1719 – Steven J Vennekool, Amsterdam’s master builder, buried
1778 – Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist, dies at 58
1810 – Albertus H Wiese, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at about 48
1862 – John Baillie McIntosh, US general-major (Union Army), dies at 32
1913 – Emily Pauline Johnson, Native Canadian poet
1924 – Pat Moran, manager (Cincinnati Reds), dies of Bright’s Disease
1938 – Andreas Michalakopoulos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (1924-25) (b. 1876)
1940 – Edwin Markham, American poet (1st winner of American Academy of Poets Award 1937), dies at 87
1981 – John Gnagy, artist (Learn to Draw), dies at 73
1997 – Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish poet (A Little Bouquet), dies at 73