1723 – Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman
1801 – Daniel Dal Barba, Italian composer, dies at 86
1872 – Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84
1941 – Benjamin Lee Whorf, American linguist (the relation of language to thinking and cognition), dies at 44
1944 – Rezā Shāh Pahlavi [Rezā Khan], Shah of Iran (1925-41), dies of a heart ailment at 66
1966 – Howard Kinsey, American tennis player (French Open doubles 1924, US Open doubles 1926; Wimbledon singles 1926 runner-up), dies at 66
1984 – George Gallup, American survey sampling pioneer and inventor of the Gallup poll, dies of a heart attack at 82
1987 – Jim Bishop, American journalist and author (The Day Lincoln was Shot), dies at 79
2010 – Ben Keith [Schaeufele], American musician and record producer (Neil Young; Great Speckled Bird), dies at 73
2017 – June Foray, American voice actress (Rocky the Flying Squirrel; Cinderella, Cindy Lou Who), dies at 99