1712 – Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier
1896 – Richard Avenarius, German philosopher (founded the epistemological theory of knowledge known as empirical criticism), dies at 52
1969 – Otto Stern, German-American physicist (Stern-Gerlach-experiment, Nobel 1943), dies at 81
1989 – Bert Oosterbosch, Dutch cyclist, dies at 32
1990 – Raf Reymen, Flemish actor (Huisvuil, Het glas water), dies at 64
1994 – Gottlob Frick, German opera singer, dies at 88
2000 – Maurice Evans, English soccer wing half (Reading, 407 games) and manager (Shrewsbury Town, Reading, Oxford United), dies from a heart attack at 63
2005 – Christopher Bauman, American wrestler (b. 1982)
2018 – Kofi Annan, Ghanaian diplomat and 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997-2006), dies at 80
2020 – Hal Singer, American jazz and RandB saxophonist (“Corn Bread”), dies at 100