1588 – Jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508)
1711 – Christian Demelius, composer, dies at 68
1750 – Gustaaf W van Imhoff, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1736-40), dies at 45
1810 – Georg Anton Kreusser, German composer, dies at 64
1935 – Émile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat, dies at 72
1949 – Leslie Gay, English cricket wicket-keeper and soccer goalkeeper (1 Test; 3 caps), dies at 78
2004 – Mac Dre [Andre Louis Hicks], American rapper and hip hop pioneer, dies at 34
2007 – S. Ali Raza, Bollywood Screenwriter (b. 1922)
2010 – Charlie O’Donnell, American game show announcer (Wheel of Fortune), dies of Congestive heart failure at 78
2018 – Amal Hussain, Yemeni famine victim who raised world’s awareness, dies aged 7