1727 – Catharine I of Russia [Marta Samuilovna], wife of Peter the Great, dies at about 42
1891 – Thomas Hare, English barrister and political reformer, dies at 85
1949 – Arthur L Ochse, South African cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 10 wickets, BB 4–79; Eastern Province), dies at 49
1972 – Deniz Gezmiş, Turkish Left-wing Political Activist (b. 1947)
1987 – William J. Casey, American head of the CIA during the Iran-contra scandal (1981-87), dies of aspiration pneumonia at 73
2007 – Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian politician (b. 1938)
2015 – Jim [James] Wright, American politician (D-Texas) (Speaker of the House 1987-1989), dies at 92
2018 – Brad Steiger, American author and paranormal researcher, dies at 82
2021 – Kentaro Miura, Japanese manga author (Berserk), dies at 54
2021 – Carlos Timoteo Griguol, Argentine soccer midfielder (Atlanta, Rosario Central) and manager (Ferro Carril Oeste, Real Betis, River Plate), dies from COVID-19 at 84