1524 – Ismail I, Shah of Persia, converted Iran from Sunni to Shi’ah, dies at 36
1691 – Adrien Auzout, French astronomer who improved measuring instruments (moon crater “Auzout”), dies at 69
1752 – William Bradford, English-born printer (Pennsylvania’s first printing press), dies at 89
1927 – Henry Edwards Huntington, American railroad executive (owned Pacific Electric Railway), dies at 77
1954 – H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies
1966 – Ruth Gates, American actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79
1969 – Peter Alma, Dutch painter and graphic artist, dies at 83
1981 – Rayner Heppenstall, English novelist (The Blaze of Noon), dies at 70
2003 – Csaba Szabo. Hungarian composer, dies at 67
2009 – Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean politician (16th President of the Republic of Korea 2003-8), commits suicide at 62