1583 – Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1875 – Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (b. 1795)
1968 – Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (b. 1884)
1973 – Erich von Manstein, German military commander (b. 1887)
1975 – David Frederick Barlow, English composer, dies at 48
1977 – Bill Merritt, cricketer (6 Tests of leg-spin for NZ, 12 wkts), dies
1982 – Elmer Robinson, American politician (33rd Mayor of San Francisco), dies at 87
1993 – Alexis Smith, Canadian actress and singer (The Age of Innocence, Follies), dies of brain cancer at 72
1995 – Walter Landor, designer, dies at 81
2014 – Rik Mayall, English actor and comedian, dies from cardiac arrest at 56