1719 – Joseph Addison, English essayist and poet (co-founder of The Spectator), dies at 47
1775 – Joseph Warren, American physician and soldier, dies at 34
1973 – Luis Van Rooten, Mexican-born, American actor, author and translator (One Man’s Family), dies at 66
1974 – Yadavendra Singh, cricketer (Yuvraj of Patiala, Test for India), dies
1983 – Eelco N van Kleffens, Dutch min of Foreign affairs 1939-46, dies at 88
1983 – Peter Mennin[i], American composer (Moby Dick) and educator (Juilliard), dies of cancer at 60
1986 – Kate Smith, American singer (God Bless America), dies at 78
1995 – Claire Sterling, journalist, dies at 75
2007 – Serena Wilson, American belly dancer (b. 1933)
2010 – K. S. Rajah, Singaporean jurist (b. 1930)