1677 – Angelus Silesius [Johann Scheffer], German mystic, poet and court physician, dies at 52
1696 – Waclaw Potocki, Polish poet (Wojna Chocimska), dies
1843 – Washington Allston, American painter (pioneer of America’s Romantic movement of landscape painting) and author, dies at 63
1963 – Frank Mayo, American silent screen actor (Burning Gold, Hell’s Headquarters), dies of a heart attack at 77
1968 – Allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr Citizen), dies at 53
1974 – Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, French Dadaist artist and writer, dies at 90
1977 – Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist and natural science writer (The Unexpected Universe), dies at 69
2013 – Andrea Veneracion, Filipina singer, choral conductor (Philippine Madrigal Singers), composer, arranger, and educator, dies from stroke complications at 84
2022 – Tommy Jacobs, American golfer (US Open 1964 runner-up; US Masters 1966 runner-up), dies at 87
2022 – John Gwynne, English sports commentator and reporter (PDC darts tournaments Sky Sports), dies from cancer at 77