1597 – Saint Peter Canisius, Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest, dies at 76
1807 – John Newton, English cleric and hymnist, died at 82
1928 – Harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v South Africa 1895-96), dies
1980 – Marc Connelly, American playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90
1988 – Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch-British biologist and zoologist (Nobel 1973), dies at 81
1995 – Trenchard Cox, British museum director, dies at 90
1996 – Margaret E Rey, author of children’s books, dies at 90
1998 – Roger Avon, British actor (Doctor Who, Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.), dies at 84
2003 – M. J. Gopalan, Indian cricketer (1 Test India v England 1933-34), dies at 94
2017 – Bruce McCandless II, American aviator, electrical engineer and astronaut who made the 1st untethered space walk (STS 41B, STS-31), dies at 80