Sunday, May 8, 2016

May 8 Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Deaths


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Birthdays

VIP

1884 – Harry S. Truman  (d. 26 Dec 1972)
      American colonel and politician
      33rd President of the United States, 1945-1953
      34th Vice President of the United States, 1945
      U.S. Senator, D. MO, 1935-1945


Notable

1326 – Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (d. 1360)
1460 – Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)
1521 – Peter Canisius, Dutch-Swiss priest and saint (d. 1597)
1587 – Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)
1592:  Francis Quarles, English poet  (d. 8 Sep 1644)
1622 – Claes Rålamb, Swedish politician (d. 1698)
1628 – Angelo Italia, Italian architect and urban planner (d. 1700)
1629 – Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (d. 1697)
1632 – Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming  (d. 1706)
      German field marshal and politician
1653 – Claude Louis Hector de Villars  (d. 1734)
      French general and politician, French Minister of Defence
1670 – Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans  (d. 1726)
      English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
1720 – William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire  (d. 1764)
      English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1731:  Beilby Porteus  (d. 13 May 1809)
      Church of England reformer and abolitionist
      Bishop of London,1787-1809
      Bishop of Chester, 1776-1787
1735 – Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (d. 1811)
1737:  Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician  (d. 16 Jan 1784)
1745 – Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer (d. 1801)
1753 – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Mexican priest and rebel leader (d. 1811)
1786 – John Vianney, French priest and saint (d. 1859)
1815 – Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician (d. 1872)
1818 – Samuel Leonard Tilley  (d. 1896)
      Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick
1821 – William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1885)
1825:  Leonard Bailey, American inventor  (5 Feb 1905)
1825 – George Bruce Malleson, English-Indian colonel and author (d. 1898)
1828 – Henry Dunant  (d. 1910)
      Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate
1828 – Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk and saint (d. 1898)
1829 – Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist and composer (d. 1869)
1835 – Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (d. 1910)
1839 – Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian judge, author, and songwriter (d. 1920)
1842 – Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (d. 1909)
1846:  Emile Galle, French artist  (d. 23 Sep 1904)
1847 – Oscar Hammerstein I, American businessman and composer (d. 1919)
1850 – Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (d. 1915)
1853 – Dan Brouthers, American baseball player and manager (d. 1932)
1858 – Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (d. 1924)
1858 – J. Meade Falkner, English author and poet (d. 1932)
1859 – Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician and engineer (d. 1925)
1879 – Wesley Coe, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (d. 1926)
1885 – Thomas B. Costain, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1965)
1892 – Adriaan Pelt, Dutch journalist and diplomat (d. 1981)
1893 – Francis Ouimet, American golfer (d. 1967)
1893 – Edd Roush, American baseball player and coach (d. 1988)
1893 – Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster (d. 1963)
1894:  Benjamin Graham (born Benjamin Grossbaum)  (d. 21 Sep 1976)
      British American economist and investor
1895 – James H. Kindelberger, American businessman (d. 1962)
1895 – Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (d. 1979)
1895 – Edmund Wilson, American author and critic (d. 1972)
1898 – Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (d. 1960)
1899 – Arthur Q. Bryan, American voice actor and singer (d. 1959)
1899 – Friedrich Hayek  (d. 1992)
      Austrian-English economist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate
1899 – Jacques Heim, French fashion designer (d. 1967)
1901 – Turkey Stearnes, American baseball player (d. 1979)
1902 – André Michel Lwoff  (d. 1994)
      French microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
1903 – Fernandel, French actor and singer (d. 1971)
1904 – John Snagge, English journalist (d. 1996)
1905 – Red Nichols  (d. 1965)
      American cornet player, composer, and bandleader (The California Ramblers)
1906 – Esther Hoffe, Israeli mistress of Max Brod (d. 2007)
1906 – Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1977)
1910 – George Male, English footballer (d. 1998)
1910 – Andrew E. Svenson, American author and publisher (d. 1975)
1910 – Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (d. 1981)
1911 – Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman  (d. 1997)
      Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of The Interior
1911 – Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1938)
