1523 – Franz von Sickingen, German knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42
1539 – Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer, dies at 73
1876 – Franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69
1915 – Alfred G. Vanderbilt Sr., American businessman and sportsman (New York Central Railway), dies aboard the RMS Lusitania during World War I at 37
1929 – Albert Anselmi, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone
1953 – Ormy Pearse, South African cricketer (55 runs and 3 wkts in 3 Tests for S Af), dies at 68
1995 – Ernest Harold Martin [Markowitz], American Broadway producer (Feuer and Martin in A Chorus Line), dies at 75
2002 – Seattle Slew, American racehorse (b. 1974)
2004 – Rudi Maugeri, Canadian singer (The Crew Cuts), dies at 73
2015 – Sir Samuel “Sam” Edwards, Welsh physicist (condensed matter physics), dies at 87