1887 – Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (b. 1804)
1922 – Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist, dies
1940 – Jan Kubelik, Czech composer, dies at 60
1974 – Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, American tennis player (US Nat C’ship 1909-11, 19), dies at 87
1986 – Sir Edward Youde, Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1924)
1989 – John M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68
1992 – Felipe Padilla de León, Filipino composer, dies at 80
1995 – Victor Collin Matthews, British businessman, dies on 76th birthday
2012 – Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect (Brasilia), dies from a respiratory infection at 104
2020 – Peter Alliss, English golfer (Ryder Cup 1957 GB winners) and author, course designer and television presenter, commentator (BBC, ESPN, ABC Sports), dies at 89