1277 – John XXI [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Portuguese Pope (1276-77), dies. (b. 1215)
1506 – Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer and navigator who discovered the “New World” for Spain and initiated European colonization, dies around the age of 54
1650 – Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer, dies at 44
1713 – Thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635)
1782 – William Emerson, British mathematician (b. 1701)
1876 – Khristo Botev, Bulgarian poet, dies
1900 – Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman, composer, dies at 80
1959 – Alfred Schütz, Austrian-American architect and philosopher, dies at 60
1994 – Dallas Pratt, American collector (The American Museum in Britain), dies at 79
2019 – Niki Lauda, Austrian auto racer (F1 world champ 1975, 77, 84), dies of kidney problems at 70