1773 – Robert Clive, English explorer and founder (British empire in India), dies at 49
1783 – John Hanson, American Continental Congressman and 1st US President under Articles of Confederation, dies at 68
1975 – François de Roubaix, French film score composer, dies in diving accident at 36
1976 – Rupert Davies, actor (Zeppelin, Oblong Box), dies at 59
1980 – Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter (b. 1901)
1981 – Jack Fingleton, Australian cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 1189 runs), dies at 73
1987 – Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies
1991 – Jac de Jong [Jacobus Hendrik de Jong], Dutch entrepeneur and politician (Nedac-Sorbo), dies
1994 – L V Johnson Singer, dies
2007 – Reg Park, British bodybuilder (Mr Universe 1951, 58, 65), dies at 79