1531 – Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer, dies at 78
1799 – Charles Theodore, German Elector of Bavaria(1742-77), dies at 74
1844 – Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer, dies at 51
1979 – Louise Allbritton, American actress (The Egg and I, Stage Door, Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 58
1979 – Nematullah Nassiri, Iran general/head of Savak, executed
1996 – Kenneth Robinson, politician/businessman, dies at 84
1999 – Necil Kazım Akses, Turkish classical composer, dies at 90
2011 – Alfred Burke, British actor (Public Eye, Backfire, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), dies of a chest infection at 92
2015 – Robert Wade-Gery, British diplomat (High Commissioner to India 1982–87), dies at 85
2016 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1992- 96), dies at 93