1572 – Cornelis van Diest, lay brother, hanged
1629 – Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/writer, dies at 67
1637 – Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580)
1643 – John Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48
1652 – Andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65
1995 – John Reginald “Nat” Allen, planning enforcement officer, dies at 66
2007 – Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1967)
2007 – Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1938)
2012 – Lonesome George, Pinta giant tortoise and rarest creature in the world, dies at c. 100
2014 – Eli Wallach, American actor, dies at 98