Births
1194 - Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily
1618 - Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess
1633 - Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised
1660 - Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised
1687 - Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer
1716 - Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)
1731 - Anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)
1738 - Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence
1747 - Cornelis Stevens, Belgium, RC foreman/polemist (Le sophisme d‚voil‚)
1762 - Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer
1770 - Pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba)
1771 - Heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Regulus)
1778 - Juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist
1791 - Charles Babbage
1792 - Charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine)
1793 - Franz Hunten, composer
1797 - Hans Skramstad, composer
1805 - Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer
1808 - Albert Grisar, composer
1809 - William Nelson Pendleton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1883
1812 - Wilhelm Volkmar, composer
1815 - Israel Bush Richardson, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1820 - Gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 188
1822 - Dion Boucicault, Irish/Us actor/playwright (Rip van Winkle)
1824 - Augustus Louis Chetlain, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1914
1826 - Franz Coenen, composer
1826 - Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book/publisher (Van Dale)
1837 - Adm George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila
1845 - Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer
1849 - Samuel E "Sam" van Beem, actor (Fanfan la Tulipe)
1855 - Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer
1859 - Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist
1861 - Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory)
1862 - Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS]
1867 - Julien Benda, French philosopher/writer (Dialogues … Byzance)
1869 - Harry Redman, composer
1873 - Hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels)
1873 - Karel Moor, composer
1874 - Norman Angell, [Lane], English cowboy/journalist (Nobel 1933)
1878 - Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)
1879 - Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer
1879 - Julius Weismann, composer
1883 - Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950)
1883 - Frank Debenham, Australian geographer/geologist
1886 - Gyula G”mb”s von J kfa, general/dictator of Hungary (1932-35)
1888 - Hiroshi "Can" Kikuchi, Japanese stagewriter (Tjitj Ka‰ru)
1891 - Henry Miller
1891 - Henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus)
1891 - Jean Galtier-BoissiŠre, French writer/cartoonist/journalist
1893 - Evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer
1893 - Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, PM of China PR (1949-76)
1893 - Yury Nikolayevich Tyulin, composer
1893 - Mao Tse-tung
1894 - Antonio Molina, composer
1897 - Willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer
1901 - Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS]
1901 - Victor Hely-Hutchinson, composer
1902 - Elisha Cook Jr, SF Calif, actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI)
1904 - Alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo)
1906 - BVA R”ling, Dutch lawyer
1908 - Hanns Maaáen, writer
1908 - Ralph Hill, US, 5K runner (Olympic-1932)
1910 - Lucy Faithfull, children's campaigner
1914 - Richard Widmark, Sunrise Mich, actor (Madigan, Judgement at Nuremberg
1914 - Richard Widmark
1915 - Hans [Henri A] Gomperts, Dutch literature (Duck on Attic)
1915 - Una Mae Carlisle, US pianist/vocalist (Walkin' at the River)
1916 - Helmut Eder, composer
1917 - Rosemary Woods, Nixon's secretary, keep her away from your tapes
1920 - Gote Carlid, composer
1921 - Steve Allen, NYC, comedian/TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show)
1921 - Steve Allen
1925 - Baron Baker, activist
1926 - Earle Brown, composer
1926 - Edgar D Ngoyi, South African ANC leader (17 yrs in Robbeneiland Jail)
1926 - Zlatko Pibernik, composer
1927 - Alan King, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Anderson Tapes, Memories of Me)
1927 - Denis Quilley, London England, actor (Masada)
1927 - Alan King
1930 - Donald Moffat, Plymouth England, actor (Kent-Logan's Run)
1930 - Sayed Mutawli imam ad-Darsh, scholar/broadcaster
1931 - Thomas Eden Binkley, musician
