1575 – Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (b. 1502)
1640 – John Francis Regis, French priest and Roman Catholic saint, dies of pneumonia at 43
1652 – Frances Cecil, 2nd wife of English earl of Shaftesbury, dies
1877 – Gustave Courbet, French realist painter (Demoiselles the la Seine), dies at 58
1910 – Archibald Hoxsey, American pioneer aviator (worked for the Wright brothers), dies at 26
1977 – Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, ruler of Kuwait (b. 1924)
1985 – Sam Spiegel, American film producer (On the Waterfront, The Bridge on the River Kwai), dies at 84
2000 – José Greco, Italian-born American flamenco dancer and choreographer, dies of heart failure at 82
2003 – Paula Raymond, American actress and model (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms), dies at 79
2005 – Enrico di Giuseppe, American tenor, dies of cancer at 73