1336 – Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65
1754 – Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist and author, dies at 74
1826 – John Adams, 2nd US President (1797-1801), dies at 90
1923 – Florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67
1938 – Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (French C’ships 1925-26, Wimbledon 1919-23, 25), dies of anemia at 39
1971 – Don McPherson, American RandB singer (The Main Ingredient) dies of leukemia at 29
1982 – Sylvestre A Guzman Fernandez, pres Dominican Rep, commits suicide
1984 – Jimmie Spheeris, American singer and songwriter, dies at 34
1995 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress, comedian, singer and socialite (Green Acres, Gigi), dies at 76
2008 – Jesse Helms, American politician (b. 1921)