258 – Saint Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded under orders of Emperor Valerian
1162 – Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
1775 – Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, German composer, dies at 72
1799 – Joseph Friebert, Austrian composer, dies at 74
1821 – Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, Italian composer and conductor, dies at 64
1935 – Alexander Winkler, Russian composer, dies at 70
1968 – Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician (Communist Party of Belgium (PCB)), dies at 60
1995 – Paul James Nunn, mountaineer, dies at 52
2012 – Ruggiero Ricci, American composer and violinist (Paganini), dies from heart failure at 94
2012 – Dan Roundfield, American basketball forward (3-time NBA All Star), dies from drowning at 59