1681 – Richard Alleine, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1611)
1738 – Jean-Joseph Mouret, French composer, dies at 56
1902 – Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist, dies at 62
1943 – Beatrix Potter, English children’s writer and illustrator (The Tale of Peter Rabbit,) dies aged 77
1965 – Al Ritz [Joaquim], American actor (Gorilla, Hi Ya Chum), dies at 62
1968 – Louise Granville, entertainer, dies of influenza at 73
1973 – Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87
1977 – Johann Nepomuk David, composer, dies at 82
1993 – Alexander Mackendrick, director (Whiskey Galore!), dies at 81
1997 – Juzo Itami, Japanese director, commits suicide at 64