1340 – Ivan I of Moscow, Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir (b. 1288)
1877 – Antoine Cournot, French philosopher and mathematician (rule of Cournot), dies at 75
1938 – Willem Kloos, Dutch poet and critic (New Guide), dies at 78
1952 – Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (Senate Majority Leader), dies at 74
1974 – Andrea Checci, actress (2 Women, Assassin, Black Sunday), dies at 57
1990 – Lillian “Miss” Miller, audience member (Merv Griffin, Tonight), dies
1997 – Edwin Alberian, TV celebrity (Clarabell), dies at 76
1999 – Yuri Knorozov, Russian linguist (b. 1922)
2003 – H.S.M. Coxeter, English-born geometer (b. 1907)
2017 – James Rosenquist, American pop artist, dies at 83