1775 – Simon Boerum, American Continental Congressman (b. 1724)
1889 – Gyula Reviczky, Hungarian author and poet, dies at 34
1987 – Thomas F Waddell, founder (Gay Olympics), dies of AIDS at 50
1989 – Laurence Olivier, English stage and screen acting great (Hamlet, Rebecca), dies at 82
1991 – James McCallion, Scottish actor (Coogan’s Bluff, Vera Cruz), dies of a heart attack at 72
1993 – Henri van Soede, sub commandant (WWII), dies at about 83
2007 – Alfonso López Michelsen, 24th President of Colombia (1974-78), dies at 94
2007 – Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)
2009 – Ji Xianlin, Chinese linguist and paleographer (b.1911)
2022 – Gary Moeller, American football coach (University of Michigan 1990-94; Uni of Illinois 1977-79; Detroit Lions), dies at 81