1296 – Adolf VII, earl of Mountain (1259-96), dies
1649 – Ottavio Vernizzi, composer, dies at 79
1852 – Johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer, dies at 60
1873 – Emile Gaboriau, French writer (father of the French detective novels), dies at 37
1902 – Emile Zola, French writer and critic (J’accuse), dies at 62
1935 – William Kennedy Dickson, Scottish inventor (devised an early motion picture camera), dies at 75
1964 – Nacio Herb Brown, dies
1968 – Corry Lievens, Flemish actress/playwright/dir (Blue Bird), dies at 64
1994 – Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican PRI-politician, murdered at 48
2009 – Guillermo Endara, former President of Panama (b. 1936)