290 – [Christian] Sergius, Roman soldier and martyred saint, decapitated
1681 – Nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philological/diplomat, dies at 61
1906 – Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1848)
1926 – Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist who developed a classification system for mental illness, dies at 70
1943 – Eugeniusz Bodo [Bohdan Eugène Junod], Polish film director, producer and comedic actor, dies in the Gulag at 43
1991 – Leo Durocher, American Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop (MLB All Star 1936, 38, 40; World Series 1928, 34; NY Yankees, St.L Cardinals) and manager (World Series 1954 NY Giants; 1963 LA Dodgers), dies at 86
1994 – James Hill, director, dies at 75
1999 – Deryck Guyler, British actor (Please Sir!, Sykes), dies at 85
2006 – Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist and human rights activist, dies at 48
2011 – George Baker, Bulgarian-born British actor (I, Claudius, Goodbye Mr Chips, Curse of the Fly), dies at 80