1136 – Harald IV, “Gylle Krist”, king of Norway, murdered at 33
1591 – St. John of the Cross [Juan de Yepes y Álvarez], Spanish Carmelite friar, poet and saint, dies at 49
1948 – R. O. Morris [Reginald Owen], British composer and music teacher, dies at 62
1951 – Coretté Alefred [Hardy], American-Russian-Soviet jazz, spiritual and pop lyrical and dramatic soprano, dancer, and actress, dies at 70
1959 – Lizzy Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84
1966 – Emma Dunn, British-American stage, silent and sound film actress (Dr. Monica; Dr. Kildare (films); Hideaway), dies at 91
1990 – Hope Sansberry, American actress (Rats are Coming), dies at 94
2001 – (Secondo) “Conte” Candoli, American jazz, big band, and session trumpeter (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; The Brothers Candoli; The Tonight Show, 1967-92), dies of prostate cancer at 74
2002 – Ruth Kobart [Kahn], American actor and singer (King’s Quest VII, Forum), dies at 78
2011 – Boris Chertok, Soviet and Russian rocket engineer, dies at 99