62 – Claudia Octavia, wife of Nero (b. 40)
597 – Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland, dies at 75
1870 – Charles Dickens, English writer (David Copperfield, Oliver Twist), dies of stroke at 58
1886 – Erminnie Adelle Platt, American anthropologist (first woman to specialize in ethnographic field work), dies at 50
1976 – Paul Rodenko, Dutch poet and writer (Never Marry a Witch), dies at 55
1976 – James A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88
1981 – Russell “Lucky” Hayden [Pate Lucid], American actor (Judge Roy Bean, Three Men from Texas), dies from pneumonia at 68
1991 – Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra), dies following surgery at 88
1992 – Cathy Bennett, jury selection expert, dies of breast cancer at 41
2001 – David Sheinfeld, American violinist and composer, dies at 94