1864 – William Edmonson “Grumble” Jones, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 39
1894 – Immanuel Faisst, German composer, dies at 70
1953 – Bill Tilden, American tennis player (US Open 1920-25, 29; Wimbledon 1920-21, 30; French 1927, 30), dies of a heart attack at 60
1953 – Roland Young, English American actor (David Copperfield, Irene, Dulcy), dies at 65
1970 – Jay Irving, American cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh), dies at 69
1984 – Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indies Sikh leader
2001 – Pedro Laín Entralgo, Spanish writer, medical and humanist, dies at 93
2002 – Curtis Amy, American jazz musician (Way Down), dies at 72
2004 – Ronald Reagan, 40th US President (Republican: 1981-89) and actor (Bedtime for Bonzo), dies at 93
2005 – Susi Nicoletti, German actress (b. 1918)