1170 – Albrecht I “Bear”, 1st margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70), dies at 70
1854 – Edward Forbes, English Naturalist and pioneer in the field of biogeography, dies of an illness at 39
1887 – Gustav Fechner, German psychologist and physicist (Weber–Fechner law), dies at 86
1904 – Justus van Maurik, Dutch author and cigar manufacturer, dies at 58
1919 – Adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (Riemann–Hurwitz formula), dies at 60
1984 – Mary Hamman, American writer and editor (Pictorial Review, Good Housekeeping), dies at 77
1999 – Patrick Bowles, American writer and translator, dies at 88
1999 – Doug Sahm, American roots-rock and Tex-Mex musician (Sir Douglas Quintet – “Mendocino”; Texas Tornadoes – “Adios Mexico”), dies of a heart attack at 58
2012 – Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, Russian Woman Grandmaster of chess, dies from brain cancer at 55
2016 – Denton Cooley, American heart surgeon (1st artificial heart transplant), dies at 96