1605 – Clement VIII [Ippolito Aldofireini], Italian Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69
1726 – Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician
1950 – Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian nationalist and military leader, dies at 42
1967 – Mohammad Mosaddegh, Prime Minister of Iran (1951-53) who was overthrown in a coup d’état aided by the CIA and the British SIS, dies at 84
1982 – John Belushi, American comedian (SNL, 1975-80), actor (Animal House), and singer (The Blues Brothers), dies of a drug overdose at 33
1984 – Michael Sklar, American comedian (Laugh-In; Sha Na Na), dies at 39
1995 – (Victor) “Vivian” Stanshall, British singer and comic songwriter (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – “I’m The Urban Spaceman”; Magical Mystery Tour), dies in a fire at his home, at 51
1996 – Nicolás Cotoner, 23rd Marquess of Mondéjar, Spanish nobleman and military officer, dies at 90
2018 – Kjerstin Dellert, Swedish opera singer, dies at 92
2021 – Michael Stanley [Gee], American rocker (Michael Stanley Band- “My Town”), dies of lung cancer at 72