1844 – Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy, Russian general and statesman (b. 1769)
1873 – Emile Gaboriau, French writer (father of the French detective novels), dies at 37
1914 – Richard Warren Sears, American businessman who founded department store Sears, Roebuck and Company, dies of Bright’s disease at 50
1968 – Corry Lievens, Flemish actress, playwright and director (Blue Bird), dies at 64
1968 – Norman Brookes, Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1907, 14), dies at 90
1988 – Ethel Grandin, American silent screen actress (Deserter), dies at 94
1993 – Gustavo Brillembourg, Venezuelan-American tax corporate lawyer, dies in a climbing accident at 35
1994 – Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican PRI-politician, murdered at 48
2021 – B. Satyaji Rao, Indian cricket umpire (17 Tests 1960-79; 5 x Ranji Trophy finals), dies at 91
2023 – M. S. Swaminathan, Indian agricultural scientist, leader of the green revolution in India, dies at 98