2005 Paul Ricoeur, French Philosopher 2002 Stephen Jay Gould, "educator, writer", The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, dies at 60 2000 Edward L. Bernds, director, The Three Stooges shorts, dies at 94 2000 Jean-Pierre Rampal, flutist, dies at 78 1997 Virgilio Boat, president of Colombia (1986-90), dies 1996 Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter, dies at 65 1996 George Malcolm Thomson, journalist, dies at 96 1996 Janaki Ramachandran, Prime Minister of Indian state of Tamil Nadu (1988), dies 1996 John Pertwee, actor (Dr. Who), dies at 76 1996 Julius Marmur, biochemist/geneticist, dies at 70 1996 Lewis B Combs, naval commander/civil engineer, dies at 101 1994 Dallas Pratt, collector, dies at 79 1994 Ronald Russell, actor/manager (We Are Angels), dies at 83 1993 Max Klein, inventor (paint by numbers), dies at 77 1991 Julian Orbon De Soto, composer, dies at 65 1989 Anton Diffring, actor (Zeppelin, Fahrenheit 451), dies at 70 1989 Gilda Radner, comedienne (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon), dies at 42 1989 John R Hicks, English economist (Nobel 1972), dies 1986 Bernard Naylor, composer, dies at 78 1986 Willem Pee, Belgian linguistic, dies at 83 1986 Helen B. Taussig, American Scientist 1985 George Memmoli, actor (Earl-Hello Larry), dies at 46 1984 Peter Bull, British actor (Dr. Doolittle), dies of a heart attack at 72 1975 Barbara Hepworth, sculptor, dies 1975 Dame Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor, dies in fire at 72 1975 Jacques Stehman, composer, dies at 62 1972 Cornelis J van der Klauw, Dutch biologist/zoologist, dies at 78 1972 Walter Winchell, columnist/narrator (Untouchables), dies at 75 1969 Fred Sherman, actor (Chain Lightning), dies after a stroke at 64 1969 Royal Beal, actor (Death of a Salesman), dies of cancer, at 69 1968 Kees van Dongen, Dutch/French painter, dies at 91 1959 Alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60 1957 Gilbert Murray, British Diplomat 1956 Andre Eugene Maurice Charlot, actor (Summer Storm), dies 1956 Max Beerbohm, caricturist/writer (Yet Again), dies 1940 Joris [Georges] van Severen, Flem fascist/Member of parliament, dies 1939 Joe Carr, NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39), dies at 59 1935 Ivans, Jacob van Schevichaven, lawyer/detective writer, dies at 68 1925 D. French Slaughter, Jr., Representative-R-Virginia, 1985 - 1991, died from a series of strokes 1923 Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist, dies 1919 Jacob Verdam, philosopher, dies 1913 Henry Flagler, American Businessman 1910 Jean-Baptiste Theodore Weckerlin, composer, dies at 88 1900 Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman, composer, dies at 80 1896 Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann, composer/pianist, dies at 76 1896 Clara Schumann, German Musician 1895 Ratu Agung-Agung Gde Ngurah, radja van Mataram, Lombok, dies 1883 William Chambers, author/publisher, dies 1880 Eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76 1876 Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old 1876 Khristo Botev, Bulgarian poet, dies 1875 Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 1864 John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 1847 Mary Lamb, writer, dies 1841 Joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies 1834 Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies 1834 Marquis de Lafayette, French general, dies 1795 Ignac Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded 1782 Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68 1782 Christoph Gottlieb Schroter, composer, dies at 82 1782 William Emerson, English Mathematician 1751 Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38 1669 Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies 1650 Francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44 1648 Wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies 1622 Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies 1597 Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle 1509 Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 1506 Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 1471 Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies 1449 Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies 1444 Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 1277 John XXI, Petrus Juliani/Hispanus, Port Pope (1276-77), dies