1524 – Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death
1805 – Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43
1926 – Nikola Pašić, Kingdom of Serbia and Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes prime minister (b. 1845)
1945 – Theodor Dannecker, SS officer and an associate of Adolf Eichmann, dies at 32
1946 – Damon Runyon, American journalist and writer (Guys and Dolls-based on his work), dies at 66
1967 – Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha Luz, Brazilian composer, dies at 71
1983 – Dorothy Cummings, actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at 84
1995 – Gillian Rose, philosopher/writer, dies at 48
2001 – Ashok Kumar [Dadamoni, Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly], Indian actor (Mahal, Afsana), dies from chronic asthma at 90
2008 – Didith Reyes, Filipino singer (b. 1948)