779 – Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies
1719 – Giovanni Maria Casini, Italian composer, dies at 66
1852 – Thomas Moore, Irish poet and musician, dies at 72
1950 – George Minot, American physician (Nobel 1934 – introduction of a raw-liver diet in the treatment of pernicious anemia), dies at 64
1962 – Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81
1975 – Elijah Muhammad [Elijah Robert Poole], American religious leader (Nation of Islam), dies of heart failure at 77
1995 – Jack Clayton, British director (Great Gatsby), dies at 73
1998 – B.A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and journalist, dies at 82
2012 – Lynn Compton, American jurist and commissioned officer, dies from heart attack at 90
2016 – Tony Burton, American actor (Rocky films) and boxer, dies at 78