1547 – Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies
1846 – Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer, dies at 76
1864 – Li Xiucheng, late Taiping’s Field Marshal and soul person.(b. 1823)
1902 – Rudolf von Bennigsen, German lawyer and politician, dies at 78
1914 – Bransby Cooper, Australian cricketer, dies at 70
1921 – Alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat), dies at 40
1957 – Oliver Hardy, American comedian (Laurel and Hardy films), dies at 65
1960 – Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60
1974 – Sylvio Mantha, professional ice hockey player (b. 1902)
1994 – Robert Hutton [Winne], American actor (Torture Garden, Rocket), dies at 74