1521 – Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)
1717 – John Hathorne, American magistrate (b. 1641)
1943 – Maurice-Albert Raskin, Belgian resistance fighter, hanged
1955 – John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist, dies at 89
1964 – Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter (b. 1881)
1971 – Mihail Jora, Romanian composer, dies at 79
1979 – Louis Paul Boon, Flemish writer (Eros and the Lonely Man), dies at 67
1982 – Peter Weiss, German playwright (Marat-Sade), dies at 65
1990 – Walker Percy, physician/novelist (Lancelot), dies of cancer at 73
1997 – Joan [Joanie] Weston, American roller derby queen (Bay Bombers), dies at 61