1899 – Frederick “Freddy” Roberts, son of British field marshal, dies in battle
1917 – Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, 1st qualified woman physician in Britain, first woman mayor (Aldeburgh), dies at 81
1933 – Hans Vaihinger, German philosopher (Side-Studies), dies at 81
1933 – Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama, dies at 57
1957 – Dorothy L. Sayers, English novelist (The Nine Tailors), dies at 66
1973 – Charles Greeley Abbot, American astronomer (Solar Constant), dies at 101
1982 – Homer S. Ferguson, American politician (b. 1889)
2011 – Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean morna singer known as “the Barefoot Diva”, dies from respiratory failure at 70
2018 – Galt MacDermot, Canadian musician and composer (Hair), dies at 89
2022 – Elayne Jones, American classical timpanist and civil rights activist, dies at 94