1751 – Paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts, dies at 75
1920 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (Reclining Nude), dies at 35
1952 – Sveinn Bjornsson, Danish 1st President of Iceland (1944-52), dies at 70
1957 – Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1871)
1970 – Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese television writer and producer (Ultraman) (b. 1901)
1978 – Tango Duke, dies in Australia at 42; oldest known thoroughbred horse
1991 – Stanley Brock, American actor (UHF, Hard to Kill, Ivan-He’s the Mayor), dies of a heart attack at 59
1991 – Hoot Evers, American MLB player, dies at 69
2004 – Francina “Fanny” Blankers-Koen, Dutch athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles, 4x100m relay 1948), dies at 85
2017 – Robert Garcia, American politician hit by Wedtech scandal (Rep-D-NY, 1978-83), dies at 84