1468 – Jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)
1837 – Valentino Fioravanti, Italian composer, dies at 72
1885 – Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)
1962 – Hans Kirk, Danish writer (The Fishermen), dies at 64
1969 – Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, British field marshal and Governor General of Canada (1946-52), dies at 78
1979 – Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong, Ghanaian chief of state (1972-78), executed by firing squad during a coup at 47
1987 – John Mikaelsson, Swedish race walker (Olympic gold 10k 1948, 52), dies at 73
1993 – Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricket batsman and captain (43 Tests; 3,073 runs @ 46.56; 10 x 100s; Victoria) and broadcaster (ABC 1956-81), dies at 79
1997 – John Wolters, American drummer (Dr. Hook -“When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman”), dies at 52
2008 – Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian writer, World War II veteran and Nazi concentration camp survivor (b. 1921)