1912 – George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995)
1913 – Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1984)
1913 – Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (d. 1976)
1913 – Charles Scorsese, American actor and father of Martin Scorsese, (d. 1993)
1914 – Geoffrey Gilbert, English flute player (d. 1989)
1915 – John Archer, American actor (d. 1999)
1915 – Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (d. 2009)
1916 – João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman
1916 – Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993)
1917 – John Anderson, Jr.  (d. 2014)
      American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas
1919 – Lex Barker, American actor (d. 1973)
1920 – Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (d. 1996)
1920 – Touko Valio Laaksonen (bka Tom of Finland), Finnish illustrator (d. 1991)
1920 – Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (d. 2003)
1920 – Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (d. 2000)
1922 – Mary Q. Steele, American naturalist and author (d. 1992)
1924 – S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 1989)
1924 – A. J. Watson, American mechanic (d. 2014)
1925 – Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzanian politician, 2nd President of Tanzania
1926 – David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host
1926 – Don Rickles, American comedian and actor
1927 – Chumy Chúmez, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
1927 – László Paskai, Hungarian cardinal (d. 2015)
1928 – Robert Conley, American journalist (d. 2013)
1928 – Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (d. 2010)
1929 – Claude Castonguay, Canadian banker and politician
1929 – Girija Devi, Indian singer
1929:  Jane Roberts, American writer  (d. 5 Sep 1984)
1929 – Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress and singer (d. 2007)
1930 – Heather Harper, Northern Irish soprano
1930 – Doug Atkins, American football player (d. 2015)
1930 – René Maltête, French photographer and poet (d. 2000)
1930 – Gary Snyder, American poet and educator
1932 – Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican author and translator (d. 2007)
1932 – Phyllida Law, Scottish actress
1934 – Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, South African-English lawyer and judge
1934 – Maurice Norman, English footballer
1934 – David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton, English soldier and politician
1935 – Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland, Scottish politician
1935 – Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager
1935 – Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
1935:  Jerry Moss, American businessman
1936 – Kazuo Koike, Japanese author
1936:  James R. Thompson, 37th Governor of Illinois
1936 – Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 2005)
1937:  Robert Adams, American photographer
1937 – Bernard Cleary, Canadian journalist, academic, and politician
1937 – Mike Cuellar, Cuban-American baseball player (d. 2010)
1937 – Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
1937 – Thomas Pynchon, American sailor and author
1938 – Javed Burki, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
1938 – Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (d. 2012)
1938 – Corine Rottschäfer, Dutch model, Miss World 1959
1939 – Paul Drayton, American sprinter (d. 2010)
1940 – Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1940 – James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington, English businessman and academic
1940 – Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice
1940 – Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985)
1940 – Toni Tennille, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Captain & Tennille)
1941 – Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer (Walias Band)
1941 – John Fred, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1941 – Bill Lockyer, American academic and politician, 30th Attorney General of California
1941:  James Mitchum, American actor
1941 – James Traficant, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1942 – Martin Dobkin, Canadian doctor and politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga
1942 – Robin Hobbs, English cricketer
1942 – Norman Lamont, Scottish banker and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
1942 – Pierre Morency, Canadian poet and playwright
1942 – Terry Neill, Irish footballer and manager
1943 – Pat Barker, English author
1943 – Jon Mark
      English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Sweet Thursday and Mark-Almond)
1943 – Paul Samwell-Smith
      English bass player and producer
      (The Yardbirds and Box of Frogs)
1944 – Gary Glitter, English singer-songwriter
1944 – Bill Legend, English drummer (T. Rex and Bill Legend's T. Rex)
1945 – Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, Dutch jurist and politician
1945 – Mike German, Baron German
      Welsh educator and politician, Deputy First Minister for Wales
1945 – Janine Haines, Australian politician (d. 2004)
1945 – Keith Jarrett, American pianist and composer
