304 – Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian
1797 – James Hutton, Scottish geologist and father of modern geology, dies at 70
1831 – Richard Allen, 1st African American ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church, dies at 71
1865 – Thomas Hancock, English pioneer of the rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies at 79
1892 – Anton Wallerstein, German composer, dies at 78
1986 – Bartlett Robinson, American actor (Wendy and Me, Mona McCluskey), dies at 73
1991 – Paul Gayten American RandB pianist, songwriter, bandleader, producer (Clarence “Frogman” Henry, Chuck Berry), and record company executive (Chess Records), dies at 71
1994 – Constantine Koukouchkine, Russian diplomat, murdered in Algeria at 41
2019 – Heinz Winbeck, German composer, conductor and teacher, dies at 73
2020 – Jimmy Wynn, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1967, 74, 75; Houston Colt 45s/Astros, LA Dodgers), dies at 78