1598 – Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde and poet, dies at 58
1699 – Henrik van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist and VOC official, dies at about 63
1831 – Paulus Roelof Cantz’laar, Dutch naval officer, and colonial governor (Curaçao, 1820-28; Dutch West Indies, 1828-31), dies at 60
1880 – Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Italian minister of Justice, dies at 76
1924 – T. Frank Appleby, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives – (R) New Jersey, 1921-23), dies at 60
1968 – Antonio J. Barrette, French Canadian politician, premier of Quebec, dies at 69
1984 – Jan Peerce [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth], American tenor (NBC Symphony, 1938-55; NY Metropolitan Opera, 1941-67; “Bluebird of Happiness”), dies at 80
1986 – Serge Lifar, Russian-French ballet dancer (Ballet Russes, 1923-29), ballet master (Paris Opera Ballet, 1930-44 and 1947-58), and choreographer, dies at 81
2009 – Carolyn DeZurik, American country and polka singer and yodeler (The Cackle Sisters; Prairie Ramblers; The Polka Chips), dies at 90
2022 – Shirley Eikhard, Canadian Juno Award-winning country singer-songwriter (Something to Talk About), dies of cancer at 67