1874 – Charles Sumner, American politician, Senator Massachusetts (1851-74) and anti-slavery advocate, dies at 63
1944 – Irvin S. Cobb, American writer and humorist (Old Judge Priest), dies at 67
1947 – Victor Lustig, Austrian-Hungarian con artist known for “selling the Eiffel Tower twice”, dies at 57
1952 – Pierre Renoir, French stage and film actor and director (b. 1885)
1963 – Mahomed Nissar, Indian cricketer (6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts), dies at 52
1969 – John Wyndham, American sci-fi author (Chrysalids), dies at 65
2007 – Betty Hutton [Elizabeth June Thornburg], American actress, dancer, singer and comedian (Greatest Show on Earth), dies of colon cancer a 86
2018 – Ken Dodd, British singer and comedian described as “the last great music hall entertainer,” dies of complications from a chest infection at 90
2025 – Norair Nurikian, Bulgarian weightlifter (Olympic gold men’s 60kg 1972, 56kg 1976), dies at 76
2025 – Clive Revill, New Zealand stage and screen actor (Irma La Douce; Oliver!; Avanti!), dies at 94