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On this day... {{This date in recent years}}\n{{Day}}\n\n==Events== 1788 - Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1806 - Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean. 1819 - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore. 1843 - The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City). 1900 - The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree. 1919 - The five-day Seattle General Strike begins. 1942 - World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Thailand. 1958 - Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster. 1959 - Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit. 1959 - At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished. 1987 - Justice Mary Gaudron is appointed to the High Court of Australia, the first woman to be appointed. 1996 - Willamette Valley Flood of 1996: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest. 1996 - Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, and all 189 people inside the airplane are killed. This is the worst accident\/incident involving a Boeing 757. 1998 - Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport. 976 - Emperor Sanjō of Japan (d. 1017) born. 1347 - Dorothea of Montau, Prussian saint (d. 1394) born. 1452 - Joan, Princess of Portugal (d. 1490) born. 1461 - Džore Držić, Croatian poet and playwright (d. 1501) born. 1465 - Scipione del Ferro, Italian mathematician (d. 1526) born. 1536 - Sassa Narimasa, Japanese samurai (d. 1588) born. 1577 - Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) born. 1582 - Mario Bettinus, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1657) born. 1605 - Bernard of Corleone, Italian saint (d. 1667) born. 1608 - António Vieira, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1697) born. 1611 - Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) born. 1612 - Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1694) born. 1639 - Daniel Georg Morhof, German author and scholar (d. 1691) born. 1643 - Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg, Prussian politician, 1st Minister President of Prussia (d. 1712) born. 1664 - Mustafa II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1703) born. 1665 - Anne, Queen of Great Britain (d. 1714) born. 1695 - Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1726) born. 1721 - Christian Friedrich Heinecken, German child prodigy (d. 1725) born. 1736 - Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, German-Austrian sculptor (d. 1783) born. 1744 - Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (d. 1795) born. 1748 - Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher (d. 1830) born. 1753 - Évariste de Parny, French poet (d. 1814) born. 1756 - Aaron Burr, American politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1836) born. 1757 - Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Belarus-Polish poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1841) born. 1769 - Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Austrian general (d. 1862) born. 1772 - Karl von Kügelgen, German painter (d. 1832) born. 1778 - Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet (d. 1827) born. 1781 - John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, Irish soldier (d. 1844) born. 1796 - John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and geologist (d. 1861) born. 1797 - Joseph von Radowitz, Prussian general and politician (d. 1853) born. 1799 - Imre Frivaldszky, Hungarian botanist and entomologist (d. 1870) born. 1800 - Achille Devéria, French painter (d. 1857) born. 1802 - Charles Wheatstone, English physicist (d. 1875) born. 1811 - Henry Liddell, English academic and author (d. 1898) born. 1818 - William M. Evarts, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of State (d. 1901) born. 1818 - Henry Litolff, English pianist and composer (d. 1891) born. 1818 - Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis of Miravalles, Spanish soldier and politician (d. 1889) born. 1829 - Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer, French architect, designed the La Santé Prison and Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge (d. 1914) born. 1830 - Daniel Oliver, English botanist (d. 1916) born. 1832 - John Brown Gordon, American politician, 53rd Governor of Georgia (d. 1904) born. 1833 - José María de Pereda, Spanish author (d. 1906) born. 1833 - J.E.B. Stuart, American army officer (d. 1864) born. 1834 - Edwin Klebs, German-Swiss pathologist (d. 1913) born. 1834 - Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano (d. 1889) born. 1834 - Wilhelm von Scherff, German general and author (d. 1911) born. 1838 - Henry Irving, English actor (d. 1905) born. 1838 - Yisrael Meir