1552 – Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53
1941 – John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett’s twins), dies
1975 – Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor and composer (Batture d’aspetto), dies at 90
1979 – S J Perelman, American author, humorist and screenwriter (The New Yorker, Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 75
1979 – John Stuart, Scottish actor (Kittie, Superman, Number Seventeen), dies at 81
1987 – Abdul Malek Ukil, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1925)
1996 – Berthold Goldschmidt, composer/conductor, dies at 93
1998 – Hakim Mohammed Said, Pakistani scholar and philanthropist
1998 – Joan Hickson, British actress (b. 1906)
2015 – Danièle Delorme [Gabrielle Girard], French actress (Pardon My Affair), dies at 89