1593 – John Penry, Welsh protestant martyr (Marprelate tracts), executed for sedition at about 30
1750 – Giuseppe Porsile, Neapolitan composer, dies at 70
1790 – Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718)
1922 – Yevgeny Vakhtangov, Armenian-Russian theatrical director of the Moscow Art Theatre (Vakhtangov Theatre), dies of cancer at 39
1970 – John Gunther, American author and host (John Gunther’s High Road), dies at 68
2011 – Bill Clements, American politician, Governor of Texas (1987-91), dies at 94
2015 – Henry Carr, American athlete (2 Olympic gold 200m, 4x400m relay 1964), dies at 72
2017 – Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and dictator (1983-89), dies at 83
2018 – Rosa Briceño, Venezuelan conductor, and educator, dies of leukemia at 61
2020 – Ron Johnston, English geographer (electoral geography), dies at 79