1703 – Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (Mémoires), dies at 77
1916 – João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian writer (b. 1865)
1936 – Hans Poelzig, German architect (Grosses Schauspielhaus), dies at 67
1944 – Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist and anthropologist, dies at 78
1951 – Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician, dies at 73
1969 – Wynonie Harris, American rhythm and blues singer, dies of cancer at 53
1994 – Lionel Grigson, British jazz musician, dies at 52
1994 – Michel Vitold, Russian-French actor (Madame et le Mort), dies at 78
1997 – Richard Jaeckel, American actor (3:10 to Yuma, Sands of Iwo Jima, Sometimes a Great Notion), dies of cancer at 70
1999 – Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian professional football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats), dies at 66