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| *[[1935]] – [[T. E. Lawrence]], English soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia (b. 1888) | *[[1935]] – [[T. E. Lawrence]], English soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia (b. 1888) | ||
| *[[1954]] – [[Charles Ives]], American composer (b. 1874) | *[[1954]] – [[Charles Ives]], American composer (b. 1874) | ||
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| - | *[[1958]] – [[Archie Scott-Brown]], English race car driver (b. 1927) | ||
| - | * 1958 – [[Ronald Colman]], English actor (b. 1891) | ||
| - | *[[1965]] – [[Tui Malila]], world's oldest tortoise | ||
| - | *[[1969]] – [[Coleman Hawkins]], American musician (b. 1901) | ||
| - | *[[1971]] – [[Ogden Nash]], American poet (b. 1902) | ||
| - | *[[1983]] – [[Jean Rey (politician)|Jean Rey]], [[President of the European Commission]] (b. 1902) | ||
| *[[1984]] – [[John Betjeman]], English poet and [[Poet Laureate]] (b. 1906) | *[[1984]] – [[John Betjeman]], English poet and [[Poet Laureate]] (b. 1906) | ||
| - | *[[1986]] – [[Jimmy Lyons]], American musician (b. 1931) | ||
| - | *[[1987]] – [[James Tiptree, Jr]], American author (b. 1915) | ||
| - | *[[1989]] – [[CLR James]], West Indian writer and journalist (b. 1901) | ||
| - | *[[1994]] – [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]], [[First Lady of the United States]] (b. 1929) | ||
| - | * 1994 – [[Luis Ocaña]], Spanish cyclist (b. 1945) | ||
| - | *[[1998]] – [[Sōsuke Uno]], Japanese prime minister (b. 1922) | ||
| - | *[[1999]] – [[James Blades]], English percussionist (b. 1901) | ||
| - | * 1999 – [[Candy Candido]], American actor (b. 1913) | ||
| - | *[[2000]] – [[Yevgeny Khrunov]], cosmonaut (b. 1933) | ||
| - | *[[2001]] – [[Susannah McCorkle]], American singer (b. 1946) | ||
| - | *[[2002]] – [[John Gorton]], 19th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1911) | ||
| - | * 2002 – [[Walter Lord]], American writer (b. 1917) | ||
| - | *[[2004]] – [[Mary Dresselhuys]], Dutch actress (b. 1907) | ||
| - | *[[2005]] – [[Henry Corden]], American actor and voice artist (b. 1921) | ||
| - | * 2006 – [[Freddie Garrity]], English lead singer from the band [[Freddie and the Dreamers]] (b. 1940) | ||
| - | *[[2007]] – [[Dean Eyre]], New Zealand politician (b. 1914) | ||
| - | *[[2008]] – [[Vijay Tendulkar]], [[India]]n playwright, (b. 1928) | ||
| *[[2009]] – [[Queen Elizabeth II]], [[Queen of Great Britian & Northern Ireland, (b. 1926) | *[[2009]] – [[Queen Elizabeth II]], [[Queen of Great Britian & Northern Ireland, (b. 1926) | ||
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Events
- 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
- 1897 – Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol.
- 1962 – A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of Happy Birthday.
Births
- 1593 - Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter.
- 1925 - Malcolm X, American civil rights activist.
- 1925 - Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator.
- 1939 - James Fox.
- 1948 - Grace Jones, Jamaican singer and actress.
Deaths
- 1536 - Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England.
- 1864 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author.
- 1918 - Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss painter.
- 1925 - Viking Eggeling, Swedish artist and filmmaker.
- 1935 - T. E. Lawrence, English soldier.
- 1992 - Bob Mizer, creator of the Athletic Model Guild
- 1995 - Derek Ford, British film director.
- 2002 - Raymond Durgnat, British film critic.
Births
- 1593 – Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter (d. 1678)
- 1762 – Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1814)
- 1890 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader (d. 1969)
- 1924 – Sandy Wilson, British composer
- 1925 – Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
- 1925 – Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator (d. 1998)
- 1939 – James Fox, English actor
- 1947 – Michele Placido, Italian actor and director
- 1948 – Grace Jones, Jamaican singer and actress
- 1951 – Joey Ramone, American musician (The Ramones) (d. 2001)
Deaths
- 1536 – Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England
- 1825 – Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon, French political philosopher (b. 1760)
- 1864 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (b. 1804)
- 1898 – William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)
- 1912 – Bolesław Prus, Polish writer (b. 1847)
- 1935 – T. E. Lawrence, English soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia (b. 1888)
- 1954 – Charles Ives, American composer (b. 1874)
- 1984 – John Betjeman, English poet and Poet Laureate (b. 1906)
- 2009 – Queen Elizabeth II, [[Queen of Great Britian & Northern Ireland, (b. 1926)
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