1931 - Thomas K "Tom" van Brook, actor/interpreter (Soldier of Orange)
1932 - Walter Leblanc, Belgian painter
1935 - Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Detroit MI, rock vocalist (Four Tops)
1935 - Barbara J Jacket, US athletic coach (Olympics 1972)
1935 - Rohan Kanhai, cricketer (one of West Indies' finest batsmen)
1936 - Kitty Dukakis, substance abuser/wife of Michael (Gov-Mass)
1939 - [Harvey] Phil Spector, record producer (Wall of Sound)
1939 - Lynn Martin, US secretary of Labor (1991-93)
1940 - Harmen Siezen, Dutch TV-journal host
1941 - Daniel Schmid, actor/director (Paloma, Violanta, Hecate, Amateurs)
1942 - Barry Wood, cricketer (England opener in early 70's)
1942 - Earl Cate, Ark, country singers (Cate Bros-Fire on the Tracks)
1942 - Ernie Cate, Ark, country singers (Cate Bros-Fire on the Tracks)
1942 - Marco Vinicio Cerezo Ar‚valo, president of Guatemala (1986-91)
1942 - Rob de Nijs, Dutch singer (Put a candle in your window)
1944 - Jane Lapotaire, actress (Spirit of the Dead)
1945 - John Walsh, activist/TV host (America's Most Wanted)
1946 - Gordon Edwards, rocker
1946 - Lisette Hordijk, Dutch TV broadcaster
1947 - Carlton Fisk, Vermont, all star catcher (Red Sox, White Sox)
1947 - Joyce Jillson, Cranston RI, psychic/actress (Superchick)
1947 - Carlton Fisk
1948 - Chris Chambliss, 1st baseman (NY Yankee)
1949 - Ira Newborn, NYC, orch leader (Manhattan Transfer)
1950 - Michael Jones, rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express)
1950 - Victoria Racimo, NYC, actress (Corene-Falcon Crest)
1951 - Richard Skinner, British DJ
1952 - Andr‚-Michel Schub, Paris France, pianist (Van Cliburn-1981)
1953 - Matthew Harding, businessman/soccer supporter
1953 - Valeri Yuriyevich Sharov, Russian cosmonaut
1954 - Ozzie Smith, Mobile AL, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)
1954 - Peter Woods, rocker (Romeo Void-Girl in Trouble)
1954 - Susan H Butcher, dog sled driver (Idatarod)
1954 - Ullrich Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox (Olympic-gold-1976)
1954 - Walter Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox (Olympic-gold-1976)
1956 - Gail Tatterson, WBL center (NY Stars)
1956 - Karen Smith, WBL forward (NY Stars)
1959 - Lesley Tomlinson, Derbyshire England, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1961 - Storm Davis, Dallas Texas, pitcher (KC Royals)
1961 - Tahnee Welch, [La Tahn Renee Welch], San Diego CA, actress (Cocoon)
1963 - Lars Ulrich, Danish/US heavy metal drummer (Metallica-Kill 'em All)
1964 - Colleen Dion, Newburgh NY, actress (Search for Tomorrow)
1964 - Jeff King, Marion IN, infielder (Pitts Pirates)
1965 - Ben Husaby, Eden Prairie Minn, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
1966 - Tim Legler, NBA guard (Washington Wizards/Bullets)
1967 - Tony Covington, NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks)
1968 - Darren Barber, Victoria BC, rower (Olympics-96)
1970 - Lisa Gathright, Moline Ill, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-17th-1993)
1970 - Radka Zrubakova, Bratislava Slovakia, tennis star (1994 Futures-GER)
1970 - Willie Williams, NFL cornerback (Pitts Steelers, Seahawks)
1971 - Mark Lathwell, cricketer (England opening batsman v Australia 1993)
1972 - Burnell Roques, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
1972 - Derrick Cullors, running back (New England Patriots)
1972 - Jared Leto, Bossier City LA, actor (Jordan-My So Called Life)
1973 - Ryan Berube, US, 800m freestyle relay (Olympics-gold-96)
1974 - Tiffany Brissette, actress (Vicki-Small Wonder)
1974 - Tony Brackens, defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1975 - Marcelo Rios, Santiago Chile, tennis star (1995 Amsterdam)
1977 - Brandee Layne Loving, Miss Mississippi Teen USA (1996)
1980 - Serena Phillips, Corvallis Ore, figure skater (1997 Pruetten champ)
1985 - Steven Hartman, Westlake CA, actor (Rick Forrester-Bold & Beautiful)
Events
268 - St Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
418 - St Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
795 - St Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1198 - French bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest
1481 - Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht
1492 - 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus
1568 - Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada
1620 - Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA
1659 - Long Parliament reforms in Westminster
1748 - France & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands
1773 - Expulsion of tea ships from Philadelphia
1776 - Battle of Trenton-major British defeat
