1807 – John Gunby, Maryland Soldier in the American Revolutionary War (b. 1745)
1839 – Archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757)
1851 – Adriaan van Bevervoorde, Dutch journalist (Treason), dies at 31
1886 – John Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer (founded Deere and Company), dies at 82
1927 – Harold Geiger, U.S. Army aviation pioneer (b. 1884)
1964 – Steve Owen, American Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle (NY Giants) and coach (NFL C’ship 1927, 34, 38; NY Giants), dies at 66
1972 – Sir Gordon Lowe, British tennis player, Member of Parliament (Australasian C’ship 1915), dies at 87
2004 – Ezzedine Salim, leader of Iraqi Governing Council (b. 1943)
2007 – Lloyd Alexander, author (b. 1924)
2021 – Héctor Silva, Argentine rugby union number 8 (24 caps; Los Tilos) and coach (Argentina 1985-87), dies from COVID-19 at 76