1887 – August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies
1904 – Abai Kunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet (b. 1845)
1925 – Hjalmar Borgstrom, composer, dies at 61
1966 – George de Hevesy, Hungarian radiochemist (Nobel 1943), dies at 80
1979 – Elizabeth Ryan, American tennis player (26 Grand Slam doubles titles), dies at 87
1985 – Jack Robertson, South African cricket spinner (3 Tests v Aust 1935-36), dies
2002 – Grant Beglarian, Armenian-American composer (Of Fables, Foibles, and Fancies), educator (University of Southern California, 1969-86), and arts administrator,dies at 74
2002 – Harold “Duke” Dejan, Creole-American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader (Olympia Brass Band), dies at 93
2004 – Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1923)
2020 – Bob Reade, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (NCAA Div III C’ship 1983-86; AFCA Div III Coach of the Year 1983–86; Augustana Vikings), dies at 87