2005 Rafik Hariri, Lebanese Statesman 1996 Bob Paisley, football manager, dies at 77 1996 Caroline Blackwood, writer, dies at 64 1996 Eva Hart, Titanic survivor, dies at 90 1996 Ivan William Hannaford, sociologist, dies at 64 1995 Alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/painter, dies at 79 1995 Ischa Meoer, journalist/critic/entertainer/interviewer, dies at 52 1995 Michael Vincent Gazzo, U.S. actor and playwright (Godfather 2), dies at 71 1995 Nigel Lucius Graeme Finch, TV Director/film-maker, dies at 45 1995 Patricia Highsmith, writer, dies at 74 1995 Roger de Grey, English chairman of Royal Academy (1984-93), dies at 76 1995 Siem Suurhoff, TV-director (Behind the News, Sonja), dies at 58 1995 U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma 1948 - 1956, 1957 - 1958, 1960 - 1962, dies 1994 Christopher Lasch, author (Culture of Narcissism), dies at 61 1994 Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47 1993 Buddy Pepper, composer, dies of heart failure at 70 1992 Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at 48 1992 Jacob "Bob" de Uyl, journalist/author (Restless Travel), dies at 61 1992 Roepie Kruize, hockey player (Olympic-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67 1991 Arno Breker, German sculptor (Third Reich), dies at 90 1991 John A McCone, Head of CIA (1961-65), dies 1990 Jean Wallace, Walasek, actress (Big Combo), dies of hemorrhage at 66 1988 Frederick Loewe, U.S. composer (My Fair Lady), dies at 84 1987 Bola Sete, guitarist, dies at 63 1987 Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82 1982 Henk Schaer, Hendricus J M Schaareman, Dutch actor, dies at 79 1979 Adolph Dubs, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered 1978 Reginald Maudling, British Politician 1975 Heintje Davids, Hendrika David, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87 1975 Julian S Huxley, English scholar/director-General (UNESCO), dies at 87 1975 Pelham G Wodehouse, English/US writer (Piccadilly Jim), dies at 93 1972 Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer and conductor (Dike), dies at 65 1969 Vito Genovese, U.S. mafia chief, dies at 71 1969 Wolfe Barzell, actor (Blue Angel), dies of heart attack at 72 1967 James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85 1967 Sig Ruman, actor (Schultz-Life With Luigi), dies at 82 1965 Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht, French composer and conductor, dies at 84 1961 Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78 1960 Sven R Lidman, Swedish writer (Tvedraktens Barn), dies at 77 1955 Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 1950 Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80 1950 Karl G Jansky, Czechoslovakian discoverer of cosmic radio sources, dies at 44 1948 Mordecai Brown, American Athlete 1943 David Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81 1943 Frieda Reiss, French 11 month old baby, murdered in Auschwitz 1937 Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62 1916 Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36 1908 Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 1901 Edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82 1891 William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War general, dies at 71 1881 Fernando Wood, American Politician 1873 Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52 1857 Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer and conductor, dies at 56 1857 John B van Bree, violinist, composer and conductor, dies at 56 1846 Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76 1841 Antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65 1831 Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies 1820 Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 1818 John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61 1790 Capel Bond, composer, dies at 59 1780 William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56 1779 James Cook, Scottish explorer, killed in fracas with Hawaiian 1760 Francois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69 1681 Francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77 1571 Benvenuto Cellini, Italian sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 1571 Odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Chatillon/count of Beauvais, dies at 53 1528 Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 1405 Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", Crippled, Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 1400 Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at 33 869 Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies
