1758 – John Dyer, British poet, dies at 58
1831 – Maria Szymanowska, Polish pianist and composer, dies of cholera at 41
1936 – Georg Michaelis, Chancellor of German Empire, dies at 78
1947 – Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72
1955 – Harry Haden, Canadian American actor (Harry-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 72
1989 – Ernest Morrison, actor (Peggy Does Her Darndest), dies
1992 – Sam Berger, Canadian football owner (b. 1900)
1993 – Rene Requiestas, Filipino comedian (b. 1957)
2011 – Frank Dietrich, German politician (b. 1966)
2012 – Robert Ledley, American scientist (invented the CT scanner), dies at 86