1630 – Christian I, German Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg who led an army of 21,000 Bohemians at the Battle of White Mountain, dies at 61
1696 – Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, French writer (b. 1626)
1840 – Hannah Webster Foster, American author (The Coquette; or, The History of Eliza Wharton), dies at 81
1910 – Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican lawyer and diplomat (Secretary of Foreign Affairs), dies at 80
1941 – Al Bowlly, South African-British dance band vocalist (“Midnight, The Stars, And You”), and bandleader, dies in a German bombing raid of London at 43
1998 – Linda McCartney (née Eastman), American photographer, musician (Wings) and wife of Paul McCartney, dies of breast cancer at 56
2004 – Soundarya, Indian actress (b. 1971)
2008 – Aimé Césaire, French Martinican poet and politician, dies at 94
2011 – Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
2011 – Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist, composer (Na shledanou v Praze (Good-bye in Prague); Moonscape), conductor, and educator (University of Sydney, 1960-91), dies at 84