1751 – John Wilson, botanist, dies
1839 – Winthrop Mackworth Praed, English politician and poet, dies at 36
1929 – Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, playwright/poet, dies
1931 – Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician 9Poisson distribution) and economist (b. 1868)
1937 – Walter Gay, artist, dies
1960 – Set Persson, Swedish communist politician (b. 1897)
1982 – Bill Justis, American musician and producer (Raunchy), dies of cancer at 58
1982 – Donald Beard, cricketer (4 Tests for NZ 1952-56), dies
1983 – Eddie Foy Jr [Edwin Fitzgerald Jr], American actor (The Pajama Game, Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78
1992 – Henk van der Molen, guitarist/composer/writer (Martine Bijl), dies