1240 – Edmund of Abingdon, English bishop (Archbishop of Canterbury, 1233-40), dies
1745 – James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (b. 1665)
1939 – Pierce Butler, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1866)
1950 – “Dr. Bob” Smith, American physician and co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, dies of colon cancer at 71
1957 – Cora Witherspoon, actress (Quality Street, Bank Dick), dies at 67
1965 – Harry Blackstone Sr., American magician, dies at 80
1984 – Leonard Rose, American concert cellist (NY Phil 1943-51), dies at 66
1985 – Stuart Chase, American writer and economist (The Tragedy of Waste), dies at 97
1991 – Ralph Marrero, actor (Babe, Johnny Suede), dies in car accident at 33
1994 – Chester Dino Powers Valenti, singer/Songwriter, dies at 57