1763 – Louis Racine, French poet (La Religion), dies at 70
1829 – Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, French politician of the French Revolution, dies at 73
1910 – Édouard Rod, French-Swiss writer (Mishel’ Tes’e), dies at 52
1946 – Sidney Jones, British conductor and composer (The Geisha, A Gaiety Girl), dies at 84
1950 – Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885)
1965 – Jack Hylton, English orchestra leader and impresario (Crazy Passage Show), dies at 72
1989 – Halina Konopacka, Polish discus thrower (Olympic gold 1928), dies at 88
1993 – Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies at 65
2004 – M. M. Kaye, British writer (The Far Pavilions), dies at 95
2020 – Keith Nelson, New Zealand soccer striker (20 caps; Mount Wellington), dies at 72