1608 – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)
1832 – John van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried
1912 – August Strindberg ‘Father of modern Swedish Literature’, Swedish dramatist and writer (Miss Julie), dies at 63
1943 – Henri La Fontaine, Belgian international lawyer (1st Socialist to win Nobel Peace Prize 1913), dies at 89
1947 – John Ray Sinnock, US chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59
1978 – Bill Lear, American engineer, manufacturer and CEO (Lear Jet Corp), dies at 75
1982 – Hugh Beaumont, American actor (The Mole People, Leave it to Beaver), dies from a heart attack at 73
1987 – Rita Hayworth [Margarita Cansino], American actress (Gilda; Cover Girl; The Lady from Shanghai), dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 68
1997 – Princess Caradja-Kretzulesco, descendant of Dracula, dies at 76
2018 – Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author (The Right Stuff), dies at 88