1892 – Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (b. 1840)
1946 – Joseph Vine, cricketer (batted in two Tests Eng v Aust 1911-12), dies
1955 – Constance Collier, actress (Perils of Pauline), dies at 77
1974 – Pamela Courson, American woman and long-term companion of Jim Morrison, dies of a heroin overdose at 27
2000 – Lucien le Cam, French mathematician (b. 1924)
2002 – Michael Bryant, British actor (Sakharov, Girly), dies at 74
2005 – John Love, Zimbabwean Formula One driver, dies at 80
2008 – Humphrey Lyttelton, British jazz musician, actor and broadcaster (It’s Great to Be Young), dies at 86
2009 – Bea Arthur, American comedian, singer and actress (Maude; The Golden Girls), dies at 86
2013 – Rick Camp, American MLB pitcher, dies of natural causes at 59