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2009 Concern about spreading influenza from Mexico and the United States to other countries is expressed by the WHO

2004 Ukraine re-elects Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich. but the election results were thrown out after large protests about the way the election was conducted

2004 Gibson Kente, wrote about life in South African black townships, known as Father of Black Theater in South Africa, dies

2004 After a 2-day standoff, Islamist terrorists murder about 340 held inside a school in Beslan, Russia

2004 Paul Klebnikov, journalist, Forbes writer murdered in Russia after writing about corruption, dies at 41

2003 Adam Osborne, author, computer designer, book and software publisher, founded and wrote memoir about Osborne Computer Corporation

1999 Earthquake kills about 1,185 in Armenia, Colombia

1998 Dr. Mary Calderone, doctor/writer, Talking With Your Child About Sex, dies at 94

1998 Bill Clinton confesses to Hilary about the Monica Lewinsky affair

1998 Linda Tripp begins to testify before a grand jury about the Lewinsky case

1998 Earthquake kills about 5,000 in northern Afghanistan

1998 Earthquake kills about 2,300 in northern Afghanistan

1997 Brendan Gill, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine, dies at 83

1997 Jacques-Yves Cousteau, oceanographer, made many documentaries about the ocean, dies of heart attack at 87

1997 Michael Dorris, writer, scholar, first unmarried man to adopt child, Raynold Abel, wrote about Reynold in 'The Broken Cord', commits suicide in Concord, New Hampshire, at age 52

1996 Roger Bowen, actor (M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob), dies at 62

1995 Howard Stern gets in trouble for disparaging remarks about Selena

1995 Paul Monette, writer, wrote, 'Becoming a Man', wrote about gay relationships, taught writing, Milton Academy, dies of AIDS in Los Angeles, California at 49

1995 Dorothy Granger, U.S. actress (Hog Wild, Dentist), dies at about 80

1994 Carmen McRae [Clark], U.S. jazz singer/pianist, dies at about 73

1994 Michael O'Donoghue, comedian (SNL), dies at about 54

1994 Sam Francis, U.S. painter (Basel Mural), dies at about 71

1994 Virginia Dale, U.S. actress/dancer (Holiday Inn), dies at about 77

1994 Ramdas Nayak, Indies hindu leader/politician, murdered at about 52

1994 Manfred Salzgeber, German film distributor/publicist, dies at about 51

1994 6.0 earthquake/avalanche destroys Toez Colombia, about 1000 killed

1994 Hein Salomonson, architect, dies at about 83

1994 Mad About You actress Leila Kenzel (33) weds Neil Monaco (34)

1994 Melina Mercouri, Greek actress (Never on a Sunday), dies at about 68

1994 Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan vice-president (1963-66), dies at about 81

1993 Gertrude "Trudi" Duby Blom, actress, shot to death at about 92

1993 P A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees and Hope), dies at about 86

1993 Jane Nigh, actress (Big Town, Blue Blood, Rawhide), dies at about 67

1993 Battle at TV station Ostankino/Moscow townhall, about 25 killed

1993 Tropical storm Bret ravages Venezuela, about 100 killed

1993 Henri van Soede, sub commandant (WW II), dies at about 83

1993 Joseph L Mankiewicz, U.S. writer and director (All about Eve), dies at 83

1992 Vilma Banky, silent film actress (Eagle, Rebel), dies at about 90

1992 "Scared Silent" is 1st non news program to be seen on 3 networks simultaneously. (CBS, NBC and PBS), about child abuse hosted by Oprah

1992 Vernon Howard, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth, dies

1991 6.1-7.1 earthquake in Uttar Kashi, India, about 670 die

1991 Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer

1991 Boat rams a tanker in Livorno Italy fog, killing about 138

1991 Dean Jagger, U.S. actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies at about 87

1990 Bobby Nunn, U.S. bassist (Coasters-Down in Mexico), dies at about 65

1990 Chinese plane explodes, about 100 die

1990 Norwegian Scandinavian Star catches fire; about 170 die

1989 Bette [Ruth E] Davis, actress (All About Eve, White Mama), dies at 81

1989 Soviet sub sinks in Norwegian Sea, with about a dozen deaths

1988 Lotte Stam-Beese, German/Netherlands architect, dies at about 85

1988 Ray Buchanan, U.S. blues gitarist, dies at about 48

1988 Somalia and Ethiopia sign accord about Ogaden desert

1988 Jan van den Weghe, Flemish writer, dies at about 67

1988 Pham Hung, premier of Vietnam, dies at about 74

1988 Vice President Bush and Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair

1988 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder makes racist remarks about black athletes

