1168 – Paschal III [Guido di Crema], Italian Antipope (1164-68), dies of cancer at around 58
1460 – Gilles Binchois, Franco-Flemish composer of early Renaissance music, dies at about 60
1630 – Claudio Saracini, Italian composer, dies at 44
1823 – Daniel Steibelt, German pianist and composer, dies at 57
1905 – Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian Realist writer (Pavao Šegota), dies at 46
1933 – Annie Besant, English social reformer and supporter of Indian independence, dies at 85
1975 – Saint-John Perse, French diplomat and poet (Nobel 1960), dies at 78
2001 – Marcos Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1953-58), dies at 87
2014 – Rob Bironas, American football placekicker (First-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl, PFW Golden Toe Award 2007; Tennessee Titans), dies in a car crash at 36
2015 – Jack Larson, American actor (The Adventures of Superman -“Jimmy Olsen”), screenwriter, and librettist (Virgil Thomson’s “Lord Byron”), dies at 87