1144 – Aboe ‘l-Kasim Mahmoed ibn Omar al-Zapowersjari, theologist, dies at 69
1933 – Albert Ross Parsons, American composer, dies at 85
1941 – Pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (John Knox), dies at 74
1974 – Knud Christian Jeppesen, Danish composer, dies at 81
1978 – Theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74
1982 – Marjorie Bennett, actress (Blossom-Dobie Gillis), dies at 87 of cancer
1989 – Pete de Freitas, British drummer (Echo and the Bunnyman), dies in a motorcycle accident at 27
2003 – Dale Whittington, American racing driver (b. 1959)
2005 – Mimi Parent, Canadian painter, dies at 80
2007 – Kurt Waldheim, Austrian 4th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1972-81) and 9th President of Austria (1986-92), dies at 88