59 – Agrippina the Younger [Julia Agrippina], Roman Empress (sister of Caligula, wife of Claudius, mother of Nero), dies at 43 (circumstances of her death vary, but suggest she was murdered by her son, the Emperor Nero)
1653 – Johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (commanded Dutch fleet during Battle of Leghorn), dies of wounds from the Battle of Leghorn at about 48
1950 – Douglas Carr, England cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 7 wickets; Kent CCC), dies at 78
1967 – Duncan Macrae, Scottish actor (Casino Royale, The Little Kidnappers), dies at 61
1968 – Lauwrens Voorthuyzen [Lou de Palingboer], Dutch religious sect leader, dies at 70
1981 – Mike Hailwood, MBE GM, British motorcycle road racer (World C’ships: 250cc – 1961, 66, 67; 350cc – 1966, 67; 500cc –1962, 63, 64, 65; 76 Grand Prix wins), dies in a car accident at 40
1996 – J. D. “Jay” Miller, American record producer, dies at 73
2002 – Eileen Farrell, American soprano (I Got A Right To Sing The Blues; Metropolitan Opera, 1960-66) and film voice (Interrupted Melody), dies at 82
2011 – Fred Titmus, English cricket all-rounder (53 Tests, 153 wickets, 10 x 50s; Middlesex), dies at 78
2015 – Roy Douglas, English composer and arranger (Tomorrow We Live – At Dawn We Die), dies at 107