1509 – Siwara/Sjoerd Aylva, Fries army leader (siege of Franeker)
1618 – Joshua Sylvester, English poet (b. 1563)
1702 – Robert Spencer 2nd earl of Sunderland, Engl PM (1687-88), dies at 61
1815 – Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist and geographer (Volcanos), dies at 90
1947 – William B. Davidson, American film actor dies at 59
1964 – Mikhail Svetlov, Russian poet and writer, dies at 61
1964 – Nacio Herb Brown, American composer (Singin’ In The Rain), dies at 68
1994 – Urmas Alender, Estonian singer and musician (b. 1953)
2004 – Christl Cranz, German alpine skier (combined gold Winter Olympics 1936), dies at 90
2016 – Max Walker, Australian cricket and rules football player, dies at 68