545 – Chlotilde, wife of French King Clovis and saint, dies at about 70
1809 – John “Christmas” Beckwith, composer, dies at 58
1872 – Heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53
1924 – Franz Kafka, Czech writer (Trial, Amerika, Metamorphosis), dies at 40
1963 – Nazim Hikmet, Turkish poet (Tosun Pasa, The Passenger), dies at 61
1963 – Pope John XXIII [Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli], 261st Pope (1958-63), dies at 81
1967 – Gertrude “Mickey” MacFadden, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 67
1973 – Dory Funk, professional wrestler (b. 1919)
2018 – Frank Carlucci, American National Security Adviser under Reagan and Secretary of Defense (1987-89), dies at 87
2018 – Clarence Fountain, American Grammy Award winning gospel singer (The Blind Boys of Alabama), dies of complications of diabetes at 88