1676 – Tsar Alexis I of Russia [Aleksey Mikhaylovich], Tsar of Russia (1645-76), dies at 46
1743 – Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies
1879 – Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80
1944 – William Allen White, American journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75
1960 – Louis Jean Heydt, American character actor (Waterfront; Gone With The Wind; The Great McGinty), dies from a heart attack at 56
1963 – Robert Frost, American poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88
1968 – Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies
1996 – John Terence Reese, British bridge master, dies at 82
2002 – Harold Russell, Canadian actor (Best Years of Our Life, Dogtown), dies from a heart attack at 88
2012 – Goody Petronelli, American boxing trainer and manager, dies at 88