1554 – Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480)
1809 – Sir John Moore, British General, at the Battle of Corunna (b. 1761)
1849 – Wilhelm M L de Wette, German theologist, dies at 69
1962 – Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect, dies at 78
1996 – Kaye Webb, publisher, dies at 81
1997 – Stephen Fitz-Simon, entrepreneur, dies at 59
1998 – Dimitris Horn, Greek actor (A Girl in Black), dies of cancer at 66
2004 – John Siomos, American rock drummer, dies at 56
2018 – Dave Holland, English heavy metal rocker (Judas Priest-Breakin’ the Law), dies at 69
2019 – Hugh Lewin, South African anti-apartheid activist and writer (Bandiet: Seven Years in a South African Prison), dies at 79