1391 – Nikola Tavelić, First Croatian saint (b. 1340)
1589 – Philipp Apianus [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German mathematician and geographer, dies at 58
1921 – Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (while serving as regent signed law abolishing slavery), dies in exile at 75
1929 – Joe McGinnity, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1905; 5 × NL wins leader; NL ERA leader 1904; Baltimore Orioles, NY Giants), dies at 58
1965 – Russell Collins, American actor (Niagara, Close Up, Shockproof), dies at 68
1971 – William Bendeck, Bolivian rally driver (b. 1934)
1975 – Max Ackermann, German “entartet” painter, dies at 88
1994 – Michael Grierson Jarrett, archaeologist, dies at 60
1994 – John F Hampe, pathologist (Fabric and Stoflongen), dies at 83
2001 – Charlotte Coleman, British actress (Four Weddings and a Funeral), dies of an asthma attack at 33