806 – Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730)
1564 – Michelangelo, Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance (David, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel), dies at 88
1799 – Maurus Haberhauer, Czech composer, dies at 52
1895 – Archduke Albrecht of Austria, Duke of Teschen (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77
1957 – Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram), dies at 79
1963 – Todd “Hugh” Gaitskell, leader British Labour Party, dies at 56
1980 – Gale Robbins [Betty Gale Murphy], American singer and actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex), dies of lung cancer at 58
1999 – Noam Pitlik, American actor and director (Sanford and Son, Bob Newhart), dies at 66
2001 – Eddie Mathews, American hall of fame third baseman (Milwaukee Brave) who hit 512 home runs, dies at 69
2013 – Kevin Ayers, British progressive rocker (Soft Machine; Joy of a Toy), dies at 68