1765 – George Glas, British merchant and adventurer (b. 1725)
1798 – Friedrich Fleischmann, German composer, dies at 32
1864 – John Adams, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in the Battle of Franklin at about 39
1954 – Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (b. 1886)
1972 – Neil H McElroy, soap manufacturer/minister of Defense (1957-59), dies
1977 – Miloš Crnjanski, Serbian poet (Seobe), dies at 84
1981 – Robert H Harris, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 72
2006 – Elhadi Adam, Sudanese poet and lyricist (b. 1927)
2010 – Garry Gross, American photographer (b. 1937)
2018 – George H. W. Bush, 41st US President (R, 1989-93) and 43rd US Vice President (R, 1981-89), dies at 94