535 – Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople
1568 – Philips van Montmorency count of Horne, admiral/statesman, beheaded
1625 – Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41
1910 – O. Henry [William Sydney Porter], American short story writer (Cabbages and Kings), dies of cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes complications and an enlarged heart at 47
1946 – Maud Watson, British tennis player (first Wimbledon female champion 1884-85), dies at 81
1977 – “Sleepy” John Estes, American Blues musician (“Drop Down Mama”), dies at 78
1984 – Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indies Sikh leader
2000 – Don Liddle, American baseball player, dies at 75
2006 – Frederick Franck, American artist and writer (b. 1909)
2007 – Povel Ramel, Swedish entertainer, dies at 85