1946 – André Boulerice, Canadian politician
1946 – Jonathan Dancy, English philosopher, author, and academic
1947 – H. Robert Horvitz, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1947 – Felicity Lott, English soprano
1947 – David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland, English politician
1947 – John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan
      Scottish historian and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
1948 – Steve Braun, American baseball player and coach
1948 – Stephen Stohn, American-Canadian lawyer and producer
1949 – David Vines, Australian economist and academic
1950 – Robert Mugge, American director and producer
1950 – Lepo Sumera, Estonian composer and educator (d. 2000)
1951 – Philip Bailey, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1951:  Vern Buchanan, American politician
      U.S. Representative, R. FL, 2007-present
1951:  Ann Marie Buerkle, American politician
      Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2013-present
      U.S. Representative, D. NY, 2011-2013
1951 – Mike D'Antoni, American basketball player and coach
1951 – Chris Frantz, American drummer and producer
      (Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club)
1951 – Deborah Harmon, American actress
1952 – Peter McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1953 – Billy Burnette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Fleetwood Mac)
1953 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch-American drummer (Van Halen)
1954 – Pam Arciero, American puppeteer and voice actress
1954 – David Keith, American actor and director
1954 – John Michael Talbot, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mason Proffit)
1954 – Gary Wilmot, English actor and singer
1955 – Stephen Furst, American actor and director
1955:  Tim Holmes, American artist
1955 – Mladen Markač, Croatian general
1955 – Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (d. 2012)
1956 – Jeff Wincott, Canadian actor and martial artist
1957 – Bill Cowher, American football player and coach
1957 – Rino Katase, Japanese actress
1957 – Gary Lunn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 6th Canadian Minister of Natural Resources
1957 – Marie Myriam, Congolese-French singer
1958 – Roddy Doyle, Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter
1958 – Jill Evans, Welsh politician
1958 – Simone Kleinsma, Dutch actress and singer
1958:  John Lott, American economist, political commentator, and gun rights advocate
1958 – Brooks Newmark, American-English businessman and politician, Lord of the Treasury
1958 – Lovie Smith, American football player and coach
1959 – Ronnie Lott, American football player and sportscaster
1959 – Kevin McCloud, English designer, journalist, and television host
1959 – Ikue Sakakibara, Japanese actress and singer
1960 – Franco Baresi, Italian footballer and coach
1960 – Eric Brittingham, American bass player (Cinderella and Naked Beggars)
1961 – Bill de Blasio, American scholar and politician, 109th Mayor of New York City
1961 – Gert Kruys, Dutch footballer and manager
1961 – Vallo Reimaa, Estonian academic and politician
1961 – Akira Taue, Japanese wrestler
1961 – David Winning, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Natalia Molchanova, Russian diver (d. 2015)
1962 – David Sole, Scottish rugby player
1962 – Masaki Terasoma, Japanese actor and voice actor
1963 – Sylvain Cossette, Canadian singer-songwriter (Paradox)
1963 – Anthony Field
     Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor
      (The Cockroaches and The Wiggles)
1963 – Michel Gondry, French director and screenwriter
1963 – Robin Jarvis, English author
1963 – Izabela Kloc, Polish politician
1963 – Aleksandr Kovalenko, Belarusian triple jumper
1963 – Rick Zombo, American ice hockey player and coach
1964 – Päivi Alafrantti, Finnish javelin thrower
1964 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress and director
1964 – Bobby Labonte, American race car driver
1964 – Nathalie Roy, Canadian lawyer and politician
1964 – Dave Rowntree, English drummer and animator (Blur and The Ailerons)
1964 – Metin Tekin, Turkish footballer, manager, and journalist
1966 – Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer
1966 – Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer and coach
1967 – Viviana Durante, Italian ballerina and actress
1968 – Teet Kask, Estonian ballet dancer and choreographer
1968 – Chris Lighty, American talent manager, co-founded Violator Entertainment (d. 2012)
1968 – Nathalie Normandeau, Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
1968 – Johan Pehrson, Swedish lawyer and politician
1968 – Peng Zhaoqin, Chinese Dutch chess player
1969 – Jonny Searle, English rower
1969 – Akebono Tarō, American-Japanese sumo wrestler, the 64th Yokozuna
1969 – John Timu, New Zealand rugby player
1970 – Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer and coach
1970 – Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
1970 – Luis Enrique Martínez García, Spanish footballer and manager
1971:  Danny Danon, Israeli politician
1971 – Chuck Huber, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
