1599 – Luca Marenzio, Italian composer (b. c. 1553)
1752 – William Whiston, English Anglican priest and mathematician, dies at 84
1886 – Jose da Silva Mendes Leal, Portuguese author (Indiana), dies at 67
1901 – Gunnar Wennerberg, Swedish poet and composer, dies at 83
1920 – Anders Zorn, Swedish painter (Gustavus Vasa), dies at 60
2003 – Generosa Ammon, American widow of Ted Ammon (b. 1956)
2003 – Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skating trainer (b. 1914)
2003 – Imperio Argentina, Argentinian singer and actress (b. 1906)
2012 – Nina Bawden, English author, dies at 87
2017 – John Abercrombie, American jazz guitarist, dies of heart failure at 72