1555 – Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67
1748 – Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer and musicologist, dies at 63
1840 – William Maclure, Scottish-American Geologist (first geological map), dies at 76
1964 – Vassily Vainonen, Russian ballet choreographer (Gayaneh), dies at 66
1964 – Peter Lorre, Hungarian-American actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers), dies from a stroke at 59
1985 – Peter Charanis, Greek-American scholar and professor (b. 1908)
1985 – Richard Beeching, chairman of British Railways (b. 1913)
1987 – Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29
1998 – Gerald Stano, American serial killer (confessed to killing 41 people), dies at 46
2006 – Desmond Doss, American soldier and first conscientious objector Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)