1719 – Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/lord of the manor, executed at 59
1830 – Stanislas Champein, French composer, dies at 76
1864 – Archibald Campbell Godwin, Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle
1942 – Condé Nast, American publisher (b. 1873)
1967 – Martin Block, TV announcer (Chesterfield Supper Club), dies at 64
1967 – Monica Proietti, Canadian criminal (b. 1940)
1982 – Samuel L M Barlow, American composer (Mon Ami Pierrot), dies at 90
1986 – Vivian Duncan, entertainer (Duncan Sisters), dies
1997 – Rich Mullins, American singer (b. 1955)
2013 – Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (President of Nintendo, 1949-2003, owner of Seattle Mariners), dies at 85