1035 – Cnut the Great [Canute], King of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden (1016-1035), dies around the age of 45
1558 – Shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies
1836 – Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (b. 1773)
1852 – Georg Hellmesberger, composer, dies at 22
1960 – John Trim, cricketer (occasional WI quick 1948-52, 18 wkts), dies
1975 – Anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69
1980 – Haya Victoria van Someren-Downer [Gerarda Victoria Downer], Dutch politician, dies at 54
2007 – Khanmohammed Ibrahim, Indian cricketer (b. 1919)
2010 – Karl Plutus, Estonian jurist and centenarian (b. 1904)
2013 – John Tavener, British composer, dies from complications from Marfan syndrome at 69