1509 – João da Nova, Portuguese Galician explorer (discovered St Helena and Ascension islands), dies at 48 or 49
1594 – Thomas Kyd, English dramatist (The Spanish Tragedy), dies at 35
1864 – Victor Girardey, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 27
1882 – Mary Todd Lincoln, American wife of Abraham Lincoln and US First Lady (1861-65), dies of a stroke at 63
2001 – Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler, dies at 40
2006 – Bob Orton, Sr., American professional wrestler (b. 1929)
2011 – Forrest Blue, American football player (b. 1944)
2012 – Jon Lord, English keyboardist and composer (Deep Purple – “Smoke On The Water”; Whitesnake), dies from a pulmonary embolism at 71
2020 – Jamie Oldaker, American session and touring drummer (Bob Seger; Leon Russell; Eric Clapton; Peter Frampton), dies at 68
2021 – Thomas Rajna, British-Hungarian pianist, and composer (Amarantha; Stop All The Clocks), dies at 92