1419 – Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)
1518 – Loyset Compère, French composer
1894 – Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70
1948 – George Herman (Babe) Ruth, American Baseball Hall of Fame slugger, dies of Esophageal cancer 53
1951 – Louis Jouvet, French actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies from a heart attack at 63
1959 – Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne), dies at 80
1995 – Robert “Robby” Debarge, RandB Musician, dies at 36
2002 – John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
2005 – Joe Ranft, American screenwriter and animator (Toy Story, Cars), dies at 45
2010 – Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player, dies at 86