1986 Captured Iraqi Airways Boeing-737 in Saudi Arabia, about 60 killed

1986 Willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73

1984 U.S.S.R. offers to start talking about banning SDI

1983 Manuel Scorza, Peruvian writer, dies at about 55

1983 100 million watch ABC-TV movie "Day After," about nuclear war

1982 Jack Mullaney, actor (My Living Doll, It's About Time), dies at 49

1980 Raoul Walsh, U.S. director (High Sierra), dies at about 88

1980 Hurricane Allen ravages Caribisch area, about 70 killed

1978 U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries

1978 French TV announced a rating of "0" for a program about an Armenian's woman's 40th birthday, (comp: Napoleanic drama-67%, Knockout-33%)

1978 Totie Fields, Sophie Feldman, comedienne, dies at about 48

1978 Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson

1978 Charlie Korsmo, actor, Dick Tracy, What About Bob

1978 Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40

1977 U.S. and Cuba talk about diplomatic relations

1976 Egyptian SS Patria sinks in Red Sea, about 100 killed

1976 Alan Dewitt, actor (Mr Tyler-It's About Time), dies at 52

1976 Margaret Leighton, British actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53

1975 Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara

1975 Poland and West germany reach accord about returning ethnic Germans

1974 Hurricane Fifi hits coast of Honduras; about 5,000 die

1974 President Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in

1974 Louis I Kahn, Estonia/US architect, dies at about 73

1973 MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya

1973 Stringer Davis, actress (Mouse on the Moon, Miranda), dies at about 77

1973 Leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39

1973 John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list"

1973 Meijer Sluyser, Dutch journalist/commentator (VARA), dies at about 71

1972 1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie

1971 British and Argentina sign accord about Falkland Islands

1971 About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington

1970 Dora Paulen, German/Dutch cabaretiere, dies at about 72

1970 Yusuf Bin Ishak, president of Singapore 1965-70, dies at about 60

1970 Anita Louise, actress (Gorilla, Anthony Adverse), dies at about 55

1969 Police raid Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, New York, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against police, it lasts 3 days

1969 Helena Rubinstein, U.S. cosmetic manufacturer, dies at about 89

1969 Joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55

1969 Thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63

1968 Vladimir Boudnik, Czechoslovakian sculptor, commits suicide at about 45

1968 Ruth St. Denis, U.S. choreography, dies at about 90

1967 Bert Berns, U.S. songwriter/producer (Twist and Shout), dies at about 38

1967 Cloud burst over Lisbon kills about 450

1966 South Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die

1966 Soviet government signs accord about building Fiat factory in U.S.S.R.

1966 David Bowie releases his 1st record 'Can't Help Thinking About Me'

1965 Saudi-Arabian and Egyptian accord about Yemen

1965 President Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking

1965 Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76

1965 Moroccan army shoots on demonstrators, about 100 killed

1964 India and Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed

1964 ML King speaks to J Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign

1964 Janeane Garofalo, born in New Jersey, comedienne, SNL, Truth about Cats and Dogs

1964 Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie

1964 Halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80

1964 Rika Hopper, Dutch actress (Comedia, Anastasia), dies at about 86

1963 West and East Berlin sign accord about travel rules

1963 Carmen Amaya, Spanish flamenco dancer, dies at about 50

1963 Dam in Piave valley Italy, breaks' about 2,000 die

1963 Hurricane hits Haiti; about 5,000 die and 100,000 injured

1963 Andy Cousin, rocker, All About Eve-All About Scarlet and Other Stories

1963 Helen Hunt, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Jamie-Mad About You, Twister

1963 Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; about 1 million houses destroyed

1962 Adlai Stevenson speaks at United Nations about Cuba crisis

1962 John F. Kennedy addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba

1962 Saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71

1962 Netherlands and Indonesia signs accord about New Guinea

1962 Julianne Regan, rocker, All About Eve-All About Scarlet

1961 General Meeting of United Nations debates about New-Guinea

1961 Leila Kenzle, New York, actress, Fran Devanow-Mad About You

1961 Roy Del Ruth, director (About Face, Folies Bergere), dies at 67

1961 Dutch foreign minister Luns talks to John F. Kennedy about New Guinea

1961 Anna May Wong, actress (Thief of Baghdad), dies at about 56

1960 Elizabeth Perkins, Queens, New York, actress, About Last Night, Big

1960 Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10,000 die

1960 Maude Eburne, actress (Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman), dies at 84

1960 Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 4000 die

1960 Argentina complains to United Nations about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichmann

1960 Chris van Abkoude, author (Pietje Bell, Kruimeltje), dies at about 79

1959 Japan hit by typhoon Vera; about 5,000 die

1959 Mark Price, bass/vocals, All About Eve, Tin Huey-Contents Dislodged

1959 Abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68

1958 Michael McNeill, synthesizer, Simple Minds-Don't You Forget About Me

1957 Jacques Fesch, French political assassin/saint?, beheaded at about 26

1957 New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants and Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast

