326 – Alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
1539 – George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (1500-39), dies at 67
1574 – Joachim Camerarius [Liebhard Kammerer], German classical scholar, dies at 74
1696 – Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, French writer (b. 1626)
1870 – Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, Italian princess of the House of Bourbon, dies at 71
1945 – Walter Model, German fieldmarshal, commits suicide at 54
1998 – Linda McCartney, American-born photographer and wife of Paul McCartney, dies of breast cancer at 56
2003 – John Paul Getty Jr., American-born British oil magnate and billionaire (Getty Oil), dies of a chest infection at 70
2011 – Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
2013 – Deanna Durbin [Edna Mae Durbin], Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday, Three Smart Girls, 100 Men and a Girl), dies at 91