1662 – John Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605)
1887 – Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, Norwegian organist, composer, musical folklorist, dies at 74
1896 – Jose Asunción Silva, Colombian poet (Nocturno III), dies at 30
1973 – Athena Lorde, American actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek), dies of cancer at 57
1992 – Giovanni Falcone, Italian magistrate, and organized crime prosecutor, assassinated by Sicilian mafia at 53
1995 – Mick Pyne, British touring and session jazz pianist (Tubby Hayes; Georgie Fame: Charlie Watts), dies at 54
1996 – Rob Hall, New Zealand high altitude climber, dies of exposure on Mount Everest at 35
1996 – Scott Fischer, American high altitude climber, dies of exposure on Mount Everest at 40
2006 – Clifford Antone, American businessman, dies at 56
2018 – Homer Neal, African-American particle physicist, dies of a stroke at 75