1926 – Joseph Pennell, American artist and author, dies at 68
1936 – Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (Memorias de Mamá Blanca), dies at 46
1990 – Paulette Goddard, American actress (Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Hazard), dies at 79
1993 – Lalith Athulathmudali, Sri Lankan minister, murdered at 59
1993 – Bertus Aafjes, poet/writer (World is a Muze), dies at 78
1994 – Cassidy Clinton Cremer, author (John Cremer), murdered at 30
2008 – William H. Stewart, 10th US Surgeon General (1965-69), dies at 86
2010 – Peter Porter, Australian-British author and poet (Chair of Babel), dies at 81
2011 – Peter Lieberson, American composer, dies of cancer at 64
2016 – Banharn Silpa-archa, Prime Minister of Thailand (1995-96), dies at 83