1484 – Diogo, Duke of Viseu, murdered by his cousin, King João II of Portugal at 34
1591 – Luis de Leon, Spanish scholar and poet, dies at 64
1914 – George Ambrose Pogson, British consul in Hamburg (1880-1914), dies
1979 – Mian Mohammad Saeed, cricketer (1st Pakistan captain 1948-49), dies
1987 – Siegfried Borris, German composer, dies at 80
1993 – Victorine Hefting, historian/wife of Bert Baker, dies at 88
1995 – Dwayne Goettel, Canadian keyboardist and industrial-electronic music composer (Skinny Puppy), dies of a heroin overdose at 31
1995 – Hedda J. Garza, American writer and political activist, dies at 66
1999 – James White, Northern Irish sci-fi author (Star Surgeon, Star Healer), dies of a stroke at 71
2002 – Hoyt Wilhelm, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1954 NY Giants; no-hitter 1958 Baltimore Orioles; Chicago WS), dies of heart failure at 80