1564 – Christophorus Fabritius [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned
1703 – Richard Saab, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded
1952 – Alfred Neumann, German playwright (Devil), dies at 56
1957 – Bernard Maybeck, American architect (Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco), dies at 95
1982 – Roger Claessen, Belgian soccer striker (17 caps; Standard de Liège), dies at 41
1988 – Franz Josef Strauss, German politician, Minister of Defense (1956-62), dies at 73
1996 – Thomas ap Rees, British botanist, dies in a cycling accident at 65
2004 – John Cerutti, American baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), dies of ventricular arrhythmia at 44
2006 – Alberto Ramento, Filipina bishop (b. 1937)
2008 – Aurel Stroe, Romanian composer, dies at 76