1756 – Johann Melchior Conradi, German composer, dies at 81
1778 – Charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)
1901 – Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (Republican: 1889-93), dies in Indianapolis at 67
1941 – Bernard Ijzerdraat, Dutch resistance fighter, executed
1957 – Lena Ashwell, British actress and theatrical manager who was the 1st to organize large-scale entertainment for WWI troops at the front, dies at 84
1985 – Robert “Bob” Shad [Abraham Shadrinsky], American record producer and record label owner (Big Brother and the Holding Company), dies at 65
1988 – Olive Carey, American actress (Affairs With a Stranger), dies at 92
2001 – John A. Alonzo, American cinematographer (pioneered handheld work, lighting techniques and HD video development), dies at 66
2006 – Robert C. Baker, Inventor of the chicken nugget (b. 1921)
2007 – Arnold Skaaland, American professional wrestler (b. 1925)