1191 – Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1913 – F August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies
1940 – George C. Pearce, American actor (The Shadow Sinister, British Agent, Valiant), dies at 75
1953 – Dmitri Arakishvili, composer, dies at 80
1973 – Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75
1974 – Kate O’Brien, Irish writer (Pray for the Wanderer), dies at 76
1994 – Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, French violinist and composer, dies at 75
1995 – Jan Křesadlo, Czech-British psychologist and writer, dies at 68
2008 – Dino Toso, American Formula-1 engineer (b. 1969)
2008 – Jack Weil, American oldest working CEO (b. 1901)