655 – Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies
1498 – Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies
1957 – Qi Baishi, Chinese artist, dies at 93
1977 – Maria Callas, American-born prima donna, dies in Paris at 53
1977 – Marc Bolan, rock vocalist/guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29
1979 – Nur Mohammed Taraki, president of Afghanistan (1978-79), killed
1994 – Bernie Lazaroff Leighton, pianist, dies at 73
1995 – Pierre Olaf [Trivier], French actor (Camelot, Don’t Drink the Water, Kraft Music Hall), dies at 67
2002 – James Gregory, American actor (My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller), dies at 90
2016 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian President (1999-2006) and Prime Minister (1993-94), dies at 95