1523 – Adrian VI [Adriaan F Bieyens], only Dutch Pope (1522-23), dies at 64
1715 – Dom Pérignon, French-Benedictine monk who helped improve the quality of champagne, dies at 76 or 77
1750 – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, American organist and composer, son of Johann Pachelbel, dies at about 60
1905 – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer of the Congo (Brazzaville named after him), dies at 53
1966 – Gertrude Berg, American actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs), dies at 66
1981 – Yasuji Kiyose, Japanese composer, dies at 81
1982 – John Gardner, American writer (Life and Times of Chaucer High), dies in a motorcycle accident at 49
1996 – Clive Beadon, British RAF Wing Commander and pilot (WWII), dies at 77
2003 – John Serry, Sr., American classical, jazz, and bolero accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator, dies at 88
2009 – Patrick Swayze, American actor (Ghost), dancer (Dirty Dancing), and songwriter, dies of pancreatic cancer at 57