1713 – Henry Compton, Bishop of Oxford and privy councillor (b. 1632)
1799 – William Curtis, English botanist (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53
1903 – Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga, composer, dies at 64
1913 – Edward Burd Grubb, American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, dies at 71
1939 – Deacon White, American baseball player and a star during the first two decades of the sport’s professional era, dies at 91
1980 – Reginald Gardiner, British actor (The Flying Deuces, The Great Dictator), dies at 77
1982 – Bep [Elisa H] Bakhuis, soccer star/writer, dies at 76
1982 – Fred Stuthman, actor (Henry Adler-Hello Larry), dies at 63
1984 – Flora Robson, actress (Great Day, Frieda), dies in her sleep at 82
1993 – Mia Zapata, American singer with The Gits (b. 1965)