1748 – James Thomson, Scottish poet (Rule, Britannia), dies at 47
1827 – Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies
1879 – Rowland Hill, English inventor who introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp (1840), dies at 84
1944 – Georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915)
1969 – Erika Mann, German-American author (Other Germany) and daughter of Thomas Mann, dies at 63
1981 – Valery Kharlamov, Soviet ice hockey player (b. 1948)
1982 – Anandamayi Ma [Nirmala Sundari], Indian spiritual leader, dies at 86
1997 – Jeep Swenson, American actor (Batman and Robin), dies of heart failure at 40
2008 – Mark Priestley, Australian actor (b. 1976)
2020 – David Bryant, English lawn bowler (World Outdoor C’ship singles 1966, 80, 88; 4 x C’wealth Games gold singles), dies at 88