1838 – Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish writer, physician, chemist (creation of modern Polish terminology in the field of chemistry), dies at 69
1864 – J.E.B. Stuart [James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart], Confederate General in the American Civil War, killed in action at 31
1878 – Catherine Beecher, American educator (championed higher education for women), dies at 77
1906 – Gabriel C. Wharton, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 81
1907 – Joris-Karl Huysmans, French writer (Against the Grain), dies at 59
1941 – Ruth Stonehouse, American silent film actress and director, dies at 48
1970 – Wladyslaw Anders, Polish army general (WWI and WWII), and politician (Parliament-in exile), dies at 78
1994 – Helen Lee Mai, Hong Kong actress, dies at 63
2001 – Alexei Tupolev, Russian aircraft designer (b. 1925)
2017 – Bill Dowdy, American jazz drummer (The Three Sounds), dies at 84