937 – King Rudolph II of Burgundy
1874 – Xavier de Mérode, Belgium minister to the Pope in Rome, dies at 54
1889 – Gyula Reviczky, Hungarian author and poet, dies at 34
1921 – Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist and inventor, dies at 75
1966 – Delmore Schwartz, American poet, short story writer and critic (Shenandoah), dies at 52
1967 – Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer, politician and judge, dies at 50
2002 – Bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuanian poet, editor and critic, dies at 95
2006 – John Spencer, English snooker player (b. 1935)
2010 – Bob Sheppard, American public address announcer (MLB: NY Yankees 1951–2007; NFL: NY Giants 1956–2006), dies at 99
2022 – Víctor Benítez, Peruvian soccer centre-back / defensive midfielder (11 caps; AC Milan, Roma, Inter Milan, Boca Juniors), dies at 86