1580 – Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer, composed the first music for the guitar, dies at about 70
1865 – Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano, dies at 67
1872 – Frederick Maurice, English theologian (Church of England), dies at 66
1901 – François-Marie Raoult, French physicist and chemist (Law of Raoult), dies at 70
1987 – Henri Cochet, French tennis player (French Open 1926, 28, 30, 32; Wimbledon 1927, 29; US Open 1928), dies at 85
1993 – Juan of Borbon y Battemberg, father of king Juan Carlos I, dies
2007 – Herb Carneal, American sports broadcaster (Minnesota Twins 1962-2006; Ford C. Frick Award 1996), dies of congestive heart failure at 83
2013 – Basia Johnson (née Barbara Piasecka), Polish-American domestic servant, philanthropist, humanitarian, art collector, and heir to Johnson and Johnson fortune, dies at 76
2014 – Joe “Speedo” Frazier, American doo-wop vocalist (Impalas – “Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)”), dies at 70
2024 – Vontae Davis, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 2014, 15; Indianapolis Colts), dies at 35