1592 – Robert Greene, English writer (Friar Bacon), dies at 34
1653 – Claudius Salmasius [Claude Saumaise], French linguist, dies at 65
1808 – John Montgomery, American Continental Congressman (b. 1722)
1843 – Cornelis Pieter Jacob Elout, Dutch military and President of West Sumatra, dies at 47
1970 – Vince Lombardi, American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (Green Bay Packers 1949-67; NFL Coach of the Year 1959, 61; Super Bowl 1967, 68), dies at 57
1971 – Dave Street [Patrick Devlin], American actor and singer (Moonrise, I Surrender Dear, Broadway Open House), dies of cancer at 53
1980 – Duncan Renaldo, Spanish actor (Cisco Kid, Guns of Fury), dies from lung cancer at 76
1991 – Henri de Lubac, French theologist and antifascist, dies at 95
2000 – Edward Anhalt, American screenwriter (Escape to Athena), dies at 86
2005 – William Rehnquist, American lawyer and 16th Chief Justice of the United States (1986-2005), dies in office at 80