1524 – Ismail I, Shah of Persia, converted Iran from Sunni to Shi’ah, dies at 36
1834 – Charles Wesley, English organist and composer, dies at 76
1874 – Silvain van de Weyer, 1st Belgian foreign minister to Britain, dies at 72
1875 – Johann Wilhelm Mangold, German composer, dies at 78
1893 – Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman, dies at 87
1960 – Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor (neon light), dies at 89
1967 – Carl-Henrik Norin Swedish jazz saxophonist, and composer (“Mississippi Mood”), dies at 47
1969 – Jimmy McHugh, American composer (“I Can’t Give You Anything But Love”; “On the Sunny Side of the Street”; “I’m In The Mood For Love”), dies at 74
1979 – Hubert van Doorne, auto manufacturer (DAF Trucks), dies at 79
2010 – Jose Lima, Dominican baseball player (b. 1972)