1572 – Pierre Certon, French composer
1781 – George Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (for Pennsylvania), dies at about 64 or 65
1955 – Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright (L’otage-1909), dies at 86
1980 – Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62
1990 – Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch lawyer and politician (Liberal), dies of cancer at 53
1992 – Jacquelyn Hyde, American actress (Dark, House of Terror), dies at 61
1995 – Peter Wykeham, Royal Air Force fighter pilot, dies at 79
1997 – Oscar Lewenstein, British theater impresario (Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera), and film producer (The Knack …and How to Get It), dies of heart failure at 80
1997 – Tony Williams, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51
2000 – Ofra Haza, Israeli singer (b. 1957)