1702 – Walraad the Old, count/sovereign of Nassau-Usingen, dies
1806 – Jean Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, dies
1849 – Frederic Chopin, Polish-French pianist and composer (Concert in F Minor), dies of at 39
1979 – S J Perelman, American author, humorist and screenwriter (The New Yorker, Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 75
1979 – Karel Reiner, Czech composer, dies at 69
1992 – Herman Johannes, Indonesian professor, scientist and politician (b. 1912)
1993 – Wim van Dooren, theologist/humanist/philosopher, dies
1993 – Frank J Del Giudice, US industrial designer (Boeing 747), dies at 77
1999 – Ralph Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton, Governor of Northern Ireland (1968-73), dies at 89
2016 – Eddie Applegate, American actor (Patty Duke Show), dies at 81