1226 – Frederick of Isenberg, German politician (executed) (b. 1193)
1829 – Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist (b. 1763)
1842 – Henry de Cock, Dutch reformed vicar and secession leader, dies at 41
1909 – Joshua Slocum, Canadian-American seaman and adventurer, departs from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, sailing south for the winter, and is lost at sea, at 65
1915 – Theodor Leschetizky, Polish pianist, composer, and teacher (Contes de Jeunesse), dies at 85
1944 – Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist, dies at 71
1964 – Hendrik Gerrit Cannegieter, meteorology/director KNMI, dies at 85
1965 – Russell Collins, American actor (Niagara, Close Up, Shockproof), dies at 68
1990 – Robert Mariano, entertainer, dies at 21
2012 – Ahmed Jabari, Palestinian political activist, killed by an airstrike at 53