1859 – John Archduke of Austria, dies
1891 – Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, Swiss botanist (famous for his work on plant cells), dies at 74
1914 – Sir William Alexander Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys’ Brigade, dies at 59
1943 – Arnaud/Armand Fraiteur, Belgian resistance fighter, hanged
1965 – Hubertus van Mook, Dutch colonial administrator (Acting Governor General of the Dutch East Indies 1942-48), dies at 70
1995 – Harold Berens, comedian, dies at 92
2000 – (André) “Dédé” Fortin, Canadian rock and ska singer-songwriter (Les Colocs), dies by suicide at 37
2004 – Alf Valentine, Jamaican cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner), dies at 74
2006 – Soraya [Lamilla], Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer (“Amor En Tus Ojos / Love In Your Eyes”‘; “Casi”), dies of breast cancer at 37
2021 – Néstor Montelongo, Uruguayan soccer utility (36 caps; Montevideo Wanderers, Peñarol, Nacional, Racing), dies at 66