656 – Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered
1775 – Joseph Warren, American physician and soldier, dies at 34
1968 – José Nasazzi, Uruguayan soccer defender (41 caps; captain FIFA World Cup 1930; CA Bella Vista 322 games), dies at 67
1989 – John Matuszak, American NFL defensive end, 1973-82 (Oakland Raiders and 3 other teams), and actor (Caveman; The Goonies), dies of an accidental propoxyphene overdose at 38
1992 – Frederick Exley, American novelist (Fan’s Note), dies at 63
2005 – Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum – “Runaway Train”), dies of complications from esophageal cancer at 41
2006 – Julian Slade, English popular composer (Salad Days), dies at 76
2007 – Paul Hodder-Williams, British publisher (Hodder and Stoughton), dies at 97
2015 – John David Crow, American College Football Hall of Fame back and tight end (Heisman Trophy 1957, Texas A and M; Pro Bowl 1959, 60, 62, 65; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 79
2020 – Paulinho Paiakan, Brazilian indigenous chief (led Kayapó people against Belo Monte dam), dies of COVID-19 at about 65