1867 – Juan Álvarez, Mexican revolutionary leader (President of Mexico 1855), dies at 77
1921 – Ernest Daudet, French journalist and writer (White Terror), dies at 84
1937 – George Wright, American Baseball HOF shortstop (NA pennant 1872-75 Boston Red Stockings; NL pennant 1877-78 Boston Red Caps, 1879 Providence Grays), dies at 90
1952 – Isaac Sadeh, Polish-born leader of Jewish commando force (Palmach), dies at 62
1958 – Walter Schumann, American choral director (Ford Show) and film and television composer (Night Of The Hunter; Dragnet theme), dies at 44
1980 – Jack Cheetham, South African cricket batsman and captain (24 Tests; Western Province), dies at 60
1995 – James Truitte, American ballet dancer (Lester Horton; Alvin Ailley), dies at 72
1996 – Joyce Plesters, British conservation scientist, dies at 69
2005 – Martin Dillon, American opera singer, dies of cardiac arrest at 48
2012 – Georg Leber, German politician, dies at 91