826 – Theodore the Studite, Byzantine theologist/poet/saint, dies
1528 – Lucas van Prague, Czech leader of Bohemian Brothers, dies at about 68
1724 – Joseph Blake, alias “Blueskin”, a highwayman known for attacking “Thief-Taker General” (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London. (b. c. 1700)
1918 – George Lawrence Price, Canadian soldier, last person to be killed in WW I (b. 1892)
1984 – Martin Luther King Sr, US vicar/father of MLK Jr, dies at 84
1995 – René Wellek, Czech-American writer (Concepts of Criticism), dies at 92
1995 – Charles Scribner Jr, publisher, dies at 74
2005 – Keith Andes, American actor (Farmer’s Daughter, Away All Boats), commits suicide at 85
2009 – Dhanpat Rai Nahar, Indian labour leader (b. 1919)
2015 – Philthy Animal [Phil Taylor], English rock drummer (Motörhead), dies from liver failure at 61