1895 – Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821)
1913 – Louis Hémon, French novelist (Maria Chapdelaine), dies at 32
1930 – Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906-12), dies at 74
1967 – Vivien Leigh, English actress (Gone With The Wind; A Streetcar Named Desire), dies of tuberculosis at 53
1986 – Skeeter Webb, American baseball player (b. 1909)
1987 – Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (Versos humanos), dies at 90
1987 – Lionel Chevrier, Canadian politician (Canadian Member of Parliament), dies at 84
1995 – Elizabeth Adams, American Beverly Hills madame and mentor to Heidi Fleiss, dies at 65
2001 – Ernst Baier, German figure skater (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 95
2007 – Chandra Shekhar, Indian politician, 8th Prime Minister of India (1990-91), dies at 80