2008 Tim Russert, dies in Washington, D.C., of a heart attack, at 58 2004 Danny Dark, voice, Superman in the '70s and '80s, dies at 63 2004 Robert Teeter, American Politician 1996 David Nicholls, priest/theologian/political theorist, dies at 60 1995 David Parry, guitarist, dies 53 1994 Anne Aitken, student of Zen, dies at 83 1994 Igor Youskevitch, dancer, dies at 82 1994 James Pollack, U.S. room designer, dies at 55 1994 Nadia Gray, actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), dies at 71 1994 John Britton, English Mathematician 1994 Charles A. Beckwith, American Soldier 1993 Donald "Deke" K Slayton, U.S. major/astronaut (Apollo 18), dies at 69 1989 Fran Allison, actress (Kukla, Fran and Ollie), dies at 81 1989 Howard Simons, American Editor 1987 Geraldine Page, actress (Blue and Gray), dies at 62 1986 Benny Goodman, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing), dies at 77 1984 Marinus de Jong, Dutch composer, dies at 92 1982 Abdul Aziz Khaled, King of Saudi-Arabia, dies at 69 1979 Darla Hood, actress (Our Gang 1935-45), dies at 47 1977 Tom C Clark, former Supreme Court Justice (1949-67), dies in New York at 77 1977 Tom C. Clark, American Politician 1976 Don Bolles, U.S. journalist (against Arizona), dies 1973 Alvin Derold Etler, composer, dies at 60 1973 Frantisek Suchy, composer, dies at 82 1972 Clyde McPhatter, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters, dies in Teaneck, New Jersey at age 39 1965 Martin Buber, German/Israel philosopher/zionist/theologist, dies at 87 1962 Eugene Goossens, British composer (Perseus), dies at 69 1961 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79 1958 Pierre-etienne Flandin, French Prime Minister 1934 - 1935, dies at 69 1954 Nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62 1952 Max Pulver, writer, dies 1946 Edward Bowes, radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71 1939 Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Suljetuilla Porteilla), dies at 64 1934 Theodor Dabler, German writer (Tie Sternenkind), dies 1928 Damaso Ledesma, composer, dies at 60 1927 Henry CK "Clan" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), dies at 82 1920 Essad Pasja, Albanian military man/minister, murdered at peace confer 1905 Theodoros Delyannis, premier Greece, murdered 1905 Tippo-Tip, Hamed ben Mohammed, Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67 1901 Clarin, writer, dies 1886 Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, drowns, dies at 40 1876 Mikhail Bakunin, Russian Revolutionary 1873 Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer, dies at 51 1865 Cleaveland J Campbell, Union Brigadier-General, dies at about 29 1839 Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66 1825 Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor, dies at 82 1821 [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, minister of finance/patriot, dies at 55 1810 Johann Gottfried Seume, writer, lyric poet, wrote 'Mein Sommer in Jahr' 1805, 'Spaziergang nach Syrakus' 1803, dies at 47 1749 Jan F van Bloemen, Orizonte, Flemish painter, dies at 87 1713 Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer, dies at about 49 1665 Auke Stellingwerf, lt-admiral of Friesland, dies in battle at about 29 1665 Egbert Meussen Kortenaer, Vice-Admiral, dies in battle at about 29 1665 Jacob van Wassenaer, Foggy Obdam, lt-admiral, dies in battle at 55 1612 Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay, dies at 51 1550 Johann Spangenberg, composer, dies at 66 1550 Veronica Gambara, Italian poet, dies at 64 1371 Jan V of Virneburg, bishop of Utrecht (Pledge Vollenhove), dies 1142 Godfried II, duke of Brabant/Netherlands-Lotharingen, dies
