1816 – Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist and historian, dies at 92
1892 – Herman Koeckemann, German Catholic prelate (b. 1828)
1939 – Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (Campos de Castilla), dies at 63
1943 – Christoph Probst, German resistance fighter (That Weisse Rose), dies
1949 – Russell W. Porter, American artist and explorer (Alaska), dies at 77
1961 – George de Cuevas, Chilean-born ballet impresario and choreographer (Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas), dies at 75 or 76
1967 – Fritz Erler, German politician (SDP), dies at 53
1980 – Dick Kallman, American actor (Born to Be Loved, Verboten!), murdered in his New York apartment at 46
1999 – Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (b. 1964)
2007 – George Jellicoe, Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords and Special Boat Service veteran, dies at 88