1027 – Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)
1791 – Charles-François de Broglie, French soldier and diplomat, marquis de Ruffec, dies at 61
1854 – Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies
1961 – Maulvi Abdul Haq, Pakistani scholar, Father of Modern Urdu, dies at 91
1971 – Spyros Skouras, Greek-born American movie executive (20th Century Fox), dies at 78
1973 – Veda Ann Borg, American model and actress (Kid Galahad, Avalanche, Accomplice), dies of cancer at 58
1994 – Henry Geldzahler, US critic, dies
2002 – Jeff Corey [Arthur Zwerling], American actor (Getting Straight, Superman and Mole Men), dies at 88
2002 – John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
2008 – Elena Leuṣtean, Romanian gymnast and Olympic medalist (b. 1935)