1679 – William Gurnall, English writer (b. 1617)
1685 – Christoph Ignaz Abele, Austrian jurist (b. 1628)
1730 – Frederik IV, King of Denmark and Norway (1699-1730), dies at 59
1875 – Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)
1951 – Leon Errol, Australian actor (Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde!), dies at 70
1958 – Gordon Griffith, American actor (first actor to portray Tarzan on film) and director, dies at 51
1989 – Franco Luambo, Congolese composer, guitarist and bandleader (Masumbuku), dies from AIDS at 51
1997 – John Denver, American country music star (Country Boy), dies in a plane crash at 53
2006 – Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian film director (b. 1919)
2017 – Grape-kun, a Humbolt penguin from Tobu Zoo in Japan who gained fame from the anime series Kemono Friends, dies aged 21