1996 Death Basil Nield, judge/politician, dies at 83 1996 Death Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner, dies at 80 1994 Death Arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist, dies at 77 1990 Death Basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at 71 1990 Event 1st Russian Orthodox service in 70 years held in St. Basil's Cathedral 1984 Death Basil Henry Blackwell, British publisher, dies 1978 Event Basil Williams scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, vs. Australia Georgetown 1976 Death Basil Spence, Scottish Architect 1970 Death Basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74 1968 Death Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 1967 Death Basil Rathbone, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies of heart attack at 75 1964 Event Basil Heatley runs world record marathon (2:13:55) 1952 Death Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 1952 Death W de Basil, US Voskresenski, Russia, ballet dancer, dies 1949 Birthday Basil Williams, cricketer, century on debut for West Indies 1978 1949 Death Basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89 1942 Event 68th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57 1931 Birthday Basil D'Oliveira, cricketer, England all-rounder of late 60's 1920 Birthday Basil Kelly, Lord Justice of Appeals, Northern Ireland 1917 Birthday Arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist 1916 Birthday Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner 1907 Birthday Basil Spence, Scottish Architect 1903 Birthday Basil Nield, judge/politician 1900 Birthday Basil Bunting, British Poet 1897 Birthday Basil Radford, born in Chester, England, actor, Whiskey Galore, Night Train 1894 Birthday Basil Sydney, born in England, actor, Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife 1892 Birthday Basil Rathbone, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, actor, Sherlock Holmes 1859 Birthday Basil Harwood, composer 1858 Death Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer, dies at 78 1849 Birthday Basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death" 1838 Birthday Basil Wilson Duke, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1822 Birthday John Basil Turchin, Ivan Turchinoff, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1779 Birthday Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer
