1252 – Peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45
1661 – John Webster, colonial Governor of Connecticut (Fundamental Orders of Connecticut), dies at about 71
1755 – Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690)
1779 – Tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52
1822 – FrantiĊĦek Xaver Partsch, Czech composer, dies at 62
1931 – Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer, dies at 73
1975 – Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (1928-1975), dies at 87
1976 – Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (b. 1903)
1982 – Paul Wiens, German writer and Stasi informant, dies at 59
1984 – Ral Donner, singer/narrator, dies at 41