1708 – Thomas Bullis, English composer, dies at 80 (buried)
1744 – Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668)
1785 – Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)
1898 – W. A. Remy [Wilhelm Mayer], Austro-Bohemian composer, dies at 66
1937 – Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (Minister of Education), dies at 60
1946 – Matteo Giulio Bartoli, linguist, dies at 72
1947 – Roy Park, Australian cricketer (prolific Victorian bat and official), dies at 54
1994 – Suzanne M Blum, French lawyer (Charlie Chaplin), dies at 95
1994 – Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian marshal (Flight KAL 007), dies at 76
2004 – Bob Keeshan, American actor (Captain Kangaroo), dies at 76