1971 – Candice Night, American singer-songwriter (Blackmore's Night)
1972 – Darren Hayes, Australian singer-songwriter (Savage Garden)
1972 – Candy Pangilinan, Filipino actress
1972 – Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese author and illustrator
1973 – Jesús Arellano, Mexican footballer
1973 – Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1974 – Marge Kõrkjas, Estonian swimmer
1974 – Korey Stringer, American football player (d. 2001)
1974 – Jon Tickle, English television host
1975 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1975 – Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
1975:  Jodhi May, English acress
1975 – Gastón Mazzacane, Argentinian race car driver
1975 – Dmitri Ustritski, Estonian footballer
1976 – Gonçalo Abecasis, Portuguese-American biochemist and academic
1976 – Martha Wainwright, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Ian "H" Watkins, Welsh singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Steps and H & Claire)
1977 – Joe Bonamassa
      American singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Bloodline and Black Country Communion)
1977 – Bad News Brown, Canadian rapper, harmonica player, and actor (d. 2011)
1977 – Theodoros Papaloukas, Greek basketball player
1977 – Chiaki Takahashi, Japanese model and voice actress
1977 – Jennifer Walcott, American model and actress
1978 – Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (bka Lúcio), Brazilian footballer
1978 – Matthew Davis, American actor
1978 – Jang Woo-hyuk, South Korean rapper and dancer (H.O.T. and jtL)
1978 – Josie Maran, American model and actress
1979 – Ole Morten Vågan, Norwegian bassist (Motif)
1980 – Keyon Dooling, American basketball player
1980 – Panagiotis Kafkis, Greek basketball player
1980 – Evgeny Lebedev, Russian-English publisher and philanthropist
1980 – Michelle McManus, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
1980 – Kimberlee Peterson, American actress
1980 – Benny Yau, Hong Kong-Canadian actor and singer
1981 – Stephen Amell, Canadian actor
1981 – Ayesha Antoine, English actress
1981 – Namosh E. Arslan, German DJ and producer
1981 – Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer
1981 – Tatyana Dektyareva, Russian hurdler
1981 – Björn Dixgård, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mando Diao)
1981 – Mich Dulce, Filipino actress, vocalist, milliner, and fashion designer
1981 – Manny Gamburyan, Armenian-American mixed martial artist
1981 – John Maine, American baseball player
1981 – Yasuko Tajima, Japanese swimmer
1981 – Elizabeth Whitmere, Canadian actress and screenwriter
1982 – Buakaw Banchamek, Thai kick-boxer
1982 – Christina Cole, English actress
1982 – Adrian Gonzalez, American baseball player
1982 – Ninja Sarasalo, Finnish model and singer
1983 – Elyes Gabel, English actor
1983 – Juan Martin Goity, Argentinian-German rugby player
1983 – Bershawn Jackson, American hurdler
1983:  Vicky McClure, English actress
1983 – Lawrence Vickers, American football player
1983 – Roberto Vitiello, Italian footballer
1983 – Matt Willis, English singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
      (Busted and McBusted)
1984 – Gabriel Burgos Ortiz (bka Yara Sofia), Puerto Rican drag queen performer
1984 – Nadine Chandrawinata, German-Indonesian model and actress
1984 – Martin Compston, Scottish footballer and actor
1984 – David King, English figure skater
1984 – Mascha Müller, German actress
1984 – Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz, Mexican singer
1984 – Julia Whelan, American actress
1985 – Tommaso Ciampa, American wrestler
1985 – Devon Soltendieck, Canadian journalist and game show host
1985 – Silvia Stroescu, Romanian gymnast
1985 – Sarah Vaillancourt, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Usama Young, American football player
1986 – Pemra Özgen, Turkish tennis player
1986 – Galen Rupp, American runner
1986:  Laura Spencer, American actress
1986 – Marvell Wynne, American soccer player
1987 – Aneurin Barnard, Welsh actor and singer
1987 – Felix Jones, American football player
1987 – Aarne Nirk, Estonian hurdler
1987 – Mark Noble, English footballer
1987 – Kurt Tippett, Australian footballer
1988 – Tanel Kurbas, Estonian basketball player
1988 – Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
1988 – David Aleksander Sjølie, Norwegian guitarist (Mopti)
1988 – Trisha Paytas, youtuber,actress
1989:  Nora Arnezeder, French actress and singer
1989 – Liam Bridcutt, English footballer
1989:  Kathleen Anne Brien (bka Katy B)
      English singer-songwriter and musician
1989 – Lars Eller, Danish ice hockey player
1989 – Dinesh Patel, Indian baseball player
1990 – Kemba Walker, American basketball player
1991 – Ethan Gage, Canadian soccer player
1991 – Valentijn Lietmeijer, Dutch basketball player
1991 – Anamaria Tămârjan, Romanian gymnast
1992 – Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player
1992 – Ana Mulvoy-Ten, English-American actress
1992 – Vickie Rushton, Filipino model
1993 – Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer
1994 – Ajee' Wilson, American runner
1995 – Park Junghwa, South Korean singer and actress (EXID)
2003 – Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco


