1584 – John van Hembyze, Flemish Calvinist, dies at 71
1821 – William Floyd, American soldier who signed the US Declaration of Independence, dies at 86
1938 – Rudolf Georg Binding, German songwriter and writer (Legenden Der Zeit), dies at 70
1957 – Washington Luís, President of Brazil (1926-30), dies at 87
1976 – Enrique Angelelli, Argentine bishop
1982 – Bruce Goff, American Architect (b. 1904)
1995 – J. Howard Marshall [James Howard Marshall II], American businessman and husband of Anna Nicole Smith, dies at 90
2005 – Nick Perito, American pianist, accordion player, arranger and orchestra leader (Perry Como; Muzak; The Don Knotts Show), dies of pulmonary fibrosis at 81
2009 – Joe Maneri, American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player (Boston Microtonal Society), dies at 82
2012 – Arnie Risen, Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA All-Star 1952-55; NBA C’ship 1951, 57; Rochester Royals, Boston Celtics), dies at 87