1159 – Adrian IV, [Nicole Breakspear], only English pope (1154-59), dies
1777 – Johann Ernst Bach, composer, dies at 55
1780 – Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1777-1800), dies at 69
1862 – Isaac Ingalls Stevens, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 44
1912 – Samuel “Sam” van Beem, Flemish actor (Fanfan la Tulipe), dies at 62
1978 – Olga de Haas, Dutch ballerina, dies at 33
1991 – Steve Kemp, British light enterpeneur, dies
2004 – Ahmed Kuftaro, Grand Mufti of Syria (b. 1915)
2007 – Roy McKenzie, New Zealand philanthropist (b. 1922)
2012 – Hal David, American lyricist (Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head), dies at 91