1834 – Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp, Dutch count and Minister of Foreign affairs (1813-14), dies at 71
1852 – František Čelakovský, Czech slavist, linguist and poet, dies at 53
1856 – Robert Lucas Pearsall, English composer, dies at 61
1901 – Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III, dies at 60
1956 – André Milhoux, Belgian racing driver, dies at 27
1961 – Sidney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand (National: 1949-57), dies at 67
1972 – Harry Hylton-Foster, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1905)
1992 – Robert Muldoon, New Zealand politician (Prime Minister, 1975-1984), dies at 70
1995 – Anthony Barber Doncaster, English bookseller, dies at 81
2002 – Chick Hearn, American NBA broadcaster (called 3,338 LA Lakers games), dies at 85