1188 – Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France
1852 – Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (number theory), dies at 29
1940 – Lluís Companys, Spanish politician, 123rd President of the Generalitat of Catalonia (1933-40), shot at 58
1953 – James Earle Fraser, American sculptor (Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel), dies at 76
1958 – Johannes R. Becher, German writer and politician, dies at 67
1989 – M. King Hubbert, American geologist and geophysicist, dies at 86
1991 – Redd Foxx, American comedian (Sanford and Sons), dies of heart attack at 68
1998 – Richard Denning [Louis Denninger Jr.], American actor (An Affair to Remember, The Black Scorpion), dies from cardiac arrest at 84
2007 – Sri Chinmoy [Chinmoy Kumar Ghose], Indian guru, dies at 76
2019 – Robert Forster [Foster], American actor (Medium Cool, Jackie Brown), dies of cancer at 78