1957 Paul Reiser, born in New York City, actor, My 2 Dads, Diner, Aliens, Mad About You

1956 Jeanne Cappe, Belgian author (Tres Grand Cardinal), dies at about 61

1956 Dynamite transport explodes in Colombia; about 1200 die

1955 Yung Deva, king of Nepal (191.-55), dies at about 48

1954 Typhoon hits Japan - 5 ferryboats sink killing about 1,600

1954 Nancy Wilson, rock guitarist, Heart-Never, What about Love

1953 Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia, dies at about 73

1953 Michael Bolton, Connecticut, rock vocalist, That's What Love Is All About

1952 Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres

1952 German and Israeli reach accord about recovery payments

1952 Marianne Williamson, born in Houston, Texas, spiritual activist, author, speaker, lecturer, wrote, 'A Course in Miracles', a program about choosing love over fear, 'A Return to Love', breakthrough success attributed to appearance on Oprah Winfrey

1951 Ann Wilson, born in San Diego, California, rock vocalist, Heart-What About Love

1951 Jorge Santana, born in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico, musician, member of band Malo, recorded with Malo members to produce solo albums Jorge Santana, It's All About Love, plays green Frender Stratocaster guitar, recorded Santana Brothers album with brother, Carlos Santana, 1994

1951 23rd Academy Awards - "All About Eve," Judy Holliday and J Ferrer win

1950 Dan Hartman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, record producer, known for "I Can Dream About You"

1950 Bill Murray, born in Evanston, Illinois, comedian, SNL, What About Bob, Stripes

1950 Heavy typhoon strikes Japan, kills about 250

1950 2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die

1950 East Germany and Poland sign treaty about Oder-Neisse border

1950 Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75

1949 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die

1948 Lillian Brainthwaite, British actress (Man About the House), dies at 75

1948 Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43

1947 French ship explodes in Texas City harbor, kills about 522

1947 Mike Kellie, rock drummer, Spooky Tooth-It's All About

1946 President Truman questions Great Britain Jews about Palestine

1945 Pope Pius XII encyclical Orientals omnes, about Rutheense church

1945 Paul Monette, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, writer, wrote, 'Becoming a Man', wrote about gay relationships, taught writing, Milton Academy

1945 Mike Harrison, keyboardist, Spooky Tooth-It's All About

1945 Michael Dorris, born in Louisville, Kentucky, writer, scholar, first unmarried man to adopt child, Raynold Abel, wrote about Reynold in 'The Broken Cord'

1944 Train crashes in tunnel of Aguadilla Spain; about 500 die

1944 Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71

1944 General Montgomery speaks to generals about invastion plan

1944 Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74

1943 All inhabitants of Kalmukkie deported, about 70,000 killed

1943 Soviet forces under Tolbuchin stick Sivash-bay about

1943 Tank battle at Prochorowka - Russians beat Nazis, about 12,000 die

1943 Gary Wright, singer, dream weaver, Spooky Tooth-It's All About

1942 Japan kills about 400 Filipino officers in Bataan

1942 Werner Heisenberger informs nazis about uranium project "Wunderwaffen"

1942 About 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin

1941 Lawine battlers destroy Haaraz, Peru; about 3,000 die

1941 Nazi's slaughter about 34,000 Jews of Kiev

1941 Sicherheitsdienst complains about Dutch anti German sentiments

1939 Earthquake in Turkey, about 50,000 die

1939 Adam Osborne, born in Thailand, author, computer designer, book and software publisher, founded and wrote memoir about Osborne Computer Corporation

1938 Frank Converse, actor, It's About Time, Dr. Cook's Garden, Movin' On

1937 Pan Arab conference about Palestine opens

1937 Nathan Birnbaum, Austria philosopher (Zionism), dies at about 72

1934 Colombia and Peru sign accord about harbor city Leticia

1934 David Halberstam, born in New York City, journalist, author, Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote about the Vietnam War

1934 Fire destroys Hakodate Japan, killing about 1,500

1933 David Reuben, author, Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex

1933 Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", U.S. singer, dies at about 64

