1073 – Dominic of Silos, Spanish Benedictine monk and Roman Catholic saint, dies at 73 [exact birthdate uncertain]
1524 – Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician
1676 – Joannes Galle, Flemish engraver and printer, dies at 76
1749 – Pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies
1819 – Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, French composer, dies at 50
1983 – John Vivyan, American actor (Mr Lucky, Wrong Man, Imitation of Life), dies at 68
1991 – Walter Chiari [Annicchiarico], Italian actor (Bellissima; The Little Hut), dies of a heart attack at 67
2000 – Mirza Ghulam Hafiz, Bangladesh statesman, politician, and philanthropist (b. 1920)
2000 – Adrian Henri, British poet and founder of poetry-rock group (Liverpool Scene), dies at 68
2011 – Barry Reckord, Jamaican playwright (Skyvers, You in Your Small Corner), dies at 85