Family



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Cory Thiry
Jeremy Coppersmith
Harriet Sconce


Other

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Anniversaries

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Deaths

VIP



Notable

535 – Pope John II (b. 470)
685 – Pope Benedict II (b. 635)
1192 – Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria (b. 1163)
1278 – Emperor Duanzong of Song (b. 1268)
1319 – Haakon V of Norway (b. 1270)
1473 – John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)
1538 – Edward Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1496)
1668 – Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nun and saint (b. 1632)
1766 – Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693)
1773 – Ali Bey Al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
1781 – Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715)
1782 – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal  (b. 1699)
      Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal
1785 – Étienne François, duc de Choiseul  (b. 1719)
      French general and politician, Prime Minister of France
1785 – Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701)
1788 – Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
1794 – Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
1819 – Kamehameha I of Hawaii (b. 1758)
1822 – John Stark, American general (b. 1728)
1828 – Mauro Giuliani, Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (b. 1781)
1837 – Alexander Balashov  (b. 1770)
      Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police
1842 – Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1790)
1853 – Jan Roothaan  (b. 1785)
      Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus
1873 – John Stuart Mill, English economist and civil servant (b. 1806)
1880 – Gustave Flaubert, French novelist and playwright (b. 1821)
1891 – Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
1903 – Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
1907 – Edmund G. Ross  (b. 1826)
      American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory
1925 – John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
1936 – Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
1941 – Natalie of Serbia (b. 1859)
1941 – Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
1942 – Nikolai Reek  (b. 1890)
      Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War
1943 – Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919)
1944 – Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
1945 – Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900)
1945 – Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883)
1945 – Josef Terboven, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898)
1947 – Harry Gordon Selfridge  (b. 1858)
      American-English businessman, founded Selfridges
1948 – U Saw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1900)
1950 – Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865)
1952 – William Fox, Austrian businessman, founded Fox Theatres (b. 1879)
1959 – John Fraser, Canadian soccer player (b. 1881)
1960 – J. H. C. Whitehead, Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1904)
1965 – Wally Hardinge, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)
1969 – Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1892)
1972 – Pandurang Vaman Kane  (b. 1880)
      Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee
1972 – Beatrice Helen Worsley, Mexican-Canadian computer scientist (b. 1921)
1975 – Avery Brundage  (b. 1887)
      American businessman and art collector
      5th President of the International Olympic Committee
1980 – Geoffrey Baker  (b. 1920)
      English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army
1981 – Uri Zvi Greenberg, Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1896)
1982 – Neil Bogart  (b. 1943)
      American record producer, co-founded Casablanca Records
1982 – Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (b. 1950)
1983 – John Fante, American author and acreenwriter (b. 1909)
1984 – Lila Bell Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Reader's Digest (b. 1890)
1984 – Gino Bianco, Italian-Brazilian race car driver (b. 1916)
1985 – Karl Marx, German conductor and composer (b. 1897)