1776 - George Washington defeats Hessians at Trenton
1799 - George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts o
1805 - France & Austria signs Peace of Pressburg
1805 - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia
1809 - English invasionary troop leaves Vlissingen
1813 - Zamose, Modlin, Torgau surrenders to allied armies
1825 - Erie Canal opens
1830 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Anna Bolena," premieres in Milan
1831 - Vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma," premieres in Milan
1848 - 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF
1848 - William & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia
1854 - Wood-pulp paper 1st exhibited, Buffalo
1860 - Maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)
1860 - Major Robert Anderson, under cover of darkness, concentrated his small force at Ft Sumter
1862 - -Dec 28th) Battle of Dumfries, VA
1862 - 1st US navy hospital ship enters service
1862 - 38 Santee Sioux Indians hanged in Mankato Minn, due to their uprising
1865 - James H Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator
1872 - 4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18")
1877 - Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st natl convention
1878 - 1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia
1879 - John Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture," premieres
1890 - King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company
1892 - Opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala)
1899 - Mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed
1902 - Most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) & Christy Williams (42)
1908 - Jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title
1916 - Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France
1917 - 1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron
1917 - Fed govt took over operation of American RR for duration of WW I
1918 - 1st day of 1st-class cricket in Aust after WW I (Vic v NSW)
1919 - Yanks & Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth
1924 - Judy Garland, 2½, billed as Baby Frances, show business debut
1925 - 1st East West football game at Ewing Park before 25,000 fans
1925 - NHL record 141 shots as NY Americans (73) beat Pitt Pirates (68) 3-1
1925 - Turkey adopts Gregorian calendar
1925 - NY's Jake Forbes makes 67 saves, Pitt's Ray Waters makes 70
1926 - Prince-regent Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan
1928 - Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming
1928 - World record 10th wicket stand 307 (Kippax / Hooker) NSW v Vic
1931 - George/Ira Gershwin's "Of Thee I Sing," premieres in NYC
1931 - Pulitzer Prize-winning musical play "Of Thee I Sing" opens on Bdwy
1931 - SS-Sturmbannführer Reinhard Heydrich marries Lina von Osten
1932 - Earthquake kills 70,000 in Kansu China
1933 - Bradman scores 187* NSW v Victoria, 294 mins, 13 fours
1933 - US forswears armed intervention in Western Hemisphere
1934 - Yomiuri Giants, Japan's 1st professional baseball team forms
1935 - Stalin views Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' opera "Lady Macbeth"
1936 - Israel Philarmonic Orch forms
1938 - Bradman scores 225 South Aust v Qld before Christ gets him out
1938 - Tom Goddard takes a cricket hat-trick for England v South Africa
1939 - Earthquake in East Anatolia Turkey
1939 - Mine strikes in Borinage Brussels
1940 - 1st-class debut of Arthur Morris, who scores 148
1940 - JA Fields/J Chodorov's "My Sister Eileen," premieres in NYC
1941 - Winston Churchill becomes 1st British PM to address a joint meeting of Congress, warning that
1943 - British sink German battle cruiser Scharnhorst
1943 - Chicago Bears win NFL championship
1943 - Earl Claus von Stauffenberg vain with bomb to Hitlers headquarter
1944 - Battle of Bastogne-US Gen Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse Germans
1944 - Budapest surrounded by soviet army
1944 - Tennessee Williams' play "Glass Menagerie," premieres in Chicago
1946 - "Beggar's Holiday" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 111 performances
1946 - "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" opens at Century Theater NYC for 60 perfs
1946 - 35th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Melbourne (5-0)
1946 - Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas opens (start of an era)
1947 - "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater NYC for 34 performances
1947 - British transfer Heard & McDonald Is (Indian Ocean) to Australia
