1706 – Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin, dies at 73
1777 – Georg Christoph Wagenzeil, Austria (court) composer and pianist, dies at 62
1879 – Joachim Heer, Swiss politician, dies at 54
1940 – Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (Truth and Justice), dies at 62
1952 – Mariano Azuela, Mexican novelist, dies at 79
1958 – Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope), dies at 86
1959 – Albie Booth, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Yale University), dies of a heart attack at 51
1980 – John Jacob Niles, American composer and singer, dies at 87
1989 – Henk van Stipriaan, Dutch journalist and VARA radio host, dies at 64
2000 – Dennis Danell, American guitarist (Social Distortion) (b. 1961)