1678 – Jacob Jordaens, Flemish baroque painter, dies at 85
1886 – Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (b. 1796)
1889 – Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (b. 1808)
1968 – Lee Tracy, American actor (Dinner at Eight, Martin Kane Private Eye), dies of cancer at 70
1987 – Theodore Brameld, author (Use of Explosive Ideas), dies at 83
1995 – John Gardener, boatbuilder/writer, dies at 90
2002 – Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 10, 16, 33), dies at 70
2003 – Preston Smith, 40th Governor of Texas, dies at 91
2007 – William J. Crowe, American admiral and ambassador (b. 1925)
2013 – Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 87