1508 – Henry van Stolberg and Wernigerode, German viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41
1786 – Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer and violinist, dies at 80
1799 – Vincenzo Manfredini, Italian harpsichordist, composer, and music theorist, dies at 61
1870 – Edmund Passy, Swedish composer, dies at 80
1986 – Jaime Saenz, Bolivian poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1921)
1991 – Stuart Karl, CEO (Karl Home Video), dies at 38 of skin cancer
1994 – Henry Geldzahler, US critic, dies
2004 – Robert Quiroga, American boxer (b. 1969)
2005 – William Corlett, English children’s writer(b. 1938)
2005 – Joe Ranft, American screenwriter and animator (Toy Story, Cars), dies at 45