1851 – Louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (daguerreotype), dies at 63
1910 – Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer, discoverer of Neptune by telescope, dies at 98
1940 – Donald Francis Tovey, British musicologist and composer, dies at 64
1954 – Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian Mafia boss, dies at 76
1978 – Joe Davis, English snooker player (World Champion 1927-40, 1946), dies at 77
1983 – Werner Egk, German composer (Die Zaubergeige), dies at 82
2002 – Jean-Pierre Côté, French Canadian politician and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1926)
2008 – Mike Souchak, American golfer (15 PGA Tour titles; Ryder Cup 1959, 61), dies of a heart attack at 81
2020 – Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater (World C’ship gold 500m 2019; Olympic bronze 3000m relay 2018), dies from an autoimmune disease at 27
2020 – Corra Dirksen, South African rugby union winger (10 caps; Northern Transvaal), dies from COVID-19 complications at 82