1663 – Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies
1944 – William Allen White, American journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75
1960 – Louis Jean Heydt, American character actor (Waterfront; Gone With The Wind; The Great McGinty), dies from a heart attack at 56
1963 – Robert Frost, American poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88
1966 – Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer, dies in an accident at 38
1988 – Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer and conductor, dies at 46
1995 – Chris de Marigny, British dance administrator, dies at 52
2008 – Philippe Khorsand, French actor (b. 1948)
2012 – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian President (1992-99), dies at 93
2015 – Colleen McCullough, Australian author (Tim, Indecent Obsession, The Thorn Birds), dies at 77