1670 – Dorothy, 1st English marquis of Halifax, dies
1751 – Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (b. 1700)
1914 – Ivan Zajc, Czech composer and conductor, dies at 82
1940 – M Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies
1944 – Don Meyer Basketball coach Northern State, Lipscomb, and Hamline
1980 – Colonel Harland Sanders, American founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90
1988 – Sylvester [James Jr], American singer-songwriter (Do Ya Wanna Funk), dies of complications from HIV and AIDS at 41
1989 – Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (b. 1913)
1995 – Johnny Moss, American poker player (b. 1907)
2006 – Pnina Salzman, Israeli pianist (b. 1922)