1896 – Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor, dies at 69
1901 – Ignatius Donnelly, American politician and writer, dies at 69
1906 – Sir Hugh Nelson, Australian politician (Premier of Queensland (b. 1835)
1965 – Juan Bautista Plaza, Venezuelan composer, dies at 66
1966 – Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82
1993 – June Clayworth, American actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma at 87
1996 – Orapin Chaiyakan, first Thai woman elected to the Parliament of Thailand, dies at 91
2005 – Shirley Chisholm, 1st African American Congresswoman (Rep-D-NY) and presidential candidate, dies of a stroke at 80
2005 – Bob Matsui, American politician, dies at 63
2009 – Claiborne Pell, American senator, dies at 90