1750 – Gustaaf Willem, baron van Imhoff, Dutch statesman (Governor of Ceylon 1736-40, Governor of the Dutch East Indies 1743-50), dies at 45
1935 – Émile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat, dies at 72
1955 – W H van Eemlandt [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies
1976 – Oscar Beregi Jr, Hungarian actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City), dies of a heart attack at 58
1982 – Leighton Lucas, British composer and conductor, dies at 79
1985 – Phil Silvers [Silver], American stage and screen comic actor (Sgt Bilko / The Phil Silvers Show; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum), dies in his sleep at 73
1987 – René Lévesque, Canadian politician (Premier of Quebec, 1976-85), dies of a heart attack at 65
1995 – Desmond Shawe-Taylor, British critic and writer (co-author of The Record Guide), dies at 88
2008 – Jacques Piccard, Swiss deep sea explorer (one of the first to explore the Mariana Trench), dies at 86
2023 – Ady Barkan, American lawyer and activist (Be a Hero PAC), dies of ALS complications at 39