1616 – Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist and composer (Madrigalen), dies at about 58
1892 – William Grant Stairs, Canadian-British explorer and adventurer with leading role controversial African expeditions, dies of malaria at 28
1900 – Birsa Munda, Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader and folk hero of the Munda tribe who led an uprising in Bengal against the British Raj, dies in jail awaiting trial at 24
1950 – Edward Asahel Birge, American pioneer in limnology, dies at 98
1953 – Ugo Betti, Italian judge and dramatist (The Fugitive), dies at 61
1962 – Henry Kendall, British director and actor (Amazing Quest, Shadow, Rich and Strange), dies from a heart attack at 65
1974 – Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan novelist (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67), journalist and poet, dies at 74
1980 – Leonhard Huizinga, Dutch journalist and writer (Olivier and Adrian), dies at 73
2014 – Gerd Zacher, German composer and organist, dies at 84
2018 – Kenyatta Jones, American NFL and arena football player (New England Patriots and 3 other teams, dies of cardiac arrest at 39