1620 – Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1543)
1757 – Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician, dies at 73
1794 – Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, French composer and organist (Notre Dame, 1783-93), dies at 59
1891 – Thomas Hare, English barrister and political reformer, dies at 85
1954 – B. C. Forbes, Scottish-born American financial journalist, author, and founder of Forbes magazine, dies at 73
1992 – Marlene Dietrich, German American actress and singer (The Blue Angel, Shanghai Express), dies in Paris at 90
1999 – Dennis Riley, American composer (Masques (for wind quintet)), dies at 55
2014 – Geoffrey Maitland Smith, British accountant (Sir Charles Clore; Paul McCartney) and businessman (CEO of Sears, 1978-95), dies at 81
2021 – Carlos Timoteo Griguol, Argentine soccer midfielder (Atlanta, Rosario Central) and manager (Ferro Carril Oeste, Real Betis, River Plate), dies from COVID-19 at 84
2023 – Newton N. Minow, American lawyer, statesman (FCC Chairman, 1961-63), and public broadcasting advocate, dies at 97