1547 – Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies
1786 – Friedrich Schwindl, Dutch composer, dies at 49
1855 – Mariano Arista, President of Mexico (1851-53), dies at 53
1885 – Anthony Modderman, Dutch politician (Minister of Justice, 1879-83), dies at 46
1942 – Richard Gott, British gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43
1996 – Gerry Gomez, West Indian cricketer (post-war WI all-rounder), dies at 76
2003 – Mickey McDermott, baseball player (b. 1929)
2005 – Peter Jennings, Canadian-American news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies of lung cancer at 67
2017 – David Maslanka, American composer (Angel Of Mercy; Sea Dreams), and educator, dies of colon cancer at 73
2021 – Mike De Palmer, American tennis player and coach (Boris Becker), dies at 59