1458 – Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Spanish marquis of Santillana/poet, dies
1766 – Johannes Ritschel, composer, dies at 26
1825 – Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch politician (Grand Pensionary of Batavia), dies at 63
1885 – Karl Schwarz, German theologian, dies at 72
1950 – Frank Buck, American actor (Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs), dies at 62
1963 – Davey Moore, American boxer (world featherweight champion 1959-63), dies of injuries sustained in title bout against Sugar Ramos at 29
1969 – Billy Cotton, British bandleader and entertainer, dies at 69
1982 – Hugo Huppert, Austrian writer and poet, dies at 79
2002 – Kenneth Wolstenholme, British BBC football commentator, dies at 81
2010 – Pål Bang-Hansen, Norwegian film critic and television personality (b. 1937)