1425 – Ashikaga Yoshikazu, 5th Japanese shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, dies at 17
1565 – Alexander Ales [Alesius], Scottish theologian of the school of Augsburg, dies at 64
1649 – Gerardus Johannis Vossius [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71
1713 – Juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw [b. 1688)
1946 – Dai Li, Chinese spymaster (b. 1897)
1982 – Hans ter Laag, Dutch sound technician, murdered in El Salvador
1982 – Joop Willemsen, Dutch cameraman, murdered in El Salvador
1992 – George Lovi, American columnist (Sky and Telescope’s “Ramblings”), dies
1994 – Harold Myers, film journalist, dies at 81
2019 – Barbara Benary, American composer (Gamelon Son Of Lion), dies at 73