1591 – Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian aristocrat and Jesuit saint, dies at 23
1884 – Alexander, Prince of Orange, heir apparent to the Netherlands, dies of typhus at 32
1940 – Smedley Butler, American Marine general, dies at 58
1940 – Hendrik Marsman, Dutch poet/writer/critic, drowns at 40
1944 – Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies
1983 – Anton G J van de Velde, Flemish writer/director (Tijl), dies at 87
1987 – Madman Muntz, American entrepreneur, businessman, electrical engineer, TV commercial actor (b. 1914)
1997 – Arthur Prysock, American jazz and RandB singer (I Didn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night), dies at 68 or 73
1999 – Karl Krolow, German poet and translator, dies at 84
2001 – John Lee Hooker, American blues guitarist (Boogie Chillen), dies at 83