golden Child, Pirates)
1967 - Jason Grimsley, Cleveland TX, pitcher (California Angels)
1968 - Leslie Lyness, Paoli PA, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)
1968 - Tomas Carbonell, Barcelona Spain, tennis star
1969 - Travis Brown, Durango Colo, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1969 - Ludovit Tatos, Lynnwood Wash, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1969 - Keith Cash, NFL tight end (KC Chiefs, Oakland Raiders)
1969 - Jodi Figley, LPGA golfer
1969 - David Hollander, LA Calif, actor (Lewis & Clark, What's Happenings?)
1969 - Dave Smits, soccer player (Willem II)
1970 - Joe Cocozzo, NFL guard (SD Chargers)
1970 - Eric Namesnik, US, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-silver-1992, 96)
1971 - Chris T Jones, NFL tackle/wide receiver (Phila Eagles)
1971 - Dominic Cork, cricketer (England all-rounder Hat-trick v WI 1995)
1971 - Sydney Penny, actress (Danni-New Gidget, Thorn Birds, All My Children
1971 - Kevin Gaines, WLAF DB (London Monarchs)
1972 - Willy Tate, NFL/WLAF tight end (KC Chiefs, Scottish Claymores)
1972 - Tony Bouie, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1972 - Oscar Gray, NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks)
1973 - Bo Hanson, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1973 - Kevin Muscat, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1973 - Kimmo Rinatnen, hockey forward (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998)
1974 - Philippe De Rouville, Victoriaville, NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins)
1974 - Jeff Buckey, tackle (Miami Dolphins)
1975 - Alshermond Singleton, linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1975 - Jimmy van Fessem, soccer player (Willem II)
1975 - Edgar Renteria, Barranquilla Colombia, infielder (Florida Marlins)
1994 - ?, son of Michele Pfeiffer
1994 - Sara Grayson, daughter of actress Katey Sagal
1994 - Jack Antonio, son of Virginia Madisen & Antonio Sabatto Jr
Events
626 - Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated
768 - Stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope
936 - Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany
1409 - Council of Pisa closes
1479 - Battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI
1485 - Henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales
1498 - Columbus arrives in Caribbean
1573 - Francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth
1575 - Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died
1588 - -8] English assault on Spanish Armada
1620 - Battle at Ponts-the-Cé, Poitou: French king Louis XIII beats his mother Marie de Medici
1620 - Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft
1710 - Earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance
1750 - Slave uprising on Curaçao
1760 - Ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians
1782 - George Washington creates Order of Purple Heart
1789 - Congress creates Dept of War & Lighthouse Service
1802 - Napoleon orders re-instatement of slavery on St Domingue (Haiti)
1814 - Pope Pius VII reinstates Jesuits
1819 - Battle of Boyacá; Bolívar defeats Spanish in Colombia
1820 - 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii
1867 - Battle of Moorefield, WV
1882 - Hatfields of south WV & McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded or die
1884 - Germany annexes Angra Pequena (Southwest-Africa)
1885 - 5 German warships anchor at Zanzibar
1888 - Theophilus Van Kannel of Phila patents revolving door
1893 - 53rd Congress (1893-95) convenes
1900 - Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike
1904 - Train derailed on bridge in Eden Colo during a flash flood, kills 96
1907 - Walter Johnson wins 1st of his 416 wins, 7-2 over Cleveland
1909 - US issues 1st Lincoln penny
1912 - Progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for pres
1914 - British Gloucester vs German Breslau/Goeben off Greece
1914 - French govt awards king Albert of Belgium the Great Cross
1914 - French troops under Gen Bonneau occupy Altkitrch at Elzas
1914 - German army occupies city of Liege Belgium
1914 - Lord Kitchner says "Your country needs you," poster spreads over UK
1915 - St Louis 3rd base coach Miller Huggins, calls for ball Bkln rookie obliges, Huggins steps asid
1915 - Assault up Russell's Top at Gallipolis, 232 Australians die
1921 - Cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world champ sprinter
1925 - League of Nation advises against Turk/Iraqi division of Mosoelgebied
1927 - US rum smuggler Horace Alderman kills 3
1927 - Peace Bridge between US & Canada dedicated
1929 - Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms Dutch govt
1929 - Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games
1930 - Richard Bedford Bennet forms Canadian government
1930 - 2 black guys lynched in Marion Indiana
1934 - US Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down govt's attempt to ban controversia
1935 - 60% of voters agrees to nazism in Danzig (Gdansk)
1938 - 2 die in a NYC subway accident
1938 - Nazi's close theologic department of Innsbruck university
1938 - Leo Durocher, hits 2,000th Dodger home run
