1182 – Valdemar I of Denmark, King of Denmark (1146–82), dies at 51
1876 – Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian revolutionary, brutally killed by the Turks (b. 1843)
1908 – Melesio Morales, Mexican composer (Ildegonda; Anita; Sinfonía Vapor), conductor, and teacher, dies at 69
1971 – Johnny Taylor, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests; 1 x 100, 8 x 50) and rugby union fly-half (2 caps), dies at 75
1981 – Benjamin Sheares, President of Singapore (1971-81), dies at 73
1986 – Elisabeth Bergner, Austrian British stage actress, dies at 85
1996 – Homer Keller, American contemporary classical composer (Quiet Music for a Tree), and educator (University of Oregon, 1958-76), dies at 81
1998 – Hermann Lenz, German writer (Swabian Chronicles), dies at 75
2004 – John LaPorta, American jazz clarinetist and composer, dies at 84
2015 – Ruth Mompati, South African politician and Secretary of Nelson Mandela, dies at 89