1740 – John Abernethy, Irish Protestant minister known as part of the Belfast Society, dies at 60
1901 – George Lohmann, England cricket medium pace bowler (18 Tests, 112 wickets @ 10.75), dies of tuberculosis at 36
1941 – Alva B. Adams, American politician (U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1933-41), dies at 66
1945 – Harvey Bartlett Gaul, American composer, dies at 64
1990 – Jan Hendrik de Groot, Dutch co-founder of Vrij Nederland), dies at 89
1993 – Peter Wood, English session and touring rock keyboardist and songwriter (Sutherland Bros and Quiver; Al Stewart; Joan Armatrading; Lou Reed), dies of injuries from a fall at 43
2003 – Clark Kerr, first Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (b. 1911)
2008 – Mikel Laboa, Basque singer and songwriter (b. 1934)
2009 – Gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan singer (b. 1920)
2011 – Ragnhild Hveger, Danish swimmer (Olympic silver 400m freestyle 1936; 44 world records 1938-56), dies at 90