668 – Constans II, Emperor of Byzantium (641-668), known as “the Bearded”, assassinated in his bath at 37 (some sources cite July 15)
1701 – Edmé Boursault, French writer (b. 1638)
1893 – Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (Nottingham Gas Light and Coke Company; Nottingham Waterworks Company), dies at 86
1924 – Frank Chance, American Baseball HOF first baseman (World Series 1907, 1908; 2 x NL stolen base leader; NL runs leader 1906 Chicago Orphans/Cubs) and manager (Chicago Cubs, NY Yankees, Boston RS), dies at 47
1927 – Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist and poet (May, Tiny Hero’s Poem), dies at 62
1947 – Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (had affair with Oscar Wilde, father of actress Eva Le Gallienne), dies at 81
1996 – Peter Michael Grayson, British showman, dies at 70
2003 – Garner Ted Armstrong, American television evangelist (The World of Tomorrow), dies of complications of pneumonia at 73
2003 – Josef Hirsal, Czech novelist (b. 1920)
2016 – Rose Mofford, American politician, 1st female Governor of Arizona (1988-1991), dies at 94