1701 – William Kidd, Scottish pirate legend, hanged at London’s Execution Dock at about 56
1825 – Ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia
1895 – Franz E. Neumann, German mineralogist, mathematician and physicist, dies at 96
1920 – Svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal, dies at 63
1960 – Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor (neon light), dies at 89
1974 – Kathleen Cannell, American fashion and dance writer, dies at 82
1975 – Jackie “Moms” Mabley, comedienne (Amazing Grace), dies at 81
1979 – Hubert van Doorne, auto manufacturer (DAF Trucks), dies at 79
1991 – Peter Trevenen Thwaites, British Brigadier General and playwright (Love or money), dies at 74
2010 – Gane Todorovoski, Macedonian literary critic, poet, and publicist (b. 1929)