1819 – Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and statesman (b. 1744)
1838 – Letitia Elizabeth Landon, English poet (Heath’s Book of Beauty), dies at 36
1914 – Aleksander Różycki, Polish pianist, composer, and music teacher dies at 59
1937 – James Marcus, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail), dies from a heart attack at 70
1942 – Dirk Bannink, nurse/local counciller Deventer, executed
1944 – Philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau
1945 – Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of France (1931-32 and 1935-36) and Head of Vichy France (1942-44), executed by firing squad for high treason at 62
1968 – Bea Benaderet, NYC, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction), dies at 62
1981 – Philip Fotheringham-Parker, British racing driver (b. 1907)
1994 – Hannes Wustinger, Austrian race car driver, dies at 29