1933 Roger Bowen, actor, M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob, Petulia

1933 Edward de Bono, physician, inventor, consultant, author, invented term lateral thinking, promoted deliberate teaching of thinking as a subject in public schools, advanced applied psychology, making theories about creativity, perception into usable tools

1932 Jack Mullaney, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, My Living Doll, It's About Time

1932 Gibson Kente, born in South Africa, wrote about life in South African black townships, known as Father of Black Theater in South Africa

1929 Walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro

1929 Chile, Peru and Bolivia sign accord about Tacna-Arica-area

1929 Tristan Jones, born in Liverpool, England, sailor, author, Welsh story teller, wrote about sailing in books and articles

1929 Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28

1928 Tom Aldredge, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor in What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers

1927 Boris Porena, born in Rome, Italy, Italian composer, didactical expert, studied under Goffredo Petrassi, influenced by neoclassical poetics, wrote texts about music including Musica-Societa which includes social and political analysis

1926 Hurricane hits Miami and Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die

1926 U.S. and Panamanian pact about safeguard of Panama Canal

1926 Frank Aletter, Long Island, New York, actor, Mac-It's About Time, Tom-Nancy

1925 U.S. and Italy sign peace accord about war debts

1925 Belgian and U.S. sign treaty about war debts

1925 Italian-Serbian/Croatian/Slav treaty about Dalmatie

1924 Conference about German recovery payments opens in London

1923 Lenin's last article in Pravda (about Red bureaucracy)

1922 BBC sends 1st British radio play "Truth about Father Christmas"

1922 China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die

1922 Herman Kahn, New Jersey, writer, Thinking About the Unthinkable

1921 Mary Douglas, born in San Remo, Italy, British anthropologist, wrote about symbolism, human culture

1919 Celeste Holm, born in New York City, actress, Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve

1918 Forest fire in Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin kills about 800

1918 Vernon Howard, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth

1917 Ammunitions ship explodes in Archangelsk harbor, about 1,500 die

1916 Alex Dreier, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, newscaster, Whats it all about World?

1915 Solomon Schechter, theologist, dies at about 64

1915 Train crashes at Colima-Guadalajara Mexico, about 600 die

1914 Brendan Gill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine

1914 Gary Merrill, Hartford Conn, actor, Young Dr. Kildare, All About Eve

1914 Chapman Pincher, British journalist/author, about secret service

1914 Redjaizade M Ekrem, Turkish poet and writer, dies at about 66

1912 Louis Antoine, Belgian miner/sect leader, dies at about 65

1911 France and Germany signs treaty about Morocco and Congo

1911 British premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany

1911 Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75

1909 France and Germany sign treaty about Morocco

1908 Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79

1906 George Sanders, Russia, actor, All About Eve-Academy Award 1950

1906 Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco)

1905 Tippo-Tip, Hamed ben Mohammed, Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67

1905 Jacob Olie, Dutch photographer, dies at about 70

1903 Roger Casement completes report about abuses in Belgian Congo

1903 Rabbe A. Enckell, Finnish author and poet, Lutad about Brunnen

1902 Santa Maria Guatemala hit by Earthquake; about 6,000 die

1901 Francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82

1900 Boer attack under Sarel Eloff, about 70 killed

1900 Boers attack at Ladysmith, about 1,000 killed or injured

1899 British and French accord about West-Africa

1897 Ralph Abercromby, British meteorologist, dies at about 54

1897 Bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature, About the Laugh

1896 Matthew B Brady, U.S. photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72

1895 Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62

1894 Forest fires destroy Hinckley Minnesota: about 600 die

1894 M F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56

1893 Roy Del Ruth, director, About Face, Babe Ruth Story, Star Show

1893 Tornado destroys coast of Savannah and Charleston, about 1000 die

1891 John Metzelaar, Dutch/US, About Tropical Atl Visschen

1891 Hurricane hits Martinique, about 700 die

1890 U.S. 7th Cavalry massacre about 300 captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota

1888 Hail stones kills about 250 in Moradabad district of Delhi

1887 Gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million

1887 Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200

1885 Edmond About, French Novelist

1883 Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74

1882 Storm and floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die

1881 Hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas; about 700 die

1880 Henry Stanley and Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo

1880 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Arcanum about Christian marriage

1879 News about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London

1878 Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament, About Plato

1876 Cyclone hits Bengal, about 200,000 die

1875 Otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84

1875 Maude Eburne, Canada, actress, Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman

1875 Garonne Flood: great damage in Verdun and Toulouse, kills about 1,000

1870 William F Brantly, Confederate, murdered at about 40

1870 Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46

1868 Christian Schonbein, German chemist, dies at about 69

1868 Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author and poet, dies at about 60

