1135 – Henry I Beauclerc, King of England and the 1st English King fluent in the English language, dies of fever after eating “a surfeit of lampreys”
1939 – Max Fiedler, German composer, dies at 79
1968 – Hugo Haas, Czechoslovakian actor and director (Bait, Pick Up, 2 Smart People), dies of asthma at 66
1968 – Dario Moreno, Turkish-Jewish singer (b. 1921)
1975 – Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80
1984 – Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter (b. 1911)
1996 – Irving Gordon, songwriter, dies at 81
2001 – Ellis R Dungan, American born Indian film director (b. 1909)
2008 – Joseph B Wirthlin, American businessmen, religious leader, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), dies at 91
2013 – Richard Coughlan, English drummer, dies from pneumonia at 66