1869 – George Peabody, American-British entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Peabody Trust and the Peabody Institute, dies at 74
1890 – Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, Polish classical composer (Over the Precipice; You Are My Dream), dies at 46
1890 – Jacob PP baron van Zuylen, Dutch foreign minister (1852-3), dies at 74
1893 – Cornelis Eliza van Koetsveld, Dutch writer and preacher, dies at 86
1918 – Andrew Dickson White, American historian and educator, 1st President of Cornell University, dies at 85
1957 – Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith (b. 1897)
1982 – Talfryn Thomas, Welsh character actor (Dad’s Army -“Cheeseman”; Dr. Who), dies of a heart attack at 60
1993 – Basuki Abdullah, Indonesian painter, murdered at 78
1995 – Edward “Eddie” Egan, American actor (The French Connection, Joe Forrester), dies of cancer at 65
2010 – Eugénie Blanchard, French supercentenarian, dies at 114