1247 – Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)
1653 – Johannes Schultz, German composer, dies at 70
1710 – Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes, dies at 77
1823 – Pierre-Paul Prud’hon, French Romantic painter and draughtsman – allegorical paintings and portraits, dies at 64
1966 – Hendrik Tilanus, Dutch artillery officer and political leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81
1973 – Pieter Van der Bijl, South African cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 125; Western Province, Oxford University CC), dies at 65
1979 – Mehdi Rahimi, Iranian general and military governor of Tehran under the Shah of Iran, executed by a firing squad during the Islamic Revolution at around 57
1986 – Howard Da Silva [Silverblatt], American actor (1776, The Lost Weekend, The Blue Dahlia), dies from lymphoma at 76
2006 – Ernie Stautner, American Pro Football HOF defensive end (Super Bowl 1971, 77; 4 × All-Pro First Team; 9 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), dies from Alzheimer’s disease at 80
2014 – Michael Shea, American sci-fi author (World Fantasy Award: Nifft the Lean, Growlimb), dies at 67