1887 – Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71
1903 – Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (b.1831)
1919 – Henry Wood, British cricket wicket keeper (in 4 Tests 1888-92), dies at 65
1936 – A. E. Housman, English poet (A Shropshire Lad), dies at 77
1965 – Helen Chandler, American actress (Dracula, Salute, Last Flight), dies at 59
1970 – Hall Johnson, American composer (Hall Johnson Choir), dies at 82
1980 – Mary McCarty, American actress and singer (Babes in Toyland, Trapper John MD), dies of a heart attack at 56
1996 – David Michael Ifshin, British political campaign organiser, dies at 46
2010 – Gerry Ryan, Irish radio broadcaster (b. 1956)
2016 – Marisol (Maria Sol) Escobar, Venezuelan sculptor, dies at 85