1652 – John Greaves, English mathematician and astronomer (attempted to survey the pyramids) (b. 1602)
1656 – John Georg I, Elector of Saxony (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71
1895 – Charles Oberthür, German composer and harpist, dies at 76
1967 – Vernon Watkins, Welsh poet (Ballad of Mari Lwyd), dies at 61
1978 – Karl Swenson, American actor (Lars Hanson-Little House on the Prairie), dies of a heart attack at 70
1979 – June Nash, American actress (Strange Cargo, Dynamite), dies at 68
1983 – Joan Hackett, American stage and screen actress (Will Penny; Only When I Laugh; Mourning Becomes Electra),, dies of cancer at 49
1997 – Bertrand Goldberg, American architect (b. 1913)
1997 – Robin Lee, American figure skater, dies at 77
2011 – Antonio Iglesias Álvares, Spanish pianist, composer, educator and critic, dies at 93