1776 – Thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged
1834 – Joseph Bové, Russian architect (b. 1784)
1880 – Texas Jack Omohundro, American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy, dies at 33
1892 – Alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (b. 1810)
1916 – Ştefan Luchian, Romanian painter (b. 1868)
1940 – Italo Balbo, Italian pilot and governor of Libya, dies at 44
1954 – Red Deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
1991 – Klas Bruinsma, clergyman, dies
1996 – Michael Wishart, British figurative painter, dies at 68
2004 – Anthony Buckeridge, English author (Jennings), dies at 92