300 – Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria
1663 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (light defraction), dies at 45
1671 – Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar, dies at 60
1932 – John Blackham, cricketer (35 Tests as Aust WK, caught 37), dies
1942 – Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (Olympic gold 1896), dies at 73
2001 – William X. Kienzle, American novelist (b. 1928)
2004 – Jerry Orbach, American actor (b. 1935)
2006 – Komei Abe, Japanese composer, dies at 95
2015 – Paul “Guru” Josh, British musician (Infinity), commits suicide at 51
2016 – Debbie Reynolds, American actress (Kathy Selden-Singin’ in the Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies of a stroke at 84 one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher also passed away