1444 – Bernardino of Siena, Italian priest and Franciscan missionary, dies at 63
1825 – Papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788)
1917 – Valentine Fleming, Scottish politician (b. 1887)
1940 – Amar Singh, Indian cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 28 wickets; India’s first half-century in Test cricket), dies of pneumonia at 29
1940 – Joris van Severen, Flemish politician and founder of the Alliance of Dietsche National Solidarists, dies at 45
1949 – Randolph West, American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1890)
1976 – Syd Howe, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1936, 37, 43 Detroit Red Wings), dies from throat cancer at 64
1991 – Julian Orbon De Soto, Cuban composer, dies at 65
1998 – Robert Normann, Norwegian jazz guitar pioneer, accordionist, and composer, dies at 81
2009 – Arthur Erickson, Canadian architect (b.1924)