1153 – Bernard of Clairvaux, French saint (preached famous sermon advocating for the Second Crusade), dies
1648 – Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military and philosopher, dies at 65
1823 – Pius VII [Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti], Italian bishop of Imola and Pope (1800-23), dies at 83
1856 – Philipp Jakob Riotte, German composer, dies at 80
1885 – Edouard J. A. Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42
1932 – Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer, dies at 87
1970 – Hildo Krop, Dutch modernistic sculptor, dies at 86
1995 – Paul Foster, American gospel singer (The Soul Stirrers), dies at 75
2000 – Henry Austin, British tennis player (3-time Grand Slam runner-up), dies of complications from a fall at 94
2008 – Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser (BBC), dies at 73