1001 – Fujiwara no Teishi, Japanese Empress who appears in “The Pillow Book”, dies as the result of childbirth at 23 or 24
1488 – Hermann Vischer, “the Old”, German brass sculptor, buried
1914 – Valentin Zubiaurre Spanish composer (Ferdinand Set), and educator, dies at 76
1943 – Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss artist and dancer, dies of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning at 53
1995 – Arnold Smith, painter (Vigelius Prize 1935), dies at 89
1998 – Andrew Rutherford, Scottish scholar and Vice-Chancellor of the University of London (1994-97), dies at 68
2005 – Earl Cameron, Canadian broadcaster (b. 1915)
2008 – Johnny Podres, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1955 MVP, 59, 63, 65; 4 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), dies at 75
2009 – Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese composer, lyricist, and poet, dies of pneumonia at 83
2023 – Klas Lestander, Swedish biathlete (Olympic gold 20k 1960), dies at 91