1652 – Abraham Elsevier, Dutch book publisher, dies at 60
1784 – Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, dies at 66
1856 – William Buckland, dean (Westminster)/geologist, dies
1922 – Alfred CW Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe/newspaper magnate, dies
1966 – Tip Snooke, South African cricket all-rounder and captain (26 Tests 1905-23, 35 wickets), dies at 85
1984 – J. B. Priestly, English novelist and scriptwriter (The Good Companions, An Inspector Calls), dies at 89
1996 – Uzo Egonu, painter/print maker, dies at 64
2004 – Eric Petrie, New Zealand cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950’s), dies at 77
2013 – Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress, dies at 43
2020 – Angela Buxton, English tennis player (French C’ships, Wimbledon women’s doubles 1956 [with Althea Gibson]), dies at 85