1755 – Caspar Ruetz, German composer, dies at 47
1864 – Archduke Louis of Austria, 14th child of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and Feldmarschal-Leutnant of Austrian Imperial Army, dies at 80
1914 – Arthur Jones, England cricket all-rounder and captain (12 Tests, 3 wickets, 15 catches; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies from tuberculosis at 42
1920 – Claude Tozer, Australian doctor and cricketer (dashing NSW batsman), shot to death by a patient at 30
1921 – Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback, American politician and publisher (2nd African American governor – Governor of Louisiana (R) 1872-73), dies at 84
1927 – Jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies
1942 – Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (Mind of Primitive Man), dies at 84
1959 – Rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)
2013 – Lars Edlund, Swedish composer, dies at 91
2021 – (Wilbert) Billy Davis, American tennis player (11 x American Tennis Association Titles), dies of congestive heart failure at 91