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1970 - B O Davis Sr, first American black general, dies at age 93 in Chicago, Illinois.

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1973 - Albert DiSalvo, Boston strangler, stabbed to death.

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1982 - Robert Coote, actor (Timmy - Rogues, Theodore - Nero Wolfe), dies of a heart attack in New York City at age 73.

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1990 - Death of David White, American actor (born 1916).

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1996 - Death of Mark Lenard, American actor (born 1924).

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1996 - Death of Paul Rand, American graphic designer (born 1914).

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2002 - Death of Verne Winchell, American doughnut entrepreneur (born 1915).

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2003 - Death of Soulja Slim, American rapper (born 1977).

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2005 - Death of Irving Ludwig, president of Buena Vista Distribution.

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2006 - Death of Dave Cockrum, American comic book artist (born 1943).

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