1873 – Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (3rd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia), dies at 68
1938 – Ödön von Horváth, Hungarian writer (A Child of Our Time), dies at 36
1942 – Vladislav Vančura, Czech writer (Rozmarné léto), dies at 50
1970 – Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist, dies at 82
1973 – Harvey S. Firestone Jr, American tire manufacturer, dies at 75
1983 – Anna Seghers [Netty Reiling], German author (The 7th Cross), dies at 82
1983 – Charles Tham, of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha, count of Flanders/Prince, dies
1991 – David Ruffin, American soul musician and early lead singer for The Temptations (My Girl; Ain’t Too Proud to Beg), dies of a drug overdose at 50
1992 – Howard Ralston, actor (Pollyana), dies
1996 – Stephen Jones, English art historian, dies of cancer at 41