1570 – Floris van Montmorency, baron of Montigny, dies at 43
1619 – Samuel Daniel, English poet (b. 1562)
1660 – Thomas Harrison, English Puritan soldier (b. 1606)
1771 – Franz Xaver Brixi, composer, dies at 39
1958 – Jean Poveigh, composer, dies at 82
1958 – Douglas Mawson, Australian Antarctic explorer (b. 1882)
1959 – Errol Flynn, Australian actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood), dies of a heart attack at 50
1996 – Laura La Plante, American actress (Show Boat, Scandal) known for her work in the silent film era, dies at 91
1996 – William John Raff Hooper, British cartoonist (Percy Prune), dies at 80
2007 – Big Moe [Kenneth Doniell Moore], American rapper (Screwed Up Click), dies of a heart attack at 33