1503 – Piero di Lorenzo de’ Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471)
1706 – Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and writer (Historical and Critical Dictionary), dies at 59
1903 – George Gissing, British novelist (New Grub Street, Charles Dickens: A Critical Study), dies from a chill at 46
1935 – Clarence Day, American author (Life with Father), dies at 61
1946 – Carrie Jacobs Bond, American composer (I Love You Truly), dies at 85
1997 – George Fleming, cyclist, dies at 80
1999 – Clayton Moore, American actor (The Lone Ranger), dies at 85
2004 – Susan Sontag, American writer, dies from Myelodysplastic syndrome at 71
2006 – Jamal Karimi-Rad, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. 1956)
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