1092 – Aboe Ali Hasan ibn Nizam al-Moelk, writer (Sijasetname), assassinated
1790 – William Hooper, American attorney and signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence, dies at 48
1976 – Edith Evans, English actress (Tom Jones, Scrooge, Chalk Garden), dies at 88
1998 – Cleveland Amory, American animal rights activist and TV critic (TV Guide), dies at 81
1999 – Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician and 1st President of Tanzania (1964-1985), dies at 77
2003 – Patrick Dalzel-Job, English soldier and inspiration for James Bond (b. 1913)
2007 – Raymond Pellegrin, French actor (Woman of Rome), dies at 82
2008 – Barrington J. Bayley, English sci-fi author (Collision Course), dies at 71
2010 – Simon MacCorkindale, English actor (Falcon Crest, Manimal), dies of bowel cancer at 58
2022 – Stanislav Kropilák, Slovak basketball power forward-center (4 × FIBA European Selection; 5 × Czech Player of the Year; BK Inter Bratislava), dies at 67