1322 – Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, English politician (b. 1278)
1758 – Richard Leveridge, English bass singer and composer, dies at 87
1838 – Hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73
1924 – Robert Nivelle, French military officer, dies at 67
1955 – Ivan Šubašić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia prime minister and last ban of Croatia (b. 1892)
1971 – Martin Bodmer, Swiss Bibliophile and scholar (Bodmer Papyri), dies at 71
1979 – Richard Sykes, British ambassador, assassinated by the IRA in The Hague, Holland
1986 – Charles Starrett, American actor (The Mask of Fu Manchu, Bonanza Town), dies at 82
2008 – Cachao López, Cuban mambo musician (b. 1918)
2010 – James W. Black, Scottish Nobel Prize-winning doctor and medical research scientist (b. 1924)