1272 – Henry III, King of England (1216-72, Provisions of Oxford), dies at 65
1548 – Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44
1869 – Hamiora Pere is hanged for treason at the Terrace Gaol, Wellington – only New Zealander ever to be executed for treason
1957 – Cora Witherspoon, actress (Quality Street, Bank Dick), dies at 67
1961 – Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79
1973 – Alan Watts, writer/popularizer of Zen, dies in Calif
1986 – Siobhán McKenna [Cionnaith], Irish stage actress (Saint Joan, The Chalk Garden), dies of lung cancer at 63
1997 – Russ “Mad Monk” Meyer, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 74
2004 – Margaret Hassan, Irish aid worker in Iraq, abducted at 59 (presumed dead)
2008 – Reg Varney, British actor (On The Buses) (b. 1916)