1608 – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (1545-1608), known as “the Great”, dies at 65
1754 – Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (L’École des Mères), dies at 62
1938 – Jacobus C J “Jacques” Hermans, actor (Ghetto), dies at 81
1962 – Florence Auer, American actress (b. 1880)
1977 – Robert Maynard Hutchins, American educational philosopher (University of Chicago), dies at 78
1982 – Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister who unsuccessfully attempted to establish a Belgian government in London during World War II, dies at 80
2002 – Derek Birley, English founding Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ulster and sports writer, dies at 75
2006 – Lewis “Lew” Anderson, American actor and musician (The Howdy Doody Show), dies of prostate cancer at 84
2007 – Ülo Jõgi, Estonian freedom fighter and war historian, dies at 86
2020 – Pepper Rodgers, American football coach (University of Kansas, UCLA, Georgia Tech; USFL: Memphis Showboats), dies at 88