1064 – Muhammad ibn Hazm, Andalusian historian, jurist and author of Islamic Spain, dies at 69
1728 – Marin Marais, French composer, dies at 72
1852 – Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92
1935 – Paul Signac, French painter (developed the technique called pointillism with Georges Seurat), dies at 71
1951 – Artur Schnabel, Austrian pianist (Reflections on Music), dies at 69
1966 – Gerhard Pohl, German writer (Crazy Ferdinand), dies at 64
1966 – Jan Kiepura, Polish vocalist and actor (Her Wonderful Lie, Give Us this Night), dies of heart attack at 64
1975 – Clay Shaw, alleged John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracist and businessman (b. 1913)
1982 – Axel Theorell, Swedish biochemist (Nobel 1955-discovering the oxidation enzyme and its effects), dies at 79
2006 – Rick Bourke, Australian rugby league player