1540 – Guillaume Budé, French scholar and humanist, first keeper of the royal library at the Palace of Fontainebleau, dies at 73
1723 – Antoine Mouque, Flemish composer, organist and singer, dies at 64
1884 – LeRoy Pope Walker, American lawyer and 1st Confederate States Secretary of War (1861), dies at 67
1982 – Alberto Cavalcanti, Brazilian director (Herr Puntila), dies at 85
1986 – Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80
1990 – David Rose, American Emmy Award-winning composer (“The Stripper”; “Holiday For Strings”), and orchestra leader (The Red Skelton Show), dies at 80
1994 – Richard Jock Kinneir, British graphic designer (modern road signs), dies at 77
2007 – William John McKeag, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1970-76), dies at 79
2012 – Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American Pro Football HOF halfback (5 × First-team All-Pro; 4 × NFL rushing yards leader; 4 × NFL rushing TDs leader; Philadelphia Eagles), dies from pneumonia at 91
2020 – Charlie Persip, American jazz drummer (Dizzy Gillespie; The Jazz Statesmen; Billy Eckstine), dies at 91