1433 – Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan, 100th Emperor of Japan, dies at 56
1750 – Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer, dies at 73
1865 – Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76
1913 – Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet (I Saw Estonia Yesterday), dies at 49
1947 – G. H. Hardy, English mathematician (Hardy–Weinberg principle, A Mathematician’s Apology), dies at 70
1995 – Koos Schuur, Dutch writer, poet (Novemberland), translator, and editor (Het Woord), dies at 79
1997 – Denis Gerald Barrington, British artist, dies at 67
2002 – Dave McNally, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1969-70, 72; World Series 1966, 70; Baltimore Orioles), dies from lung cancer at 60
2011 – Ragnhild Hveger, Danish swimmer (Olympic silver 400m freestyle 1936; 44 world records 1938-56), dies at 90
2016 – Ousmane Sow, Senegalese sculptor, dies at 81