918 – Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, ruled Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia who expanded her kingdom (911-918), dies
1565 – Adrianus Turnebus, French classical scholar, dies of tuberculosis at about 53
1567 – Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1490)
1930 – Dyce Willcocks, cricketer (“Grand Old Man” of Canadian cricket), dies
1962 – John Ireland, English composer and pianist (Epic March), dies at 82
1968 – Fidelio Friedrich Finke, Bohemian German composer, dies at 76
1976 – Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Prime Minister of South Vietnam, dies at 68
1983 – Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress (Escape, Romeo and Juliet), dies at 82
1994 – Nicole Brown Simpson, German-American ex-wife of O.J. Simpson, murdered at 35
2022 – Buster Welch, American cutting horse trainer (4 x NCHA World Championship; 5 x NCHA World Championship Futurity), dies at 94