1306 – Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (1272-1306), dies at 57 or 58
1656 – Armagh James Ussher, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (claimed world began 4004 BC), dies at 76
1938 – Oscar Apfel, American actor (The Squaw Man, Inspiration, Before Dawn), dies from a heart attack at 60
1939 – Evald Aav, Estonian composer, dies at 39
1958 – Cyril M. Kornbluth, American sci-fi writer (Space Merchants), dies at 34
1970 – Marlen Haushofer, Austrian writer (The Wall), dies at 49
1986 – August de Boodt, Belgian politician, dies at 90
1992 – Natalie Sleeth, American composer (b. 1930)
1995 – Robert Urquhart, Scottish actor (Dunkirk, Bulldog Breed), dies at 72
2007 – Kevin Whitrick, first British man to commit suicide on a live chatroom (b. 1964)