Kagan, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1933) born. 1839 - Eduard Hitzig, German neurologist (d. 1907) born. 1842 - Mary Rudge, English chess player (d. 1919) born. 1843 - Inoue Kowashi, Japanese politician (d. 1895) born. 1843 - Frederic William Henry Myers, English poet and philologist, co-founded the Society for Psychical Research (d. 1901) born. 1845 - Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (d. 1912) born. 1847 - Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, designed the Plaza Hotel (d. 1918) born. 1849 - Ida Straus, German-American businesswoman (d. 1912) born. 1852 - C. Lloyd Morgan, English zoologist and psychologist (d. 1936) born. 1852 - Vasily Safonov, Russian pianist, conductor, and composer (d. 1918) born. 1853 - Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist (d. 1901) born. 1854 - Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa (d. 1931) born. 1859 - Wilhelm Cohn, German chess player (d. 1913) born. 1861 - Nikolay Zelinsky, Russian chemist (d. 1953) born. 1864 - John Henry Mackay, Scottish-German philosopher and author (d. 1933) born. 1866 - Karl Sapper, German linguist and explorer (d. 1945) born. 1872 - Robert Maillart, Swiss engineer, designed the Salginatobel Bridge and Schwandbach Bridge (d. 1940) born. 1875 - Leonid Gobyato, Russian general (d. 1915) born. 1876 - Henry Blogg, English fisherman and lifeboat man (d. 1954) born. 1876 - Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, French fencer (d. 1939) born. 1878 - Walter B. Pitkin, American educator (d. 1953) born. 1879 - Othon Friesz, French painter (d. 1949) born. 1879 - Edwin Samuel Montagu, English politician, Secretary of State for India (d. 1924) born. 1879 - Carl Ramsauer, German physicist (d. 1955) born. 1883 - Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich, Russian aircraft designer (d. 1938) born. 1884 - Marcel Cohen, French linguist and scholar (d. 1974) born. 1887 - Josef Frings, German cardinal (d. 1978) born. 1892 - Maximilian Fretter-Pico, German general (d. 1984) born. 1894 - Eric Partridge, New Zealand-English lexicographer (d. 1979) born. 1894 - Kirpal Singh, Indian religious leader (d. 1974) born. 1895 - Babe Ruth, American baseball player (d. 1948) born. 1897 - Louis Buchalter, American mobster (d. 1944) born. 1898 - Harry Haywood, American politician (d. 1985) born. 1898 - Alla Tarasova, Russian actress (d. 1973) born. 1899 - Ramón Novarro, Mexican actor (d. 1968) born. 1901 - Ben Lyon, American actor (d. 1979) born. 1902 - George Brunies, American trombonist (d. 1974) born. 1903 - Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist (d. 1991) born. 1905 - Władysław Gomułka, Polish politician (d. 1982) born. 1905 - Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (d. 1980) born. 1906 - Joseph Schull, Canadian playwright and historian (d. 1980) born. 1908 - Amintore Fanfani, Italian politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1999) born. 1908 - Edward Lansdale, American air force officer and CIA agent (d. 1987) born. 1908 - Michael Maltese, American screenwriter (d. 1981) born. 1910 - Irmgard Keun, German author (d. 1982) born. 1910 - Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-American gangster (d. 1993) born. 1911 - Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (d. 2004) born. 1912 - Eva Braun, German wife of Adolf Hitler (d. 1945) born. 1913 - Mary Leakey, English anthropologist (d. 1996) born. 1914 - Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (d. 2005) born. 1915 - Kavi Pradeep, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1998) born. 1916 - John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (d. 2006) born. 1917 - Louis-Philippe de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2008) born. 1917 - Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress born. 1918 - Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author (d. 2007) born. 1919 - Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (d. 2013) born. 1921 - Carl Neumann Degler, American historian and author born. 1922 - Patrick Macnee, English actor born. 1922 - Denis Norden, English television host born. 1922 - Haskell Wexler, American director, producer, and cinematographer born. 1923 - Gyula Lóránt, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1981) born. 1924 - Jin Yong, Hong Kong author born. 1925 - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian author (d. 2006) born. 1926 - Eugene E. Covert, American scientist born. 1926 - Walker Edmiston, American actor (d. 2007) born. 1927 - Gerard K. ONeill, American physicist (d. 1992) born. 1928 - Allan H. Meltzer, American economist born. 1929 - Pierre Brice, French actor born. 1929 - Colin Murdoch, New Zealand pharmacist, invented the tranquilliser gun (d. 