1913 – Eberhard Nestle, German biblical scholar, dies at 61
1941 – Carlos Pedrell, Uruguayan guitarist and composer, dies at 62
1964 – Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, ‘the Lion of Africa’, German general and politician (only German to successfully invade part of British empire in WWI), dies at 93
1981 – Max Delbrück, German-American biologist and molecular geneticist (bacteriophage, Nobel Prize 1969), dies at 74
1982 – Rab Butler, British politician and minister who favoured appeasement, dies at 79
1991 – Jim Hardin, former Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves pitcher (b. 1943)
1992 – Felipe Turich, actor (Lawless), dies
2004 – John Mayer, Indian composer (Indo-Jazz Fusion), dies in a car accident at 73
2011 – David S. Broder, American journalist (Pulitzer 1973), dies at 81
2021 – (Leonard) “Len” Skeat, British jazz double-bassist, dies at 84