1698 – Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian, dies at 65
1908 – Jaime Nunó, Spanish composer (Mexican national anthem), dies at 83
1918 – Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna (b. 1864)
1944 – George A Hartland, British politician (MP, Norwich, 1931-35), dies at 60
1969 – Barbara Pepper [Marion], American actress (Foreign Correspondent, Green Acres, Rogue Tavern), dies of coronary thrombosis at 54
1988 – Nico [Christa Päffgen], German model, and pop singer (Velvet Underground – “Sunday Morning”; “I’ll Be Your Mirror”), dies from a bicycle accident at 43
1992 – Willa Brown, American air pioneer (NAAA) and civil rights activist (1st African American woman to hold a pilot’s license), dies at 86
1992 – Viktor Louis, Russian journalist, dies
1997 – Eugene M. Shoemaker, American planetary scientist and geologist (Shoemaker-Levy comet), dies at 69
2015 – Alex Rocco, American actor (The Godfather, The Famous Teddy Z), dies at 79