1902 – Rudolf Virchow, German pathologist and politician (cell pathology), dies at 80
1942 – François de Labouchère, French aviator of World War II, compagnon de la Libération. (b. 1917)
1953 – Richard Walther Darré, Nazi politician, one of the leading ‘blood and soil’ ideologists (b. 1895)
1982 – Douglas Bader, RAF fighter pilot in World War II (b. 1910)
1987 – Bill Bowes, English cricketer (Bodyline bowler, 68 wkts for England), dies at 79
1992 – Irving Allen Lee, actor (Newspaper Boys), dies of AIDS at 43
1999 – Albert Oram, Baron Oram, British Labour politician, dies at 86
2002 – John “Jackie” Kelk, American actor and stand-up comedian (The Aldrich Family, The Adventures of Superman), dies of a lung infection at 79
2010 – Shoya Tomizawa Japanese MotoGP Racer (b. 1990)
2012 – Joe South, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, dies from heart failure at 72