574 – John III, Italian Pope (561-74), dies
1629 – Caspar Bartholin the Elder, Danish physician, theologian, writer on anatomy, dies at 44
1705 – Titus Oates, English Protestant conspirator (b. 1649)
1863 – John S Bowen, US architect/Confederate gen-major, dies at 32
1993 – Davey Allisson, race car drive, dies in a plane crash at 32
1994 – Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, dies at 79
1995 – Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish toy manufacturer (Lego Group)
1996 – Walter Hassan, British automotive engineer, dies at 91
2006 – Red Buttons [Aaron Chwatt], American comedian and actor (Sayonara, Five Weeks in a Balloon), dies from cardiovascular disease at 87
2012 – Richard Darryl Zanuck, American Academy Award winning film producer, dies from a heart attack at 77