655 – Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies
1589 – Michael Baius, Flemish theologian (b. 1513)
1696 – Lambert Pietkin, Flemish composer, dies at 83
1896 – Antônio Carlos Gomez, Brazilian opera composer, 1st from New World to be successful in Europe, dies at 60
1945 – Johannes “Pa” van der Steur, Dutch missionary and philanthropist (Java), dies at 80
1961 – Yme Schuitmaker, Dutch potato farmer/dramatist, dies
1994 – Dolly Hare, German/British actress (Broken Blossom), dies at 84
2005 – Gordon Gould, American physicist (inventor of the laser) dies at 85
2018 – Big Jay [Cecil James] McNeely, American RandB saxophonist, dies of prostate cancer at 91
2018 – Frank Parker, American actor (Days of our Lives, Never Too Young), dies at 79