1580 – Bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558)
1648 – George Abbot, English writer
1750 – Johann Graf, German composer, dies at 65
1940 – Vsevolod Meyerhold [Karl Kasimir Theodor], Russian theatrical director and actor (Houligan), executed during the Great Purge at 65
1959 – Frank DeCaires, West Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests, 2 x 50; British Guiana), dies at 49
1976 – Erling Kjellsby, Norwegian organist, educator and composer, dies at 75
1992 – Bert Parks [Jacobson], American TV host (Miss America), dies of lung cancer at 77
1995 – David Kindersley, British stone letter-carver and typeface designer, dies at 79
2003 – Lou Harrison, American composer (La Koro Sutro), dies of a heart attack at 85
2022 – Roy Purdon, New Zealand harness-racing trainer (21 x NZ trainers premierships; 4 x NZ cup winners; 54 x Group One wins), dies at 94