1507 – Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
1864 – Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, seventh child and fourth daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, dies at 38
1865 – Richard Cobden, English politician and manufacturer (founder of the Anti-Corn-Law League), dies at 60
1995 – Hannes Alfven, physicist (Nobel prize), dies at 86
1997 – Anthony Bushell, British actor (Journey’s End, A Night to Remember), dies at 92
2000 – Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (b. 1928)
2009 – Frank Springer, American comics artist (The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist), dies at 79
2020 – Sergio Rossi, Italian shoe designer, dies of COVID-19 complications at 84
2020 – Carl Tacy, American college basketball coach (Wake Forest University 1972-85; 222-149 record), dies at 87
2023 – Salim Durani, Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 1 x 100, 74 wickets, BB 6/73; Saurashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan), dies from cancer at 88