1947 - Heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries NYC under 25.8" of snow in 16 hrs That same day, LA set
1948 - Hungarian cardinal Mindszenty arrested
1950 - Gillette & Mutual buy All Star & World Series rights ($6M for 6 yrs)
1954 - "The Shadow," airs for last time on radio
1954 - Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating Detroit 56-10
1955 - Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating LA 38-14
1955 - RKO is 1st to announce sale of its film library to TV
1957 - Roger Sessions' 3rd Symphony premieres in London
1960 - "Do Re Mi" opens at St James Theater NYC for 400 performances
1960 - Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres in NYC
1960 - Phila Eagles beat Green Bay Packers 17-13 in NFL championship game
1963 - "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater NYC for 4 performances
1963 - Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There"
1963 - US furnishes cereal to USSR
1964 - Beatles' "I Feel Fine," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
1964 - Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7 in AFL championship game
1964 - Moors Murderers claim last victim
1965 - "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand closes on Broadway
1965 - Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0 in AFL championship game
1965 - Paul McCartney is interviewed on pirate radio station Radio Caroline
1966 - Maulana Karenga establishes Kwanzaa (1st fruits of harvest) holiday
1967 - BBC broadcasts "Magical Mystery Tour"
1967 - Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands
1968 - Arab terrorists in Athens fire on El Al plane, kills 1
1968 - Jay Allens "Forty Carats," premieres in NYC
1968 - Led Zeppelin's concert debut in Boston as opener for Vanilla Fudge
1968 - Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors & 2 game misconducts in a game a
1973 - "Exorcist," starring Linda Blair & rated X, premieres
1973 - 2 Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours
1973 - Soyuz 13 returns to Earth
1974 - Washington Capitals 1st NHL sellout
1975 - 1st supersonic transport service (USSR-Tupolev-144)
1975 - A crowd of 85661 attends the 1st day of the Aust-WI MCG Test Cricket
1976 - "Music Is" closes at St James Theater NYC after 8 performances
1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1978 - India's former PM, Indira Gandhi, released from jail
1981 - One of the great day's Test Cricket at the MCG Aust v WI
1982 - TIME's Man of the Year is a computer
1982 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1983 - Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, v Pakistan MCG
1983 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1984 - Belgian princess Astrid marries arch duke Otto L van Austrian-Este
1985 - Test Cricket debut of Steve Waugh, v India at the MCG
1986 - Captured Iraqi Airways Boeing-737 in Saudi Arabia, about 60 killed
1986 - Doug Jarvis, 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games
1986 - TV soap "Search for Tomorrow" ends 35 year run
1987 - "Les Miserables" opens at National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavik
1988 - "Legs Diamond" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 64 performances
1988 - Anti African student rebellion in China PR
1989 - ODI debut for Mark Taylor & Sanath Jayasuriya at cricket MCG
1990 - Garry Kasparov beats Antatoly Karpov to retain chess championship
1990 - Reggie Williams becomes 1st GM of WLAF's NY-NJ Knights
1990 - Senior Professional Baseball Association folds
1991 - Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years
1991 - Jack Ruby's gun sells for $220,000 in auction
1991 - Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India
1991 - NY Islander Derek King ties NJ Devils 5-5 with ½ second left
1992 - NY Jet announcer Marty Glickman retires at 75
1993 - Antonov-26 crashes at Gyumri, Armenia, 36 killed
1993 - Comedian Rodney Dangerfield (72) weds Joan Child (41)
1993 - Floyd, Nicklaus & Rodriguez wins Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tourn
1994 - Actor Jason Hervey (22) weds Kelley Patricia O'Neill (27)
1994 - French commando's terminate Air France hijacking in Marseille
1994 - Pres ½ brother Roger Clinton (37) weds 8-mo pregnant Molly Nartin (25)
1995 - Muttiah Muralitharan no-balled for throwing (SL v Aust, MCG)
1995 - Paul Adams becomes S Afr's youngest Test Cricket player, 18 yrs 340 ds
Deaths
267 - Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies
1476 - Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered
1530 - Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47
1574 - Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
