1433 - Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan, 100th Emperor of Japan, dies at 56
1750 - Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer, dies at 73
1865 - Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76
1913 - Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet (I Saw Estonia Yesterday), dies at 49
1947 - G. H. Hardy, English mathematician (Hardy-Weinberg principle, A Mathematician's Apology), dies at 70
1995 - Koos Schuur, Dutch writer, poet (Novemberland), translator, and editor (Het Woord), dies at 79
1997 - Denis Gerald Barrington, British artist, dies at 67
2002 - Dave McNally, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1969-70, 72; World Series 1966, 70; Baltimore Orioles), dies from lung cancer at 60
2011 - Ragnhild Hveger, Danish swimmer (Olympic silver 400m freestyle 1936; 44 world records 1938-56), dies at 90
2016 - Ousmane Sow, Senegalese sculptor, dies at 81
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