1818 – Paul Revere, American silversmith and patriot who alerted the colonial militia to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, dies at 83
1820 – Matthäus Stegmayer, Austrian composer, dies at 49
1909 – Johannes de Koo, Dutch journalist and playwright, dies at 67
1920 – John Wesley Hyatt, American inventor who simplified the production of celluloid, dies at 82
1937 – William Tedmarsh, British silent movie actor (Two Beds and No Sleep), dies at 61
1964 – Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter (b. 1881)
1968 – Scotty Beckett, American actor (Our Gang, Listen Darling, Battleground), dies from either an overdose, or as a result from a beating at 38
1971 – Shukichi Mitsukuri, composer, dies at 75
2012 – Evelyn Johnson, American pilot (most flying hours – 57,685), dies at 102
2016 – Louis van Gasteren, Dutch actor and director (The House, De prijs van overleven), dies at 93