1632 – Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia, dies at 36
1872 – Horace Greeley, American founder and editor of the New-York Tribune (“Go west, young man”), dies at 61
1964 – Anne de Vries, Dutch teacher and author (Bartje), dies at 60
1974 – Ouida Bergere, American scriptwriter (Peter Ibbetson), dies at 88
1981 – Natalie Wood [Natasha Gurdin], American actress (Gypsy, Rebel Without a Cause, West Side Story), drowns at 43
1989 – Ann Burton [Anna Rafalowicz], Dutch jazz singer, dies at 56
1997 – Isabelle Kelley, American social worker credited with instigating the US Federal Food Stamp Program, dies at 80
2002 – George “Two Ton” Harris, American professional wrestler, dies of a heart attack at 75
2007 – Ralph Beard, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1948; NBA All Star 1951; life ban point shaving scandal 1951), dies at 79
2020 – Ben Bova, American sci-fi author (Exiled from Earth), dies at 88