1792 – Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of septicemia at 46 after being shot by an assassin thirteen days earlier
1906 – Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)
1924 – Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/writer, dies at 71
1934 – Otto Hermann Kahn, German millionaire and benefactor (b. 1867)
1995 – James Eric Storrar, fighter pilot, dies at 74
1995 – Jimmy McShane, Irish singer (Baltimora-Tarzan Boy), dies of aids at 37
2002 – Rachel Levy and Ayat al-Akhras, Israeli and Palestinian children
2005 – Miltos Sahtouris, Greek poet (b. 1919)
2012 – Bill Jenkins, American engine builder and drag racer (Motorsports Hall of Fame of America), dies of heart failure at 81
2020 – Ken Shimura, Japanese comedian and actor (Shimura Ken no Bakatono-sama), dies of COVID-19 at 70