1673 – Michael Wisniowieki, King of Poland, dies
1687 – Eleanor “Nell” Gwyn, English mistress of King Charles II of England, dies from apoplexy at 37
1797 – Ivan Shuvalov, 1st Russian Minister of Education and founder of the Moscow University, dies at 70
1831 – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher and inventor (dialectic), dies at 61
1914 – Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar, Malayalin journalist (b. 1861)
1975 – Max Ackermann, German “entartet” painter, dies at 88
1977 – A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian guru, founder of International Society for Krishna Consciousness, dies at 81
1984 – George Matthews, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73
1995 – Les Horvath, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback and halfback (Heisman Trophy 1944; first Ohio State player to win the award; National C’ship 1942), dies of heart failure at 74
2015 – Warren Mitchell, English actor (Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part), dies at 89