1972 Birthday Jan Benda, Reet Belgium, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1956 Death Julien Benda, French philosopher and writer (La trahison des clercs), dies 1913 Birthday Stefan Heym, German/U.S. author, Crusaders, Family Benda 1867 Birthday Julien Benda, French philosopher and writer, Dialogues Byzance 1795 Death Jiri Antonin Benda, composer, dies at 73 1786 Death Frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76 1722 Birthday Jiri Antonin Benda, composer 1709 Birthday Frantisek Benda, composer
