1790 – Johann Trier, German composer, dies at 73
1855 – Giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779)
1950 – Isaiah Bowman, American geographer (co-founder of the Geographical Review), dies at 71
1961 – Regina Ullmann, Swiss poet and writer, dies at 76
1977 – Niall MacGinnis, Irish character actor (Curse of the Demon, Helen of Troy), dies from cancer at 63
1994 – Gerardus J Sizoo, physicist/director of Dutch Free University, dies
2000 – Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931)
2005 – Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle road racer (2-time world champion 1957-58), dies at 71
2012 – John Celardo, American comic strip artist (Tarzan), dies at 93
2012 – Louise Annand-MacFarquhar, Scottish painter and filmmaker, dies at 96