1661 – Mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies
1913 – William Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857)
1943 – Max Reinhardt [Goldmann], Austrian theatrical director (Oedipus Rex) and founder of the Salzburg Festival, dies at 70
1963 – Henry Daniell, British actor (The Great Dictator, Camille, Philadelphia Story, Body Snatchers), dies at 69
1977 – Joan Tetzel, American actress (Hell Below Zero, Joy in the Morning), dies of cancer at 56
1993 – Federico Fellini, director (La Dolce Vita), dies of stroke at 73
1995 – Wallace Edward Rowling, Prime Minister of NZ (1974-1975), dies at 68
2010 – Maurice Lucas, American basketball player, dies at 58
2015 – Gregg Palmer [Palmer Edvind Lee], American actor (Scream, To Hell and Back), dies at 88
2018 – Willie McCovey, American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (6 x MLB All Star; NL MVP 1969; NL home run leader 1963, 68, 69; SF Giants), dies of an infection at 80