1540 – Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48
1631 – Robert Bruce Cotton, English politician and antiquarian (his library formed basis of British Museum manuscript collection), dies at 60
1739 – Bernardus Smijtegelt, Dutch vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63
1891 – Thomas Hare, English barrister and political reformer, dies at 85
1961 – Lucian Blaga, Romanian philosopher and poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65
1987 – William J. Casey, American head of the CIA during the Iran-contra scandal (1981-87), dies of aspiration pneumonia at 73
1994 – Fred Sadoff, actor (Quiet American), dies of AIDS at 67
2000 – Leonard Lopes-Salzedo, British composer
2006 – Lillian Asplund, last American RMS Titanic survivor (b. 1906)
2009 – Valentin Varennikov, Soviet-Russian general and statesman, dies at 85