1669 – Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi], Italian Pope (238th: 1667-69), dies allegedly of broken heart at 69
1767 – Benedetto Alfieri, Italian architect (San Giovanni Battista), dies
1956 – Hans Barth, German-born American composer, dies at 59
1965 – Branch Rickey, American Baseball HOF catcher (St. Louis Browns), manager (St. Louis Browns, Cardinals) and executive (GM St.Louis Cardinals 4 x World Series), dies of heart failure at 83
1970 – Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65
1974 – Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos, Portuguese composer, dies at 64
1983 – David Rounds, American actor (Terence-Beacon Hill, Alice, The Blue and The Grey), dies of cancer at 53
2009 – Gene Barry [Eugene Klass], American actor (The Atomic City, Bat Masterson), dies of congestive heart failure at 90
2020 – Paolo Rossi, Italian soccer striker (48 caps; FIFA World Cup 1982 [Golden Boot, Golden Ball]; L.R. Vicenza, Juventus), dies at 64
2020 – Alex Olmedo, American/Peruvian tennis player (Australian C’ships, Wimbledon 1959), dies from brain cancer at 84