1566 – Leonhard Fuchs, German physician and botanist (Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants) for which the flowering plants and color Fuchsia is named after, dies at 65
1641 – Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (b. 1596)
1764 – Picander [Christian Henrici], German writer (Die Weiberprobe), dies
1798 – George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40
1807 – Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French military leader (commander of the French Expeditionary Force that assisted the Thirteen Colonies), dies at 81
1826 – Giuseppe Sigismondo, Italian historian and composer, dies at 86
1897 – Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain, dies at 33
1915 – Albert Weisgerber, German painter and graphic artist, dies in battle at 37
2006 – Raizo Matsuno, Japanese politician (b. 1917)
2020 – John Teerlinck, American NFL defensive end (SD Chargers) and coach (annual award for NFL best defensive line coach named after him), dies at 69