1794 – Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz, Austrian statesman (b. 1711)
1827 – Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (b. 1754)
1844 – Joseph Smith Jr, American founder of the Mormon Church, shot by a mob at 38
1907 – Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator (b. 1822)
1960 – Lottie Dod, English athlete (b. 1871)
1973 – Earl Browder, leader US Communist Party (1930-45), dies at 82
1996 – Alberto Romero “Cubby” Broccoli, American film producer (James Bond), dies at 87
2005 – John T. Walton, American businessman (b. 1946)
2015 – Chris Squire, English rock bassist (Yes), dies of cancer at 67
2016 – Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It), dies at 86