1909 – Nicolaas Pierson, Dutch economist and politician (Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1897-1901), dies at 80
1932 – Eyvind Alnæs, Norwegian pianist, organist, choral director, and composer, dies at 60
1975 – Tilly Losch, Austrian dancer and actress (Duel in the Sun; Garden of Allah), dies at about 71 (birth date disputed)
1976 – Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, unfulfilled claimant to the throne of Portugal, dies at 69
1979 – Rudi [Rudolf] Dutschke, German student leader, dies at 39
1986 – Gardner Fox, American sci-fi author (Atom; Hawkman; Zatanna), dies at 75
1992 – Peyo [Pierre Culliford], Belgian cartoonist (The Smurfs; Johan et Pirlouit), dies of a heart attack at 64
2013 – Frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter (The Man Who Planted Trees), dies at 89
2016 – Richard Adams, English author (Watership Down), dies at 96
2021 – Willibert Kremer, German soccer coach (MSV Duisburg, Bayer Leverkusen, 1860 Munich, Fortuna Düsseldorf), dies at 82