1813 – Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1740)
1898 – Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, Polish composer, dies at 41
1952 – Henry A “Hans” Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist, dies at 58
1985 – Ferhat Abbas, Algerian politician and President of the National Constituent Assembly of Algeria (1962-63), dies at 86
1992 – Abdulkadir Widjojoatmodjo, Java diplomat, dies
1999 – Zeke Carey, American RandB singer (Go, Johnny, Go!, Rock Rock Rock!) dies at 66
2000 – John Cooper, English race car designer (b. 1923)
2002 – James Ferman, American director and secretary (British Board of Film Classification), dies at 72
2006 – Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian singer, poet and comedian (b. 1961)
2016 – Richard Adams, English author (Watership Down), dies at 96