1704 – Yan Ruoqu, Chinese scholar of Qing dynasty, dies at 67
1923 – William R. Day, American diplomat and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, dies at 74
1980 – Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and lyricist, dies at 66
1988 – Anthony Holland, American actor (Break Up) who suffered from HIV/AIDS, commits suicide at 60
1990 – Brigitte D’Ortschy, German author, trnslator and Zen teacher Sanbo Kyodan line, dies in Japan at 69
1992 – Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer (Australian Ballet; Bolshoi Ballet), dies of AIDS related illness at 45
2005 – Rafiq Zakaria, Indian politician and Islamic religious cleric, dies at 86
2007 – Charles Lane, American actor (b. 1905)
2018 – Lord Carrington [Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington], British conservative politician, former British Foreign Secretary (1979-82) and NATO Secretary General (1984-8), dies at 99
2019 – William E. Dannemeyer, American politician who opposed LGBT rights (Rep-R-CA, 1979-93), dies at 89