1780 – Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian, dies at 73
1856 – John Braham, English tenor singer and composer, dies at 81
1909 – Geronimo [one who yawns], Apache chief, dies at 79
1932 – Franz Gailliard, Belgian painter and graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70
1933 – Henri Viotta, Dutch conductor and composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84
1934 – Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (b. 1862)
1954 – Evert Gorter, Dutch children’s pioneering paediatrician, dies at 72
1966 – Gail Kane, American actress (White Sister, Arizona), dies at 81
1966 – Hans Hofmann, German American painter (Search for the Real), dies at 85
1997 – Zein Isa, Palestinian militant imprisoned in the United States for the honor killing of his daughter