1580 – Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies
1856 – John Ross, British naval officer and explorer, dies at 79
1914 – Adrian H. Stewart, British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26
1952 – Arky Vaughn, American Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop (MLB All-Star 1934–42; NL batting champion 1935; NL stolen base leader 1943), drowns whilst fishing at 40
1989 – Joe Collins, American baseball first baseman (World Series 1949–53, 56; New York Yankees), dies at 66
1995 – Thomas Chalmers, British broadcaster, dies at 82
1999 – Raymond Poïvet, French comics artist (b. 1910)
2002 – J. Lee Thompson, English film director (b. 1914)
2013 – Lotfollah “Lotfi” Mansouri, Persian opera director (Canadian Opera Company, 1976-88; introduced opera surtitles, 1983; San Francisco Opera, 1988-2001), dies at 84
2019 – Franco Columbu, Italian bodybuilder, powerlifter, actor and author (Mr. Olympia 1976, 81), dies at 78