2008) born. 1929 - Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan author and critic (d. 2011) born. 1929 - Valentin Yanin, Russian historian and author born. 1930 - Lionel Blue, English Reform rabbi, writer and broadcaster born. 1930 - Jun Kondo, Japanese physicist born. 1931 - James Bonk, American chemist and educator (d. 2013) born. 1931 - Rip Torn, American actor born. 1931 - Mamie Van Doren, American actress and singer born. 1931 - Ricardo Vidal, Filipino cardinal born. 1932 - Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban anarchist (d. 1959) born. 1932 - Heinz-Klaus Metzger, German critic and theorist (d. 2009) born. 1932 - François Truffaut, French actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1984) born. 1933 - Leslie Crowther, English comedian and actor (d. 1996) born. 1934 - Bernard Erhard, American voice actor (d. 2000) born. 1936 - Donnie Brooks, American singer (d. 2007) born. 1936 - Kent Douglas, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2009) born. 1936 - J. Howard Marshall III, American businessman born. 1938 - Fred Mifflin, Canadian admiral and politician born. 1939 - Jean Beaudin, Canadian director and screenwriter born. 1939 - Mike Farrell, American actor born. 1939 - Orlando Parga, Puerto Rican politician born. 1940 - Tom Brokaw, American journalist born. 1940 - Petr Hájek, Czech mathematician born. 1940 - Jimmy Tarbuck, English comedian and actor born. 1941 - Stephen Albert, American composer (d. 1992) born. 1941 - Gigi Perreau, American actress born. 1941 - Spencer Silver, American chemist born. 1942 - Sarah Brady, American activist born. 1942 - Charlie Coles, American basketball coach (Central Michigan University, Miami University) (d. 2013) born. 1942 - Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov Ismail oghlu, Azerbaijani philosopher and educator born. 1942 - James Loewen, American sociologist and historian born. 1942 - Valentina Titova, Russian actress born. 1943 - Fabian Forte, American singer and actor born. 1943 - Ernie Field, English boxer (d. 2013) born. 1943 - Gayle Hunnicutt, American actress born. 1943 - Georgeanna Tillman, American singer and dancer (The Marvelettes) (d. 1980) born. 1944 - Christine Boutin, French politician born. 1944 - Willie Tee, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (The Wild Magnolias) (d. 2007) born. 1945 - Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bob Marley & The Wailers) (d. 1981) born. 1945 - George Mudie, British politician born. 1946 - Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter (Little Feat and Fraternity of Man) (d. 2010) born. 1946 - Kate McGarrigle, Canadian singer-songwriter and accordion player (Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Mountain City Four) (d. 2010) born. 1947 - Richard Bowring, British orientalist born. 1947 - Bill Staines, American singer-songwriter and guitarist born. 1947 - Daniel Yergin, American author born. 1949 - Manuel Orantes, Spanish tennis player born. 1949 - Jim Sheridan, Irish director born. 1950 - Natalie Cole, American singer-songwriter and actress born. 1950 - Jane Gordon-Cumming, English author born. 1950 - Timothy M. Dolan, American cardinal born. 1951 - Marco Antônio, Brazilian footballer born. 1951 - Jacques Villeret, French actor (d. 2005) born. 1951 - Kevin Whately, English actor born. 1952 - Viktor Giacobbo, Swiss comedian and actor born. 1952 - Tim Blake, English electronic musician (Gong,Hawkwind, Crystal Machine ) born. 1952 - Ricardo La Volpe, Argentinian footballer, manager, and coach born. 1954 - Bob Sirois, Canadian ice hockey player born. 1955 - Michael Pollan, American journalist born. 1955 - Bruno Stolorz, French rugby coach born. 1957 - Andres Lipstok, Estonian economist and politician born. 1957 - Kathy Najimy, American actress born. 1958 - Cecily Adams, American actress (d. 2004) born. 1958 - Tim Dakin, English cleric, Bishop of Winchester born. 1960 - Jeremy Bowen, Welsh journalist and television reporter born. 1960 - Megan Gallagher, American actress born. 1960 - Frank Jeske, German footballer (d. 1994) born. 1961 - Cam Cameron, American football coach born. 1961 - Yury Onufriyenko, Ukrainian-Russian astronaut born. 1962 - Axl Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer (Guns N Roses, Hollywood Rose, and Rapidfire) born. 1963 - David Capel, English cricketer born. 1963 - Scott Gordon, American ice hockey player and coach born. 1963 - Mike Hough, Canadian ice hockey player born. 1963 - Quentin Letts, English journalist and critic born. 1963 - Kevin Trudeau, American radio host and author born. 1964 - Gordon Downie, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Tragically Hip) born. 1965 - Jan Svěrák, Czech director born. 1966 - Rick Astley, English singer-songwriter born. 1967 - Anita Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer born. 1967 - Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (Zard) (d. 2007) born. 1968 - Adolfo Valencia, Colombian footballer born. 1968 - Akira Yamaoka, Japanese composer and producer born. 1969 - David Hayter, American actor and screenwriter born. 1969 - Masaharu Fukuyama, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor born. 1969 - Tim Sherwood, English footballer and coach born. 1970 - Per Frandsen, Danish footballer born. 1970 - Zhou Kehua, Chinese criminal and murderer (d. 2012) born. 1971 - Dana Eskelson, American actress born. 1971 - Brad Hogg, Australian cricketer born. 1971 - Brian Stepanek, American actor born. 1972 - Stefano Bettarini, Italian footballer born. 1972 - David Binn, American football player born. 1973 - Jeff B. Davis, American actor and singer born. 1975 - Orkut Büyükkökten, Turkish software engineer, created Orkut born. 1975 - Brett Hawke, Australian swimmer born. 1975 - Tomoko Kawase, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (The Brilliant Green and Tommy heavenly6) born. 1976 - Tanja Frieden, Swiss snowboarder born. 1976 - Kasper Hvidt, Danish handball player born. 1976 - Princess Marie of Denmark born. 1976 - Kim Zmeskal, American gymnast born. 1977 - Jason Euell, English footballer born. 1977 - Josh Stewart, American actor born. 1977 - Sergei Sychyov, Ukrainian-Estonian ice dancer born. 1978 - Yael Naim, French-Israeli singer-songwriter born. 1979 - Dan Bălan, Moldovan singer-songwriter and producer (O-Zone) born. 1980 - Ben Lawson, Australian actor born. 1980 - Mamiko Noto, Japanese voice actress born. 1980 - Conor OBrian, American wrestler born. 1980 - Kim Poirier, Canadian actress, singer, and producer born. 1980 - Luke Ravenstahl, American politician, 58th Mayor of Pittsburgh born. 1981 - Ricky Barnes, American golfer born. 1981 - Calum Best, American-English model born. 1981 - Shim Eun Jin, South Korean singer (Baby V.O.X.) born. 1981 - Jens Lekman, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist born. 1981 - Alison Haislip, American actress born. 1981 - Ty Warren, American football player born. 1982 - Jade Edmistone, Australian swimmer born. 1982 - Alice Eve, English actress born. 1982 - Elise Ray, American gymnast born. 1983 - Sreesanth, Indian cricketer born. 1983 - Melrose Bickerstaff, American model and fashion designer born. 1983 - Brodie Croyle, American football player born. 1983 - Dimas Delgado, Spanish footballer born. 1983 - Jamie Whincup, Australian race car driver born. 1983 - Myron Wolf Child, Canadian activist (d. 2007) born. 1984 - Darren Bent, English footballer born. 1984 - Piret Järvis, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Vanilla Ninja) born. 1985 - Kris Humphries, American basketball player born. 1985 - Joji Kato, Japanese speed skater born. 1986 - Yunho, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (TVXQ) born. 1986 - Alice Greczyn, American actress born. 1986 - Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwean cricketer born. 1987 - Luisa Värk, Estonian singer born. 1988 - Bailey Hanks, American actress and singer born. 1988 - Allison Holker, American dancer born. 1989 - Craig Cathcart, Irish footballer born. 1989 - Jonny Flynn, American basketball player born. 1990 - Adam Henrique, Canadian ice hockey player born. 1992 - Víctor Mañon, Mexican footballer born. 1993 - Teresa Scanlan, American model, Miss America 2011 born. 1995 - Jongup, South Korean singer, (B.A.P) born. 1996 - Justina Mikulskytė, Lithuanian tennis player\n\n\n==Deaths== died. 891 - Photios I of Constantinople (b. 810) died. 1215 - Hōjō Tokimasa, Japanese emperor (b. 1138) died. 1378 - Joanna of Bourbon (b. 1338) died. 1497 - Johannes Ockeghem, Flemish composer (b. 1410) died. 1515 - Aldus Manutius, Italian publisher, founded the Aldine Press (b. 1449) died. 1585 - Edmund Plowden, English lawyer and scholar (b. 1518) died. 1593 - Jacques Amyot, French author (b. 1513) died. 1593 - Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (b. 1517) died. 1612 - Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1538) died. 1617 - Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1553) died. 1685 - Charles II of England (b. 1630) died. 1740 - Pope Clement XII (b. 1652) died. 1783 - Lancelot \Capability\ Brown, English gardener (b. 1716) died. 1793 - Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright (b. 1707) died. 1806 - Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, French general (b. 1762) died. 1833 - Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (b. 1762) died. 1834 - Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (b. 1804) died. 1855 - Josef Munzinger, Swiss politician (b. 1791) died. 1899 - Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1874) died. 