1896 – John Brown, British manufacturer (b. 1816)
1938 – Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (b. 1889)
1950 – Max Beckmann, German painter and graphic artist, dies at 66
1987 – Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91
1992 – Jan Peeters, Dutch water colors painter and monument artist, dies at 80
1992 – Kay Boyle, American writer (Scottsboro: An American Tragedy), dies at 90
1995 – Al Barlick, American Baseball Hall of Fame umpire (7 x World Series; 7 x MLB All Star games), dies at 80
1997 – Ewart G Abner Jr, president (Motown Records), dies at 74
2007 – Jaan Kross, Estonian writer (b. 1920)
2015 – Stevie Wright, British-born Australian singer with the Easybeats (Friday on my Mind), dies at 68