1092 – Aboe Ali Hasan ibn Nizam al-Moelk, writer (Sijasetname), assassinated
1900 – Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher, dies
1961 – Paul Ramadier, French politician (b. 1888)
1980 – S N Banerjee, cricketer (one Test for India), dies
1993 – Mustafa Abada, Algerian TV director, murdered
1994 – Gioconda de Vito, Italian-British violinist, dies at 87
1998 – Cleveland Amory, American writer and animal rights activist (b. 1917)
2004 – Vlassis Bonatsos, Greek singer, actor and entertainer (b. 1949)
2012 – Kyle Bennett, American BMX racer, dies in a traffic collision at 33
2016 – Jean Alexander, English actress (Hilda Ogden on Coronation Street), dies at 90