1448 – Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies
1661 – Mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies
1884 – Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian diarist and painter, dies at 25
1902 – Jean-Baptist Colyns, Belgian violinist and composer, dies at 67
1976 – Linda Watkins, American actress (From Hell it Came, Harpy), dies at 68
1994 – Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer, dies at 76
2002 – Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek politician and 1st President of Greece, dies at 99
2005 – John “Beatz” Holohan, American drummer (Bayside), dies in an auto accident at 31
2010 – Theodore Sorenson, American presidential advisor to JFK and author (Kennedy), dies at 82
2019 – (Elizabeth) Ann Crumb, American stage and screen actress and singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 69