1057 – Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies
1230 – Duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176)
1631 – Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Spanish dramatist (b. 1569)
1711 – Gerard Lairesse, Dutch painter, buried at 69
1864 – Samuel Benton, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle at about 44
1895 – Edward Beecher, American theologian, dies at 91
1974 – Truman Bradley, American TV host (Science Fiction Theater), dies at 69
1996 – Harold Fox, American fashion designer and musician, dies at 86
1996 – Marguerite “Marge” Ganser, pop singer (The Shangri-Las), dies at 48
1999 – Rudolf Halaczinsky, German composer, dies at 78