1571 – John Jewel, English bishop, dies at 49
1847 – Henri de Mérode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65)
1900 – William Marsh Rice, American philanthropist and university founder (b. 1816)
1944 – Colijn, Neth PM, buried
1947 – Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged
1979 – Catherine Lacey, actress (October Man, Carnival), dies at 75
1985 – Mickey Simpson, actor (Wagonmaster), dies of a heart attack at 72
1992 – Bernice Gera, American 1st female baseball umpire (1969 NY-Penn League), dies of cancer at 61
1994 – Dalton Reed, American soul singer, dies at 42
2008 – Peter Leonard, Australian journalist (b. 1942)