1878 – George Cruikshank, English caricaturist and illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85
1940 – Philip Francis Nowlan, American sci-fi writer, creator of Buck Rogers character (b. 1888)
1959 – William Hoppe, American carom billiards player (51 world titles 1906-52), dies at 71
1963 – Fleetwood Lindley, American man and last living person to see Abraham Lincoln’s face, dies at 75
1979 – Mort Marshall [Mortimer Haig Lichtenstein], American actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Dumplings), dies of coronary arrest at 60
1991 – Annie van Ommeren-Averink [Hanna Jacoba of Ommeren-Averink], Dutch politician (CPN), dies at 77
1997 – Mitchell Goodman, American writer, dies at 71
2006 – Dick Bass, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 1962, 63, 66; LA Rams), dies at 68
2012 – Ton de Kruyf, Dutch composer, dies at 74
2012 – Gerlando Alberti, Sicilian Mafioso, dies from cancer at 88