1607 – Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian, dies at 68
1685 – Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 55
1796 – Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman, dies at 71
1934 – Karl Ernst, German SA-leader, murdered
1938 – Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61
1953 – Gote Carlid, Swedish composer, dies at 32
1959 – José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer and politician (b. 1882)
1979 – Alfons Vranckx, Belgian politician, dies at 72
1997 – Larry O’Day, wrestler (b. 1944)
2003 – Robert McCloskey, American children’s book writer and illustrator (b. 1915)