1231 – Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1196)
1801 – Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer, dies at 78
1822 – Hendrik van Stralen, Secretary of Interior of the Netherlands, dies at 71
1901 – Kate Greenaway, English artist known for her children’s book illustrations (Under the Window), dies of breast cancer at 55
1931 – Jack Chesbro, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (NY Highlanders – won 41 games 1904), dies of heart attack at 57
1937 – Johnston Forbes-Robertson, British actor and theatre director (Kathleen), dies at 84
1944 – Walter Guinness, Lord Moyne, Anglo-Irish politician, British prefect (Middle-East), assassinated by Jewish terrorists at 64
1991 – Gene Tierney, American actress (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, The Razor’s Edge), dies of emphysema at 70
1996 – Patience Edney, British nurse and communist, dies at 85
2010 – Robert Lipshutz, American attorney and counsel to the Carter Adminisrtation (b. 1921)