1740 – Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France, dies at 47
1773 – Philippe Buache, French geographer and cartographer (pioneered use of contour lines), dies at 72
1816 – Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, British admiral in the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars, dies at 92
1850 – Philipp Roth, German composer, dies at 70
1936 – Johnny Golden, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1922, 26, 27 3rd; Ryder Cup 1927, 29 [3-0-0 record]; 9 x PGA Tour titles), dies of pneumonia at 39
1995 – Geoffrey Parsons, Australian-British concert pianist, accompanist, and harpsichord player. dies of cancer at 65
2009 – John Updike, American Novelist (b. 1932)
2012 – Kevin White, American politician, dies at 82
2022 – Charanjit Singh, Indian field hockey captain (Olympic gold 1964, silver 1960), dies from a heart attack at 90
2023 – Sylvia Syms, English actress (Asylum, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine), dies at 89