483 – Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies
1291 – Arghun, 4th Mongul ruler of Ilkhanate dynasty
1875 – Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul, French composer, dies at 84
1897 – Teodulo Mabellini, Italian composer, dies at 79
1901 – Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, Russian composer, dies at 38
1913 – Harriet Tubman [Araminta Ross], American abolitionist, former slave and humanitarian (Underground Railroad), dies at about 91
1943 – Tully Marshall, American actor (Let’s Go, Red Dust), dies at 78
1995 – Carel Birnie, ballet producer, dies at 69
2016 – Gogi Grant [Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg], American singer (The Wayward Wind), dies at 91
2017 – [Joan] Joni Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge “We are Family”), dies at 60