1824 – Capel Lofft, English writer (b. 1751)
1881 – Jakob Bernays, German philologist (b. 1824)
1883 – Abdelkader El Djezairi, Algerian leader, scholar and national hero (b.1808)
1948 – Theodore Morell, German doctor, Hitler’s personal physician, dies at 61
1955 – Alberto Ascari, Italian auto racer (World F1 champion 1952, 53), dies in a testing accident at 36
1959 – Joe Kelly, American radio and television host (Quiz Kids, 1949-53), dies at 57
1967 – Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60
1976 – Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Being and Time), dies at 86
1996 – Halka Grossman, Israeli resistance fighter and politician, dies at 76
2022 – Ray Liotta, American actor (Goodfellas; Field of Dreams: Cop Land), dies of heart failure at 67