1749 – Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France
1835 – David Douglas, Scottish botanist (Douglas fir), dies from falling in to a pit trap while surveying Mauna Kea in HawaiĘ»i at 35
1945 – Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (German Air Force-WW II), dies at 49
1989 – Sidney Hook, American philosopher (The Paradoxes of Freedom), dies at 86
2004 – Jean Ruth Adams, American entomologist (insect pathogens and viruses), dies at 75 or 76
2007 – Stan Zemanek, Australian radio personality (b.1947)
2007 – Mr. Butch, Iconic Boston street figure (b. 1951)
2010 – Buff Cobb [Patrizia Cobb Chapman], American actress and TV personality (Masquerade Party), dies at 82
2013 – Alan Whicker, British journalist and TV broadcaster (Whicker’s World), dies at 91
2020 – Rod Bernard, American “swamp pop” singer (“Allons Danser Colinda”), dies at 79