1879 – Peter Kosler, German-Slovenian lawyer and cartographer who made the first map of Slovene land (Kosler’s Map), dies at 55
1904 – Maximilian Kronberger, German poet, dies at 16
1916 – Tom Horan, Australian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 wickets; Victoria CA), dies a 62
1928 – Henry Birks, Canadian businessman and founder of Henri Birks and Sons, dies at 87
1938 – Bertram Mills, British circus proprietor (Bertram Mills Circus), dies at 70
1959 – Charles Halton, British stage actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again), dies at 83
2007 – Kevin Granata, American professor of Engineering (b. 1961)
2011 – Gerry Alexander, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (25 Tests, top score 108, 90 dismissals), dies at 82
2016 – Charlie Hodge, French Canadian goalkeeper (Montreal Canadians), dies at 82
2021 – Mike Mitchell, American rock guitarist (The Kingsmen -“Louie, Louie”), dies on his 77th birthday