1942 – J. B. M. Hertzog [Barry Hertzog], South African General and Prime Minister (1924-39), dies at 76
1953 – Larry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (Original Dixieland Jazz Band), dies at 60
1957 – Francis Burton Harrison, American political figure (b. 1873)
1963 – Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (Perfil del Aire), dies at 61
1967 – Florence Reed, actress (Black Panther Club), dies after illness at 84
1975 – Gunnar Gunnarsson, Icelandic writer (The Church on the Mountain), dies at 86
1986 – Dar Robinson, American film stuntman (b. 1947)
1995 – Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer, dies at 81
1997 – Robert Simpson, British classical composer, and broadcaster (BBC), dies at 76
2013 – Maurice Vachon, Canadian professional wrestler, dies at 84