1899 – Félix Faure, 6th President of the French Third Republic (1895-99), dies at 57
1912 – Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies
1934 – Eduard Bagritsky, Russian-Soviet poet and journalist (South-West), dies at 38
1936 – James Harvey Robinson, American historian (Ordeal of Civilization), dies at 72
1938 – Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64
1951 – Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65
1980 – Erich Hückel, German physicist and physical chemist, dies at 83
1999 – Necil Kazım Akses, Turkish classical composer, dies at 90
2010 – Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong soccer player and actor. (b. 1956)
2017 – Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator (Miffy books), dies at 89