1596 – Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies of dysentery at 50
1606 – Carolus Gallus [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer, pastor and vicar, dies at 85
1817 – Friedrich Ludwig Æmilius Kunzen, German composer, dies at 55
1859 – William H. Prescott, American historian, dies at 62
1903 – Augusta Holmes, French composer, dies at 55
1924 – Simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher and writer (For the Young Ones), dies at 56
1959 – Viktor Josef Keldorfer, Austrian composer, dies at 85
1994 – Hermanus P “Piet” Mulder, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 79
1996 – Dan Duva, American boxing promoter and producer (Howard Stern New Years Party), dies at 44
2020 – Nicholas Parsons, British presenter, comedian and actor “the ultimate quiz show host”, dies at 96