1567 – Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer, dies at 63
1674 – John Graunt, English statistician and founder of science of demography, dies at 53
1935 – Panait Istrati, Romanian writer, dies at 50
1951 – António Óscar Carmona, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal, dies at 81
1974 – John Henry Lewis, American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight champion, 1935-38), dies of emphysema and Parkinson’s at 59
1983 – Alan Melville, South African cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies at 72
1988 – Pierre Desproges, French humorist, dies at 48
1991 – Barry Rogers, American jazz, salsa, and session trombonist (Eddie Palmiere; Fania All-Stars; Chaka Khan; Todd Rundgren), dies at 55
2004 – Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, first Prime Minister of Fiji and President of Fiji, dies at 83
2019 – Mark Medoff, American playwright, director, actor and professor (Children of a Lesser God), dies at 79