1862 – John Bordenave Villepigue, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 32
1929 – Nicolaas Theunissen, South African cricket break bowler (2nd Test 1889), dies
1937 – Ramsay MacDonald, British Prime Minister (Labour: 1924, 1929-35), dies of natural causes at sea on board the liner Reina del Pacifico at 71
1953 – Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, Founder and first King of Saudi Arabia (1932-53), dies of a heart attack at 78
1970 – William L Dawson, (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 84
1991 – Guido Claus, Belgian actor (Sacrament), dies
1994 – Priscilla Morrill, American actress (Edie Grant-Mary Tyler Moore), dies at 67
1995 – F. G. Emmison, British archivist and historian, dies at 88
2017 – Fred Cole, American rock artist (The Lollipop Shoppe, Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows), dies from cancer at 69
2017 – John Hillerman, American actor (Magnum PI, Chinatown, Blazing Saddles), dies at 84