1542 – Juan Boscán Almogáver, Spanish poet
1957 – Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905-57), dies at 85
1979 – John McQuade, actor (Charlie Wild Private Detective), dies at 73
1991 – JA Mommersteeg, Dutch state sect of Defense (KVP), dies
1992 – Billy Williams, actor (Adv of Kit Carson), dies at 76 of brain tumor
1994 – Oswald “Ossie” Stevens Nock, railway Writer, dies at 69
1996 – Sulkhan Nasidze, Georgian composer, dies at 69
1997 – Tommy Cecil, Irish ferryman, dies at 51
2007 – Ruth Jessen, American golfer (11 LPGA Tour wins, 3-time major runner-up), dies of lung cancer at 70
2020 – Tommy Devito, American rock baritone vocalist and guitarist (Four Seasons – “Sherry”) dies of COVID-19 at 93