1940 - Churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile
1940 - Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for 1¢ 1856 British Guiana)
1941 - 551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania
1942 - 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is
1942 - Resistance bombs Rotterdam railway
1942 - Transport 16 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany
1943 - Red Army recaptures Bogodukov
1944 - Anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter
1944 - Canada/Polish offensive direction Falaise: Total Cooperation
1944 - US 3rd Army reaches suburbs of Brest Brittany
1944 - July 20th Plot trial under Roland Freis in Berlin begins
1944 - German counter attack at Avranches fails
1946 - 1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized
1947 - Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef
1948 - 1st Dutch government of Beel resigns
1948 - Delfo Cabrera wins 11th Olympic marathon (2:34:51.6)
1949 - "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs
1950 - Police bar white players-Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, & Frank Dyle, from playing in Negro League
1951 - Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph
1951 - US viking rocket reaches 210 km height (record)
1953 - Eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet
1954 - "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances
1954 - Charles Mahoney becomes 1st US black to serve as a full UN delegate
1955 - KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins
1955 - Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel
1956 - British govt sends 3 aircraft carriers to Egypt
1956 - Dynamite transport explodes in Colombia; about 1200 die
1956 - Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans
1957 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1959 - Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space
1960 - Students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches
1960 - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open
1960 - Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France
1961 - Soviet premier Khrushchev predicts USSR economy will surpass US
1961 - Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1963 - Jac Kennedy becomes 1st, 1st lady to give birth since Mrs Cleveland
1964 - US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution
1964 - 31st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago 28, All-Stars 17 (65,000)
1964 - Turkey begins air attack on Greek-Cypriots
1966 - Race riot in Lansing Michigan
1970 - Christine Perfect (McVie) joins Fleetwood Mac
1970 - WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1970 - 4, including presiding judge, killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif (Police charg
1970 - 1st computer chess tournament
1971 - Apollo 15 returns to Earth
1972 - Hall of Fame inducts Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez & Early Wynn
1974 - Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between twin towers
1974 - Actress Faye Dunaway weds Peter Wolf of J Geils Band
1976 - US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth
1976 - Scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possib
1976 - Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Colgate-European Golf Open
1977 - "Shenandoah" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 1,050 performances
1978 - Thousands of mourners file past body of Pope Paul VI
1978 - Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, & Larry MacPhail inducted to Hall of Fame
1980 - Hurricane Allen ravages Caribisch area, about 70 killed
1983 - "Merlin" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 199 performances
1983 - 1st World Track & Field Championships
1983 - 65th PGA Championship: Hal Sutton shoots a 274 at Riviera CC LA
1983 - Bobby Murcer Day at Yankee Stadium
1983 - Grete Waitz of Norway, wins 1st all-women Marathon (Helsinki Fin)
1983 - Some 675,000 employees strike AT&T
1983 - Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
1984 - Jim Deshales becomes 1,000th playing Yankee
1984 - Japan beats US for olympic gold medal in baseball
1984 - David Rabe's "Hurlyburly," premieres in NYC
1985 - Barbra Streisand records "Broadway Album"
1985 - Baseball players end a 2 day strike
1986 - "Honky Tonk Nights" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 4 performances
1986 - Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel & Anne Knabe begin cycling journey of 15,266 mile
1987 - Javed Miandad scores 260 v England at The Oval, 28 fours 1 six
1987 - 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala
1987 - Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39°F (4°C) Bering Sea
1988 - Martha Nause wins Planters Pat Bradley International Golf Tournament
1988 - Writers guild end their 6 months strike
1990 - Desert Shield begins - US deploys troops to Saudi Arabia
1990 - NY Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 12th HR in 1st 92 at bats & becomes 21st to hit a ball i
1991 - US sets 400m relay record at 37.67 seconds
1991 - Manhattan Cable final day of amnesty to return illegal cable boxes
