1711 – Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician
1868 – Jacob van Lennep, Dutch 2nd member of parliament, dies at 66
1904 – William Hall, Canadian Royal Naval sailor (b. 1827)
1936 – Grigory Zinoviev [Hirsch Apfelbaum], Russian revolutionary, dies at 52
1971 – Ted Lewis [Theodore Leopold Friedman], American entertainer, bandleader and musician (Is Everybody Happy?), dies of lung failure at 81
1989 – Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer, dies at 80
1997 – Clodomiro Almeyda Medina, Chilean external minister (1970-73), dies
2008 – John Thoday, British geneticist, dies at 91
2013 – Gilmar, Brazilian football player, dies from complications from a heart attack at 83
2015 – Ian Smith, South African cricket leg-spin bowler (9 Tests), dies at 90