1143 – Innocent II, [Gregorio de’ Papareschi], Italian Pope (1130-43), dies
1517 – Frederik IV, of Baden, bishop of Utrecht, dies
1755 – Georg Gebel, German composer, dies at 45
1889 – Daniel Harvey Hill, Confederate General (American Civil War), dies at 68
1892 – Patrick S Gilmore, composer, dies at 62
1933 – Mike Donlin, American baseball player (NY Giants), dies at 55
1968 – Harry Robert Wilson, composer, dies at 67
1975 – Clive Morton, British actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71
1991 – Dr. Seuss [Theodor Geisel], American children’s author (The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham), dies of cancer at 87
1997 – Jonathon Silver, entrepreneur/arts patron, dies at 47