394 – Arbogast, French general, commits suicide
1644 – Francis Quarles, English poet (Enchiridion), dies at 52
1956 – Vital Celen, Flemish writer (‘t Pastoorke van Vossendonck), dies at 69
1980 – Bruce Dooland, cricketer (prolific leggie for Notts), dies
1984 – Rene Bernier, Belgian composer, dies at 79
1996 – Elizabeth Eyre de Lanaux, designer artist/writer, dies at 102
2002 – Laurie Williams, West Indian cricketer (West Indian ODI all-rounder v NZ 1996), dies at 33
2016 – Prince Buster [Cecil Bustamente Campbell], Jamaican-born reggae musician and producer (Madness), dies at 78
2017 – Donald “Don” Williams, American country singer (I Believe in You), dies from emphysema at 78
2017 – Pierre Bergé, French industrialist and co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent Couture House, dies at 86