1737 – James Louis Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland, dies at 70
1957 – John Van Druten, English playwright (I Remember Mama, I am a Camera) and theater director, dies at 56
1959 – Walter Williams, American, claimed to be last survivor of the US Civil War, dies at 117 (age disputed)
1967 – Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, dies at 78
1982 – Frederick Terman, American professor of engineering at Stanford University known as the “father of Silicon Valley”, dies at 82
1993 – Antoon Veerman, Dutch ARP asst sect of Education (1973-75), dies at 77
1995 – Ruth Nita Barrow, 1st female Governor-General of Barbados (1990-95), dies at 79
2000 – Rob Buck, American musician (10,000 Maniacs), dies at 42
2015 – Douglas Dick, American actor and psychologist (Rope, Waterfront), dies at 95
2019 – Shahdon Winchester, Trinidadian soccer winger (27 caps; Murciélagos), dies in a traffic collision at 27