1892 – Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63
1903 – Henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67
1918 – Taytu Betul, Empress of Ethiopia (1889-13) and founder of Addis Ababa, dies at 66 or 67
1970 – Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87
1971 – Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria
1972 – Jan Wils, architect (Olympian Stadium, Amsterdam), dies at 80
1973 – J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist (Nobel prize 1963), dies at 65
1978 – James B. Conant, American chemist and President of Harvard University, dies at 84
1982 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and tap dancer (Born to Dance, Born to Dance), dies of cancer at 69
1996 – Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet, commits suicide at 65