1764 – Picander [Christian Henrici], German writer (Die Weiberprobe), dies
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
1945 – Richard Glücks, German SS officer and concentration camp administrator, committed suicide at 56
1955 – Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer, dies of a heart attack at 73
1968 – Philippa Bevans, British actress (Notorious Landlady, World of Henry Orient), dies at 55
1970 – Mari Blanchard, American actress and femme fatale (Kathy-Klondike), dies of cancer at 47
1982 – Peter Weiss, German author and playwright (Marat/Sade), dies at 65
2002 – Lynda Lyon Block, convicted murderer (b. 1948)
2021 – Tony Armatrading, British stage and screen actor (Colour Blind; Notting Hill), dies of cancer at 59
2022 – Glyn Shaw, Welsh rugby union prop (12 caps; Neath RFC), and rugby league prop (7 caps Wales, 1 GB; Widnes RLFC, Wigan RLFC), dies at 71