1695 – Ahmed II, 21st Sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies at 51
1740 – Clement XII [Lorenzo Corsini], Italian Pope (1730-40) who despite ill health and total blindness (1732) unsuccessfully stemmed decline of papal influence, dies at 87
1923 – E. E. [Edward Emerson] Barnard, American astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at 65
1947 – Luigi Russolo, Italian Futurist composer (The Art of Noises), dies at 61
1964 – W L “Tich” Cornford, English cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests, 8 dismissals; Sussex CCC), dies at 63
1981 – Frederica of Hanover, Queen Consort of Greece, dies at 63
1989 – Barbara Tuchman, historian (Guns of August-Pulitzer), dies at 77
1996 – Rosemary Tsay, drama critic/SOE operator, dies at 76
2010 – John Dankworth, English jazz musician and composer, dies at 82
2012 – Noel Kelehan, Irish pianist, conductor (RTÉ Concert Orchestra), and arranger (Eurovision; U2), dies at 77