1751 – Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (b. 1700)
1951 – Dorothy Dix [Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer], American journalist and columnist, dies at 81
1976 – Réal Caouette, French Canadian politician (Social Credit Party of Canada), dies at 59
1991 – Fred Scott, American vocalist and actor (Melody of the Plains, Vincent Lopez), dies at 89
1993 – Bentri Seddik, Algerian court judge, murdered at 46
1997 – Richard Warwick, actor (Johnny Dangerously, Sebastine, If), dies at 52
2001 – Stuart Adamson, Scottish rock vocalist and guitarist (The Skids, Big Country), dies at 43
2006 – Taliep Petersen, South African singer and composer (b. 1950)
2010 – Mary Jane Odell, American politician and journalist, Iowa Secretary of State, dies at 87
2011 – Nicol Williamson, Scottish actor (Excalibur), dies of esophageal cancer at 75