1868 James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70

1868 Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity

1865 Rene E de Russy, West Indian/US Brigadier-General, dies at about 75

1865 John Brough, U.S. publisher/(gov-R-Ohio), dies at about 54

1865 Cleaveland J Campbell, Union Brigadier-General, dies at about 29

1864 Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, U.S. Union-Brigadier-General, dies at about 34

1864 2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties

1864 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia (about 3900 casualties)

1864 Samuel Benton, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 44

1864 Skirmish at Mcafee's Cross Road Georgia, about 57 dies in battle

1864 Thomas Greeley Stevenson, Union Brigadier-General, dies at about 27

1864 6th and last day of battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties)

1864 Stephen Gardner Champlin, Brigadier-General (Union), dies at about 36

1863 Battle at Bristoe Station Virginia (about 2000 casualties)

1863 Edward Needle Kirk, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 35

1863 Anti-draft mobs lynch blacks in New York City; about 1,000 die

1863 Alonzo Hersford Cushing, U.S. Union lt, dies in battle at about 22

1862 Isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union Brigadier-General, dies of injury at about 40

1862 William Edwin Starke, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 48

1862 Hurricane hits Canton; about 40,000 die

1862 Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35

1862 Robert Hatton, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 34

1862 Battle of Princeton, West Virginia, ends, about 128 casualities

1862 George W. Johnson, U.S. planter/Confederate (gov-Kentucky), dies at about 50

1862 James McIntosh, U.S. confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 33

1859 John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84

1858 Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people

1857 Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die

1854 Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41

1846 Alexis the Tocqueville writes about "Algerian problem"

1846 Pieter Adams, architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67

1846 Theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation

1842 Natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die

1838 Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43

1836 Theodore Dotrenge, South Netherland orangist, dies at about 74

1835 N.Y. Sun publishes Moon hoax story about John Herschel

1834 Prussia, Austria and Russia sign classified accord about Belgium

1833 Chicago incorporates as a village of about 200

1833 James Ball Antyne, Scottish founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60

1831 Hurricane hits Barbados; about 1,500 die

1831 Jan van Speijk blows up his gunboat in Antwerp, killing about 30

1829 Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French nature investigator, dies at about 85

1829 Jacobus Blue, Dutch regent/patriot, dies at about 73

1828 Edmond About, French Novelist

1822 Antioch Syria, hit by Earthquake; about 20,000 die

1822 Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77

1821 Maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55

1820 Philippines chases out foreigners; about 125 die

1813 Louis-Alexandre Crette, Belgian porselein painter, dies at about 55

1812 Eagle Fokke Simonsz, writer (Year 3000), dies at about 57

1812 Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas; about 20,000 die

1810 Albertus H Wiese, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, dies at about 48

1809 Johan B Scheffer, portrait painter, dies at about 43

1807 Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72

1806 George Wythe, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at about 79

1806 Jean-Jacques Bachelier, French painter, dies at about 82

1805 Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die

1799 Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41

1799 Mohammed Esad Galib Dede, Turkish poet, Husn-u asjk, dies at about 41

1799 Galib Dede/Seyh Galib, Turkish poet (Husn u Ask), dies at about 40

1798 British kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara

1795 Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70

1794 James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64

1793 Louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75

1793 Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,000

1791 Nikolaj A. Bestuzhev, Russia, writer/painter, Account about Holland

1790 Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66

1789 Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67

1788 John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40

1788 Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53

1787 Thomas Stone, U.S. attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44

1786 Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68

1783 Skaptar Volcano on Iceland erupts killing about 9,000

1783 Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67

1780 About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England to this day it's cause is still unexplained

1779 John Heart, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at about 68

1773 Robert Clive, English occupier (India), dies at about 48

1773 Wilhelm H Wackenroder, German writer, Fantasies about Art

1768 Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81

1768 Filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70

1765 Jacob Gilles, pension advisor, dies at about 74

1761 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51

1754 Henry Pelham, English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57

1754 Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51

1752 John C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85

1752 Daniel Marot, French/Netherlands, architect/engraver, dies at about 88

1748 France and Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands

1743 Richard Savage, English poet/playwright, dies at about 46

1741 Johann Joseph Fux, Austrian composer/music theorist, dies at about 80

1740 Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72

1735 Dirk T van Cloon, Dutch lawyer/Governor-General of E Indies, dies at about 46

1734 Johann C van Erckel, old Catholic theologist, dies at about 79

1731 Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die

1731 Daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70

1729 Matthaeus de Cock, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1725-29), dies at about 65

1729 John Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57

1728 Fjodor M graaf Apraksin, Russian General-Admiral, dies at about 57

1727 Jacques Abbadie, French theologist, dies at about 73

1727 Catharina I, Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42

1725 Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese playwright (Yotsugi Soga), dies at about 71

