1785 – Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84
1892 – Monty Bowden, English cricket wicketkeeper and captain (2 Tests; youngest England captain at 23 years, 144 days), dies of epilepsy at 26
1942 – Frank Abbandando, American gangster (executed) (b. 1910)
1943 – Lynne Overman, American actor (Reap the Wild Wind), dies from a heart attack at 55
1994 – Georges Watin, Algerian/French officer (OAS), dies at 71
1995 – Shlomo Averbach, Israeli ultra-orthodox rabbi, dies at 84
1997 – Deng Xiaoping, Chinese revolutionary and paramount leader of China (1978-92), dies of a lung infection and Parkinson’s disease at 92
2007 – Celia Franca, Canadian ballet dancer, founder of National Ballet of Canada, dies at 85
2019 – Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer (Fendi, Chanel), dies at 85 (age disputed)
2020 – Heather Couper, British astronomer and presenter (The Sky at Night), dies at 70