1819 – Ann C Coleman, fiancee of President Buchanan, commits suicide
1916 – Natsume SÅseki, Japanese novelist (b. 1867)
1925 – Eugene Gigout, composer, dies at 81
1933 – Morice Bird, cricketer (scored 280 runs in 10 Tests for England), dies
1955 – Hermann Weyl, German mathematician and philosopher, dies at 70
1982 – Paul Godwin, Polish-Dutch violinist, dies at 80
1982 – Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist, dies at 55
1994 – Max Bill, Swiss painter/sculptor/politician, dies at 85
2010 – James Moody, American jazz musician (b. 1925)
2010 – John du Pont, American member of the Du Pont family and convicted murderer (b. 1938)