814 – Krum, Khan of Bulgaria (803-814), dies during siege of Constantinople
1868 – Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, commits suicide at 50
1910 – William Orchardson, British painter, dies at 78
1911 – George Washington Glick, American politician, dies at 83
1919 – Phoebe Hearst, American philanthropist and suffragist, dies at 76
1944 – Paul Hazard [Paul-Gustave-Marie-Camille Hazard], French critic and literature historian, dies at 65
1971 – Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player, dies from injuries sustained in a car crash at 21
1975 – N’garta Tombalbaye, Chadian politician (President, 1962–1975), dies at 56
1975 – Larry Parks [Samuel Lawrence Parks], American actor (The Jolson Story, Love Is Better Than Ever), dies of a heart attack at 60
1995 – Edward Henderson, British diplomat, dies at 77