1742 – William Somervile, English poet (b. 1675)
1742 – John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45
1953 – Maurice J. Tobin, 56th Governor of Massachusetts, dies at 52
1955 – Koos [Jacobus Jan] Vorrink, Dutch politician and socialist (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64
1969 – Mary Jo Kopechne, American political campaign specialist and Ted Kennedy’s car passenger, drowns at 28
1972 – Sally Benson, American writer (Meet me in St. Louis), dies at 74
1975 – Lefty Frizzell, American country music singer and songwriter (b. 1928)
1990 – Eddie Quillan, American actor (Mutiny on the Bounty, Julia, Hell Town), dies of cancer at 83
2007 – Roberto Fontanarrosa, Argentine cartoonist (b. 1944)
2011 – Sheila Burrell, British actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark), dies at 89