1404 - Boniface IX [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies
1708 - John Blow, English baroque composer (Venus and Adonis), dies at 59
1864 - Rose Greenhow, American Confederate spy (b. 1817)
1912 - Mary Frances Allitsen, Nritish mezzo-soprano, voice coach, and composer (Psalm 27: "The Lord is My Light"), dies at 63
1913 - Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and brewer (O'Keefe Brewery Company of Toronto Limited), dies at 85
1943 - Victor van Swieten, resistance fighter, executed at 36
1972 - Kurt Hiller, German writer, dies at 87
1994 - Carlos Lleras Restrepo, President of Colombia (1966-70), dies at 86
2009 - V. M. Muddiah, Indian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets), dies from stroke complications at 80
2011 - David Vickerman Bedford, British composer and educator, dies at 74
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