1701 – Madeleine de Scudéry, French novelist (Artamène ou le grand Cyrus), dies at 93
1785 – Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713)
1812 – John W de Winter, Dutch vice-adm, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51
1941 – Lou Gehrig, American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (6 x World Series, 2 x AL MVP), dies of motor neurone disease at 37
1970 – Albert Lamorisse, French film director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
1987 – Andres Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist, dies at 94
1992 – Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84
1997 – Helen Jacobs, American tennis player (7 Grand Slam singles titles, US Open 1932-35), dies of heart failure at 88
2006 – Keith Smith, English professional rugby player (b. 1952)
2013 – Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor, dies at 82