1647 – Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel (1625-47), dies at 63
1648 – Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general, dies at 63
1908 – Lester A. Pelton, American inventor (water wheel for hydroelectricity), dies at 78
1967 – Paul Faucher, French author and pioneering children’s publisher (Père Castor), dies at 68
1976 – Busby Berkeley [Enos], American film choreographer (42nd Street) and director (Strike Up The Band: They Made Me A Criminal), dies at 80
1986 – Edith Atwater, American actress (Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop), dies at 74
1995 – John Peters Humphrey, Canadian jurist and human rights advocate (Universal Declaration on Human Rights), dies at 89
2006 – Ann Calvello, American roller derby queen, dies at 76
2006 – Lennart Meri, Estonian politician, writer and director (President of Estonia 1992-2001), dies at 76
2023 – Jim Ferree, American golfer (1 x PGA Tour win; 2 x Senior PGA Tour wins), dies at 91
