1676 – Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)
1773 – Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (b. 1719)
1925 – Hjalmar Borgstrom, composer, dies at 61
1927 – Albrecht Kossel, German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1853)
1935 – Daniel Plooy, Dutch new testament expert, dies at 58
1969 – Leo McCarey, American film director (b. 1898)
1985 – Gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86
1991 – Howard Nemerow, US poet laureate (Pulitzer), dies
1993 – Harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84
1998 – Sid Luckman, American football player (b. 1916)