1694 – Johann Michael Bach, German composer, dies at 46
1875 – John C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States (b. 1821)
1879 – Asa Packer, railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh Valley Railroad (b. 1805)
1889 – Marie of Prussia, Queen consort of Bavaria (1848-64), dies at 63
1892 – Gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72
1919 – Guido von List, Austrian-German occultist and novelist (Jung Diethers Heimkehr), dies at 70
1955 – Leslie Hylton, cricketer (West Indies quickie 1939), hung for murder
1963 – John Wilce, physician and former head football coach at the Ohio State University (b. 1888)
1987 – Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist and economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88
1996 – Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), dies