655 – Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies
1652 – Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, dies at 61
1701 – James II of England and VII of Scotland (b. 1633)
1834 – Antoine-Vincent Arnault, French writer (Guillaume the Nassau), dies
1925 – Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman, Russian physicist (b. 1888)
1950 – Pedro De Cordoba, American actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur), dies at 68
1964 – Leo Weismantel, German writer (Das Totenliebespar), dies at 76
1977 – Marc Bolan, rock vocalist/guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29
1993 – Johanna Zandstra-Giezen, Dutch supercentenarian (oldest person in Netherland), dies at 111 years and 9 days
2012 – Ragnhild Alexandra [Princess Ragnhild, Mrs Lorentzen], Norwegian princess, dies of cancer at 82