2007 Jane Wyman, dies in California, of natural causes, at 90 1997 Burgess Meredith, actor (Penguin-Batman, Rocky), dies at 88 1996 Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine, dies at 59 1995 Charles Denner, actor (Mado, Stella, Z, Landru), dies at 69 1995 Derek Meddings, special Effects technician, dies at 64 1995 Molly Mary Hyde, cricketer, dies at 81 1994 Amy Clampitt, British poet, 'Silence Opens', dies at 74 1993 Janice Carroll, actress (End, April Fools), dies of cancer at 61 1993 Rita Karin, Polish-Latvia/US actress (Sophie's Choice), dies at 73 1991 Sarah Sally Lawrence, entertainer, dies at 61 1991 Yves Montand, actor (Lets Make Love, Z), dies at 70 1990 Samuel Kanyon Doe, president of Liberia (1980-90), assassinated 1988 Virginia Satir, American Psychologist 1985 Alexa Kenin, actress (Mousie-Coed Fever), dies at 23 1985 Jock Stein, Scottish Celebrity 1983 Balthasar J "John" Vorster, South African premier (1966-78), dies at 67 1982 Max Winders Maximilien, brought Belgium gold reserve to England, dies 1979 Agostinho Neto, poet/1st President of Angola, dies at 56 1979 Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer, dies at 99 1977 Hamida Djandoubi, convicted murderer last to, die by guillotine 1976 Dalton Trumbo, U.S. writer and director (Johnny Got His Gun), dies at 70 1976 Dorothy Devore, actress (Newscast, Senor Daredevil), dies at 77 1976 George Baxter, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged), dies at 71 1976 Mordecai Johnson, 1st black president of Howard U, dies at 86 1972 Sidney Pegler, cricket leg spinner (leading South Africa prior to WWI), dies 1971 Bella Darvi, actress (Racers), commits suicide at 42 1971 Pier Angeli, actress (Octaman), dies of barbiturate overdose at 39 1965 Bobby Jordan, actor (Dead End Kids), dies of sclerosis of liver at 42 1963 Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Le siecle of Gueux), dies at 89 1961 Leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81 1960 Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga - matushka-reka), dies at 63 1955 Robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer, dies at 70 1954 Peter Anders, German opera singer, dies 1951 Giuseppe Mule, composer, dies at 66 1945 Vaino Raitio, composer, dies at 54 1944 Jaap P Musch, Dutch resistance fighter, murdered by Nazis 1942 Nachman N "Neddy" Bamberg, actor, dies in Auschwitz at 63 1934 George Henschel, composer, dies at 84 1932 Percy Fletcher, composer, dies at 52 1931 Alfonso Randano, composer, dies at 78 1922 Arpad Szendy, composer, dies at 59 1916 Friedrich Gernsheim, composer, dies at 77 1898 Elisabeth AE, empress of Austria/wife of Franz Joseph I, dies at 60 1898 S Mallarme, writer, dies 1898 George Muller, English Clergyman 1895 Harrison Millard, composer, dies at 64 1884 George Bentham, English Scientist 1868 Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79 1867 Simon Sechter, composer, dies at 78 1862 Carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62), dies at 71 1858 Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44 1845 Karl August von Lichtenstein, composer, dies at 78 1842 Letitia Tyler, President Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51 1839 Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 1831 George Guest, composer, dies at 60 1828 Count d'Andreossi, French general/parliament leader, dies at 67 1806 Johann C Adelung, German translator/librarian, dies at 74 1765 Jacob Gilles, pension advisor, dies at about 74 1680 Marco Uccellini, composer, dies 1623 John I Van de Velde, calligrapher (Mirror of Write-Konste), dies 1600 John Bruhesius, Bruhesen, bishop of Groningen, dies 1547 Pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered 1419 Jan zonder Vrees, duke of Burgundy/count of Flanders, murdered 1419 John the Fearless, Burgundy/French warrior, murdered at 48 1382 Louis I, the Great, King of Hungary/Poland, dies 1305 Nicholas van Tolentino, Italian saint, dies 1279 Robert Kilwardby/Anglicus, English philosopher/Cardinal, dies 954 Louis IV, of overseas, King of France, dies 918 Boudouin II the Bare, originator of Flanders territory, dies
