1408 – Taejo of Joseon [Yi Seong-gye], King of Joseon (1392-98), dies at 72
1734 – Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
1806 – John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, British field marshal (b. 1723)
1844 – William Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies
1876 – Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46
1966 – Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (Shell-Haus in Berlin), dies at 80
1993 – Jesus Posadas Ocampo, Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66
1996 – Harry Campion, statistician, dies at 91
2000 – Kurt Schork, American reporter (b. 1947)
2002 – Wallace Markfield, American writer (b. 1926)