1282 – Nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222)
1673 – Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (b. 1617)
1759 – John Henley, English clergyman, dies at 64
1819 – Giovanni Battista Gaiani, Italian organist and composer, dies at 61
1822 – Antonio Canova, Italian Neoclassical sculptor (The Three Graces), dies at 64
1882 – Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (b. 1816)
1959 – Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer and musicologist (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67
1989 – Cesare Zavattini, Italian screenwriter (Ladri di Biciclette), dies at 87
2000 – Gus Hall, American union organizer and head of the U.S. Communist Party, dies at 90
2011 – Barbara Kent, Canadian born – U.S. silent film actress and WAMPAS Baby Stars (b.1907)