1820 – Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, son of French King Charles X, assassinated by a Bonapartist at 42
1846 – Cornelis Felix van Maanen, Dutch Minister of Justice (1807-42), dies at 76
1955 – Charles Cuvillier, French composer of operetta (The Naughty Princess), dies at 77
1974 – Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricket batsman (10 Tests, 2 x 100s; Wellington CA, Leicestershire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), dies at 70
1975 – P. G. Wodehouse, English-American writer (Bertie Wooster novels), dies at 93
1984 – Elmer Keith, American firearms enthusiast and author (Guns and Ammo), dies at 84
1988 – Gerard Holt, Dutch architect (municipal theatres Tilburg and Nijmegen, St. Joseph’s Church), dies at 83
1996 – Ivan William Hannaford, British sociologist and author (Race: The History of an Idea in the West), dies at 64
1996 – Lady Caroline Blackwood, British journalist and writer (The Last of the Duchess), dies at 64
2001 – Alan Ross, British poet and editor (London Magazine), dies at 78