1777 – Hugh Mercer, Scottish military officer (fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War), dies of his wounds at the Battle of Princeton at 50
1833 – Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
1839 – Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70
1851 – Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72
1860 – Martinus Niewindt, Dutch Bishop of Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63
1970 – Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84
1977 – Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director (Les Diaboliques, Truth), dies at 69
1994 – Bob Horen, dies of cancer at 67
2000 – Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
2000 – Marc Davis, American animator (b. 1913)