1725 – Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (b. 1657)
1895 – Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist (comparative anatomy), dies at 70
1923 – Gustave Kerker,German-American composer, dies at 66
1957 – Johan Hin, Dutch yachtsman (Olympic gold 12′ dinghy 1920), dies at 58
1965 – Sidney Marion, American actor (Outlaws is Coming, Quicksand), dies at 64
1967 – Jayne Mansfield [Vera Jane Palmer], American actress (The Girl Can’t Help It), dies in a car crash at 34
1992 – Mohammed Boudiaf, president of Algeria, assassinated at 73
2002 – Rosemary Clooney, American singer (Come On-a My House) and actress (White Christmas), dies of lung cancer at 74
2006 – Fabián Bielinsky, Argentinean film director (b. 1959)
2018 – Irina Szewińska, Polish athlete, administrator (Olympic various sprint gold 1964, 68, 76), dies of cancer at 72