1612 – Rudolf II von Habsburg, Emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59
1789 – Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50
1859 – Bettina von Arnim, German writer and composer of the Romantic era (This Book Belongs to the King), dies at 73
1896 – Henry von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Queen Victoria, dies at 37
1914 – Henry Southwick Perkins, composer, dies at 80
1988 – Philippe de Rothschild, French race-car driver and manager (Bordeaux Vineyard), dies at 86
1990 – Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese imperial prince and 30th Prime Minister of Japan, dies at 102
1997 – Vladimir Yamnikov, owner (Kristall vodka), dies of cirrhosis at 56
1998 – Zevulun Hammer, Israeli politician, minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (1996-98), dies at 61
2004 – Guinn Smith, American athlete (1948 Olympic gold medalist), dies of emphysema at 83