1558 – Maria, Queen of Hungary as wife of Louis II and Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (1531-55), dies at 53
1669 – Abraham Willaerts, Dutch painter (A Spanish three-decker at anchor off Naples), dies
1862 – James Creighton, amateur American baseball player, dies of ruptured bladder from hitting home run on Oct 14th
1955 – José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher and author (The Revolt of the Masses), dies at 72
1968 – Lee Tracy, American actor (Dinner at Eight, Martin Kane Private Eye), dies of cancer at 70
1984 – Florence Rinard, TV panelist (20 Questions), dies at 82
1993 – Dionisio Herrero, Spanish air force general, murdered at 63
2007 – Alan Coren, English writer and satirist (b. 1938)
2007 – Lucky Dube, South African reggae musician, dies at 43
2021 – Colin Powell, American General and 1st Black US Secretary of State (2001-05), dies from complications of COVID-19, blood cancer, and Parkinson’s disease at 84