1807 – Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, German writer (b. 1723)
1946 – Paul Langevin, French physicist (b. 1872)
1953 – Robert A. Millikan, American physicist (photoelectric effect; Nobel 1923), dies at 85
1967 – Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, dies at 78
1991 – Joe Cole, American roadie (Black Flag, Rollins Band), shot and killed at 30
2003 – Roy Hughes, Baron Islwyn, British politician (L), dies at 78
2005 – Keith Duckworth, English mechanical engineer (Cosworth; b. 1933)
2008 – Carol Chomsky, American linguist and education specialist (b. 1930)
2020 – Pelle Alsing, Swedish drummer (Roxette – “Listen to Your Heart”), dies at 60
2021 – Sally Ann Howes, British-American stage and screen actress and singer (Brigadoon; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – “Truly Scrumptious”), dies at 91