1179 – Hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known, dies at 81
1864 – Walter Savage Landor, English poet and writer (Imaginary Conversations), dies at 89
1884 – Louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56
1948 – Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist (Patterns of Culture), dies at 61
1994 – Paul Nicholas Young, architect, dies at 47
1997 – Jan Peder Syse, Prime Minister of Norway (1989-90), dies
2000 – Nicole Reinhart, American cyclist (b. 1976)
2005 – Alfred Reed, American composer, dies at 84
2011 – Colin Madigan, Australian architect (b. 1921)
2013 – Marvin Rainwater, American country and rockabilly singer, dies from heart failure at 88