1339 – Go-Daigo, 96th Emperor of Japan (1318-39), dies at 50
1356 – Gautier de Brienne, Duke of Athens, French supreme commander, dies
1693 – Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Slovenian polymath and natural historian, dies at 52
1968 – Chester F. Carlson, American physicist and inventor (photocopying), dies at 62
1969 – Bert Bakker, Dutch writer and publisher, dies at 57
1973 – Gram Parsons [Cecil Ingram Connor III], American country-rock singer-songwriter (Byrds – Sweethearts of the Rodeo; Flying Burrito Brothers; “Grievous Angel”), dies of a drug overdose at 26
1985 – Italo Calvino, Italian author (T-Zero, Mr Palomar), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 61
2004 – Eddie Adams, American photographer (photograph of execution of a Viet Cong soldier, Pulitzer Prize 1969), dies of complications from ALS at 71
2021 – John Challis, British stage and screen actor (Only Fools and Horses – “Boycie”; Green Green Grass), dies of cancer at 79
2022 – Vladimir Golubev, Russian soccer defender (3 caps USSR; Zenit Leningrad 335 games) and manager (Zenit Leningrad), dies at 72