496 – Pope Gelasius I, Catholic Pope (492-496), of Berber extraction (doctrine of the Two Powers)
1361 – Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)
1866 – Amable-Guillaume-Prosper Brugière, French politician and historian, dies at 84
1881 – Ami Boué, Austrian geologist (b. 1794)
1954 – Werner Elert, German Lutheran theologian, dies at 69
1995 – George Ivan Smith, diplomat, dies at 80
1995 – Peter Grant, English rock band manager (Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin), dies of a heart attack at 60
1997 – Ismail Fahmi, external minister of Egypt in (1973-77), dies
2010 – José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado, Brazilian composer, dies at 67
2013 – Vern Mikkelsen, American HOF basketball player, dies at 85