1920 – Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (number theory), dies of illness at 32
1940 – Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65
1956 – Edward Arnold, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 66
1976 – Neil McCallum, actor (Pete-Saber of London), dies at 45
1984 – May McAvoy, actress (Ben Hur), dies at 82 after a heart attack
1989 – Lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78
1995 – Alexander Knox, Canadian actor and author (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind), dies of bone cancer at 88
1997 – Peng Zhen, mayor of Beijing China (1951-66), dies
2005 – Mason Adams, American actor (Lou Grant, Deadliest Season), dies at 86
2007 – Jack Valenti, American political advisor and film executive, dies at 85