1724 Enrico Giovanni Zuccalli, Swiss architect, dies at about 81

1723 Willem van de Pose, Governor of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59

1718 Arnold J van Keppel, earl of Albemarle/general, dies at about 48

1717 Pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75

1716 William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75

1714 Anne Stuart, queen of England (1702-14), dies at about 49

1713 Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer, dies at about 49

1712 Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77

1711 Jozef I, Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1705-11), dies at about 32

1709 William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62

1707 Dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69

1704 Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62

1704 Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83

1703 Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die

1700 Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53

1700 Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77

1699 Henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63

1695 Melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58

1693 Willem Van de Velde, Dutch the Old, seascape painter, dies at about 82

1692 Gerardus L Blasius, Flemish anatomist, dies at about 66

1686 Adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55

1686 Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78

1685 Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 55

1685 Pieter de la Court, economist/historian, dies at about 67

1684 Adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48

1684 Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75

1684 Caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48

1682 Jacob I van Ruysdael, physician/landscape painter, dies at about 53

1680 Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57

1679 Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66

1678 Charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56

1678 Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70

1677 Aert van der Neer, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 73

1677 Wenzel Hollar, Bohemia cartoonist/etcher, dies at about 69

1675 Storm hits about West-Europe: flood in Amsterdam

1674 Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66

1673 Anthonie Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 72

1673 John de Love I, Vice-Admiral, dies in sea battle at about 54

1673 Johannes Teellinck, Dutch vicar, dies at about 58

1673 Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72

1672 Govert D Camphuysen, (court)painter, dies at about 48

1672 Willem J van Gendt, admiral/governor of Breda, dies at about 37

1671 Edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68

1670 Geory Horn, Hornius, theologist/historian, dies at about 50

1669 John Coccejus, German/Netherlands reformed theologist, dies at about 66

1669 Reyer Anslo, writer/poet, dies at about 42

1669 Leo Allatios, Greek/Italian theologist/literary, dies at about 82

1668 Antoon Anselmo, South Netherlands lawyer, dies at about 79

1668 Francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64

1666 French Neck, portrait painter (Women Portrait), dies at about 86

1666 Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56

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

1662 Cornelis van Aerssen, Dutch ruler of Sommelsdok, dies at about 62

1662 Johannes C Verspronck, portrait painter, buried at about 64

1662 Leonhart Kern, German sculptor, dies at about 73

1661 Don Luis Mendez de Haro, premier of Spain (1643-61), dies at about 63

1661 Jacobus de la Torra, RC apostole vicar of Holland, dies at about 53

1661 Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53

1661 Hendrick Uylenburgh, art dealer, buried at about 73

1661 Pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64

1660 Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70

1660 Gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33

1659 Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, New Zealand), dies at about 56

1658 Jacobus Revius, Reefsen, theologist/writer/poet, dies at about 72

1658 Pieter Florisz, Dutch admiral, dies in battle at about 50

1657 Robert Blake, English Admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57

1656 Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64

1656 Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55

1653 Maximilian Teellinck, vicar, dies at about 51

1653 Gillesz de Hondecoeter, painter/Hostage rights, buried at about 49

1653 Johan van Galen, Dutch Admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48

1652 John Asselijn, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 42

1652 Bonaventura Elsevier, book publisher/merchant, dies at about 69

1652 Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40

1652 John Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37

1652 Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67

1651 Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43

1650 Abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55

1650 Viceroy Willem II and Amsterdam reach accord about standing army

1650 Cornelis Galle I, Flemish engraver, dies at about 73

1650 John Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74

1649 Outgert Arisz Akersloot, Dutch silversmith, dies at about 73

1649 Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Netherlands diplomat, dies at about 89

1649 Richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36

1649 Elisabeth Bas, wife of Dutch Admiral Swartenhondt, dies at about 78

1648 Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60

1648 Tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63

1647 Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61

1647 Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65

1646 John C Lichthart, Admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45

1645 Anton van Diemen, Governor-General (Netherlands East Indies), dies at about 51

1643 John Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59

1643 John Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48

1642 Armand-Jean Duplessis Richelieu, bishop of Lueon, dies at about 57

1642 Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69

1642 Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66

1641 Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50

1641 Cornelis C Jol, Houtebeen, Admiral (South-America), dies at about 41

1640 Pierre de Fermat writes to Marin Mersenne about Fermat's church thesis

1640 Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55

1638 Cornelis Cornelisz, "of Haarlem", painter, dies at about 76

1638 Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish painter, buried at about 63

