1922 – William Halse Rivers, British psychologist/anthropologist, dies
1925 – Pierre Louÿs, French writer (Aphrodite), dies at 54
1942 – Reinhard Heydrich, German Nazi leader (head of Bohemia and Moravia and the Reich Main Security Office), dies a from an infection while recovering from injuries a week after an assassination attempt at 38
1972 – Godfried Devreese, Belgian violist, conductor, and composer (Elf Dance; Gothic Symphony), dies at 79
1979 – Herman Shumlin, American Broadway producer, director and actor (Watch on the Rhine), dies at 80
1985 – John Ringling North, American circus director (Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus from 1937-43), dies at 81
1989 – Dik Browne, American cartoonist (Hi and Lois, Hagar the Horrible), dies at 71
2006 – Eric Molobi, South African activist (ANC, Kagiso Trust), dies at 58
2015 – Albert West [Albertus Westelaken], Dutch pop singer (The Shuffles – “Cha-La-La, I Need You”; Stars on 45), dies at 65
2024 – John Todd, Australian Football HOF coach (6 × WAFL Premierships; AFL: West Coast Eagles) and half-forward (Sandover Medal 1955), dies at 86