1404 – William of Wykeham, chancellor/Bishop of Winchester, dies
1870 – Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50
1876 – Braxton Bragg, American Confederate general (b. 1817)
1962 – Francisco Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil (1962), dies at 52
1975 – Mark Frechette, actor (Zabriskie Point, Uomini Contro), dies at 27
1988 – William V. Shannon, American journalist and ambassador to Ireland (1977-81), dies at 61
1994 – Ruth Niehaus, German actress, dies at 69
1994 – Guiseppe Martelli, Italian physicist, dies at 71
1995 – Alison “Night Bird” Steele, DJ (WNEW-FM, WXRK-FM), dies of cancer
2009 – Ivan Dykhovichnyy, Russian film director and screenwriter (b. 1947)