1404 – Boniface IX [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies
1708 – John Blow, English baroque composer (Venus and Adonis), dies at 59
1864 – Rose Greenhow, American Confederate spy (b. 1817)
1912 – Mary Frances Allitsen, Nritish mezzo-soprano, voice coach, and composer (Psalm 27: “The Lord is My Light”), dies at 63
1913 – Eugene O’Keefe, Canadian businessman and brewer (O’Keefe Brewery Company of Toronto Limited), dies at 85
1943 – Victor van Swieten, resistance fighter, executed at 36
1972 – Kurt Hiller, German writer, dies at 87
1994 – Carlos Lleras Restrepo, President of Colombia (1966-70), dies at 86
2009 – V. M. Muddiah, Indian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets), dies from stroke complications at 80
2011 – David Vickerman Bedford, British composer and educator, dies at 74