1896 – John Everett Millais, English painter (Order of Release), dies at 67
1910 – Florence Nightingale, British nurse (Crimean War), dies at 90
1946 – Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky, composer, dies at 33
1984 – Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92
1985 – Marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67
1992 – Clifford Allison, US stock-car racer, dies in an accident
1998 – Julien Green, American-French writer (Frere Francois), dies at 97
1999 – Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian, murdered (b. 1960)
2000 – Antony Duff, British diplomat, Head of MI5, advocate for the homeless, dies at 80
2008 – Bill Gwatney, American political figure (b. 1959)