1991 - Darrin Lewis hits his 1st major league HR
1991 - Court rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret US documents
1991 - Charles Austin breaks US high jump record at 7'10½"
1992 - Tampa Bay group purchases SF Giants
1992 - Cleveland Indians turn a triple play
1993 - "Camelot" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 56 performances
1993 - Tropical storm Brett ravages Venezuela, 118 killed
1994 - Ernesto Samper sworn in as president of Colombia
1994 - Carolyn Hill wins McCall's LPGA Golf Classic at Stratton Mountain
1994 - 1st telephone link between Israel & Jordan
1994 - "Hedda Gabler" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 33 performances
1997 - Ung Huot appointed Cambodia's 1st premier
1997 - STS 85 (Discovery 23) launches into orbit
Deaths
1033 - Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine
1106 - Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54
1547 - Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies
1609 - Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60
1616 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies
1657 - Robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57
1712 - Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48
1786 - Friedrich Schwindl, composer, dies at 49
1798 - Johann Gottlieb Sollner, composer, dies at 65
1799 - John Bacon, English sculptor, dies at 58
1816 - Dionysius G van der Keessel, Dut lawyer (Theses selectae), dies at 77
1846 - Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer, dies at 76
1848 - Freiherr J”ns J Berzelius, Swedish chemist (atomic weight), dies at 6
1867 - Ira F Aldridge, US actor (Othello/Shylock), dies in Lodes Poland at 6
1885 - Antony EJ Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46
1893 - Alfredo Catalani, composer, dies at 39
1913 - David Popper, composer, dies at 70
1914 - B B (Bransby) Cooper, cricketer (Test for Australia), dies
1914 - Boleslaw Dembinski, composer, dies at 81
1916 - Charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36
1921 - Alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat), dies at 40
1923 - Hendrik Pierson, Dutch theologist (H Pierson Foundation), dies at 89
1924 - Camille Zeckwer, composer, dies at 49
1928 - Alphonse MAJ Ari‰ns, Dutch RC pastor/social worker, dies at 68
1931 - Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist (In Mist), dies at 29
1938 - Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russian director (S Method), dies at 75
1941 - Radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80
1942 - Richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43
1943 - Gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle
1957 - Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65
1959 - Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75
1960 - Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60
1962 - Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49
1967 - Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75
1967 - Max Tak, Dutch violinist/radio commentator, dies at 75
1969 - Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63
1969 - Russ Morgan, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 65
1970 - Jonathan P Jackson, US black activist, shot dead
1970 - James McClain, US black activist, shot dead
1970 - William Christmas, US black activist, shot dead
1970 - ... Haley, US judge, shot dead
1972 - Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer
1973 - Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies
1976 - Murvyn Vye, actor (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 63
1976 - Cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86
1978 - Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60
1984 - Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 4
1985 - Grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58
1987 - Nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60), dies at 90
1987 - Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87
1989 - Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopi
1990 - Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88
1991 - Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies
1991 - Shapur Bahktiar, PM of Iran (1979), assassinated
1991 - Shotzie, Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9
1992 - Francisco Fernandez Ordo¤ez, Brit foreign min to Spain (1985-92), die
1992 - John Anderson, actor (MacGyver), dies of heart attack at 69
1992 - Titti Sotto, Cuban composer (La Esquina Habanera), dies
1993 - Kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14
1993 - Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46
1994 - Robert Hutton, [Winne], US actor (Rocket), dies at 74
1995 - Brigid Brophy, novelist/campaigner, dies at 66
1995 - Tom Scott, poet/editor, dies at 77
1996 - Anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59
1996 - Gerald Etheridge Gomez, cricketer, dies at 76
1996 - Peter Winter, naval commander, dies at 78
1997 - Vincent Gulliver, Britain's oldest man, dies at 109
1997 - Douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74
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