1553 – Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician (calculated planetary table), dies at 41
1864 – William Edwin Baldwin, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in a horse accident at 36
1887 – Multatuli [Eduard Douwes Dekker], Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66
1962 – Georgios Papanicolaou, Greek-American doctor, cytopathologist, and inventor of the Pap smear, dies at 78
1997 – Stan Pearson, English soccer inside forward (8 caps; Manchester United, Bury, Chester), dies at 76
1998 – (Louis) “Grandpa” Jones, American country music singer and banjo wizard (Hee Haw), dies at 84
2001 – Stanley Kramer, American producer/director (Inherit the Wind), dies at 87
2013 – Donald Richie, American-born author and (Japanese) film critic, dies at 88
2020 – Heather Couper, British astronomer and presenter (The Sky at Night), dies at 70
2023 – Greg Foster, American athlete (3 x World C’ship gold 110m hurdles; Olympic silver 1984), dies from amyloidosis at 64