406 – Godigisel, King of the Vandals, dies in battle
1652 – Frances Cecil, 2nd wife of English earl of Shaftesbury, dies
1920 – Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43
1954 – Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor and composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75
1967 – Arthur Mailey, Australian cricket spin bowler (21 Tests, 99 wickets; 10/66 v Gloucestershire 1921), dies at 81
1975 – Donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47
1993 – Thomas J. Watson Jr., American businessman and politician (President of IBM, 1952-1971, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1979-1981), dies of a stroke at 79
1996 – Michael Roberts, English historian, dies at 88
2008 – Donald E. Westlake, American author (The Hunter), dies at 75
2016 – William Christopher, American comedian and actor (Father Mulcahy-M*A*S*H), dies at 84