16 10: Benduo Zhongsheng, Japanese name (born in 1548).

1784: samuel johnson, a British cultural figure (born in 1709).

1894: robert louis stevenson, English writer (born in 1850).

19 19: Auguste Renoir, French impressionist painter (born in 184 1).

1920: William abney, British astronomer, chemist and photographer.

1986: Wang kuancheng, honorary president of the hong kong general chamber of commerce (born in 1907)

1993: lewis thomas, American doctor and educator.

1999: Edmund Safra, founder of the Republic of new york, was killed by fire.

2004: Chen Shengshen, a Chinese-American mathematician, is a professor at Nankai University in Tianjin (born in 19 1 1).

20 10: Ma Ning, major general of the founding air force of China people's liberation army and the third air force commander of China people's liberation army (born 1922).