1638 Johannes Althusius, Althaut, German lawyer, dies at about 81

1638 Palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30

1638 Paul Moreelse, Dutch painter/master builder, dies at about 66

1638 Jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73

1637 Foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57

1636 Giovanni B Aleotti, Italian writer/theater architect, dies at about 90

1635 Jacques Callot, French cartoonist/engraver, dies at about 42

1633 Carlo Caraffa, Italian jesuit/religious order founder, dies at about 72

1631 John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47

1630 Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61

1629 Arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74

1628 Gregor Aichinger, German composer/organist, dies at about 63

1627 Frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56

1627 Dirck R "Didericus" Camphuysen, poet/printer/vicar, dies at about 41

1627 Lieven de Key, Flemish master builder (Vleeshal), dies at about 67

1627 Cornelis van Aerssen, Flemish Clerk of the House, dies at about 81

1626 Adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70

1626 Willebrord Snellius, astronomer/mathematician, dies at about 46

1626 Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51

1625 Adriaen Valerius, notary/Netherlands Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49

1624 Willem Pietersz Buytewech, painter/etcher, dies at about 32

1624 Isaac Le Maire, Amsterdam ship owner, dies at about 66

1624 Steven van der Haghen, admiral/Governor on Ambon 1617 - 1618, dies at about 61

1624 Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28

1624 Arnold Geulincx, South Netherland, philosopher, About Virtue

1622 Peter Plancius, Flemish vicar/cartographer, dies at about 69

1622 William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38

1621 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, organist/composer, dies at about 59

