1438 – Edward [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38), dies at 46
1513 – James IV, King of Scots (1488-1513), dies in battle at 40
1941 – Hans Spemann, German embryologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1935), dies at 72
1960 – Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo, Finnish composer and organist, dies at 75
1966 – Leon de Smet, Flemish painter, dies at 85
1974 – Soltan Hajibeyov, Azerbaijani composer and People’s Artist of the USSR, dies at 55
1975 – Ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds), dies at 97
1991 – John Lawrence, doctor, dies
1999 – Jim “Catfish” Hunter, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB All-Star 1966, 67, 70, 72–1976; World Series 1972–74, 77, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1974; Oakland A’s, NY Yankees), dies from Lou Gehrig’s disease at 53
2003 – Thomas Allibone, English physicist (Manhattan Project, high-voltage particle acceleration), dies at 99