1539 – Lorenzo Campeggi(east), archbishop of Bologna and diplomat, dies at 65
1794 – André Chenier, French poet (Avis aux Francais sur leurs), executed by guillotine during French Revolution at 31
1934 – Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist Insurrectionary leader, dies at 45
1952 – Herbert Murrill, British organist, composer (The Song of the Birds; Carillon), and educator (Royal Academy of Music, 1933-52), dies of cancer at 43
1983 – Jerome Moross, American composer (Frankie and Johnny), dies at 69
1984 – Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter (“Hound Dog”; “Ball and Chain”; “Stronger Than Dirt”), dies of heart and liver disorders at 57
1987 – Charles Stark “Doc” Draper, American Scientist and Engineer who headed the team that invented the Apollo Guidance Computer and inertial navigation technology for aircraft, space vehicles, and submarines, dies at 85
2008 – Jeff Fehring, Australian rules footballer (b. 1955)
2011 – Arsene Souffriau, Belgian pioneering electronic music composer, dies at 86
2018 – Judith Appelbaum, American magazine and newspaper editor and educator, dies at 78