1608 – Adolf, Count of Nassau-Siegen, third son of ruling Count John VII, dies in battle at 22
1713 – Elizabeth Barry, English actress of the restoration period, dies at 55
1817 – Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian composer, dies at 85
1944 – Richard Sorge, German spy for the Soviet Union in Tokyo during World War II, hanged in Tokyo at 49
1957 – Roy Worters, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Hart Memorial Trophy 1929; Vezina Trophy 1931; NY Americans), dies at 57
1959 – Victor McLaglen, English actor (The Informer – Academy Award 1935), dies of a heart attack at 72
1994 – Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 83
2006 – Bryan Pata, American football defensive tackle (University of Miami) (murdered) (b. 1981)
2019 – Maria Perego, Italian puppeteer and creator of Topo Gigio, dies at 95
2023 – Elizabeth Moynihan [née Brennan], American architectural historian credited with discovering Babur’s Garden, dies at 94