1624 - Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54
1627 - Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies
1658 - Simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 7
1676 - Domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies
1679 - John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
1736 - Antonio Caldara, composer, dies
1740 - Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
1771 - Claude A Helv‚tius, French encyclopedist (L'esprit), dies at 56
1776 - Johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle
1797 - John Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72
1827 - Jan David Holland, composer, dies at 81
1836 - Hans Georg Nageli, composer, dies at 63
1837 - Martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87
1861 - Philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52
1862 - 38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato
1866 - Samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49
1879 - Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies
1887 - Jules Fran‡ois Blasini, Cura‡aos pianist/composer, dies at 40
1890 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86
1916 - Bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81
1916 - Frank Penn, cricketer (one Test for England v Australia 1880), dies
1917 - Louise J Gautier, French poetess/daughter of Th‚ophile G, dies at 71
1918 - Bertram Luard-Selby, composer, dies at 65
1933 - Lunatscharski, writer, dies
1937 - Ivor Gurney, composer, dies at 47
1942 - Bosinier de la Chapelle, Fren murderer of adm Darlan, executed at 24
1950 - Emile Enthoven, composer, dies at 47
1950 - James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold), dies at 68
1952 - Pietro Pancrazi, Italian critic (Pegaso), dies at 59
1956 - Holmes Herbert, actor (The Kiss), dies at 74
1957 - Artur Malawski, composer, dies at 53
1958 - Harry Redman, composer, dies on 89th birthday
1960 - Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Hansa quarter, Berlin), dies at 54
1961 - Charlie Frank, cricketer (S Af Test centurion v Aust 1921-22), dies
1963 - "Gorgeous George" Wagner, wrestler, dies
1965 - Anthonie Donker, Dutch [Prof N Donkersloot], literary, dies at 63
1966 - Ina Boudier-Baker, Dutch author (Poverty), dies at 88
1966 - Klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, singer (Armoede, Finale), dies at 91
1966 - Noel Gallon, composer, dies at 75
1967 - S F Barnes, cricketer (27 Tests for England, 189 wickets), dies
1969 - Louise L de Vilmorin, French poet/author (History d'aimer), dies at 6
1971 - Robert Lowery, actor (Circus Boy, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 57
1972 - Harry Truman, 33rd US Pres (1945-53), dies in KC Mo at 88
1973 - Harold B Lee, US head of Mormon Church, dies at 74
1973 - Steven Geray, actor (French Line), dies at 69
1973 - William Haines, actor (Little Annie Rooney), dies of cancer at 73
1974 - Jack Benny, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 80
1974 - Knudage Riisager, composer, dies at 77
1974 - Robert Levine Sanders, composer, dies at 68
1976 - Philip A Heart, (Sen-D-Mich), dies at 64
1977 - Howard Hawks, director (Rio Lobo, Hatari!), dies at 81
1977 - Ivan Rezak, composer, dies at 53
1985 - Dian Fossey, zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist), murdered at 53
1986 - Elsa Lanchester, actress (Bride of Frankenstein), dies at 84
1988 - John Loder, actor (Sabotage, Java Head), dies at 90
1989 - Lennox Berkeley, composer, dies at 86
1989 - Peggy Thorpe-Bates, actress (Alcatraz Island), dies
1990 - Nancy Cruznan, accident victim/right-to-die case, dies at 33
1991 - Dehl Berti, actor (John Taylor-Guns of Paradise), dies at 70
1991 - Sam Cresson, dies at 73
1992 - Bert [Lambertus H] Voeten, Dutch poet (Antipodes), dies at 74
1992 - Constance Carpenter, actress (2 Worlds), dies of stroke at 87
1992 - John G Kemeny, US computer pioneer (BASIC), dies
1992 - Nikita Magaloff, Russian/Swiss pianist, dies at 80
1993 - Jeff Morrow, actor (Robe, Harbor Lights, Blood Legacy), dies at 80
1994 - Asta ER Elstak, Suriname/Neth welfare worker, dies at 74
1994 - Johannes J "Joop" Klant, Neth/S African economist/author, dies
1994 - Karl Schiller, minister of RFA Economics (1966-72), dies
1994 - Robert Emhardt, actor (Mac Cory-Another World), dies at 80
1994 - Sylvia Brandts Buys, actress (Hague's Post), dies at 85
1994 - Sylvia Koscina, Croatian/Italian actress (Hercules), dies at 61
1997 - John Hinde, photographer/circus promoter, dies at 81
1997 - John Whitley, air-Marshal, dies at 92
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