1621 – Roberto Bellarmino, Italian saint (Doctor of the Church), dies at 78
1630 – Thomas Lake, English statesman (b. 1567)
1894 – Deng Shichang, Chinese admiral (b. 1849)
1934 – Edmund van der Straeten, German composer, dies at 79
1939 – Ethel M. Dell, English author (Storm Drift), dies at 58
1958 – Friedrich Adolf Paneth, Austrian/British chemist, dies at 71
1972 – Akim Tamiroff, Armenian-Russian actor (Touch of Evil, For Whom the Bell Tolls), dies at 72
1992 – Feodor Chaliapin Jr, actor (King’s Whore), dies after illness at 87
1995 – Lucien Victor, Belgian road racing cyclist, dies at 64
2006 – Alvin Wayne “Al” Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy: The Wrecking Crew) dies at 69