1343 – Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies
1678 – Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (b. 1621)
1758 – Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, British field marshal (b. 1680)
1858 – Ando Hiroshige, Japanese painter, dies at 61
1887 – Dinah Craik, English writer (John Halifax, Gentleman), dies at 61
1940 – Tom Mix, American silent screen cowboy actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60
1972 – (Wilfred) “Billy” Williams, American pop singer (“I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter”), dies at 61
1983 – Ernie Roth, American wrestling manager (ring name “The Grand Wizard of Wrestling”), dies at 57
1992 – Alexander Pola [Abraham Polak], Dutch actor and writer (Farce Major), dies at 78
2002 – Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (Ray Conniff Singers), dies at 85