1620 Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59

1619 England and Netherlands signs treaty about business in the Indies

1617 Franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62

1617 Louis Elsevier, Dutch publisher, dies at about 76

1612 Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60

1612 Philip Galle, Flemish engraver, dies at about 74

1612 Maarten van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 77

1611 Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72

1610 Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62

1609 Jacobus Arminius, Jacob Hermans, theologist, dies at about 49

1609 Federico Zuccari, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at about 69

1607 Cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78

1607 Herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60

1605 Pieter Bast, Bastius, Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34

1604 Louis Gunther, earl of Nassau, dies in battle at about 29

1604 John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74

1603 Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68

1603 Maarten de Vos, Flemish painter, dies at about 71

1602 Everard van Reyd, Dutch historian, dies at about 51

1600 Baki, Turkish royal poet (Davan, Ghazalijjat), dies at about 74

1600 Arent van Dorp, Dutch governor of East-Zealand, dies at about 70

1599 Edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46

1598 Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78

1598 Floris I van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg, dies at about 61

1597 Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66

1597 Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61

1596 Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84

1595 Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59

1594 Orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61

1592 Willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75

1591 Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60

1591 Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59

1590 Pierre de Loyseleur de Villiers, S Netherlands theologist, dies at about 60

1590 Joost Jansz Bilhamer, master builder/cartographer, dies at about 49

1590 Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68

1590 Cujacius, Jacques Cujas, French lawyer, dies at about 68

1590 Francis Walsingham, English Secretary of State, dies at about 57

1589 Maarten Schenck van Nideggen, Lieutenant Colonel (80 year war), dies at about 49

1589 Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49

1588 Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82

1585 Caspar de Robles, Spanish viceroy of Frisia, dies at about 57

1582 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75

1578 Sebastiaan, king of Portugal (1557-78), dies in battle at about 24

1576 Dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence

1576 Louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44

1575 Charles de Boisot, water beggar, dies in battle at about 45

1575 Pieter Aertsen, Long Worm, painter, dies at about 65

1574 Cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54

1573 Michel de l'Hopital, chancellor of France (1560-68), dies at about 65

1573 Jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54

1572 John Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67

1572 Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71

1569 Pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44

1568 Antoon van Stralen, Flemish mayor of Antwerp, beheaded at about 47

1568 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23

1568 Willem Key, painter, dies at about 47

1567 Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79

1567 Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37

1562 Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82

1561 Johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49

1560 Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56

1559 Erasmus Sarcerius, German luthers theologist, dies at about 58

1559 5 Spanish ships sinks in storm off Tampa, about 600 die

1559 Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52

1556 David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54

1556 Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65

1555 French Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65

1555 Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65

1555 Maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76

1553 Erasmus Alberus, Germ theologist (Barfusser Monche), dies at about 52

1549 Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80

1548 Catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36

1547 Pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46

1545 John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55

1544 Alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53

1544 Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68

1542 Albert Pigge, Pighius, Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52

1541 Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61

1541 Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56

1541 Bernard van Orley, Flemish royal painter of Hungary, dies at about 52

1540 Guillaume Bude, French humanist, dies at about 72

1539 Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75

1538 Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63

1538 Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79

1538 Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57

1536 Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45

1535 John Fisher, English bishop (1504-35)/cardinal, beheaded at about 65

1534 Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70

1534 Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83

1531 Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die

1530 Lord Chancellor, (1514-29), dies at about 56

1530 Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43

1529 John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69

1529 John Cuspinianus, Spiessheimer, German physician, dies at about 55

1528 Lucas van Prague, Czechoslovakian leader of Bohemian Brothers, dies at about 68

1528 Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 die

1528 Jacopo d'antonio Negreti Palma, Italian painter, dies at about 48

1525 Joannes Custos, S Netherlands humanist, dies at about 50

1524 Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55

1524 Joachim Patinir, Flemish landscape painter, dies at about 45

1524 Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80

1522 Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75

1521 About 300 heretics burned in Vrijdagmarkt Gent

1521 Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62

1519 Michael Wolgemut, German painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85

1519 Hans Backofen/Backoffen, German sculptor, dies at about 49

1519 Johann Tetzel, Dominican monk, dies at about 79

1519 Johann Tetzel, (German) monk, dies at about 79

1517 John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37

1513 Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70

1510 Tree of Commonwealth, beheaded at about 48

1510 Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65

1510 Francisco d'Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59

1507 Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72

1504 Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82

1504 Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52

1498 Vespasiano da' Bisticci, Italian book seller/writer, dies at about 77

1497 Francesco Botticini, Italian painter, dies at about 52

1496 David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69

1494 Melozzo da Forli, Italian painter, dies at about 56

1492 Columbus' fleet about 400 sea miles from Puerto Rico

1490 Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90

1490 French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen, dies at about 25

1490 Adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39

1488 Andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52

1478 Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24

1475 Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64

1474 Guillaume Dufay, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 74

1469 Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53

1463 Flavio Biondi, Italian writer (Rome instaurata), dies at about 65

1457 Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50

1456 Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die

1456 Janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49

1444 Robert Campin, South Netherlands painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65

1444 John Capreolus, French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50

1438 Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64

1434 Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60

1405 Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", Crippled, Mongols monarch, dies at about 68

1404 Albrecht of Bavaria, duke of Bavaria, dies at about 74

1387 French Ackerman, Ghent rebel/leader of Reisers, murdered at about 57

1380 Bertrand du Guesclin, French King of Granada, dies at about 60

1367 Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57

1361 John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61

1349 Gunther Van Schwarzburg, German anti-king 1349, dies at about 44

1345 Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27

1337 Willem III the Good, earl of Holland/Zealand, dies at about 49

1336 Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65

1336 Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71

1317 Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63

1298 Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43

1297 Willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet/abbot St. Truiden, dies at about 86

1276 Innocent V, Pierre the Tarantaise, Pope (1276), dies at about 36

1272 Zita/Cita, Italian maid/saint, dies at about 59

1253 Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53

1246 Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64

1231 Elisabeth van Thuringen, Hungarian princess, dies at about 24

1229 Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68

1202 Knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39

1167 Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56

1164 Elisabeth von Schonau, German mystic (Visiones), dies at about 34

1156 Peter Venerabilis, French theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61

1153 David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68

1152 Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58

1134 Norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51

1130 Baldricus Burgoliensis, French historian/archbishop, dies at about 83

1115 Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64

1093 Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62

1072 Sancho II, king of Castilie/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35

1015 Lambert I with the Beard, count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65

1010 Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69

999 Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68

983 Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28

974 Ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84

965 Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40

956 Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55

939 Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49

912 Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71

898 Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39

875 Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75

875 Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50

872 Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80

833 Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63

828 Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77

811 Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39

809 Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66

771 Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20

766 Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50

743 Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52

735 Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62

727 Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72

711 Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42

711 Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27

709 Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, English abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69

709 Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76

659 Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32

656 Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25

641 Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65

640 Arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58

593 Guntram, French king in Burgundy, dies at about 67

561 Chlotarius I, king of the France (558-61), dies at about 61

558 Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62

545 Chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70

533 Remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96

526 Antioch struck by Earthquake; about 250,000 die

524 Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29

524 Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28

511 Clovis, 1st King of France, dies at about 45

439 Melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56

421 Flavius Constantine III, emperor of Westromeinse, dies at about 51

413 Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57

397 Martinus, (St. Maarten), Roman bishop of Tours, dies at about 81

365 Alexandria hit by Earthquake; about 50,000 die

364 Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32

311 Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50

98 Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67

81 Titus Flavius Vespasianus, emperor of Rome (69-81), dies at about 42


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