1684 – John Uytenhage van Lacks, lawyer/author, drowned at 48
1803 – Francois Devienne, composer, dies at 44
1808 – John Home, Scottish writer (b. 1722)
1910 – Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist, dies at 70
1914 – Charles PĆ©guy, French poet, essayist and editor (b. 1873)
1972 – Mosje Weinberg, Israeli olympic wrestling coach, murdered
1990 – Beppo Brem, actor (Frontgockel), dies of heart failure at 84
1993 – Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (Spy Who Loved Me), dies at 78
1999 – Albert Oram, Baron Oram, British Labour politician, dies at 86
2012 – Joe South, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, dies from heart failure at 72