1484 – Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered
1647 – Johann Dilliger, German composer, dies at 53
1839 – William Smith, British geologist who is credited with creating the first nationwide geological map (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils), dies at 70
1964 – Lumsden Hare, Irish actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess), dies at 89
1978 – F. Van Wyck Mason, American historian and author (Three Harbours), dies at 76
1990 – Patience Strong [Winifred Emma May], English poet and journalist, dies at 83
1994 – Jean-Marie Vincent, Haitian pater, murdered
1995 – Carl Ronald Giles, British cartoonist (Daily Express), dies at 78
2008 – Phil Hill, American race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (b. 1927)
2014 – Glenn Cornick, English rock bassist, dies from heart failure at 67