1833 – Adrian Hardy Haworth, English entomologist and botanist, dies at 65
1889 – Jan Matzeliger, Surinamese-Dutch inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies at 36
1940 – Paul G. Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80
1967 – Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65
1983 – Scott Nearing, American sociologist, pacifist and author (The Good Life), dies at 100
1985 – Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio], Italian-American composer (Creative Harmony, dies at 78
1994 – Wijnanda MC “Nan” Aberson, friend of Gerard Van de Reve Sr, dies at 82
1997 – Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90
1999 – Mary Jane Croft, American actress (The Lucy Show, Our Miss Brooks), dies of natural causes at 83
2014 – Richard Attenborough, English actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), dies at 90