1837 – John Constable, English landscape painter (Hay Wain), dies at 60
1869 – Allan Kardec, French author and founder of Spiritism, dies at 64
1886 – Giovanni Rossi, Italian composer, dies at 57
1915 – Wyndham Halswelle, British athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1908), dies in WWI action at 32
1938 – Willem Kloos, Dutch poet and critic (New Guide), dies at 78
1959 – Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68
1980 – Vladimír Holan, Czech poet, dies at 74
1996 – Julius Young, fast food entrepreneur, dies at 73
1998 – Bella Abzug “Battling Bella”, American politician, feminist and activist (Rep-D-NY, 1970-74), dies at 77
2021 – Jane Manning, British concert and operatic soprano, educator, and promoter of contemporary classical music, dies at 82