1799 – Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-born British physiologist and botanist, dies at 68
1892 – John G Whittier, US poet/secretary Anti-Slavery Society, dies
1933 – Edward Grey, English viscount of Fallodon and Minister of Foreign Affairs, dies at 71
1948 – Henricus Andreas Poels, Dutch Roman Catholic theologist and social foreman, dies at 80
1962 – Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese novelist (b. 1892)
1994 – Eric John Crozier, producer/librettist, dies at 79
1996 – Niccolo Castiglioni, composer, dies at 64
2005 – Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer (b. 1933)
2010 – Glenn Shadix, American Actor (b. 1952)
2015 – Dickie Moore, American actor (Oliver Twist, Little Men), dies at 89