1881 – Horatia Nelson, the illegitimate daughter of Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson (b. 1801)
1961 – Kjeld Abell, Danish playwright and director (Tivoli), dies at 59
1968 – Isa Krejci, Czech composer, dies at 63
1984 – Martin Niemöller, German theologian who supported then opposed the Nazi regime, famous for his widely quoted poem “First they came …”, dies at 92
2009 – David Williams, American RandB, pop and rock session and touring guitarist (Michael Jackson; Madonna; Rod Stewart; Bryan Ferry), dies of cardiac arrest following a stroke at 58
2012 – Jaap Boersma, Dutch politician (Minister for Social Affairs (ARP)), dies at 82
2012 – Francisco Xavier do Amaral, East Timorese President, dies at 75
2014 – Sheila MacRae, British-born actress (Jackie Gleason Show), dies at 92
2014 – Ron Murphy, Canadian NHL player, dies at 80
2018 – Lucie Brock-Broido, American poet and academic (Noctuary), dies at 61