1492 – Innocent VII [Giovanni B Cibo], Italian Pope (1484-92), dies
1539 – Lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat, dies at 65
1675 – Nicolas Saboly, French composer and poet, dies at 61
1790 – Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educational reformer, dies at 66
1927 – Matilde Serao [Tuffolina], Italian writer (Land of Cockayne), dies
1971 – Leroy Robertson, American pianist, composer (“Oratorio from the Book of Mormon”; “Trilogy for Orchestra”), and educator (Brigham Young, 1925-48; University of Utah, 1948-62), dies at 74
1991 – Lazar Kaganovich, Soviet politician and one of the main associates of Joseph Stalin, dies at 97
1998 – Sal Santen, Dutch writer (You Are Jewish People), dies at 82
2009 – Vernon Forrest, Professional boxer, 2-division world champion (b. 1971)
2020 – John Saxon, American actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman), dies of pneumonia at 83