1605 – Boris Godunov, chief adviser to Tsar Fyodor I and Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies after a lengthy illness and a stroke at approximately 20
1792 – Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer, dies at 50
1976 – James Flavin, American actor (King Kong, In Cold Blood, Man With a Camera), dies from a ruptured aorta at 69
1981 – Josep Pla, Spanish journalist and author, dies at 84
1988 – Arthur Michael, Lord Ramsey/archbishop of Canterbury, dies
2005 – Earl Wilson, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1962; AL wins leader 1967 Boston Red Sox), dies from a heart attack at 70
2007 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician and 1st President of Russian Federation (1991-99), dies of congestive heart failure at 76
2007 – David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (Pulitzer 1964), dies at 73
2007 – Paul Erdman, Canadian-born American economist and author, dies at 74
2017 – Kenny Sears, American NBA player (NY Knicks), dies at 83