1540 – Robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)
1550 – Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505)
1652 – Charles Amédée de Savoie, 6th Duc de Nemours, French soldier (b. 1624)
1875 – George Pickett, American Confederate general (b. 1825)
1974 – Lev Konstantinovich Knipper, composer, dies at 75
1977 – Jorgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered
1982 – Roberta Pedon, American glamour model, dies at 28
1983 – Howard Dietz, American lyricist (b. 1896)
1991 – William Ball, American actor, director and founder of the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT), dies at 60
1993 – John Castrios, 1st murder in Washington NH in 200 years, killed at 45