1113 – Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)
1526 – Juan Sebastian Cano, Spanish explorer, dies
1639 – Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58
1821 – William Floyd, American soldier who signed the US Declaration of Independence, dies at 86
1856 – Johann Gottlieb Schneider, German composer, dies at 59
1889 – Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, German composer, dies at 75
1920 – Vladimir Rebikov, Russian pianist and composer, dies at 54
1931 – Daniel Williams, American heart surgeon who performed the 1st open heart surgery, dies at 73
1980 – Diego Fabbri, Italian playwright and leader (Vatican movie bureau), dies at 69
2014 – James Brady, U.S. press secretary (wounded during Reagan assassin attempt), dies at 73