1985 – Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (b. 1918)
1985 – Dolph Sweet, American actor (b. 1920)
1986 – Ernle Bradford, English historian and author (b. 1922)
1987 – Doris Stokes, English psychic and author (b. 1920)
1988 – Robert A. Heinlein, American author and screenwriter (b. 1907)
1990 – Luigi Nono, Italian composer and educator (b. 1924)
1991 – Jean Langlais, French pianist and composer (b. 1907)
1991 – Rudolf Serkin, Czech-Austrian pianist and educator (b. 1903)
1992 – Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (b. 1933)
1993 – Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (b. 1923)
1994 – George Peppard, American actor and producer (b. 1928)
1995 – Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (b. 1953)
1996 – Beryl Burton, English cyclist (b. 1937)
1996 – Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926)
1996 – Larry Levis, American poet, author, and critic (b. 1946)
1996 – Garth Williams, American illustrator (b. 1912)
1998 – Johannes Kotkas, Estonian wrestler (b. 1915)
1998 – Charles Rebozo, American banker and businessman (b. 1912)
1999 – Dirk Bogarde, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)
1999 – Ed Gilbert, American actor (b. 1931)
1999 – Dana Plato, American actress (b. 1964)
1999 – Soeman Hs, Indonesian author and educator (b. 1904)
2000 – Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (b. 1918)
2000 – Alexander Chislenko, Russian-American theorist (b. 1959)
2000 – Dédé Fortin, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Les Colocs) (b. 1962)
2000 – Henry Nicols, American activist (b. 1973)
2003 – Elvira Pagã, Brazilian vedette and actress, singer, writer and painter (b. 1920)
2005 – Jean Carrière, French author (b. 1928)
2005 – Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1981)
2006 – Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938)
2007 – Philip R. Craig, American author and poet (b. 1933)
2007 – Carson Whitsett  (b. 1945)
      American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (The Imperial Show Band)
2008 – Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918)
2008 – François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (b. 1982)
2009 – Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917)
2009 – Bud Shrake, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
2011 – Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (b. 1948)
2012 – Everett Lilly  (b. 1924)
      American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Lilly Brothers)
2012 – Jerry McMorris, American businessman (b. 1941)
2012 – Stacy Robinson, American football player (b. 1962)
2012 – Maurice Sendak, American author and illustrator (b. 1928)
2012 – Ampon Tangnoppakul, Thai criminal (b. 1948)
2012 – Roman Totenberg, Polish-American violinist and educator (b. 1911)
2013 – Jeanne Cooper, American actress (b. 1928)
2013 – Bryan Forbes, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2013 – Juan José Muñoz, Argentinian businessman (b. 1950)
2013 – Asaph Schwapp, American football player (b. 1987)
2013 – Hugh J. Silverman, American philosopher and theorist (b. 1945)
2013 – Ken Whaley  (b. 1946)
      Austrian-English bass player (Help Yourself, Ducks Deluxe, and Man)
2013 – Dallas Willard, American philosopher and academic (b. 1935)
2014 – Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (b. 1921)
2014 – Yago Lamela, Spanish long jumper (b. 1977)
2014 – Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer (b. 1935)
2014 – Leo Marentette, American baseball player (b. 1941)
2014 – Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (b. 1939)
2014 – R. Douglas Stuart Jr.  (b. 1916)
      American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Norway
2014 – Joseph P. Teasdale  (b. 1936)
      American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri
2015 – Zeki Alasya, Turkish actor and director (b. 1943)
2015 – Mwepu Ilunga, Congolese footballer (b. 1949)
2015 – Menashe Kadishman, Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1932)
2015 – Juan Schwanner, Hungarian-Chilean footballer and manager (b. 1921)
2015 – Atanas Semerdzhiev  (b. 1924)
      Bulgarian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Bulgaria


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