1652 – Frances Cecil, 2nd wife of English earl of Shaftesbury, dies
1799 – Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer, dies at 76
1910 – Archibald Hoxsey, American pioneer aviator (worked for the Wright brothers), dies at 26
1936 – Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72
1938 – Richard Nicolaas Roland Holst, Dutch artist and painter, dies at 70
1971 – Peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31
1971 – Pete Duel American actor (b. 1940)
1991 – Felicja Blumental, Polish-Brazilian concert pianist ( Villa-Lobos’ Piano Concerto No. 5; Penderecki’s Partita for Harpsichord), dies at 83
1994 – Woody Strode, African American football player and actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante, Scream), dies of lung cancer at 80
2001 – Eileen Heckart, American actress (Butterflies Are Free, Doll’s House, Trauma Center), dies of lung cancer at 82