1910 - Alfonso Maria Fusco, Italian priest (b. 1839) died. 1916 - Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet (b. 1867) died. 1918 - Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter (b. 1862) died. 1927 - Sam Maguire, Irish footballer (b. 1879) died. 1929 - Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858) died. 1931 - Motilal Nehru, Indian layer and politician (b. 1861) died. 1938 - Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860) died. 1942 - Jaan Soots, Estonian military commander (b. 1880) died. 1950 - Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (b. 1884) died. 1951 - Gabby Street, American baseball player (b. 1882) died. 1952 - George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1895) died. 1958 - victims of the Munich air disaster died. * - Geoff Bent, English footballer (b. 1932) died. * - Roger Byrne, English footballer (b. 1929) died. * - Eddie Colman, English footballer (b. 1936) died. * - Walter Crickmer, English football manager (b. 1900) died. * - David Pegg, English footballer (b. 1935) died. * - Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (b. 1913) died. * - Tommy Taylor, English footballer (b. 1932) died. 1963 - Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi, Moroccan guerrilla leader (b. 1880) died. 1964 - Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (b. 1869) died. 1966 - Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film producer (b. 1877) died. 1967 - Martine Carol, French actress (b. 1920) died. 1976 - Ritwik Ghatak, Bangladeshi-Indian director and scriptwriter (b. 1925) died. 1976 - Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1928) died. 1981 - Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (b. 1925) died. 1981 - Frederica of Hanover (b. 1917) died. 1985 - James Hadley Chase, English author (b. 1906) died. 1986 - Georges Cabana, Canadian archbishop (b. 1894) died. 1986 - Dandy Nichols, English actress (b. 1907) died. 1986 - Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (b. 1912) died. 1987 - Julien Chouinard, Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and jurist (b. 1929) died. 1989 - André Cayatte, French director and lawyer (b. 1909) died. 1989 - Joe Raposo, American pianist and composer (b. 1937) died. 1989 - King Tubby, Jamaican DJ producer, and composer (b. 1941) died. 1989 - Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (b. 1912) died. 1990 - Jimmy Van Heusen, American composer (b. 1913) died. 1991 - Danny Thomas, American singer, actor, and producer (b. 1914) died. 1993 - Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (b. 1943) died. 1994 - Joseph Cotten, American actor (b. 1905) died. 1994 - Jack Kirby, American writer and illustrator (b. 1917) died. 1995 - James Merrill, American poet (b. 1926) died. 1996 - Guy Madison, American actor (b. 1922) died. 1997 - Roger Laurent, Belgian race car driver (b. 1913) died. 1998 - José Marroquín Leal, Mexican actor and clown (b. 1933) died. 1998 - Carl Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Beach Boys) (b. 1946) died. 1999 - Danny Dayton, American actor (b. 1923) died. 1999 - Don Dunstan, Australian politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (b. 1926) died. 2001 - Fulgence Charpentier, Canadian journalist (b. 1897) died. 2001 - Filemon Lagman, Filipino theoretician and activist (b. 1953) died. 2004 - Gerald Bouey, Canadian civil servant (b. 1920) died. 2005 - Lazar Berman, Russian pianist (b. 1930) died. 2005 - Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (b. 1913) died. 2007 - Lew Burdette, American baseball player (b. 1926) died. 2007 - Lee Hoffman, American author (b. 1932) died. 2007 - Len Hopkins, Canadian politician (b. 1930) died. 2007 - Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1913) died. 2007 - Willye White, American long jumper (b. 1939) died. 2007 - Harry Webster, English automotive engineer (b. 1927) died. 2008 - John McWethy, American journalist (b. 1947) died. 2008 - Tony Rolt, English race car driver, winner of 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans (b. 1918) died. 2009 - Philip Carey, American actor (b. 1925) died. 2009 - James Whitmore, American actor (b. 1921) died. 2012 - Sharada Dwivedi, Indian historian and author (b. 1942) died. 2012 - Antoni Tàpies, Catalan painter and sculptor (b. 1923) died. 2013 - Mo-Do, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1966) died. 2013 - Chokri Belaid, Tunisian lawyer and politician (b. 1964) died. 2013 - Menachem Elon, Israeli jurist and educator (b. 1923) died. 2013 - Joseph Madec, French bishop (b. 1923) died. 2013 - Yahya Sulong, Malaysian comedian and actor (b. 1929) died. 2013 - René Vestri, French politician (b. 1938) died.
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