1698 – Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician and physicist, dies at 73
1914 – Georg Trakl, Austrian poet, dies of a drug overdose at 27
1940 – Manuel Azaña, Prime Minister of Spain (1931-33) and 2nd President of the Spanish Republic (1936-39), dies of a heart attack at 60 while in exile in France
1950 – Grover Cleveland Alexander, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1926 Chicago Cubs; Triple Crown 1915, 16, 20; 6 × NL wins and strikeout leader; Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 63
1953 – Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, American pianist and philanthropist, dies at 89
1968 – Paul JM Lindemans, Flemish agricultural engineer and author, dies at 78
1997 – Richard Hooker [Heister Richard Hornberger], American army surgeon, and novelist (MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors – inspiration for film and TV series), dies of leukemia at 73
2006 – Frank Calder, Canadian politician (British Columbia’s first indigenous cabinet minister), dies at 91
2009 – Hubertus Brandenburg, Roman Catholic Bishop of Stockholm (b. 1923)
2013 – Hakon Barfod, Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion, dies at 87