1420 – Pierre d’ailly [Peter de Alliaco], French theologist and cardinal, dies
1634 – Pieter de Jode I, Flemish publisher of engravings, dies (b. 1573)
1672 – Jose Ximenez, Spanish composer, dies at 70
1902 – Moritz Szeps, Austrian journalist and newspaper publisher, dies at 66
1924 – Jacob P Vis, Dutch founder (NV Royal Salt Industries), dies at 66
1982 – Alexandre Alexeieff, Russian-French filmmaker (pinscreen animation) and artist, dies at 81
1986 – Jef Scherens, Belgian track cyclist (World C’ships gold sprint 1932-37, 47), dies at 77
1991 – Corrie Hartong, Dutch dance pioneer, dies at 85
1997 – Robert Satanowski, Polish opera conductor and general, dies at 79
2000 – Nicholas Markowitz, American teenager kidnapped and murdered by Jesse James Hollywood at 15