1536 – Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight – on Index), dies
1865 – Mosby Munroe Parsons, United States officer in the Mexican–American War and brigadier general of the Confederate States Army, dies in battle at 42
1888 – James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies
1945 – Gino Marinuzzi, Italian conductor and composer, dies at 61
1963 – Richard Barthelmess, American actor (Broken Blossoms, Noose, Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68
1972 – Wampilow, writer, dies
1991 – Donald “Don” Dubbins, American actor (From Here to Eternity, The Caine Mutiny), dies of cancer at 63
1991 – Mervyn Nelson, director (Some of My Best Friends Are…), dies at 76
1994 – Elias Canetti, buried next to James Joyce
1995 – William Strethan “Wild Bill” Davis, musician, dies at 76