1789 – Mary Ball Washington, mother of George, dies
1840 – Karl Leberecht Immermann, German writer, dies at 44
1942 – W van Daalen, opposition leader on Celebes, beheaded
1943 – Johan Petter Johansson, Swedish inventor and industrialist (modern adjustable spanner), dies at 86
1956 – Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies from a heart ailment and pneumonia at 62
1972 – Juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71
1974 – Gus Viseur, Belgian-French jazz button accordionist, dies at 59
2001 – Ken Tyrrell, English race driver and founder of Tyrrell Racing, dies at 77
2021 – Neal Brendel, American rugby union prop (6 Tests; Pittsburgh RC) and executive (Chairman USA Rugby 2002-05), dies from cancer at 66
2021 – Robin Miller, American motorsports journalist (Indianapolis Star, Autoweek, Car and Driver, ESPN, Speed, NBCSN), dies from leukemia at 71