1803 – Joseph Wilton, English sculptor (Westminster Abbey), dies at 83
1883 – Ludwig Erk, German composer and folk song collector, dies at 76
1894 – Solomon Caesar Malan, British orientalist, dies at 82
1916 – Inez Milholland, American suffragist (National Woman’s Party), labor lawyer and socialist, dies at 30 after suffering from pernicious anemia
1950 – Gustaf John Ramstedt, Finland-Swedish linguist and diplomat, dies at 77
1981 – Morris Kirksey, American 4 X 100m (Olympic gold 1920), dies at 86
1983 – Anton Dolin [Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey-kay], British dancer (Girl From Petrovka), dies at 79
1989 – Alva R. Fitch, American World War II and Korean soldier (b. 1907)
1997 – Hastings Kamuzu Band, PM/President of Malawi (1964-66/66-94), dies
2012 – Dinah Sheridan, British actress (Genevieve, The Railway Children, Don’t Wait Up), dies at 92