1190 – Floris III, Count of Holland, dies
1630 – Federico Cesi, Italian naturalist and founder of the first modern scientific society, the Accademia dei Lincei, dies at 45
1846 – Peter Ritter, German cellist and composer, dies at 83
1866 – John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, dies at 75
1920 – Bal Gangadhar Tilak, early Indian nationalist leader, dies at 64
1929 – Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies at 59
1935 – Arthur Dehon Little, American chemist (patented rayon), dies at 71
1995 – Robert L. “Bob” Talley, American jazz and blues pianist and composer, dies at 75
2008 – Ashok Mankad, Indian cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), dies at 61
2010 – Lolita Lebrón, Puerto Rican nationalist (b. 1919)