1247 – Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies
1798 – Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (b. 1716)
1850 – Daoguang, 8th Emperor of Qing Dynasty, dies at 67
1852 – Thomas Moore, Irish poet and musician, dies at 72
1914 – John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93
1967 – Walter “Fats” Pichon American jazz pianist, singer, and big bandleader, dies at 60
1970 – Mark Rothko [Marcus Rothkovich], Latvian-American abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), takes his own life at 66
1995 – Terence Weil, British cellist (English Chamber Orchestra; Melos Ensemble), dies at 73
2012 – Louisiana Red [Iverson Minter], American blues guitarist, and singer-songwriter (“Sweet Blood Call”), dies of a stroke at 79
2017 – Boaz Vaadia, Israeli-born sculptor who worked in America, dies of cancer at 65