1699 – Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626)
1916 – James Connolly, Irish socialist (founder of the Irish Socialist Republican Party), dies at 47
1921 – Emilia Pardo Bazán, Spanish countess and writer (Pascual López: Autobiography of a Medical Student), dies at 68
1930 – Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch politician (SDAP), dies at 70
1956 – Hendrik P. Marchant, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87
1971 – Johnny Taylor, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests; 1 x 100, 8 x 50) and rugby union fly-half (2 caps), dies at 75
1975 – Joe Mooney, American jazz and pop accordionist, organist, and vocalist, dies at 64
1977 – Luc van Brabant, Flemish writer and erotic poet, dies at 67
1980 – Lillian Roth [Rutstein], American singer and actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies at 69
1996 – Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer, dies on Mt Everest at 35