1517 – Tuman bay II, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, dies at 40
1728 – Johann Christoph Schmidt, German composer, dies at 63
1794 – Nicolas Chamfort, French writer, dies at 53
1855 – Henry De la Beche, English geologist, dies at 59
1864 – Johann Schneider, German composer and organist, dies at 74
1882 – Bruno Bauer, German theologian, dies at 72
1911 – John McLane, American politician, dies at 59
1970 – William H. Johnson, African-American artist of the Harlem Renaissance (Flowers; Training for War), dies of pancreatic hemorrhage at 67
1997 – Foffie Williams, West Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests; 9 wickets, 1 x 50; Barbados), dies at 83
1997 – Ann Craft, British social worker, scholar, and advocate for disability rights (Ann Craft Trust), dies at 53