1785 – Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Cage, Mercury Fastening his Sandals), dies at 71
1824 – John Taylor, philosopher (Jeffersonian Democracy), dies at 70
1951 – (Leonard) Constant Lambert, English composer (Rio Grande), dies at 45
1994 – Hein Fentener van Vlissingen, eccentric millionaire, dies at 73
1995 – Nanni Loy, film Director, dies at 69
1996 – Rosa Joyce Plesters Brommelie, conservation scientist, dies at 69
2004 – Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst, Dutch lawyer and Minister of Education, dies at 88
2007 – Siobhan Dowd, British/Irish writer (b. 1960)
2009 – Johnny Carter, US singer (The Flamingos, The Dells), dies at 75
2010 – Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill, Argentinean writer (b. 1941)