1860 – William Mason, American politician, dies at 73
1892 – Charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62
1930 – Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, English electrical engineer and inventor, dies at 65
1947 – Veit Valentin, German/American historian (German People), dies at 61
1953 – Paul Niggli, Swiss mineralogist (crystal structures), dies at 64
1960 – Sibilla Aleramo [Rina Faccio], Italian feminist and poet (Una Donna), dies at 83
1974 – Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906)
1985 – Carol Wayne, Johnny Carson’s teatime movie hostess, dies at 42
2006 – Frank Fixaris, American sportscaster (b. 1934)
2013 – Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), dies from complications from a stroke at 76