1624 – Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54
1627 – Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies
1740 – Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
1887 – Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40
1890 – Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist who rediscovered Troy, dies of cholesteatoma at 86
1893 – Victor Schœlcher, French abolitionist writer, dies at 89
1950 – Emile Enthoven, Dutch composer and lawyer, dies at 47
1977 – Howard Hawks, American director and producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface, The Big Sleep), dies at 81
1985 – Dian Fossey, American zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist), murdered in Rwanda at 53
1997 – John Hinde, photographer/circus promoter, dies at 81