1548 – Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-48), dies at 81
1814 – Jozef de Ferraris, French-Austrian general and cartographer, dies at 87
1832 – Robert the Hermit, US ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies
1878 – John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (b. 1796)
1918 – Karl Valentin, Swedish composer, dies at 64
1984 – Chepín [Electo Rosell], Cuban violinist, bandleader, and composer (Orquesta Chepín-Chovén), dies at 76
1998 – Eugene “Gene” Evans, American actor (My Friend Flicka, Johnny Ringo, Alamo), dies of heart failure at 75
2010 – John Forsythe, American actor (Charlie’s Angels, Dynasty), dies at 92
2013 – Jack Pardee, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (Texas AandM; NFL: LA Rams, Washington Redskins) and coach (Houston Oilers), dies at gallbladder cancer at 76
2018 – Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemalan general and dictator (1982-83) convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, dies of a heart attack at 91