1768 – Jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu, composer, dies at 66
1944 – Wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle
1958 – Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, dies at 69
1964 – Maurice Thorez, French politician and secretary-general (French Communist Party), dies at 64
1988 – Milton Krims, American screenwriter (Prince of Foxes), dies at 84
1991 – Hitoshi Igarashi, Japanese interpreter (Satanic Verses), murdered
1992 – Antoon Hubben, Dutch Mayor of Maasbree and trade union leader, dies at 73
1994 – Charles “Lefty” Edwards, saxophonist, dies at 67
2007 – Glenda Adams, Australian author (b. 1939)
2013 – Eugene Wilkinson, American naval officer, dies at 94