931 – Uda, 59th Emperor of Japan (887-897), dies at 64
1700 – Hieronymus Gradenthaler, German composer, dies at 62
1844 – Heinrich Domnich, German hornist and composer, dies at 77
1939 – Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet (Curfew Must Not Ring) and writer, dies at 89
1992 – Heinz Galinski, President (Central council for Jews in Germany), dies at 79
1993 – Szymon Goldberg, Polish violinist/conductor, dies at 84
1994 – Nathan Susskind, Slovak/US linguist (Yiddish), dies at 87
1994 – Ray Flaherty, American Pro Football Hall of Fame end, coach (3 x NFL Championships; Washington Redskins 1937, 42 coach), dies at 90
1998 – Elmer Valo, baseball player (b. 1921)
2011 – Sheila Burrell, British actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark), dies at 89