876 – Louis the German, King of Eastern Francia (b. 804)
1104 – Pedro I, king of Navarra and Aragon, dies
1757 – Andrea Zani, Italian composer and violinist, dies at 60
1895 – Louis Pasteur, French bacteriologist (invented pasteurization), dies at 72
1915 – Saitou Hajime, 3rd squad leader of the Shinsengumi died under name of Goro Fujita (b. 1844)
1918 – Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1858)
1972 – Rory Storm [Alan Caldwell], Brirish rock singer (Rory Storm and the Hurricanes), commits suicide with sleeping pills at 34
1973 – Mantan Moreland, comedian (Watermelon Man), dies at 71
2009 – Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor (b. 1956)
2021 – Carlisle Floyd, American opera composer (Susanna; Prince of Players), dies at 95