1551 – Joachim Vadian [Vadianus] Swiss humanist, scholar and protestant reformer, dies at 66
1833 – Adamántios Koraïs, Greek humanist scholar, dies at 84
1939 – Robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies
1970 – Sam Sheppard, American accused murderer (b. 1923)
1971 – Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (Le Sacre du Printemps – The Rite of Spring; The Firebird), dies of pneumonia at 88
1979 – Milton Ager, American composer, dies at 85
1996 – Nadieh [Karin Meis], Dutch singer, guitarist and composer (Haifa Blue), dies from a pulmonary embolism and breast cancer at 37
2015 – James Best [Jewel Franklin Guy], American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Sounder), dies at 88
2020 – Graham “Jock” Edwards, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests, 3 x 50; Central Districts), dies from heart failure at 64
2020 – Radomir Antić, Serbian soccer defender (1 cap Yugoslavia; Partizan, Luton Town) and manager (Atlético Madrid; Serbia), dies from pancreatitis at 71