972 – John XIII Crescentii, pope (965-72), dies
1511 – Ashikaga Yoshizumi, 11th Japanese shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1493-1508), dies at 30
1708 – Sir John Morden, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1623)
1903 – Charles Ammi Cutter, American librarian (Expansive classification), dies at 66
1965 – (Ernest) “Red” Ingle, American jazz and novelty saxophonist, songwriter, arranger and vocalist (Ted Weems; Spike Jones and His City Slickers; The Natural Seven), dies of an internal hemorrhage at 58
1965 – Konstantin G. Mostras, Russian composer, dies at 79
1977 – Guido Pannain, Italian composer and musicologist, dies at 85
1999 – René Lecavalier, French Canadian sportscaster (b. 1918)
2001 – Carl Crack, German musician (Atari Teenage Riot) (b. 1971)
2011 – Wardell Quezergue, American jazz, blues, and funk composer, arranger, record producer, and bandleader, known as the “Creole Beethoven”, dies at 81