1640 – Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician, dies at 55
1872 – Heinrich Esser, German composer and conductor, dies at 53
1882 – Christian Wilberg, German painter, dies at 42
1898 – Samuel Plimsoll, English MP (Folkestone), dies at 74
1936 – Clara Noyes, American nurse (head of the American Red Cross WW1), dies from a heart attack at 66
1963 – Pope John XXIII [Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli], 261st Pope (1958-63), dies at 81
1975 – SatÅ Eisaku, Japanese Prime Minister (1964-72), (Nobel Peace Prize 1974), dies at 74
1987 – Will Sampson, American Muscogee actor (From Here to Eternity, Yellow Rose), dies at 54
1995 – Alastair Webster Mackie, Scottish poet and teacher, dies at 69
1996 – Len Creed, British bookmaker (discovered Viv Richards), dies at 79