1556: More than 830,000 people die in an earthquake in China's Shaanxi province.
1570: James Stewart, regent for Scotland's baby king James VI, is the first politician to be assassinated by a firearm.
1803: Irish brewer Arthur Guinness dies.
1837: Irish composer John Field dies.
1883: French engraver Gustave Dore dies.
1909: Six people die in the collision between the RMS Republic and the SS Florida off the coast of Massachusetts.
1931: Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova dies.
1944: Norwegian artist Edvard Munch dies.
1981: American composer Samuel Barber dies.
1989: Spanish artist Salvador Dali dies.
2018: South African composer Hugh Masekela dies.
1570: James Stewart, regent for Scotland's baby king James VI, is the first politician to be assassinated by a firearm.
1803: Irish brewer Arthur Guinness dies.
1837: Irish composer John Field dies.
1883: French engraver Gustave Dore dies.
1909: Six people die in the collision between the RMS Republic and the SS Florida off the coast of Massachusetts.
1931: Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova dies.
1944: Norwegian artist Edvard Munch dies.
1981: American composer Samuel Barber dies.
1989: Spanish artist Salvador Dali dies.
2018: South African composer Hugh Masekela dies.
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