1190 – Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies
1673 – John de Love I, vice-admiral, dies in sea battle at about 54
1723 – Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanian historian and Monarch of Moldova (1710-11), dies at 49
1763 – Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, British statesman (b. 1710)
1963 – John Gunn, English cricketer (England all-rounder in 6 Tests 1901-05), dies at 87
1981 – Eddie Byrne, British actor (Star Wars, Island of Terror), dies from a stroke at 70
1988 – H. G. Adler, German writer (The Journey), dies at 78
1997 – Misael Pastrana Borrero, President of Colombia (1970-74), dies
2012 – Georg Leber, German politician, dies at 91
2018 – Barbara Harris [Sandra Mankwitz], American actress (Plaza Suite, Family Plot), dies at 83