1812 – Robert Craufurd, British general, dies at 47
1875 – Charles Kingsley [Parson Lot], English vicar and historian (Westward Ho!), dies at 55
1944 – Viktor Gusev, Russian poet (b. 1909)
1957 – Willie Edwards, US African American, murdered by KKK at 25
1994 – Sherry Mathis, actress (Search for Tomorrow), dies of cancer at 44
1994 – Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian marshal (Flight KAL 007), dies at 76
1997 – Laura “Dinky” Patterson, dies bungee jumping at Super Bowl rehearsal at 43
1997 – Jeremy Stephen Maas, writer/art dealer, dies at 68
1997 – Charles Craig, English opera singer, dies at 77
2019 – Diana Athill, English writer and editor (Stet), dies at 101