1650 – Matthäus Merian, Swiss engraver (b. 1593)
1759 – Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier, composer, dies at 31
1844 – Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist, dies at 72
1857 – Alexander Twilight, American politician and minister, first African American to graduate and hold political office, dies at 61
1940 – Maurice Jaubert, French composer and soldier, dies a few hours after being fatally wounded in action at 40
1989 – Ad van Emmenes, Dutch soccer reporter, dies at 91
1991 – Jean Arthur, American actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 90
2007 – Ze’ev Schiff, Israeli journalist (b. 1932)
2011 – Don Diamond, American actor (b. 1921)
2013 – Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter (Psí vojáci – Dog Soldiers), dies at 48