1628 – Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (b. 1547)
1859 – Walter Hunt, American inventor (safety pin, sewing machine), dies at 62
1884 – Henry Clay Work, American composer, dies at 51
1995 – Lord Erskine of Rerrick, peer, dies at 69
1995 – Juan Carlos Ongania, President of Argentina (1966-70), dies
1996 – Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70
1996 – Phyllis Stedman, politician, dies at 79
2001 – Nathaniel Rochester, American computer scientist (chief architect of the IBM 701), dies at 82
2003 – Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (BDO World Champion 1978), dies at 63
2010 – Crispian St. Peters [Robin Peter Smith], British pop singer (The Pied Piper; No No No), dies at 71