1712 – Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies
1812 – Joseph Schuster, composer, dies at 63
1862 – Martin Van Buren, 8th US President (1837-41), dies of heart failure at 79
1868 – George Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies
1987 – Dick Wellstood, American jazz pianist, dies at 59
1995 – Don Richard Carpenter, novelist, dies at 64
1995 – Jerry Lordan, English singer and composer (Wonderful Land), dies at 61
1997 – Frank Parker, American tennis player (4-time Grand Slam singles winner), dies at 81
2005 – Richard Doll, English epidemiologist (pioneer in research linking smoking to health problems), dies at 92
2012 – Robert Ledley, American scientist (invented the CT scanner), dies at 86