1871 – Henry Steinway [Heinrich Steinweg], German American piano manufacturer (Steinway and Sons), dies at 73
1881 – Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73
1911 – Harry Graham, Australian cricketer (6 Test for Australia 1893-96, 301 runs), dies at 40
1920 – Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander, dies at 45
1948 – Red McKenzie, American jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies at 48
1959 – Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (1948-54) who began the implementation of apartheid, dies at 84
2009 – Brian Naylor (broadcaster), Australian television presenter (b. 1931)
2015 – Dean Smith, American actor and relay runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 83
2020 – Steve Weber, American folk guitarist, (Holy Modal Rounders), dies at 76
2021 – Ralph Backstrom, Canadian ice hockey center (6 x Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens; 6 x NHL All-Star), dies at 83