1676 – John Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606)
1918 – Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73
1951 – Edward Rigby, British actor (Star Look Down, Young and Innocent), dies at 72
1973 – John Coleman, Australian rules footballer (b. 1928)
1975 – Inez Courtney, dies at 67
1982 – Abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71
1994 – Andre Victor Tchelistcheff, winemaker, dies at 92
2004 – Sławomir Rawicz, Polish soldier (b. 1915)
2007 – Mark St. John [Norton], American rock guitarist (KISS, April- November, 1984), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 51
2018 – Isao Takahata, Japanese anime film director, screenwriter and producer (Grave of the Fireflies, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya), dies of lung cancer at 82