1471 – Thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d’Arthur), dies at 55
1575 – Yosef Karo, Spanish-born rabbi (b. 1488)
1654 – Samuel Scheidt, German composer (Concertus sacri), dies at 66
1946 – Alexander Alekhine, Russian, French chess player (world champion 1927-35, 37-46), dies choking on meat at 53
1953 – Mary of Teck, Queen of Great Britain and consort of George V, dies at 85
1976 – Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Alamein, British WWII Field Marshal (African campaign, D-Day) and WWI officer, dies at 88
1979 – Yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53
1985 – George London, Canadian bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto), dies at 64
2006 – Lynne Perrie, English actress (b. 1931)
2016 – Earl Hamner Jr., American creator and narrator of TV show “The Waltons”, dies at 92