1540 – John I Zapolyai, Prince of Transslvania and King of Hungary, dies
1946 – Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian military officer (President of Bolivia 1943-46), killed and lynched in La Paz riots at 37
1957 – Rockley Wilson, English cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 3 wickets; Cambridge University, Yorkshire CCC), dies at 78
1976 – Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British ambassador to Ireland, assassinated by the IRA at 54
1986 – Virginia Hewitt, American actress (Carol-Space Patrol), dies of cancer at 60
1986 – Ernest Maas, American screenwriter (b. 1892)
1991 – Theodore Wilson, American actor dies after a stroke at 47
2012 – James D. Ramage, American Naval Aviator in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War, dies at 96
2022 – Paddy Hopkirk, Irish rally driver (Monte Carlo Rally 1964), dies at 89
2022 – Uwe Seeler, German soccer striker (72 caps West Germany; Hamburger SV 476 games, 404 goals), dies at 85