1629 – Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565)
1788 – Charles Wesley, British Methodist leader (brother of John Wesley) and hymn writer (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing), dies at 80
1792 – Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of septicemia at 46 after being shot by an assassin thirteen days earlier
1945 – Ferenc Csik, Hungarian swimmer (Olympics gold medal 100m freestyle 1936), dies of war wounds at 31
1956 – Infante Alfonso of Spain, younger brother of King Juan Carlos, dies from an accidental gunshot at 14
1959 – Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, Swedish composer, dies at 84
1979 – Ray Ventura, French jazz pianist and big band bandleader (“Tout va très bien, Madame la Marquise”), dies at 69
1994 – Bill Travers [William Inge Lindon-Travers], British actor, director, officer and animal rights activist (Born Free, Gorgo), dies at 72
2003 – Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (SARS) (b. 1956)
2014 – Hobart “Hobie” Alter, American surf and sailing entrepreneur (created the Hobie Cat catamaran), dies of cancer at 80