1153 – Bernard of Clairvaux, French monk and saint (founded Clairvaux abbey, preached famous sermon advocating for the Second Crusade), dies (b. 1090)
1823 – Pius VII [Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti], Italian bishop of Imola and Pope (1800-23), dies at 81
1905 – David Wark, Irish-born Canadian senator (1867-1905) who served almost 38 years in office, dies at 101
1961 – Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist (Nobel 1946 – physics of high pressure), dies at 79
1972 – A. M. Klein, Canadian modernist Jewish poet (Hath Not a Jew), dies at 63
1994 – Kalman Kahana, Polish co-founder of state Israel, dies at 81
1995 – Vladimír Škutina, Czechoslovakian writer and actor (Hvezda jede na jih), dies of cancer at 64
2013 – Richard Angas, British operatic bass singer (English National Opera, 1980-2000), dies at 71
2013 – Marian McPartland, British jazz pianist, and radio host (Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz), dies at 95
2017 – Fredell Lack, American concert violinist, and teacher (University of Houston, 1959-2009), dies at 95