1824 – Friedrich August Wolf, German philologist (Prolegomena), dies at 65
1940 – Johnny Dodds, American early jazz clarinetist, dies at 48
1947 – Anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (led anti-Bolshevik White forces during Russian Civil war), dies at 73
1967 – Jaromir Weinberger, Czech-American composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71
1982 – Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, dies at 62
1982 – Eric Brandon, British auto racer (closely associated with development Cooper Car Company), dies at 62
1989 – Irv Cottler, American session and touring drummer (Frank Sinatra; Dinah Shore), dies of a heart attack at 71
1992 – Lou Krugman, American actor (I Want to Live), dies of cancer at 78
1998 – Mahmoud Saremi, Iranian journalist, killed by the Taliban at about 30
2005 – Ilse Werner [Ilse Charlotte Still], Dutch-German actress (Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow), dies at 84