1440 – St Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384)
1966 – Pablo Birger, Argentine racing driver (b. 1924)
1974 – Earl W Sutherland Jr, US pharmacologist (Nobel 1971), dies at 58
1983 – Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist famous for his work on neurotransmitters (Nobel 1970), dies at 78
1992 – Menachem Begin, 6th Prime Minister of Israel (1977-80, 81-83) and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies of a heart attack at 85
1992 – James Brooks, US mural painter (Flight, La Guardia NY), dies at 85
1994 – John Harrison, South African correspondent (BBC), dies at 48
1994 – Charles Bukowski, author/poet, dies of leukemia at 73
1995 – Ruud van den Hende, Dutch sports reporter, dies at 63
1996 – Peter Mansfield, British political journalist and author, dies at 67