1787 – Jean Allamand, Swiss-Dutch natural philosopher, dies at 73
1880 – Sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790)
1895 – Berthe MP Morisot, French painter/aquarelliste, dies at 54
1916 – Elisabeth OL, [Carmen Sylva], Queen of Romania, dies at 72
1919 – Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (b. 1812)
1962 – Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (Prime number theorem), dies at 95
1993 – Paul D Zimmerman, US screenwriter (King of Comedy), dies at 54
1994 – Tengiz Abuladze, filmmaker, dies at 70
2003 – Hank Ballard, American musician (b. 1927)
2010 – Winston Spencer-Churchill, British politician (b. 1940)