2002 Jonathan Harris, TV actor, TV's Lost in Space, dies at 84 1999 Ian Bannen, actor, Waking Ned Devine, dies at 71 1998 Bob Kane, American Artist 1996 Barry George Barrington Porter, politician, dies at 57 1996 Heather Swift, local councellor, dies at 79 1996 Jean-Bedel Bokassa, dictator of Cent Africa Rep (1967-79), dies at 75 1995 Arthur George Bottomley, politician, dies at 88 1994 Dennis C Ott, U.S. actor (Star Trek 3/4), dies of AIDs 1994 Richard Krautheimer, U.S. art historian, dies at 97 1993 Duncan Gibbins, director (Fire With Fire), dies in California fire at 41 1993 Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor, dies at 97 1993 William Lanteau, actor (On Golden Pond), dies at 70 1992 Jean Daskalides, Belgian chocolate factory, dies at 70 1992 John H Davis, actor (Our Gang), dies of respiratory failure at 78 1990 Mary Martin, actress (Peter Pan), dies of cancer at 76 1990 Valerie French, actress (Jubal), dies of leukemia 1988 Henri van Praag, Dutch para-psychologist, dies 1986 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, jazz saxophonist, dies at 65 1983 Alfredo Antonini, conductor (Jane Froman Canteen), dies at 82 1983 Bob [Homan] Scholte, Dutch singer, dies at 81 1982 Edward H Carr, British historian, dies at 90 1980 Ludwig Hohl, writer, dies 1977 Florence Vidor, actress (Jack Knife Man), dies at 82 1973 Arturo De Cordova, actor (This Strange Passion), dies at 65 1971 Etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner, Bronze Medal 1948 Olympics, dies in accident at 48 1970 Peter II Karadjordjevic, last king of Yugoslavia (1934-45), dies at 57 1962 Harlow H Curtice, President of General Motors (1953-8), dies at 69 1959 Friedrich Niggli, composer, dies at 83 1958 Harry Revel, movie composer (Sitting Pretty, Gay Divorcee), dies 1957 Wilhelm Reich, Austria/U.S. psycho analyst (sexual), dies at 60 1954 Henri E B Matisse, French painter/sculptor (Dance II), dies at 84 1954 Henri Matisse, French Artist 1951 Louis Pierard, Belgian journalist/author (London sketches), dies at 65 1949 Solomon R Guggenheim, U.S. art collector, dies at 88 1945 Alessandro Longo, composer, dies at 80 1942 Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Trousers, Snob), dies at 64 1940 Lewis Hine, American Photographer 1936 Filip Lazar, composer, dies at 42 1931 Juan Zorrilla de San Martin, Uruguayian poet (Tabare), dies at 75 1931 Rudolf W. Canne, Fries playwright (Peaske), dies at 60 1926 Annie Oakley, U.S. sharp shooting star, dies at 66 1914 Georg Trakl, Austria poet (Totentag, Cocaine Overdose), dies at 27 1913 Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer, dies at 83 1911 Salvador Giner y Vidal, composer, dies at 79 1904 Gaston Henri Charles Antoine Serpette, composer, dies at 57 1891 Louis L Bonaparte, English/French linguist/senator, dies at 78 1873 Kintpuash, "Captain Jack", chief of Modoc-indians, dies 1867 Pieter J Jong, Dutch Zouave, dies in battle 1864 Antonio Gonalves Dias, Brazilian national poet, dies at sea 1845 Johan G Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch Minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 69 1832 Pietro Generali, composer, dies at 59 1803 Henri Moreau, composer, dies at 75 1787 Robert Lowth, English Author 1711 Ferdinand Tobias Richter, composer, dies at 60 1708 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71 1639 Martinus de Porres, Peru saint (patron of social justice), dies at 69 1611 Antonio Perez, secretary of Spanish king Philip II and rebel, dies at 71 1456 Edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies 1378 Jan II, ruler of Polanen/Leck/Breda, dies 1344 Adolf van der Mark, prince-bishop of Liege (1313-44), dies at 56 1254 Johannes III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine Emperor (1222-54)/saint, dies 361 Flavius Julius Constantius II, 1st Byzantine Emperor, dies at 44
