405 – Arsacius, intruding archbishop of Constantinople
1810 – Johann/John Zoffany, German painter (Tribuna degl’ Uffizi), dies at 77
1886 – Paul Bert, Auxerre, French Zoologist, Physiologist and pioneer of aerospace medicine whose study of the effects of air pressure on the body made possible space and ocean exploration, dies of dysentery at 53
1939 – Jan Opletal, Czech student, victim of Nazi violence in Prague
1974 – Jane Ace, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 74
1976 – E Q Davies, cricketer (9 runs and 7 wickets in 5 Tests for South Africa), dies
1999 – Jacobo Timmerman, Argentine writer and journalist (b. 1923)
2005 – Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American film producer and director (Lion of the Dessert), dies at 75
2009 – Dhanpat Rai Nahar, Indian labour leader (b. 1919)
2013 – George Reinholt, American actor (Steve-Another World, One Life to Live), dies at 73