1670 – Johann Rudolf Glauber, German chemist (b. 1604)
1897 – Teodulo Mabellini, Italian composer, dies at 79
1906 – Eugen Richter, German politician (Liberal), dies at 67
1951 – Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese politician and diplomat, Prime minister of Japan (1945-46), dies at 78
1973 – Richard Sharples, British politician, Governor of Bermuda (1972-73), assassinated in office at 56
1986 – Ray Milland, Welsh actor (The Lost Weekend-Academy Award 1945), dies at 81
1988 – William Brocklesby Wordsworth, English composer, dies at 79
1994 – Robert Shea, American author (Illuminatus!), dies of cancer at 61
2005 – Mindy Jostyn, American session and touring vocalist, violinist, guitarist, accordionist, and harmonica player (New York Rock and Soul Revue; Billy Joel; Andreas Vollenweider; Carly Simon; Cyndi Lauper), and singer-songwriter (“Five Miles From Hope”; “Coming Home”), dies of cancer at 48
2016 – Anita Brookner, English novelist (Hotel du Lac) and art historian, dies at 87