1573 – Solomon Luria (Maharshal), talmudic author (Yam Shel Shelomo), dies
1857 – Charles Zeuner, German-American composer and organist, dies at 62
1859 – Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, German kappelmeister and composer, dies at 61
1965 – Friedrich Wildgans, Austrian composer, dies at 52
1978 – Janet Flanner, American journalist (New Yorker), dies at 86
1980 – Wolfgang Weyrauch, German writer, dies at 73
1990 – Lawrence Durrell, Indian-British writer (Private Country, Alexandria Quartet), dies of a stroke at 78
2002 – Rudolf Augstein, German publisher (b. 1923)
2007 – Earl Dodge, American politician (Prohibition Party) (b. 1932)
2020 – Cándido Camero, Cuban American percussionist (congo drum) and bandleader, dies at 99