1674 – Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614)
1895 – William Rockstro, composer, dies at 72
1912 – Tom Richardson, England cricket fast bowler (88 Test wickets), dies of a heart attack at 41
1914 – Joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78
1929 – Gladys Brockwell, American actress (Long Pants, Oliver Twist), dies in an automobile accident at 34
1981 – Robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies
1986 – Peanuts Lowrey, baseball player (b. 1917)
1993 – Sir Edward Dunlop, Australian war hero (b. 1907)
2004 – Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Portuguese writer (b. 1919)
2016 – Michael Cimino, American director (The Deer Hunter), dies at 77