1708 – Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect, dies at 62
1891 – Edmond Becquerel, French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity and optics (photovoltaic effect), dies at 71
1927 – Juan Gris, Spanish cubist painter (Still Life Before an Open Window), dies at 40
1934 – Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist and honorary member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1920), dies at 81
1935 – Edward Herbert Thompson, American archaeologist (Mayan civilization), dies at 78
1976 – Camille Schmit, Belgian composer, dies at 68
1995 – David Avidan, Israeli poet, dies at 62
2006 – Frankie Thomas, American actor and author (Tom Corbett Space Cadet), dies of a stroke at 85
2017 – Jur Mellema, Dutch politician (CHU), dies at 93
2018 – Scott Hutchinson, Scottish musician (Frightened Rabbit), found dead after a suffering from mental illness at 36