1858 – Matthew C. Perry, Commodore of the United States Navy who opened Japan to Western influence and trade, dies of rheumatism at 63
1903 – Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68
1927 – Ira Remsen American chemist (b. 1846)
1960 – Herbert O’Conor, 51st Governor of the US State of Maryland (b. 1896)
1966 – Janis Medins, Latvian composer, dies at 75
1974 – Adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71
1979 – Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer (First ascent of the West Ridge of Mount Everest), dies at 52
2003 – Sébastien Japrisot, French author, screenwriter and film director (b. 1931)
2005 – Yuriy Kravchenko, Ukrainian statesman (b. 1951)
2017 – Thomas Starzl, American surgeon, performed 1st successful liver transplant, dies at 90